1936 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1936 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–2–3 (2–1–3 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJames Inman
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Marietta $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Muskingum 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Case 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mount Union 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Kent State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Toledo 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ohio Northern 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2
Wittenberg 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Capital 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Bowling Green 2 – 1 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
Heidelberg 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wooster 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kenyon 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Oberlin 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Ashland 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
John Carroll 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Otterbein 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Findlay 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1936 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1936 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Falcons compiled a 4–2–3 record (2–1–3 against OAC opponents), finished in 11th place out of 19 teams in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 66 to 60. James Inman was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26vs. Western Reserve*
L 0–403,000[2][3]
October 3at CapitalColumbus, OHT 7–7[4]
October 10Michigan State Normal*Bowling Green, OHW 6–0[5][6]
October 17at Wittenberg
W 13–0[7][8]
October 24Kent StateBowling Green, OH (rivalry)L 0–61,500[9]
October 31at Hiram*
W 13–0[10]
November 7at AshlandAshland, OHW 20–0[11]
November 14Ohio NorthernBowling Green, OHT 7–7[12]
November 20HeidelbergBowling Green, OHT 0–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Falcons Do Well Against Reserve". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 28, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Ken Hartwick (September 27, 1936). "Grid Game Here Won By Western Reserve". The Evening Independent. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "B.G.U. and Capital Tied at Columbus". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 3, 1936. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hurons Nosed Out by Bowling Green: Ohioans Cross Goal on Tricky Pass". The Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1936. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "University Upsets Ypsilanti 6 to 0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 12, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "University Upsets Wittenberg 13-0: Captain Inman Scores Both Touchdowns Saturday". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 19, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green Downs Wittenberg 13 to 0: Lutheran Eleven Suffers Initial Ohio Conference Defeat to Bee-Gee Team". Springfield News-Sun. October 18, 1936. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kent Edges Falcons In Bitter Battle". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 26, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Archie Steele (November 2, 1936). "Stewart Stars as B.G. Falcons Beats Hiram". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "B.G. Falcons Win From Ashland, 20-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 9, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bee Gee Falcons Tied By Polar Bears, 7 to 7". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 16, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Falcons-Heidelberg in Scoreless Game". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 21, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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