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1960 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–1 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Bowling Green 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Kent State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Marshall 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Toledo 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1960 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), lost its only game to MAC champion Ohio (14-7), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 196 to 61.[1]

On October 29, 1960, the Falcons defeated Cal Poly, 50–6. After the game, the Cal Poly team was in a deadly C-46 plane crash while taking off from the Toledo airport.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Marshall
W 14–76,500–7,000[3]
October 1at Miami (OH)
W 21–128,474–10,000[4]
October 8at Western Michigan
W 14–138,500
October 15at Toledo
W 14–39,500
October 22Kent State
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 28–011,800
October 29Cal Poly*No. 4
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 50–64,900–7,500[5][6]
November 5 No. 6. Southern Illinois*No. 5
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 27–66,200
November 12 No. 1 OhioNo. 4
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 7–1412,600–12,660[7][8]
November 19at Texas Western*No. 8
W 21–08,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Bowling Green Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. ^ "Cal Poly's Team Crashes". The Sun Telegram (San Bernardino). October 30, 1960. p. 1A.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ohio U. Edges Falcons, 14-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1960. p. 2F – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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