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1966 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1966 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Western Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ohio 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kent State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Marshall 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Gibson, the Falcons compiled a 6–3 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 187 to 124.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included P.J. Nyitray with 431 passing yards, Dave Cranmer with 374 rushing yards, and Eddie Jones with 525 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Tampa*
L 13–209,500[4]
October 1Dayton*
W 13–017,235
October 8at Western Michigan
L 14–1615,500
October 15at Toledo
W 14–1317,501
October 22Kent State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
L 12–3518,751
October 29at Miami (OH)
W 17–1412,942
Novembe 5Marshall
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 14–610,300
November 12Ohio
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 28–015,068
November 19at Temple*
W 62–206,000–6,500[5]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1966 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1966 Mid-American Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1966 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Tampa)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Nagurny, Nick (November 20, 1966). "Bowling Green Routs Temple; Radich Scores 4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1966-67 Bowling Green Falcons; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 17, 2025.