1948 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1948 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0–1
Head coach
CaptainVern Dunham
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame  – 9 –0 –1
Bowling Green  – 8 –0 –1
Washington University  – 9 –1 –0
John Carroll  – 7 –1 –2
Ball State  – 6 –2 –0
Michigan State  – 6 –2 –2
Baldwin–Wallace  – 5 –2 –2
Detroit  – 6 –3 –0
Indiana State  – 4 –4 –0
Wabash  – 4 –4 –0
Wayne  – 4 –4 –0
Valparaiso  – 4 –5 –0
Toledo  – 5 –6 –0
Michigan State Normal  – 3 –5 –0
Central Michigan  – 3 –6 –0
Marquette  – 2 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Bowling Green Falcons football team, sometimes known as the Beegees, was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the Falcons compiled an 8–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 230 to 100. Vern Dunham was the team captain. [1] The team compiled its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

The school registered a record-breaking enrollment of 4,525 students at the beginning of the 1948-49 school year. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Ohio
W 13–7 [3] [4]
October 2at Central Michigan
W 13–12 [5]
October 9at Toledo
W 21–6 [6]
October 16 Morris Harvey
W 48–6 [7]
October 23 Baldwin-Wallace Dagger-14-plain.png
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 33–287,205 [8]
October 30at Findlay
W 28–7 [9]
November 6at Kent State Kent, OH (rivalry)W 23–14 [10]
November 13 Morningside
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 38–7 [11]
November 20 John Carroll
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
T 13–13 [12] [13]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 623. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ↑ "University Enrollment Sets All-Time Record At 4,525". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 2, 1948. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Minnich Heads Drive As B-G Falcons Toss Bobcats For 13-7 Loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 26, 1948. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Doc Lake (September 26, 1948). "Falcons Ragged In 13-7 Win Over Ohio U: Minnich and Woodland Star In Opening Victory". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Doc Lake (October 4, 1948). "Falcon Rally Downs Chippewas 13-12: Inspiring Comeback Wipes Out 12-0 Deficit". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alert Falcons Defeat Toledo U. 21-6: Pass Interceptions Prove Undoing Of Rockets". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 10, 1948. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "B.G. Coasts Over Morris Harvey 48-6: Subs Play Entire Second Half Of Tilt". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 18, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Crowd Of 7205 Fans Goes Ecstatic As Falcons Edge Jackets 33 To 28: Minnich Tosses Four T.D. Passes In Hair-raiser". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 25, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Falcons Defeat Findlay, 28-7". Mansfield News-Journal. October 31, 1948. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alert Falcons Strike Early At Kent: Score in 35 Seconds and Beat Flashes 23 to 14". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 8, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Minnich-Freitas Star In Falcons' 8th Win: Morningside Lead Is Soon Eclipsed 38 To 7". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 15, 1948. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Falcons Finish Unbeaten But Tied: Powerful Streaks Gain 13-13 Deadlock In Battle". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 22, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Unbeaten B-G's Tied by Carroll". The Coshocton, Ohio Tribune. November 21, 1948. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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