1979 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1979 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1979 record 4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach Denny Stolz (3rd year)
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 1     10 – 0 – 1
Toledo 7 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Miami 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 6 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 194.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Wright with 1,148 passing yards, Kevin Folkes with 696 rushing yards, and Dan Shetler with 502 receiving yards.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "1979 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1979 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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