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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: Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Dennis E. Denny Stolz enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
 The Falcons won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Ohio  40   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Central Michigan  34   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Western Michigan  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Miami Ohio  12   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Northern Illinois  20   18   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Toledo  10   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Kent  41   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Ball State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Eastern Michigan  24   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Long Beach State  7   24   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ North Carolina  14   33   L       
 Sat., Dec. 18   Fresno State  28   29   L    @ Fresno, CA   California Bowl
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored265
  Scoring Average22.1
  Points Allowed199
  Defense Average16.6
  Opponents Record62-45
  Conference Record7-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-4
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1982 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 7-5265199Lost  28-297-2216113  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Miami Ohio 7-4195121 5-312371  Thomas Tom Reed
Western Michigan 7-2-218678 5-2-212475  Jack Harbaugh
Central Michigan 6-4-1228199 5-3-1187165  Herb Deromedi
Ohio 6-5164259 5-4134188  Brian Burke
Toledo 6-5184162 5-4140117  Dan Simrell
Ball State 5-6177207 4-4105140  Dwight Wallace
Eastern Michigan 1-9-185205 1-7-166142  Mike Stock
Northern Illinois 5-5137136   Bill Mallory
Kent State 0-11114270 0-986196  Ed Chlebek

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 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.