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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

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1919 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Gary Blackney enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	@ Pittsburgh	10	30	L
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Tennessee Tech	40	15	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Marshall	16	35	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Kent	27	41	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Toledo	34	23	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Miami Ohio	31	45	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Akron	25	55	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Ohio	14	17	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Central Michigan	31	7	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Ball State	35	14	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Central Florida	33	30	W

1999 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	296
Scoring Average	26.9
Points Allowed	312
Defense Average	28.4
Opponents Record	51-50
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-5

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Mid-American-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Marshall	13-0	463	137	Won 21-3	9-0	332	121	Bob Pruett
Miami Ohio	7-4	335	264		5-2	206	143	Terry Hoeppner
Ohio	5-6	271	287		5-2	199	137	Jim Grobe
Bowling Green	5-6	296	312		3-4	188	182	Gary Blackney
Kent State	2-9	213	376		2-5	125	220	Dean Pees
Buffalo	0-11	130	426		0-7	86	316	Craig Cirbus

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.