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1974 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1974 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–4–1 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Miami (OH) $ 5 0 0 10 0 1
Ohio 3 2 0 6 5 0
Toledo 3 2 0 6 5 0
Kent State 2 3 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 2 3 0 6 4 1
Western Michigan 0 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 6–4–1 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 249 to 203.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Miller with 725 passing yards, Dave Preston with 1,414 rushing yards, and John Boles with 291 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14at East CarolinaL 6–24
September 21DaytonW 41–21
September 28at Western MichiganW 21–13
October 5at ToledoL 19–24
October 12Kent StateW 26–10
October 19at Miami (OH)L 10–34
October 26MarshallW 28–3
November 2OhioL 22–33
November 9Arkansas StateW 17–0
November 16at Southern MississippiW 38–20
November 23at San Diego StateT 21–21

References

  1. ^ "1974 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1974 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.