This is a list of seasons completed by the Bowling Green State University Falcons men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Falcons from 1969 to present, including conference and national post season records.
Bowling Green has won one NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships (1984). In their history the Falcons have made appearances in nine NCAA tournaments (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990), including two Frozen Four appearances in 1978 and 1984. The Falcons have been named the MCHA and the CCHA's regular season champion a combined nine times and won five conference tournament.
Record edit
| NCAA D-I Champions | NCAA Frozen Four | Conference regular season champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | Conference | Regular season[a] | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | 3/SW | Pts* | Finish | GP | W | L | T | % | ||||
| Jack Vivian (1969 — 1973) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969–70 | MCHA | 1st | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | .517 | ||||||||||
| 1970–71 | MCHA | 1st | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | .597 | ||||||||||
| University Division | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971–72 | CCHA | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 | 3rd | 33 | 21 | 10 | 2 | .667 | Lost CCHA Semifinal, 5–6 (OT) (St. Louis) Won CCHA Third Place, 7–6 (OT) (Ohio) |
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| 1972–73 | CCHA | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | - | - | - | 12 | 4th | 35 | 16 | 19 | 0 | .457 | Won CCHA Round Robin, 6–5 (OT) (St. Louis) Won CCHA Round Robin, 8–1 (Ohio State) |
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| Ron Mason (1973 — 1979) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1973–74 | CCHA | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 | 3rd | 39 | 20 | 19 | 0 | .513 | Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1–6 (St. Louis) Won CCHA Third Place, 11–4 (Western Michigan) |
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| 1974–75 | CCHA | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 | 2nd | 35 | 23 | 10 | 2 | .686 | Lost CCHA Semifinal, 4–6 (Lake Superior State) | |
| 1975–76 | CCHA | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 23 | 1st | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | .688 | Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–3 (OT) (Western Michigan) | |
| 1976–77 | CCHA | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 2nd | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0 | .718 | Won CCHA Semifinal series, 9–3 (Ohio State) Won CCHA Championship series, 5–4 (St. Louis) |
Lost NCAA Quarterfinal, 5–7 (Michigan) |
| 1977–78 | CCHA | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | 30 | 1st | 39 | 31 | 8 | 0 | .795 | Won CCHA Semifinal series, 7–3 (Ohio State) Won CCHA Championship series, 13–3 (St. Louis) |
Won NCAA Quarterfinal, 5–3 (Colorado College) Lost NCAA Semifinal, 2–6 (Boston College) Won NCAA Third Place, 4–3 (Wisconsin) |
| 1978–79 | CCHA | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 43 | 1st | 45 | 37 | 6 | 2 | .844 | Won CCHA Semifinal series, 18–2 (Lake Superior State) Won CCHA Championship series, 11–7 (Ohio State) |
Lost NCAA Quarterfinal, 3–6 (Minnesota) |
| Jerry York (1979 — 1994) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–80 | CCHA | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | 18 | 4th | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | .447 | Lost CCHA Semifinal series, 6–14 (Northern Michigan) | |
| 1980–81 | CCHA | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 4th | 39 | 13 | 24 | 2 | .359 | Lost CCHA Semifinal series, 5–13 (Northern Michigan) | |
| 1981–82 | CCHA | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 41 | 1st | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | .667 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 18–5 (Northern Michigan) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 5–8 (Notre Dame) Won CCHA Third Place, 2–1 (Michigan Tech) |
Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 4–5 (OT) (Northeastern) |
| 1982–83 | CCHA | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 51 | 1st | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | .750 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 15–5 (Notre Dame) Won CCHA Semifinal, 3–0 (Northern Michigan) Lost CCHA Championship, 3–4 (OT) (Michigan State) |
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| 1983–84 | CCHA | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | .821 | 1st | 44 | 34 | 8 | 2 | .795 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 13–10 (Lake Superior State) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 3–4 (2OT) (Western Michigan) Lost CCHA Third Place, 2–3 (OT) (Ohio State) |
Won NCAA Quarterfinal series, 8–7 (OT) (Boston University) Won NCAA Semifinal, 2–1 (Michigan State) Won NCAA Championship, 5–4 (4OT) (Minnesota-Duluth) |
| 1984–85 | CCHA | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 34 | 4th | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | .500 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 14–7 (Illinois-Chicago) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1–4 (Lake Superior State) Lost CCHA Third Place, 4–7 (Ohio State) |
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| 1985–86 | CCHA | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | 46 | T-2nd | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | .667 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Illinois-Chicago) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 3–4 (3OT) (Western Michigan) Won CCHA Third Place, 3–0 (Lake Superior State) |
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| 1986–87 | CCHA | 32 | 24 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 50 | 1st | 45 | 33 | 10 | 2 | .756 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ferris State) Won CCHA Semifinal, 5–3 (Ohio State) Lost CCHA Championship, 3–4 (OT) (Michigan State) |
Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 1–10 (Harvard) |
| 1987–88 | CCHA | 32 | 19 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 39 | 2nd | 45 | 30 | 13 | 2 | .689 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ferris State) Won CCHA Semifinal, 6–4 (Michigan State) Won CCHA Championship, 5–3 (Lake Superior State) |
Won NCAA first round series, 10–2 (Vermont) Lost NCAA Quarterfinal series, 4–9 (Maine) |
