1991 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1991 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
California Bowl champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1991 record11–1 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 8 0 0 11 1 0
Central Michigan 3 1 4 6 1 4
Miami 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
  • $ – Conference champion

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[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31Eastern Michigan
W 17–6
September 5at West Virginia*
L 17–24
September 21Cincinnati*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–16
September 28at Navy*W 22–19
October 5Central Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 17–10
October 12at Ohio
W 45–14
October 19Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–21
October 26at Western Michigan
W 23–10
November 2at Miami (OH)
W 17–7
November 9Kent State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 35–7
November 16at Ball StateW 14–13
December 14at Fresno State*W 28–21
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1991 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1991 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
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