List of Bowling Green Falcons baseball seasons
This is a list of Bowling Green Falcons baseball seasons. The Bowling Green Falcons baseball team represents Bowling Green State University and this list documents the season-by-season records of the Falcons from 1915 to the present including conference and national post season records. Bowling Green's baseball program fielded its first varsity team in 1921. From 1921 until 1932, Bowling Green was a member of the Northwest Ohio League and was an independent until 1953 when the school joined the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons were in the East Division of the MAC from 2006 to 2017 until the MAC eliminated divisions.
The Falcons have appeared in four
From 1915 until 1926, the athletic programs at Bowling Green were known as the Normals, after the institution's original name Bowling Green State Normal School.
Season results
College World Series Champions | College World Series appearance | NCAA tournament berth | Conference Tournament champions | Conference Regular season Champions | Division Champions |
Season | Head coach | Conference[A 1] | Division | Season Results | Tournament Results | Final poll[A 2] | |||||||||||
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Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason[A 3] | CB | |||||||||||||
Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | |||||||||
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1915 | F. G. Beyerman | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1916 | Records unknown | ||||||||||||||||
1917 | |||||||||||||||||
1918 | F. G. Beyerman | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1919 | — | — | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1920 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1921 | NWOIAA | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 1st | — | — | — | |||
1922 | Earl Krieger | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | .777 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .777 | 1st | — | — | — | |||
1923 | Allen W. Snyder | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | ? | — | — | — | |||
1924 | Ray B. McCandless | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | ? | — | — | — | |||
1925 | Warren Steller | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1st | — | — | — | |||
1926 | Paul Landis | — | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 1st | — | — | — | |||
1927 | — | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | ? | — | — | — | ||||
1928 | Warren Steller | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | T-1st | — | — | — | |||
1929 | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | ? | — | — | — | ||||
1930 | — | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | ||||
1931 | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | — | — | — | ||||
1932 | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1st | — | — | — | ||||
1933 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1934 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | .546 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1935 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1936 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1937 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1938 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1939 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1940 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1941 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1942 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1943 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1944 | — | — | 20 | 3 | 0 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1945 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1946 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1947 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1948 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1949 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1950 | — | — | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1951 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1952 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1953 | MAC | — | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
1954 | — | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
1955 | — | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
1956 | — | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
1957 | — | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | T-5th | — | — | — | ||||
1958 | — | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
1959 | — | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1960 | Dick Young | — | 11 | 8 | 0 | .579 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 5th | — | — | ||||
1961 | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | .342 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | T-5th | — | — | |||||
1962 | — | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1963 | — | 17 | 11 | 1 | .604 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 3rd | — | — | |||||
1964 | — | 17 | 9 | 1 | .648 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1965 | — | 17 | 9 | 0 | .654 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 3rd | — | — | |||||
1966 | — | 16 | 6 | 1 | .717 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1967 | — | 20 | 9 | 1 | .667 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3rd | — | — | |||||
1968 | — | 13 | 13 | 1 | .500 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 5th | — | — | |||||
