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: Robert Whittaker Conference: Independent-
1951 Season Highlights
Robert Whittaker enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Ohio Wesleyan
23
13
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Miami Ohio
7
46
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Mount Union
13
26
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Ohio
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Baldwin-Wallace
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Toledo
6
12
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Kent State
27
27
T
Sat., Nov. 10 @ Youngstown State
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Bradley (IL)
20
6
W
1951 Season Totals
Record 4-4
-1
Points Scored 150
Scoring Average 16.7
Points Allowed 178
Defense Average 19.8
Opponents Record 23-14
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-2
-1
Away Record 3-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.