1973 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
Kent State 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Bowling Green 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Ohio 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Western Michigan 1 –4 –06 –5 –0
Toledo 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 266 to 209.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport with 1,084 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,030 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 587 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Syracuse*
W 41–1418,254
September 22at Dayton*
W 31–16
September 29Western Michigan
W 31–20
October 6Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 49–35
October 13at Kent State
L 7–21[3]
October 20 No. 20 Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 8–3122,160[4]
October 27at Marshall*
W 24–21
November 3at Ohio
L 23–24
November 10Eastern Michigan*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 31–714,219[5]
November 17Northern Illinois*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 21–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 60 Gary Anderson So
RB 9 Dave Preston Fr
WR 84 Roger Wallace Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 57 Tom Hall Sr
LB 41 John Villapiano Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "1973 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1973 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Ray Yannucci (October 14, 1973). "Kent's Brother Combination Belts Bowling Green 21-7". pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ David Fuselier (October 21, 1973). "Miami Juggernaut Flattens Falcons". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.


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