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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  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Robert Whittaker enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Youngstown State  7   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Miami Ohio  0   47   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Temple  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Bradley (IL)  39   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Baldwin-Wallace  27   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Toledo  19   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Kent State  7   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Heidelberg (OH)  6   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Ohio  14   22   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record1-8
  Points Scored119
  Scoring Average13.2
  Points Allowed252
  Defense Average28.0
  Opponents Record27-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record0-5
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kent State 7-2250103   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 7-1-132752   Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio 6-2-124586   Carroll C. Widdoes
Toledo 3-6113305   Clair Dunn
Bowling Green 1-8119252   Robert Whittaker
Western Michigan 1-6-166238   Jack Petoskey

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 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.