1986 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 1986 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (5–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Miami (OH) $ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Moe Ankney, the Falcons compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 148.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Rich Dackin with 1,197 passing yards, Jeff Davis with 782 rushing yards, and Ronald Heard with 359 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | Ohio | W 21–16 | |||||
| September 13 | at Minnesota* | L 7–31 | 51,317 | ||||
| September 20 | at Central Michigan | L 10–20 | |||||
| September 27 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–24 | 24,056 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Western Michigan |
| W 17–3 | ||||
| October 11 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 24–10 | ||||
| October 18 | at No. 9 Washington* | L 0–48 | 57,075 | ||||
| October 25 | at Kent State | W 31–15 | |||||
| November 1 | Northern Illinois* |
| L 8–16 | 10,102 | |||
| November 8 | Ball State |
| W 20–17 | ||||
| November 15 | at Toledo | L 3–22 | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1986 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1986 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Bill Ford (September 28, 1986). "Miami's vise squeezes Bowling Green". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
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