1936 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1936 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	4–2–3 (2–1–3 OAC)
Head coach	Harry Ockerman (2nd season)
Captain	James Inman
Seasons ←  1935 1937  →

1936 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Marietta $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Muskingum	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Case	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mount Union	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Kent State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Toledo	2	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ohio Northern	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Wittenberg	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Capital	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Bowling Green	2	–	1	–	3			4	–	2	–	3
Heidelberg	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wooster	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Oberlin	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Ashland	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
John Carroll	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Otterbein	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Findlay	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1936 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1936 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Falcons compiled a 4–2–3 record (2–1–3 against OAC opponents), finished in 11th place out of 19 teams in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 66 to 60. James Inman was the team captain. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	vs. Western Reserve *	Massillon Field Massillon, OH	L 0–40	3,000	[2] [3]
October 3	at Capital	Columbus, OH	T 7–7		[4]
October 10	Michigan State Normal *	Bowling Green, OH	W 6–0		[5] [6]
October 17	at Wittenberg	Wittenberg Stadium Springfield, OH	W 13–0		[7] [8]
October 24	Kent State	Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 0–6	1,500	[9]
October 31	at Hiram *	Hiram College Field Hiram, OH	W 13–0		[10]
November 7	at Ashland	Ashland, OH	W 20–0		[11]
November 14	Ohio Northern	Bowling Green, OH	T 7–7		[12]
November 20	Heidelberg	Bowling Green, OH	T 0–0		[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
2. "Falcons Do Well Against Reserve". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 28, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Ken Hartwick (September 27, 1936). "Grid Game Here Won By Western Reserve". The Evening Independent. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "B.G.U. and Capital Tied at Columbus". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 3, 1936. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hurons Nosed Out by Bowling Green: Ohioans Cross Goal on Tricky Pass". The Detroit Free Press. October 11, 1936. p. Sport 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "University Upsets Ypsilanti 6 to 0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 12, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "University Upsets Wittenberg 13-0: Captain Inman Scores Both Touchdowns Saturday". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 19, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bowling Green Downs Wittenberg 13 to 0: Lutheran Eleven Suffers Initial Ohio Conference Defeat to Bee-Gee Team". Springfield News-Sun. October 18, 1936. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kent Edges Falcons In Bitter Battle". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 26, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Archie Steele (November 2, 1936). "Stewart Stars as B.G. Falcons Beats Hiram". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "B.G. Falcons Win From Ashland, 20-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 9, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bee Gee Falcons Tied By Polar Bears, 7 to 7". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 16, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Falcons-Heidelberg in Scoreless Game". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 21, 1936. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.