1991 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 1991 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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MAC champion California Bowl champion | |
California Bowl, W 28–21 vs. Fresno State | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 11–1 (8–0 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled an 11–1 record (8–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, defeated Fresno State in the California Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 279 to 168.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Erik White with 2,204 passing yards, LeRoy Smith with 887 rushing yards, and Mark Szlachcic with 943 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 31 | Eastern Michigan | W 17–6 | |||||
| September 5 | at West Virginia* | L 17–24 | 32,597 | [3] | |||
| September 21 | Cincinnati* |
| W 20–16 | ||||
| September 28 | at Navy* | W 22–19 | |||||
| October 5 | Central Michigan |
| W 17–10 | ||||
| October 12 | at Ohio | W 45–14 | |||||
| October 19 | Toledo |
| W 24–21 | ||||
| October 26 | at Western Michigan | W 23–10 | |||||
| November 2 | at Miami (OH) | W 17–7 | |||||
| November 9 | Kent State |
| W 35–7 | ||||
| November 16 | at Ball State | W 14–13 | |||||
| December 14 | at Fresno State* | W 28–21 | 34,877 | ||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1991 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1991 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "WVU edges Bowling Green". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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