1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1982 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
California Bowl, L 28–29 vs. Fresno State
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record7–5 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $ 7 –2 –07 –5 –0
Western Michigan 5 –2 –27 –2 –2
Miami (OH) 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Central Michigan 5 –3 –16 –4 –1
Ohio 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Toledo 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Northern Illinois 5 –4 –05 –5 –0
Ball State 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Eastern Michigan 1 –7 –11 –9 –1
Kent State 0 –9 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 7–5 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 199. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 1,391 passing yards, Chip Otten with 673 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 841 receiving yards. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 41:30 p.m. Ohio
W 40–019,200 [3]
September 18at Central Michigan
W 34–3025,883 [4]
October 21:30 p.m. Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 7–318,407 [5]
October 91:35 p.m.at Miami (OH)
L 12–1721,833 [6]
October 161:30 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–1818,200 [7]
October 237:30 p.m.at Toledo
L 10–2431,369 [8]
October 301:01 p.m.at Kent State
W 41–710,200 [9]
November 61:30 p.m. Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 28–721,400–21,404 [10]
November 131:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–716,012 [11]
November 2010:32 p.m.at Long Beach State *
L 7–244,415 [12]
November 25at North Carolina *
L 14–3333,000 [13]
December 18at Fresno State *
L 28–2930,000 [14]

[15]

References

  1. ↑ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dayne Palsgrove leads Falcons to 40–0 rout of Ohio University". The Lima News. September 5, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bowling Green shakes off tenacious Chippewas, 34–30". The Grand Rapids Press. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Depleted Broncos suffer first defeat". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miami stops BG, leads MAC race". Dayton Daily News. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bowling Green takes over first in MAC". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Toledo rockets past Bowling Green". Dayton Daily News. October 24, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "BG warms up, hands KSU eighth straight loss, 41–7". The Plain Dealer. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Bowling Green knocks Cardinals out of MAC title chase". The Muncie Star. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bowl-bound BG clinches MAC crown". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bowling Green falls to Long Beach St". The Fresno Bee. November 21, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Strong second half lifts North Carolina over Falcons, 33–14". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Last-gasp TD completes Fresno comeback 29–28". The State. December 19, 1982. Retrieved February 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1982 Bowling Green)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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