1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1982 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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MAC champion | |
California Bowl, L 28–29 vs. Fresno State | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 7–5 (7–2 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green $ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 7–5 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 199.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 1,391 passing yards, Chip Otten with 673 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 841 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 4 | Ohio | W 40–0 | |||||
September 18 | at Central Michigan | W 34–30 | |||||
October 2 | Western Michigan |
| W 7–3 | ||||
October 9 | at Miami (OH) | L 12–17 | |||||
October 16 | Northern Illinois |
| W 20–18 | ||||
October 23 | at Toledo | L 10–24 | |||||
October 30 | at Kent State | W 41–7 | |||||
November 6 | Ball State |
| W 28–7 | ||||
November 13 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 24–7 | ||||
November 20 | at Long Beach State* | L 7–24 | 4,415 | ||||
November 25 | at North Carolina* | L 14–33 | 33,000 | [3] | |||
December 18 | at Fresno State* | L 28–29 | 30,000 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Strong second half lifts North Carolina over Falcons, 33–14". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.