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1986 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Wolfe (1st season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Toledo 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first 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 222 to 148.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Rich Dackin with 1,197 passing yards, Jeff Davis with 782 rushing yards, and Ronald Heard with 359 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Ohio
W 21–16
September 13at Minnesota*
L 7–3151,317
September 20at Central Michigan
L 10–20
September 27at Miami (OH)
L 7–2424,056[3]
October 4Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 17–3
October 11Eastern Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–10
October 18at No. 9 Washington*
L 0–4857,075
October 25at Kent State
W 31–15
November 1Northern Illinois*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 8–1610,102
November 8Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–17
November 15at Toledo
L 3–22
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1986 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1986 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Bill Ford (September 28, 1986). "Miami's vise squeezes Bowling Green". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
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