Bowling Green Falcons

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The Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Bowling Green State University (BGSU), in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division, while the men's ice hockey team competes in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA). Bowling Green sponsors teams in seven men's and 11 women's NCAA-sanctioned sports and the football team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level for college football. BGSU is one of only 15 universities in the United States that plays Division I FBS football and Division I men's ice hockey.

Football

Bowling Green Falcons college football
First Season
1919
Team History
Bowling Green Falcons (1927-present)
Bowling Green Normals (1919-26)
Conference
Mid-American Conference (1952-present)
Independent (1919-20, 1932, 1942-51)
Ohio Athletic Conference (1933-41)
Northwest Ohio League (1921-31)
Venue
Doyt Perry Stadium (1966-present)
Key People
Players • Coaches


Programs by season

1970s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1970
October 10 at Toledo Glass Bowl Stadium
1971
October 9 vs. Toledo Doyt Perry Stadium
1976
September 11 at Syracuse Archbold Stadium
1979
October 20 vs. Miami (OH) Doyt Perry Stadium

1990s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
1991
September 28 at Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
December 14 vs. Fresno State Bulldog Stadium
1992
September 12 at Ohio State Ohio Stadium

2000s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2005
September 3 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium
2009
December 30 vs. Idaho Bronco Stadium

2010s

Season/Date Opponent Venue
2012
December 27 vs. San Jose State RFK Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1980s 1985
1990s 1994
2010s 2012 • 2019
2020s 2021
Mid-American Conference
East Division Akron Zips • Bowling Green Falcons • Buffalo Bulls • Kent State Golden Flashes • Miami RedHawks • Ohio Bobcats
West Division Ball State Cardinals • Central Michigan Chippewas • Eastern Michigan Eagles • Northern Illinois Huskies • Toledo Rockets • Western Michigan Broncos
Basketball Venues
Football Venues Doyt Perry Stadium • Rynearson Stadium


Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)
Current Members Bemidji State Beavers • Bowling Green Falcons • Ferris State Bulldogs • Lake Superior State Lakers • Michigan Tech Huskies • Minnesota State Mavericks • Northern Michigan Wildcats • St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies
Former Members Alaska Nanooks • Kent State Golden Flashes • Miami RedHawks • Michigan Wolverines • Michigan State Spartans • Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Ohio Bobcats • Ohio State Buckeyes • Saint Louis Billikens • Illinois-Chicago Flames • Western Michigan Broncos
Venues
Other Hockey Conferences Atlantic Hockey • Big Ten Conference • Central Collegiate Hockey Association • College Hockey America • ECAC Hockey • Hockey East • National Collegiate Hockey Conference • New England Women's Hockey Alliance • Western Collegiate Hockey Association • Independents