The 1981 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 5–5–1 record (5–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 132.[1]
| 1981 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (5–3–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo $ | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Dayne Palsgrove with 732 passing yards, Bryant Jones with 1,051 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 391 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | at Baylor* | L 0–38 | 20,000 | [3] | |||
| September 19 | at Ohio | L 21–23 | 15,924 | [4] | |||
| September 26 | at Michigan State* | L 7–10 | 64,323 | [5] | |||
| October 3 | Western Michigan | L 7–21 | 20,325 | [6] | |||
| October 10 | Miami (OH) |
| T 7–7 | [7] | |||
| October 17 | at Northern Illinois | W 17–10 | 13,558 | [8] | |||
| October 24 | Toledo |
| W 38–0 | [9] | |||
| October 31 | Kent State |
| W 13–7 | [10] | |||
| November 7 | at Ball State | W 14–10 | [11] | ||||
| November 14 | at Eastern Michigan | W 28–0 | 9,559 | [12] | |||
| November 21 | Central Michigan |
| L 3–6 | [13] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Baylor dominates Bowling Green for 38–0 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harter's late field goal gives OU win over BG". The Lima News. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans hang on". Wisconsin State Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George passes WMU to second MAC win". The Grand Rapids Press. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami, Bowling Green battle to 7–7 standoff". Springfield News-Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons 17, Huskies 10". The Muncie Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo loses first of season". The South Bend Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers lead to Kent State loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sputtering Cardinals fall again as Bowling Green gets 14–10 win". Anderson Herald. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern losing streak reaches 18, 28–0". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central Mich. 6, Bowling Green 3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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