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: Doyt Perry Conference: Mid-American-
1956 Season Highlights
Doyt Perry enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
The Falcons won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. Defiance (OH)
73
0
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Kent State
17
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Western Michigan
27
13
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Drake
46
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Baldwin-Wallace
32
21
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Toledo
34
12
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Marshall
34
12
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Miami Ohio
7
7
T
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Ohio
41
27
W
1956 Season Totals
Record 8-0
-1
Points Scored 311
Scoring Average 34.6
Points Allowed 99
Defense Average 11.0
Opponents Record 22-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 4-0
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 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.