1996 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1996 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Blackney (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (1st season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Ball State $		7	–	1					8	–	4
Toledo		6	–	2					7	–	4
Miami (OH)		6	–	2					6	–	5
Ohio		5	–	3					6	–	6
Central Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	7
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					3	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	6					2	–	9
Kent State		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion

The 1996 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 176.

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Niemet with 1,129 passing yards, Courtney Davis with 767 rushing yards, and Damron Hamilton with 465 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 31	at Alabama		L 7–21
September 14	Temple		W 20–16
September 21	at Miami (OH)		W 14–10
September 28	Central Michigan		W 31–27
October 5	at Toledo		L 16–24
October 12	Kent		W 31–24
October 19	Ball State		L 11–16
October 26	at Ohio		L 0–38
November 2	at Akron		L 14–21
November 9	Western Michigan		L 13–16 (OT)
November 16	at Central Florida		L 19–27

Roster

1996 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 11 Mark Molk So QB 12 Bob Niemet Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 18 Tyrone Cole So DB 27 Andre Ventress Fr LB 30 Kevin O'Neill Sr LB 43 Joe O'Neill So DL 45 Dan King So DB 46 Eric Arnold Jr LB 47 Adam Lige Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gary Blackney Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1997-07-30