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1981 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ball State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 5–5–1 record (5–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 132.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Dayne Palsgrove with 732 passing yards, Bryant Jones with 1,051 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 391 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Baylor*
L 0–3820,000[3]
September 19at Ohio
L 21–2315,924[4]
September 26at Michigan State*
L 7–1064,323[5]
October 3Western Michigan
L 7–2120,325[6]
October 10Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
T 7–7[7]
October 17at Northern Illinois
W 17–1013,558[8]
October 24Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 38–0[9]
October 31Kent State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 13–7[10]
November 7at Ball State
W 14–10[11]
November 14at Eastern Michigan
W 28–09,559[12]
November 21Central Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 3–6[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Baylor dominates Bowling Green for 38–0 victory". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Harter's late field goal gives OU win over BG". The Lima News. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Spartans hang on". Wisconsin State Journal. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "George passes WMU to second MAC win". The Grand Rapids Press. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Miami, Bowling Green battle to 7–7 standoff". Springfield News-Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Falcons 17, Huskies 10". The Muncie Star. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Toledo loses first of season". The South Bend Tribune. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Turnovers lead to Kent State loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sputtering Cardinals fall again as Bowling Green gets 14–10 win". Anderson Herald. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Eastern losing streak reaches 18, 28–0". Detroit Free Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Central Mich. 6, Bowling Green 3". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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