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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: Scot Loeffler
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Bowling Green 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1919  
  1919 - The football program was born shortly after the university opened, at the time known as the Bowling Green Normal School.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1921, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1956, 1959
1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1992
2013, 2015
Division Championships
  2003, 2013, 2014, 2015
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 569-432-52
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 569-432-52
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 4
 Conference Record 267-192-9
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 298-165-27
 Away Record 264-256-25
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#1) 67
 Losing Seasons (#1)37
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2003)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2017)
 10 Win Seasons 6
 Most Points Scored in a Game 151 (10/15/1921)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 591 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 77 (9/3/2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 490 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 151 (10/15/1921)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 74 (9/24/2016)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 151 (10/15/1921)
 Last Shutout 10/24/2015
 Last Time Shutout 10/7/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 145
 Been Shutout All-Time 95
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (11/8/1958-11/5/1960)
 Longest Losing  10 (11/13/2019-9/11/2021)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 5-10-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  24-31
 2010-19  55-73
 2000-09  70-51
 1990-99 61-46
 1980-89 60-50-2
 1970-79 54-49-3
 1960-69 71-23-2
 1950-59 54-29-7
 1940-49 52-29-5
 1930-39 33-25-19
 1920-29 35-22-10
Next Game
 12/26/2024 (Thu)  
 Arkansas State in 68 Ventures Bowl Bowl
@ Mobile, AL
Last Time: Bowling Green won 17-0 in 1974.
All-Time:
 Bowling Green vs. Arkansas State 1-0-0 100.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Fordham  41-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Penn State  27-34 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Texas A&M  20-26 L
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Old Dominion  27-30 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Akron  27-20 W
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Northern Illinois  7-17 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Kent State  27-6 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Toledo  41-26 W
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Tue., Nov. 5  @ Central Michigan  23-13 W
 Tue., Nov. 12  vs. Western Michigan  31-13 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Ball State  38-13 W
 Fri., Nov. 29  vs. Miami Ohio  12-28 L
 Thu., Dec. 26  vs. Arkansas State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Scoring321-243
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record4-2
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 8-57-1
Ohio 10-37-1
Bowling Green 7-56-2
Buffalo 8-46-2
Northern Illinois 7-54-4
Toledo 7-54-4
Western Michigan 5-74-4
Akron 4-83-5
Ball State 3-92-6
Central Michigan 4-82-6
Eastern Michigan 5-72-6
Kent State 1-111-7
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Bowling Green & Toledo have played 89 games.
Bowling Green has won 42 games.
Toledo has won 43 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-27
 10 or more 149-128
 20 or more  141-78
 30 or more 107-18
 40 or more 61-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 32-1
 10 or more 117-154
 20 or more 62-151
 30 or more 22-112
 40 or more 6-66
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.