1943 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1943 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Robert Whittaker (3rd season)
Captain	Wayne Bordner

1943 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal			–					2	–	0	–	0
DePauw			–					5	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					9	–	1	–	0
Miami (OH)			–					7	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan			–					4	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green			–					5	–	3	–	1
Marquette			–					3	–	4	–	1
Central Michigan			–					2	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan			–					4	–	6	–	0
Xavier			–					1	–	6	–	0
Wayne			–					0	–	3	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In its third season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 104. Wayne Bordner was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	Ohio Wesleyan		W 18–7
September 25	at Xavier		W 40–0
October 2	Central Michigan		W 36–0
October 9	Patterson Field		W 36–0
October 16	Bunker Hill Navy		L 12–13
October 23	at Baldwin-Wallace		T 7–7
October 30	Alma		W 24–0
November 6	at Miami (OH)		L 6–45
November 13	at Ohio Wesleyan		L 20–32