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
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1956 record8–0–1 (5–0–1 MAC)
Head coach
MVPJack Giroux
CaptainJack Giroux, Harold Peek
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15DefianceBowling Green, OHW 73–0
September 22Kent StateBowling Green, OHW 17–0
September 29at Western MichiganKalamazoo, MIW 27–13
October 6at DrakeDes Moines, IAW 46–7
October 13at Baldwin-WallaceBerea, OHW 33–21
October 20at ToledoToledo, OHW 34–12
October 27MarshallBowling Green, OHW 34–12
November 3Miami (OH)Bowling Green, OHT 7–7
November 10OhioBowling Green, OHW 41–27

References

  1. "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. pp. 148, 153.
  2. 2016 Media Guide, p. 133.
  3. 2016 Media Guide, p. 140.
  4. 2016 Media Guide, p. 129.
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