1972 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 1972 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–1–1 MAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–1–1 against MAC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 127.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport and Joe Babics, each with 430 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,024 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 242 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Purdue* | W 17–14 | 51,859 | [3] | |||
| September 23 | at Miami (OH) | W 16–7 | 11,518 | [4] | ||||
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | at Western Michigan | T 13–13 | 17,850 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at Toledo | W 19–8 | 22,109 | [6] | |||
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Kent State |
| L 10–14 | 20,507 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | at San Diego State* | L 19–35 | 36,121 | [8] | ||||
| October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Marshall* |
| W 46–7 | 14,156 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Ohio |
| W 17–0 | 17,867 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Dayton* |
| W 17–0 | 11,729 | [11] | ||
| November 18 | 8:00 p.m. | at Tampa* | L 22–29 | 15,111 | [12] | |||
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References
- ^ "1972 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1972 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Bowling Green shocks Purdue". The Salisbury Post. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons whip Miami, 16–7". Springfield News-Sun. September 24, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green, W. Michigan struggle to 13–13 deadlock". The Blade. October 1, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BG's famine over, 19 to 8". The Plain Dealer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent State triumphs". The Indianapolis Star. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Mustangs Win 11–10 Thriller". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1972. p. C-17. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BG's Miles walks through Marshall". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 29, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green wins by Miles; tiny Page stars". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dayton dumped". The Arizona Republic. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dubose sparks Tampa past Bowling Green". The Miami Herald. November 19, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Bowling Green)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 22, 2025.