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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: Gary Blackney
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1919  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Gary Blackney enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Alabama  7   21   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Temple  20   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Miami Ohio  14   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Central Michigan  31   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Toledo  16   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Kent  31   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Ball State  11   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Ohio  0   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Akron  14   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Western Michigan  13   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Central Florida  19   27   L       
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average16.0
  Points Allowed240
  Defense Average21.8
  Opponents Record54-60
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Ball State 8-4296210Lost  15-187-1217121  Bill Lynch
Miami Ohio 6-5273168 6-122280  Randy Walker
Toledo 7-4210259 5-2126124  Gary Pinkel
Ohio 6-6302237 4-316593  Jim Grobe
Central Michigan 5-6351353 3-4209239  Dick Flynn
Bowling Green 4-7176240 3-4116155  Gary Blackney
Eastern Michigan 3-8210284 2-5163168  Rick Rasnick
Western Michigan 2-9208304 2-5144173  Al Molde
Kent State 2-9255492 0-7139348  Jim Corrigall

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 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.