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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

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.