1956 Bowling Green Falcons football team
The 1956 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their second season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–0–1 record (5–0–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 311 to 99.[1]
| 1956 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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MAC champion | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1956 record | 8–0–1 (5–0–1 MAC) |
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| MVP | Jack Giroux |
| Captain | Jack Giroux, Harold Peek |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders were Don Nehlen with 362 passing yards, Vic DeOrio with 816 rushing yards, and Ray Reese with 183 receiving yards.[2] Jack Giroux received the team's Most Valuable Player award.[3] The team set a school record, which still stands, with 10 touchdowns in a 73-0 victory over Defiance College on September 15, 1956.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 15 | Defiance | Bowling Green, OH | W 73–0 |
| September 22 | Kent State | Bowling Green, OH | W 17–0 |
| September 29 | at Western Michigan | Kalamazoo, MI | W 27–13 |
| October 6 | at Drake | Des Moines, IA | W 46–7 |
| October 13 | at Baldwin-Wallace | Berea, OH | W 33–21 |
| October 20 | at Toledo | Toledo, OH | W 34–12 |
| October 27 | Marshall | Bowling Green, OH | W 34–12 |
| November 3 | Miami (OH) | Bowling Green, OH | T 7–7 |
| November 10 | Ohio | Bowling Green, OH | W 41–27 |
References
- "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. pp. 148, 153.
- 2016 Media Guide, p. 133.
- 2016 Media Guide, p. 140.
- 2016 Media Guide, p. 129.