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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: Scot Loeffler
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Bowling Green 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1919  
  1919 - The football program was born shortly after the university opened, at the time known as the Bowling Green Normal School.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1921, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1956, 1959
1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1992
2013, 2015
Division Championships
  2003, 2013, 2014, 2015
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 563-428-52
 Winning Pct. 57%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 563-428-52
 Winning Pct. 57%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 17
 Division Titles 4
 Conference Record 261-190-9
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 296-162-27
 Away Record 260-255-25
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 106
 Winning Seasons (#1) 66
 Losing Seasons (#1)37
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2003)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2017)
 10 Win Seasons 6
 Most Points Scored in a Game 151 (10/15/1921)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 591 (2015)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 77 (9/3/2016)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 490 (2016)
 Largest Margin of Victory 151 (10/15/1921)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 74 (9/24/2016)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 151 (10/15/1921)
 Last Shutout 10/24/2015
 Last Time Shutout 10/7/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 145
 Been Shutout All-Time 95
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 18 (11/8/1958-11/5/1960)
 Longest Losing  10 (11/13/2019-9/11/2021)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 5-10-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  18-27
 2010-19  55-73
 2000-09  70-51
 1990-99 61-46
 1980-89 60-50-2
 1970-79 54-49-3
 1960-69 71-23-2
 1950-59 54-29-7
 1940-49 52-29-5
 1930-39 33-25-19
 1920-29 35-22-10
Next Game
 9/21/2024 (Sat)  
 Texas A&M in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Bowling Green and Texas A&M have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Fordham  41-17 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Penn State  27-34 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Texas A&M  
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Old Dominion  
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Akron  
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Northern Illinois  
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Kent State  
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Toledo  
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Tue., Nov. 5  @ Central Michigan  
 Tue., Nov. 12  vs. Western Michigan  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Ball State  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Miami Ohio  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Scoring68-51
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-0
  Away Record0-1
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-2
Ball State 1-0
Bowling Green 1-1
Buffalo 1-1
Central Michigan 1-1
Eastern Michigan 1-1
Kent State 0-2
Miami Ohio 0-1
Northern Illinois 2-0
Ohio 1-1
Toledo 2-0
Western Michigan 0-2
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Bowling Green & Toledo have played 88 games.
Bowling Green has won 41 games.
Toledo has won 43 games.
with 4 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-26
 10 or more 143-125
 20 or more  135-76
 30 or more 104-18
 40 or more 60-6
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 31-1
 10 or more 112-150
 20 or more 60-148
 30 or more 22-111
 40 or more 6-66
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.