1963 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 1963 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 201 to 116.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Ward with 858 passing yards, Jay Cunningham with 539 rushing yards, and Tom Sims with 177 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Detroit* |
| W 27–14 | [4] | |||
| September 28 | at Southern Illinois* | W 31–6 | 12,500 | [5] | |||
| October 5 | Dayton* |
| W 28–0 | ||||
| October 12 | Western Michigan |
| W 16–7 | ||||
| October 19 | Toledo |
| W 22–20 | ||||
| October 26 | at Kent State | W 18–3 | |||||
| November 2 | Miami (OH) |
| L 12–21 | ||||
| November 9 | at Marshall | W 21–14 | |||||
| November 16 | at Ohio | L 0–16 | |||||
| November 23 | Xavier* |
| W 26–15 | [6] | |||
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References
- ^ "1963 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1963 Mid-American Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1963 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- Newspapers.com.
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