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1950 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–2
Head coach
CaptainDoug Mooney
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
←  1949
1951 →
1950 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Valparaiso   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Michigan State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Xavier   –   8 – 1 – 0
John Carroll   –   8 – 2 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   5 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Wabash   –   4 – 2 – 3
Butler   –   4 – 4 – 1
Notre Dame   –   4 – 4 – 1
Toledo   –   4 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green   –   3 – 4 – 2
Dayton   –   4 – 6 – 0
Youngstown   –   3 – 5 – 0
Ball State   –   2 – 4 – 1
Washington University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rose Poly   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Robert Whittaker. The Falcons compiled a 3–4–2 record and were outscored by a combined total of 188 to 134. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Rider Lawrenceville, NJT 0–0
September 30 Miami (OH)
L 6–544,330 [2]
October 7 Bradley
  • University Field
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–14 [3]
October 14at Central Michigan
L 0–126,000 [4]
October 21 Baldwin–Wallace
  • University Field
  • Bowling Green, OH
T 34–34
October 28at Toledo
W 39–14
November 4at Kent State
L 6–19 [5]
November 11 Youngstown
  • University Field
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 22–7
November 18at Eastern Kentucky
L 7–34

[6]

References

  1. ^ "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. p. 148.
  2. ^ "Beckrest Scores Thrice As Miami Rumbles, 54-6". Dayton Daily News. October 1, 1950. p. IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Falcons, 20 to 14". Mansfield News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 22. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Soph Runs Kickoff 100 Yards as Chips Nip Bowling Green". The Lansing State Journal. October 15, 1950. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kent Spills Falcons, 19-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1950. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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