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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: Robert Whittaker
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Robert Whittaker enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Central Michigan  20   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Miami Ohio  7   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Ohio Wesleyan  45   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Bradley (IL)  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Baldwin-Wallace  27   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Toledo  29   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Kent State  44   21   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Youngstown State  50   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Ohio  14   33   L       
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored257
  Scoring Average28.6
  Points Allowed155
  Defense Average17.2
  Opponents Record30-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-0
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Cincinnati 8-1-127572   Sid Gillman
Miami Ohio 8-1284108   Ara R. Parseghian
Bowling Green 7-2257155   Robert Whittaker
Ohio 6-2-1180160   Carroll C. Widdoes
Kent State 5-4204180   Trevor J. Rees
Toledo 4-5132151   Clair Dunn
Western Michigan 4-4154159   John W. Gill

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 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.