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 | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–7 (4–3 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Rasmussen (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) $ | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | vs. Grand Valley State* | W 17–6 | 2,869 | [3][4] | |||
| September 17 | at Eastern Michigan | L 6–16 | [5] | ||||
| September 24 | Iowa State* | L 21–35 | 14,102 | [6] | |||
| October 1 | Western Michigan |
| W 34–14 | [7] | |||
| October 8 | Toledo |
| W 21–13 | [8] | |||
| October 15 | at Kent State | W 14–10 | [9] | ||||
| October 22 | Miami (OH) |
| L 13–33 | 20,039 | [10][11] | ||
| October 29 | at Central Michigan | L 28–35 | 22,761 | [12] | |||
| November 5 | Chattanooga* |
| L 33–37 | [13] | |||
| November 12 | at Ohio | W 39–27 | [14] | ||||
| November 19 | at Hawaii* | L 21–41 | 28,034 | [15] | |||
| November 26 | at Long Beach State* | L 28–29 | 5,228 | [16] | |||
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References
edit- ↑ "1977 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ "1977 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Grand Valley scares Bowling Green". The Grand Rapids Press. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Final 1977 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grand Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ↑ "EMU bounces Bowling Green". The Saginaw News. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Green bags 3 scores, 35–21". The Des Moines Register. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Persell hurt, Bowling Green stuns WMU 34–14". Battle Creek Enquirer & News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bowling Green wins". Quad-City Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Kent State loses, 14–10, to Falcons". Springfield News-Sun. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bill Ford (October 23, 1977). "Miami Hits Peak In Mauling Of BG". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Miami ruins Bowling Green homecoming, 33-13". Journal-News. Hamilton & Fairfield, Ohio. October 23, 1977. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "CMU's rally stuns Bowling Green, 35–28". The Flint Journal. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Chattanooga, 37–33". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "BG trips Ohio U., 39–27". The Plain Dealer. November 13, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Hawaii pummels Bowling Green". Press-Telegram. November 21, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "49ers slip past Bowling Green". Valley News. November 27, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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