1921 Bowling Green Normals football team
The 1921 Bowling Green Normals football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State Normal School (later Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1921 college football season. In its third season of intercollegiate football, Bowling Green compiled a 3–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 34. Earl Krieger was the head coach, and Franklin "Gus" Skibbie was the team captain.[1]
| 1921 Bowling Green Normals football | |
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Northwest Ohio champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Ohio League |
| 1921 record | 3–1–1 (3–0 NOL) |
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| Captain | Franklin "Gus" Skibbie |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team scored 151 points against Findlay, the highest total of the 1921 season by any football team in the country.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Kent State* | Bowling Green, OH (rivalry) | T 0–0 | |||
| October 7 | at Defiance | Defiance, OH | W 7–0 | |||
| October 15 | Findlay | Bowling Green, OH | W 151–0 | |||
| October 21 | at Ashland* | Ashland, OH | L 0–27 | |||
| October 29 | at Toledo | Toledo, OH (rivalry) | W 20–7 | |||
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References
- "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- "Buckeye Battles: Games That Made Ohio Football History". Wilmington News-Journal. November 3, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
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