1985 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1985 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record11–1 (9–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 9 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH) 7 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Central Michigan 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Northern Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ball State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Toledo 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kent State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Ohio 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1985 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled an 11–1 record (9–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to Fresno State by a 51–7 score in the 1985 California Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 355 to 223.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 2,674 passing yards, Bernard White with 949 rushing yards, and Stan Hunter with 761 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Ball State
W 31–6
September 14at Kentucky*
W 30–2657,620[3]
September 21Miami (OH)
W 28–24
October 5at Western Michigan
W 48–7
October 12at Eastern Michigan
W 42–24
October 19Central Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 23–18
October 26Kent State
W 26–14
November 2at Northern Illinois
W 34–14
November 16Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 21–0
November 23at Ohio
W 38–17
December 14at Fresno State*No. 20
L 7–5132,554
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1985 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1985 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Jerry Tipton (September 15, 1985). "Bowling Green stuns Cats 30–26". Lexington Herald-Leader. p. C1, C8 – via Newspapers.com.
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