1937 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1937 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	3–4–1 (2–3–1 OAC)
Head coach	Harry Ockerman (3rd season)
Captain	Johnny Cheetwood
Home stadium	Bowling Green University Stadium
Seasons ←  1936 1938  →

1937 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

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

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Falcons compiled a 3–4–1 record (2–3–1 against OAC opponents), finished in 12th place out of 19 teams in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 80 to 56. John Cheetwood was the team captain. ^[1]

The newly-constructed Bowling Green University Stadium was dedicated on October 16, 1937. The concrete structure had seating for 3,148 spectators and a pressbox for 35 reporters. It was built as a Works Progress Administration project at a cost of $50,000. ^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Hiram *	Bowling Green, OH	W 12–0		[4]
October 2	at Baldwin–Wallace	Berea, OH	L 0–21		[5]
October 9	at Michigan State Normal *	Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI	L 0–25		[6] [7]
October 16	Capital	Bowling Green University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 12–0		[2]
October 23	Ohio Northern	Bowling Green University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 7–9
October 30	at Kent State	Kent, OH (rivalry)	T 13–13		[8]
November 6	Wittenberg	Bowling Green University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 0–12	3,100	[9]
November 11	at Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH	W 12–0		[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
2. "Falcons Display Punch That Upsets Jinx and Capital". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 18, 1937. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bowling Green University's New Stadium". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 22, 1937. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Falcons Win Unimpressive Victory: Better Blocking Needed If Team Is to Show Better Than Did Against Hiram". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 27, 1937. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Falcons Play Valiently But Lose 21-0: Baldwin-Wallace Outweighs Bee Gee 28 lbs. to Man in Line But Has to Pass to Score". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 4, 1937. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Falcons Lose Tough One 25 to 0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 11, 1937. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Huron Eleven Bowls Over Bowling Green". The Lansing State Journal. October 10, 1937. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kent 13, Bowling Green 13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 31, 1937. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wittenberg Rallies To Beat University: Falcons Fold Up After Fine Showing In First Half". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 8, 1937. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "B.G. Passes Beat Heidelberg: Seniors Shine in Final Game As Princes Fall 12-0 At Tiffin". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 12, 1937. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.