1968 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 1968 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Ohio $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–2–1 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 267 to 147.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included P.J. Nyitray with 898 passing yards, Fred Mathews with 733 rushing yards, and Eddie Jones with 716 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Ball State* | W 62–8 | 16,129 | [4] | |||
| September 28 | Dayton* |
| W 20–14 | ||||
| October 5 | at Western Michigan | W 17–10 | |||||
| October 12 | at Toledo | T 0–0 | |||||
| October 19 | Kent State |
| W 30–7 | ||||
| October 26 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–31 | |||||
| November 2 | Marshall |
| W 54–28 | ||||
| November 9 | Ohio |
| L 27–28 | ||||
| November 16 | at Northern Illinois* | L 6–7 | 8,700 | [5] | |||
| November 23 | at Xavier* | W 44–14 | 9,681 | [6] | |||
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References
- ^ "1968 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1968 Mid-American Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1968 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Ball State Overpowered". The Muncie Star. September 22, 1968. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Bee Gees bash Xavier, 44–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 24, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.