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: Gary Blackney Conference: Mid-American-East 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1998 Season Highlights  
 Gary Blackney enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.  
    
		
		
1998 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 5   @
Missouri 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 37  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 12   @
Penn State 
  
    
   	 3  
   	 48  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 26   vs.
Central Florida 
  
    
   	 31  
   	 38  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 3   vs.
Ohio 
  
    
   	 35  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 10   @
Miami Ohio 
  
    
   	 12  
   	 24  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 17   @
Toledo 
  
    
   	 16  
   	 24  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 24   vs.
Kent 
  
    
   	 42  
   	 21  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 31   vs.
Marshall 
  
    
   	 34  
   	 13  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 7   vs.
Akron 
  
    
   	 58  
   	 21  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 14   @
Western Michigan 
  
    
   	 27  
   	 56  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 21   @
Northern Illinois 
  
    
   	 34  
   	 23  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1998 Season Totals  
  Record 5-6
  
  Points Scored 292  
  Scoring Average 26.5  
  Points Allowed 312  
  Defense Average 28.4  
  Opponents Record 73-42
  
  Conference Record 4-3  
  Home Record 4-1
  
  Away Record 1-5
     
  
 
		
1998 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1998 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1998 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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.