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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: Doyt Perry
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Doyt Perry enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
 The Falcons won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Marshall  40   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Dayton  28   11   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Western Michigan  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Toledo  17   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Kent State  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Miami Ohio  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. West Texas A&M  28   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Ohio  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Southern Illinois  20   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 23  @ Fresno State  6   36   L       Mercy Bowl
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record8-2
  Points Scored194
  Scoring Average19.4
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average7.8
  Opponents Record32-33
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Bowling Green 8-219478Lost  6-36  Doyt Perry
Miami Ohio 6-4153115   John Pont
Ohio 5-3-1129116   Bill Hess
Western Michigan 5-4-1142179Lost  12-28  Merle Schlosser
Kent State 2-8126181   Trevor J. Rees
Marshall 2-7-161183   Charlie Snyder
Toledo 2-7131156   Clive H. Rush

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 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.