1967 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1967 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1967 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Ohio + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Kent State forfeited a conference win over Ohio.

The 1967 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Gibson, the Falcons compiled a 6–4 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 131 to 130.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included P.J. Nyitray with 846 passing yards, Bob Zimpfer with 538 rushing yards, and Eddie Jones with 374 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Quantico Marines*
W 29–015,525[4]
September 30at Dayton*
W 7–014,300[5]
October 7Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 6–1012,972[6]
October 14Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
L 0–3320,547[7]
October 21at Kent State
W 7–617,103[8]
October 28Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 7–917,842[9]
November 4at Marshall
W 9–76,000[10]
November 11at Ohio
L 7–3115,300[11]
November 18Northern Illinois*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 17–77,297[12]
November 25at Cal State Los Angeles*
W 42–272,414–2,464[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

[15]

References

  1. ^ "1967 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1967 Mid-American Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1967 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bowling Green whips Marines". The Lynchburg News. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Falcons maintain Dayton 'hex', 7–0". The Blade. October 1, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Western Michigan beats BG, 10–6". The Plain Dealer. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rockets make 1st win in 12 years a 33–0 BG blast". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Conversion by Perry boosts Bowling Green". The Blade. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami of Ohio takes squeaker". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 29, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BG edges Marshall". The Lima News. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bryant, Conley spark Ohio U". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bowling Green 17–7 Winner In Finale". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Associated Press. November 19, 1967. p. 6D. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Bowling Green Rolls to 42–27 Win Over CSLA". The Los Angeles Times. November 26, 1967. p. D-10. Retrieved January 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1967 Cal State Los Angeles)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Bowling Green)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
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