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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-

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1919 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

Doyt Perry enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.

The Falcons won the Mid-American Conference Championship.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Marshall	51	7	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Dayton	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Western Michigan	34	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Toledo	51	21	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Kent State	25	8	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Miami Ohio	33	16	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Southern Illinois	23	14	W
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Delaware	30	8	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Ohio	13	9	W

1959 Season Totals
Record	9-0
Points Scored	274
Scoring Average	30.4
Points Allowed	83
Defense Average	9.2
Opponents Record	24-28
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-0

1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1959 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Bowling Green	9-0	274	83					Doyt Perry
Ohio	7-2	215	101					Bill Hess
Kent State	5-3	144	124					Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio	5-4	158	94					John Pont
Western Michigan	4-5	184	116					Merle Schlosser
Toledo	2-6-1	123	200					Harry Larche
Marshall	1-8	72	343					Charlie Snyder

1959 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1959 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.