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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Don Nehlen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Ball State  62   8   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Dayton  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Western Michigan  17   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Toledo  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Kent  30   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Miami Ohio  7   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Marshall  54   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Ohio  27   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Northern Illinois  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Xavier  44   14   W       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored267
  Scoring Average26.7
  Points Allowed147
  Defense Average14.7
  Opponents Record32-35
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-2 -1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ohio 10-1418228Lost  42-496-0205107  Bill Hess
Miami Ohio 7-324099 5-115748  Glenn Bo Schembechler
Bowling Green 6-3-1267147 3-2-1135104  Don Nehlen
Toledo 5-4-1230156 3-2-114191  Frank X. Lauterbur
Western Michigan 3-6160191 2-497121  William Doolittle
Kent State 1-9101230 1-562139  Dave Puddington
Marshall 0-9-1129358   Perry L. Moss

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.