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-East
1997 Season Highlights
Gary Blackney enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 @
Louisiana Tech
23
30
L
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Miami Ohio
28
21
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Ohio State
13
44
L
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Akron
31
28
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Kansas State
0
58
L
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Northern Illinois
35
10
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Western Michigan
21
34
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Ohio
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Toledo
20
35
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Kent
20
29
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Marshall
0
28
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 191
Scoring Average 17.4
Points Allowed 341
Defense Average 31.0
Opponents Record 75-41
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 1-6
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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.