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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  <-- 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
  Record9-0
  Points Scored274
  Scoring Average30.4
  Points Allowed83
  Defense Average9.2
  Opponents Record24-28
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-0
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 9-027483   Doyt Perry
Ohio 7-2215101   Bill Hess
Kent State 5-3144124   Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio 5-415894   John Pont
Western Michigan 4-5184116   Merle Schlosser
Toledo 2-6-1123200   Harry Larche
Marshall 1-872343   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.


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