Bowling Green Football Team History
Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1910 Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium Capacity: 30,599 Colors: Orange & Brown Coach: Don Nehlen Conference: Mid-American-
1971 Season Highlights
Don Nehlen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 @
Ohio
20
19
W
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
East Carolina
47
21
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Western Michigan
23
6
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Toledo
7
24
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Kent
46
33
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Miami Ohio
33
7
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Marshall
10
12
L
Sat., Nov. 6 @ Texas-Arlington
34
17
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Xavier
27
42
L
Sat., Nov. 20 @ Dayton
16
26
L
1971 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 263
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 207
Defense Average 20.7
Opponents Record 37-25
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-2
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.