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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: Doyt Perry
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024
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
  Record8-0 -1
  Points Scored311
  Scoring Average34.6
  Points Allowed99
  Defense Average11.0
  Opponents Record22-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record4-0
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1956 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 8-0-131199   Doyt Perry
Kent State 7-220876   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 7-1-115983   John Pont
Marshall 3-6122185   Herb Royer
Ohio 2-7136211   Carroll C. Widdoes
Western Michigan 2-7114168   Jack Petoskey
Toledo 1-7-1118250   Jack Morton

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

While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.