1981 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1981 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 5–5–1 record (5–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 132.[1]

1981 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 1 0 9 3 0
Miami (OH) 6 1 1 8 2 1
Central Michigan 7 2 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 5 3 1 5 5 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0 6 5 0
Ohio 5 4 0 5 6 0
Kent State 3 6 0 4 7 0
Ball State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Northern Illinois 2 7 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Dayne Palsgrove with 732 passing yards, Bryant Jones with 1,051 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 391 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 12at Baylor*L 0–38
September 19at OhioL 21–23
September 26at Michigan State*L 7–10
October 3Western MichiganL 7–21
October 10Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
T 7–7
October 17at Northern IllinoisW 17–10
October 24Toledo
W 38–0
October 30Kent State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 13–7
November 7at Ball StateW 14–10
November 14at Eastern MichiganW 28–0
November 21Central Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 3–6
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.