1943 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1943 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainWayne Bordner
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1944  →
1943 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State Normal  – 2 –0 –0
DePauw  – 5 –0 –1
No. 1 Notre Dame  – 9 –1 –0
Miami (OH)  – 7 –2 –1
Western Michigan  – 4 –2 –0
Bowling Green  – 5 –3 –1
Marquette  – 3 –4 –1
Central Michigan  – 2 –3 –0
Ohio Wesleyan  – 4 –6 –0
Xavier  – 1 –6 –0
Wayne  – 0 –3 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its third season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 104. Wayne Bordner was the team captain. [1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bowling Green ranked 109th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 64.0. [2]

The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Ohio Wesleyan
W 18–7 [3]
September 25at Xavier
W 40–05,000 [4]
October 2 Central Michigan
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 36–0 [5]
October 9 Patterson Field
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 36–0 [6]
October 16 Bunker Hill NAS
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 12–13 [7]
October 23at Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH T 7–7 [8]
October 30 Alma
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–0
November 6at Miami (OH)
L 6–45 [9]
November 13at Ohio Wesleyan
L 20–32 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Bowling Green V-12 In 18-7 Win Over Wesleyan". Dayton Daily News. September 19, 1943. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bowling Green Defeats Muskies, 40-0, As 5,000 Look On". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 26, 1943. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Bee-Gees Jolt Central Mich". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 3, 1943. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "B. G. Falcons Easily March On Patterson Field Squad, 31-0". Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio. October 10, 1943. p. 2, section 3. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "Bunker Hill Team Nips Bowling Green". The Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram. October 17, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bowling Green Ties Up B-W". The Journal Herald. October 24, 1943. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "On Ground, Through Air Miami Scores, Tops B-G". Dayton Daily News. November 7, 1943. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ohio Wesleyan Wins Over B-G, 32-20". The Coshocton Tribune. November 14, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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