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1981 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1981 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 1 0 9 3 0
Miami (OH) 6 1 1 8 2 1
Central Michigan 7 2 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 5 3 1 5 5 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0 6 5 0
Ohio 5 4 0 5 6 0
Kent State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Ball State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Northern Illinois 2 7 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 5–5–1 record (5–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 132.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Dayne Palsgrove with 732 passing yards, Bryant Jones with 1,051 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 391 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at BaylorL 0–38
September 19at OhioL 21–23
September 26at Michigan StateL 7–10
October 3Western MichiganL 7–21
October 10Miami (OH)T 7–7
October 17at Northern IllinoisW 17–10
October 24ToledoW 38–0
October 30Kent StateW 13–7
November 7at Ball StateW 14–10
November 14at Eastern MichiganW 28–0
November 21Central MichiganL 3–6

References

  1. ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.