1959 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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MAC champion UPI small college champion | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 9–0 (6–0 MAC) |
Head coach |
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MVP | Bob Colburn |
Captain | Bob Colburn, Bob Zimpfer |
Home stadium | University Stadium |
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No. 1 Bowling Green $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Ohio | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 274 to 83. [1] The team was voted by the United Press International Board of Coaches as the 1959 national small college champion. [2] The team was inducted as a group into the Bowling Green Hall of Fame in 2013. [3]
The team's statistical leaders were Bob Colburn with 788 passing yards, Chuck Comer with 361 rushing yards, and Bernie Casey with 264 receiving yards. [4] Colburn and tackle Bob Zimpfer were selected by the UPI as first-team All-Ohio players. [5] Colburn received the team's Most Valuable Player award. [6] Jack Harbaugh, who later gained fame as a football coach, set a school record with three interceptions in the November 14 game against No. 1 Delaware. [7] [8]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 26 | at Marshall | W 51–7 | 4,000 | [9] | ||||
October 3 | Dayton* | No. 14 |
| W 14–0 | 7,500 | [10] | ||
October 10 | Western Michigan | No. 17 |
| W 34–0 | 9,500 | [11] | ||
October 17 | Toledo | No. 11 |
| W 51–21 | 4,500 | [12] | ||
October 24 | at No. T–15 Kent State | No. 8 | W 25–8 | 11,000 | [13] | |||
October 31 | Miami (OH) | No. 6 |
| W 33–16 | 9,400 | [14] | ||
November 7 | at Southern Illinois* | No. 4 | W 23–14 | 5,500 | [15] | |||
November 14 | No. 1 Delaware* | No. 3 |
| W 30–8 | 8,700 | [8] | ||
November 21 | at No. 9 Ohio | No. 1 | W 13–9 | 12,000 | [16] | |||
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