1979 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1979 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 194.[1]

1979 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1979 record4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan $ 8 0 1  10 0 1
Toledo 7 1 1  7 3 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0  6 5 0
Ball State 4 4 0  6 5 0
Ohio 4 4 0  6 5 0
Northern Illinois 3 3 1  5 5 1
Miami 3 4 0  6 5 0
Bowling Green 3 5 0  4 7 0
Eastern Michigan 1 6 1  2 8 1
Kent State 1 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Wright with 1,148 passing yards, Kevin Folkes with 696 rushing yards, and Dan Shetler with 502 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Eastern MichiganW 32–6
September 15at Iowa StateL 10–38
September 22Central MichiganL 0–24
September 29at Western MichiganW 15–3
October 6ToledoL 17–23
October 13at Kent StateW 28–17
October 20Miami (OH)L 3–21
October 27at Ball StateL 23–38
November 3at KentuckyL 14–20
November 10Southern MississippiW 31–27
November 17at OhioL 21–48

References

  1. "1979 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. "1979 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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