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1980 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record4–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
←  1979
1981 →
1980 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 7 2 0 9 2 0
Western Michigan 6 3 0 7 4 0
Northern Illinois 4 3 0 7 4 0
Miami (OH) 4 3 0 5 6 0
Ball State 5 4 0 6 5 0
Ohio 5 4 0 6 5 0
Bowling Green 4 4 0 4 7 0
Toledo 3 6 0 4 7 0
Kent State 3 6 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1980 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 189 to 186. [1]

The team's statistical leaders included Greg Taylor with 562 passing yards, Bryant Jones with 806 rushing yards, and Dan Shetler with 310 receiving yards. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Richmond*L 17–2010,200 [3]
September 13 Eastern MichiganL 16–18
September 20 Long Beach State*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 21–2314,407 [4]
September 27at Kentucky*L 20–2155,800 [5]
October 4at Western MichiganW 17–14
October 11at ToledoW 17–6
October 18 Kent State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH ( rivalry)
W 24–3
October 25at Miami (OH)L 3–7
November 1 Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–21
November 8at Central MichiganL 10–32
November 22 Ohio
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 20–21
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1980 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1980 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Krainock fires UR by 20–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 7, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Pete Donovan (September 21, 1980). "Long Beach State finds a win on the ground, 23–21". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-1. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ D.G. FitzMaurice (September 28, 1980). "Bowling Green's Bad Luck Lingers; Cats Win 21–20". Sunday Herald-Leader. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.