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
1977 record5–7 (4–3 MAC)
Head coachDenny Stolz (1st season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Miami $ 5 0 0  10 1 0
Central Michigan 7 1 0  10 1 0
Ball State 5 1 0  9 2 0
Bowling Green 4 3 0  5 7 0
Eastern Michigan 4 3 0  8 3 0
Kent State 5 4 0  6 5 0
Western Michigan 3 5 0  4 7 0
Northern Illinois 2 5 0  3 8 0
Toledo 2 7 0  2 9 0
Ohio 0 8 0  1 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 StateW 17–6
September 17at Eastern MichiganL 6–16
September 24Iowa StateL 21–35
October 1Western MichiganW 34–14
October 8ToledoW 21–13
October 15at Kent StateW 14–10
October 22Miami (OH)L 13–33
October 29at Central MichiganL 28–35
November 5Tennessee-ChattanoogaL 33–37
November 12at OhioW 39–27
November 19at HawaiiL 21–41
November 26at Long Beach StateL 28–29
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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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