1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1973 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Kent State 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ohio 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 266 to 209.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport with 1,084 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,030 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 587 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 151:30 p.m.at Syracuse*
W 41–1418,254
September 227:30 p.m.at Dayton*No. T–20
W 31–1611,762
September 291:30 p.m.Western Michigan
W 31–2014,231
October 61:30 p.m.Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 49–3522,684
October 131:30 p.m.at Kent State
L 7–2125,137[3]
October 201:30 p.m. No. 20 Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 8–3122,160[4]
October 271:30 p.m.at Marshall*
W 24–2114,900
November 31:30 p.m.at Ohio
L 23–2412,200
November 101:30 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 31–714,216–14,219[5]
November 171:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 21–2012,696
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[6]

Roster

1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 60 Gary Anderson So
RB 9 Dave Preston Fr
WR 84 Roger Wallace Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 57 Tom Hall Sr
LB 41 John Villapiano Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1973 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1973 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Ray Yannucci (October 14, 1973). "Kent's Brother Combination Belts Bowling Green 21-7". pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ David Fuselier (October 21, 1973). "Miami Juggernaut Flattens Falcons". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Eastern Michigan)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Bowling Green)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
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