1977 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1977 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 5–7 record (4–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 296 to 275.[1]

1977 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–7 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 5 0 010 1 0
Central Michigan 7 1 010 1 0
Ball State 5 1 09 2 0
Bowling Green 4 3 05 7 0
Eastern Michigan 4 3 08 3 0
Kent State 5 4 06 5 0
Western Michigan 3 5 04 7 0
Northern Illinois 2 5 03 8 0
Toledo 2 7 02 9 0
Ohio 0 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Miller with 2,103 passing yards, Dan Saleet with 572 rushing yards, and Jeff Groth with 693 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 10at Grand Valley State*W 17–6
September 17at Eastern MichiganL 6–16
September 24Iowa State*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 21–35
October 1Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 34–14
October 8Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 21–13
October 15at Kent StateW 14–10
October 22Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 13–33
October 29at Central MichiganL 28–35
November 5Chattanooga*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 33–37
November 12at OhioW 39–27
November 19at Hawaii*L 21–41
November 26at Long Beach State*L 28–29
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1977 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. "1977 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.


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