| 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. |
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| Championships |
| National Championships |
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None
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| Conference Championships |
1921, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1956, 1959
1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1992
2013, 2015
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| Division Championships |
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2003, 2013, 2014, 2015
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| Team Records |
| Overall Record | 568-431-52 |
| Winning Pct. | 57% |
| Vacated Wins | 0 |
| Forfeit Games | 0 |
| Adjusted Record | 568-431-52 |
| Winning Pct. | 57% |
| National Championships | 0 |
| Conference Titles | 17 |
| Division Titles | 4 |
| Conference Record | 263-191-9 |
| All American Players | |
| NFL Players (#2) | |
| Home Record | 298-164-27 |
| Away Record | 263-256-25 |
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| By The Numbers |
| Seasons | 106 |
| Winning Seasons (#1) |
67 |
| 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 |
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| Streaks |
| Longest Win | 18 (11/8/1958-11/5/1960) |
| Longest Losing |
10 (11/13/2019-9/11/2021) |
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| Bowl Records |
| Overall Record | 5-10-0
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| Rose | 0-0-0 |
| Cotton | 0-0-0 |
| Orange | 0-0-0 |
| Fiesta | 0-0-0 |
| Sugar | 0-0-0 |
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| By the Decade |
| 2020-29 | 23-30 |
| 2010-19 | 55-73 |
| 2000-09 | 70-51 |
| 1990-99 | 61-46
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| 1980-89 | 60-50-2
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| 1970-79 | 54-49-3
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| 1960-69 | 71-23-2
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| 1950-59 | 54-29-7
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| 1940-49 | 52-29-5
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| 1930-39 | 33-25-19
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| 1920-29 | 35-22-10
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| Next Game |
11/23/2024 (Sat)
@ Ball State
in a Conference Game
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| Last Time: Bowling Green won 24-21 in 2023. |
| All-Time: |
| Bowling Green vs. Ball State |
22-9-1 |
71.0% |
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| 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
| 20-26 L | | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Old Dominion
| 27-30 L | | Sat., Oct. 5 | @
Akron
| 27-20 W | | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Northern Illinois
| 7-17 L | | Sat., Oct. 19 | vs.
Kent State
| 27-6 W | | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Toledo
| 41-26 W | | Sat., Nov. 2 | OPEN | | | Tue., Nov. 5 | @
Central Michigan
| 23-13 W | | Tue., Nov. 12 | vs.
Western Michigan
| 31-13 W | | Sat., Nov. 23 | @
Ball State
| | | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Miami Ohio
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| 2024 Season Totals |
| Record | 6-4
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| Scoring | 271-202 |
| Conference Record | 2-1 |
| Home Record | 3-2
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| Away Record | 3-2
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| Longest Running Rivalry |
| Bowling Green & Toledo have played 89 games. |
| Bowling Green has won 42 games. |
| Toledo has won 43 games. |
| with 4 tie games. |
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| Record when scoring..... (since 2000) |
| Scoring | Record |
| less than 10 | 0-27 |
| 10 or more | 148-127 |
| 20 or more |
140-78 |
| 30 or more | 106-18 |
| 40 or more | 61-6 |
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| Record when allowing..... (since 2000) |
| Points Allowed | Record |
| less than 10 | 32-1 |
| 10 or more | 116-153 |
| 20 or more | 62-150 |
| 30 or more | 22-112 |
| 40 or more | 6-66 |
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