1948 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1948 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0–1
Head coach	Robert Whittaker (8th season)
Captain	Vern Dunham
Home stadium	University Stadium

1948 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan Tech			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	1
Bowling Green			–					8	–	0	–	1
Washington University			–					9	–	1	–	0
John Carroll			–					7	–	1	–	2
Ball State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					6	–	2	–	2
Baldwin–Wallace			–					5	–	2	–	2
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wabash			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Valparaiso			–					4	–	5	–	0
Toledo			–					5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled an 8–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 230 to 100. Vern Dunham was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 13–7
October 2	at Central Michigan	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 13–12
October 9	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, MI (rivalry)	W 21–6
October 16	Morris Harvey	Bowling Green, OH	W 48–6
October 23	Baldwin-Wallace	Bowling Green, OH	W 33–28
October 30	at Findlay	Findlay, OH	W 28–7
November 6	at Kent State	Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 23–14
November 13	Morningside	Bowling Green, OH	W 38–7
November 20	John Carroll	Bowling Green, OH	T 13–13