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1975 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1975 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Central Michigan 4 1 1 8 2 1
Ball State 4 2 0 9 2 0
Bowling Green 4 2 0 8 3 0
Ohio 3 3 1 5 5 1
Toledo 4 4 0 5 6 0
Northern Illinois 2 3 0 3 8 0
Kent State 1 6 0 4 7 0
Western Michigan 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their eighth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled an 8–3 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 278 to 166.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Miller with 1,252 passing yards, Dan Saleet with 1,114 rushing yards, and Dave Dudley with 338 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at BYUW 23–2129,718
September 20Southern MississippiW 16–14
September 27at DaytonW 21–14
October 4Western MichiganW 28–0
October 11ToledoW 34–17
October 18Kent State
  • Cleveland Municipal Stadium
  • Cleveland, OH
W 35–9
October 25Miami (OH)L 17–20
November 1Ball StateL 20–27
November 8at OhioW 19–17
November 15at Southern IllinoisW 48–6
November 22at Texas ArlingtonL 17–21

References

  1. ^ "1975 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1975 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.