1967 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1967 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
←  1966
1968  →
1967 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Toledo + 5 –1 –09 –1 –0
Ohio + 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
Miami (OH) 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Western Michigan 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Bowling Green 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Kent State 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Marshall 0 –6 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Kent State forfeited a conference win over Ohio.

The 1967 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Gibson, the Falcons compiled a 6–4 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 131 to 130. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included P.J. Nyitray with 846 passing yards, Bob Zimpfer with 538 rushing yards, and Eddie Jones with 374 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Quantico Marines *
W 29–015,525 [4]
September 30at Dayton *
W 7–014,300 [5]
October 7 Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 6–1012,972 [6]
October 14 Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
L 0–3320,547 [7]
October 21at Kent State
W 7–617,103 [8]
October 28 Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 7–917,842 [9]
November 4at Marshall
W 9–76,000 [10]
November 11at Ohio
L 7–3115,300 [11]
November 18 Northern Illinois *
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 17–77,297 [12]
November 25at Cal State Los Angeles *
W 42–272,414–2,464 [13] [14]
  • *Non-conference game

[15]

References

  1. ↑ "1967 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1967 Mid-American Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1967 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bowling Green whips Marines". The Lynchburg News. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Falcons maintain Dayton 'hex', 7–0". The Blade. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Western Michigan beats BG, 10–6". The Plain Dealer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Rockets make 1st win in 12 years a 33–0 BG blast". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Conversion by Perry boosts Bowling Green". The Blade. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Miami of Ohio takes squeaker". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "BG edges Marshall". The Lima News. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bryant, Conley spark Ohio U". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bowling Green 17–7 Winner In Finale". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Associated Press. November 19, 1967. p. 6D. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Bowling Green Rolls to 42–27 Win Over CSLA". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1967. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Cal State Los Angeles)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1967 Bowling Green)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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