1969 | — | 16 | 19 | 0 | .457 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1970 | — | 16 | 19 | 0 | .457 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1971 | — | 19 | 21 | 0 | .475 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1972 | Don Purvis | — | 24 | 12 | 2 | .658 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 1st | Defeated N. Illinois, 2—0 Defeated C. Michigan 7—5 (10) |
District 4 Regional | ||||
1973 | — | 19 | 20 | 1 | .488 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .500 | 4th | — | — | |||||
1974 | — | 30 | 14 | 0 | .682 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 2nd | — | — | |||||
1975 | — | 26 | 24 | 0 | .520 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | 7th | — | — | |||||
1976 | — | 33 | 20 | 0 | .623 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | T-5th | — | — | |||||
1977 | — | 36 | 18 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 6th | — | — | |||||
1978 | — | 33 | 15 | 1 | .684 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 3rd | — | — | |||||
1979 | — | 32 | 18 | 0 | .640 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5th | — | — | |||||
1980 | — | 26 | 27 | 0 | .491 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | T-2nd | — | — | |||||
1981 | — | 17 | 28 | 1 | .380 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 8th | — | — | |||||
1982 | East | 29 | 23 | 1 | .557 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 5th | — | — | |||||
1983 | Ed Platzer | East | 32 | 17 | 0 | .582 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3rd | — | — | ||||
1984 | — | 27 | 30 | 1 | .474 | 10 | 19 | 1 | .350 | 9th | — | — | |||||
1985 | — | 25 | 28 | 2 | .473 | 12 | 15 | 1 | .446 | 7th | — | — | |||||
1986 | — | 22 | 25 | 2 | .469 | 12 | 16 | 0 | .429 | 6th | — | — | |||||
1987 | — | 17 | 33 | 0 | .340 | 7 | 21 | 0 | .250 | 9th | — | — | |||||
1988 | — | 27 | 30 | 1 | .474 | 13 | 18 | 0 | .419 | 7th | — | — | |||||
1989 | — | 23 | 29 | 0 | .442 | 6 | 25 | 0 | .194 | 9th | — | — | |||||
1990 | — | 29 | 25 | 0 | .537 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .370 | 7th | — | — | |||||
1991 | Danny Schmitz | — | 16 | 39 | 1 | .295 | 7 | 23 | 0 | .233 | 9th | — | — | ||||
1992 | — | 14 | 35 | 1 | .290 | 7 | 22 | 1 | .250 | 9th | — | — | |||||
1993 | — | 19 | 27 | 1 | .415 | 11 | 17 | 0 | .393 | 9th | — | — | |||||
1994 | — | 29 | 18 | 0 | .617 | 16 | 10 | 0 | .615 | 3rd | First Round | — | |||||
1995 | — | 34 | 20 | 0 | .630 | 22 | 8 | 0 | .733 | 1st | First Round | — | |||||
1996 | — | 28 | 22 | 0 | .560 | 14 | 17 | 0 | .452 | 8th | DNP | — | |||||
1997 | — | 24 | 27 | 0 | .471 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | 8th | DNP | — | |||||
1998 | East | 34 | 21 | 0 | .618 | 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | 1st | 1st | Atlantic I Regional | |||||
1999 | East | 36 | 24 | 0 | .600 | 22 | 10 | 0 | .688 | 1st | 1st | Columbus Regional | |||||
2000 | East | 29 | 24 | 1 | .546 | 14 | 12 | 0 | .539 | 4th | DNP | — | |||||
2001 | East | 36 | 18 | 0 | .667 | 18 | 9 | 0 | .667 | 2nd | 2nd Round | — | |||||
2002 | East | 32 | 22 | 0 | .593 | 18 | 7 | 0 | .720 | 1st | Semifinals | — | |||||
2003 | West | 17 | 28 | 0 | .378 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 6th | DNP | — | |||||
2004 | West | 28 | 19 | 0 | .596 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 4th | DNP | — | |||||
2005 | West | 33 | 18 | 0 | .647 | 12 | 8 | 0 | .600 | 3rd | 2nd Round | — | |||||
2006 | East | 26 | 27 | 0 | .491 | 11 | 16 | 0 | .407 | 4th | DNP | — | |||||
2007 | East | 22 | 32 | 0 | .407 | 7 | 20 | 0 | .259 | 6th | DNP | — | |||||
2008 | East | 32 | 20 | 0 | .615 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | T-1st | Semifinals | — | |||||
2009 | East | 28 | 22 | 0 | .560 | 19 | 9 | 0 | .679 | 1st | First Round | — | |||||
2010 | East | 31 | 23 | 1 | .573 | 19 | 8 | 0 | .704 | T-2nd | Semifinals | — | |||||
2011 | East | 20 | 31 | 0 | .392 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .440 | T-3rd | First Round | — | |||||
2012 | East | 20 | 33 | 0 | .377 | 9 | 18 | 0 | .333 | 6th | DNP | — | |||||
2013 | East | 24 | 31 | 0 | .436 | 13 | 14 | 0 | .481 | 6th | 1st | Nashville Regional | |||||
2014 | East | 25 | 25 | 0 | .500 | 15 | 12 | 0 | .556 | 5th | First Round | — | |||||
2015 | East | 19 | 24 | 0 | .442 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | T-5th | Semifinals | — | |||||
2016 | East | 17 | 37 | 0 | .315 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .292 | .292 | DNP | — | |||||
2017 | East | 15 | 34 | 0 | .306 | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | T-8th | DNP | — | |||||
2018 | — | 11 | 39 | 0 | .220 | 6 | 19 | 0 | .240 | 10th | DNP | — | |||||
2019 | — | 16 | 33 | 0 | .327 | 8 | 18 | 0 | .308 | 8th | DNP | — | |||||
2020 | — | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | — | — | — | — | — | Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | — | |||||
2021 | Kyle Hallock | — | 20 | 30 | 0 | .400 | 18 | 22 | 0 | .450 | 7th | DNP | — | ||||
2022 | — | 18 | 34 | 0 | .346 | 14 | 24 | 0 | .368 | 9th | DNP | — | |||||
2023 | — | 20 | 30 | 0 | .400 | 13 | 17 | 0 | .433 | 7th | DNP | — | |||||
Total | 1,733 | 1,654 | 27 | .512 | 1915–2023 (all games) |
Notes
- ^ Program joined the NCAA in 1953.
- ^ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959.
- NCAA Division I Baseball Championshipbegan in 1947.
References
- ^ "Bowling Green Falcons Baseball Record Book" (PDF). bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- ^ "BGSU Baseball Record Book" (PDF). bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.