American college football season
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 |
Bowling Green | 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 |
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | at Syracuse* | | W 41–14 | 18,254 | |
September 22 | at Dayton* | | W 31–16 | | |
September 29 | Western Michigan | | W 31–20 | | |
October 6 | Toledo | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
| W 49–35 | | |
October 13 | at Kent State | | L 7–21 | | [3] |
October 20 | No. 20 Miami (OH) | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| L 8–31 | 22,160 | [4] |
October 27 | at Marshall* | | W 24–21 | | |
November 3 | at Ohio | | L 23–24 | | |
November 10 | Eastern Michigan* | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| W 31–7 | 14,219 | [5] |
November 17 | Northern Illinois* | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| W 21–20 | | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DT | 57 | Tom Hall | Sr | LB | 41 | John Villapiano | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1973 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ "1973 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- ^ Ray Yannucci (October 14, 1973). "Kent's Brother Combination Belts Bowling Green 21-7". pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ David Fuselier (October 21, 1973). "Miami Juggernaut Flattens Falcons". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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