1987 Bowling Green Falcons football team
| 1987 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (5–3 MAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Wolfe (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Moe Ankney, the Falcons compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 249 to 215.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Rich Dackin with 2,211 passing yards, Shawn Daniels with 423 rushing yards, and Reggie Thornton with 698 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 5 | at Penn State* | L 19–45 | 84,574 | [3] | |||
| September 12 | Youngstown State* | L 17–20 | 10,000 | [4] | |||
| September 19 | at Ball State | W 24–0 | 11,750 | [5] | |||
| September 26 | Western Michigan |
| L 27–34 | 18,054 | [6] | ||
| October 3 | at Arizona* | L 7–45 | 43,498 | [7] | |||
| October 10 | at Ohio | W 28–7 | [8] | ||||
| October 17 | Toledo |
| W 20–6 | [9] | |||
| October 31 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–17 | 22,208 | [10] | |||
| November 7 | Kent State |
| W 30–20 | 20,612 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | at Eastern Michigan | L 18–38 | 20,205 | [12] | |||
| November 21 | Central Michigan |
| W 18–17 | 3,312 | [13] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1987 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1987 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "Lions give Paterno 200th win". The Scrantonian. September 6, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moeller 0–2 after Youngstown loss". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BSU way short in loss to Bowling Green". The Indianapolis Star. September 20, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late theft boosts Western Michigan". Omaha World-Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UA wins, 45–7; Veal sets QB record in first start". The Arizona Daily Star. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "OU errors result in Falcon win". The Newark Advocate. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green defuses Rockets, 20–6". The Lima News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami eases past BG, 17–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green wins, stays alive in MAC race". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurons celebrate first trip to California Bowl". The Muskegon Chronicle. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CMU frustrated by Bowling Green". The Saginaw News. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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