1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1982 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–5 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 5 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
Kent State 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 7–5 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 199.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 1,391 passing yards, Chip Otten with 673 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 841 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Ohio
W 40–0
September 18at Central Michigan
W 34–30
October 2Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 7–3
October 9at Miami (OH)
L 12–17
October 16Northern Illinois
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–18
October 23at Toledo
L 10–24
October 30at Kent State
W 41–7
November 6Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 28–7
November 13Eastern Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–7
November 20at Long Beach State*
L 7–244,415
November 25at North Carolina*
L 14–3333,000[3]
December 18at Fresno State*
L 28–2930,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Strong second half lifts North Carolina over Falcons, 33–14". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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