1985 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 1985 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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MAC champion | |
California Bowl, L 7–51 vs. Fresno State | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 11–1 (9–0 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1985 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled an 11–1 record (9–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to Fresno State by a 51–7 score in the 1985 California Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 355 to 223.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 2,674 passing yards, Bernard White with 949 rushing yards, and Stan Hunter with 761 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 7 | at Ball State | W 31–6 | 10,201 | [3] | ||||
| September 14 | at Kentucky* | W 30–26 | 57,620 | [4] | ||||
| September 21 | Miami (OH) | W 28–24 | 23,500 | [5] | ||||
| September 28 | Akron | W 27–22 | 25,000 | [6] | ||||
| October 5 | at Western Michigan | W 48–7 | 12,000 | [7] | ||||
| October 12 | at Eastern Michigan | W 42–24 | 15,204 | [8] | ||||
| October 19 | Central Michigan |
| W 23–18 | 16,500 | [9] | |||
| October 26 | Kent State |
| W 26–14 | [10] | ||||
| November 2 | at Northern Illinois | W 34–14 | 22,600 | [11] | ||||
| November 16 | Toledo |
| W 21–0 | 28,110 | [12] | |||
| November 23 | at Ohio | W 38–17 | 6,782 | [13] | ||||
| December 14 | at Fresno State* | No. 20 | L 7–51 | 32,554 | [14] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1985 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1985 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Bowling Green capitalizes on Ball State's miscues". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jerry Tipton (September 15, 1985). "Bowling Green stuns Cats 30–26". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frustration mars Swarn's big outing". News Journal. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McClure, BG survive Zip scare". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Generous Broncos lose to powerful Bowling Green, 48–7". The Grand Rapids Press. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green streaks by Hurons". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McClure guides BG past Chippewas, 23–18". The Flint Journal. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green keeps record unblemished". Dayton Daily News. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated BG whips Northern for ninth win". The Times Recorder. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green whips Toledo, 21–0, clinches title". The Plain Dealer. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McClure paces Bowling Green win". The Times Recorder. November 24, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fresno routs Bowling Green". The Courier-Journal. December 15, 1985. Retrieved April 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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