1963 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1963 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Marshall 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 201 to 116.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Jerry Ward with 858 passing yards, Jay Cunningham with 539 rushing yards, and Tom Sims with 177 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Detroit*
W 27–14[4]
September 28at Southern Illinois*
W 31–612,500[5]
October 5Dayton*
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 28–0
October 12Western Michigan
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 16–7
October 19Toledo
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 22–20
October 26at Kent State
W 18–3
November 2Miami (OH)
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 12–21
November 9at Marshall
W 21–14
November 16at Ohio
L 0–16
November 23Xavier*
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 26–15[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1963 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1963 Mid-American Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1963 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ^ Jack Berry (September 22, 1963). "Bowling Green Wins on 15-Point Finish: Fourth-Quarter Sag Beats U-D, 27-14". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  6. ^ "Falcons fly high past Xavier U". Mansfield News-Journal. November 24, 1963. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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