| 1988–89 | CCHA | 32 | 15 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | 33 | 5th | 47 | 26 | 18 | 3 | .585 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Michigan) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–3 (Michigan State) Won CCHA Third Place, 5–3 (Illinois-Chicago) |
Lost NCAA first round series, 0–2 (Boston College) |
| 1989–90 | CCHA | 32 | 20 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 42 | 3rd | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | .591 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Ohio State) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–4 (Lake Superior State) Lost CCHA Third Place, 4–5 (Michigan) |
Lost NCAA first round series, 0–2 (Maine) |
| 1990–91 | CCHA | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | 28 | 6th | 38 | 15 | 21 | 2 | .591 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ferris State) | |
| 1991–92 | CCHA | 32 | 7 | 20 | 5 | - | - | - | 19 | 9th | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | .309 | ||
| 1992–93 | CCHA | 30 | 12 | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | 25 | 7th | 41 | 19 | 21 | 1 | .476 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Western Michigan) Lost CCHA Quarterfinal, 1–7 (Lake Superior State) |
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| 1993–94 | CCHA | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | 32 | 6th | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | .526 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ferris State) Lost CCHA Quarterfinal, 2–3 (OT) (Michigan State) |
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| Buddy Powers (1994 — 2002) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–95 | CCHA | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 38 | 2nd | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | .684 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–0 (Notre Dame) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 3–4 (OT) (Michigan) |
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| 1995–96 | CCHA | 30 | 18 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | 37 | 5th | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | .646 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Western Michigan) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 0–7 (Lake Superior State) |
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| 1996–97 | CCHA | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | 25 | T-5th | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | .513 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lake Superior State) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 2–7 (Michigan) |
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| 1997–98 | CCHA | 30 | 6 | 21 | 3 | - | - | - | 15 | 11th | 38 | 8 | 27 | 3 | .250 | ||
| 1998–99 | CCHA | 30 | 13 | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | 29 | 7th | 38 | 17 | 18 | 3 | .487 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan) | |
| 1999–00 | CCHA | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | 25 | 8th | 37 | 17 | 19 | 1 | .473 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Lake Superior State) Lost CCHA Play-in, 1–3 (Nebraska-Omaha) |
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| 2000–01 | CCHA | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | - | - | - | 21 | T-9th | 40 | 16 | 19 | 5 | .463 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–0 (Miami) Won CCHA Play-in, 2–1 (OT) (Northern Michigan) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1–2 (Michigan State) |
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| 2001–02 | CCHA | 28 | 7 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | 17 | 11th | 40 | 9 | 25 | 6 | .300 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Michigan State) | |
| Scott Paluch (2002 — 2009) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–03 | CCHA | 28 | 5 | 20 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 | 11th | 36 | 8 | 25 | 3 | .264 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Michigan) | |
| 2003–04 | CCHA | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | 24 | 9th | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | .408 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Ohio State) | |
| 2004–05 | CCHA | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | 29 | 5th | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | .500 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Alaska-Fairbanks) | |
| 2005–06 | CCHA | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | 12th | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | .368 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha) | |
| 2006–07 | CCHA | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | 12th | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | .211 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha) | |
| 2007–08 | CCHA | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | 26 | T-7th | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | .462 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State) Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Miami) |
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| 2008–09 | CCHA | 28 | 8 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 17 | 12th | 38 | 11 | 24 | 3 | .329 | Lost CCHA CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Ohio State) | |
| Dennis Williams (2009 — 2010) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–10 | CCHA | 28 | 4 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 23 | 11th | 36 | 5 | 25 | 6 | .222 | Lost CCHA first round series, 0–2 (Nebraska-Omaha) | |
| Chris Bergeron (2010 — 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | CCHA | 28 | 3 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 15 | 11th | 41 | 10 | 27 | 4 | .293 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Northern Michigan) Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan) |
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| 2011–12 | CCHA | 28 | 5 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 22 | 11th | 44 | 14 | 25 | 5 | .375 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Northern Michigan) Won CCHA Quarterfinal series, 2–1 (Ferris State) Lost CCHA semifinals 3–2 (2OT) (Michigan) Lost CCHA consolation game 1–4 (Miami) |
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| 2012–13 | CCHA | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 34 | 9th | 41 | 15 | 21 | 5 | .427 | Won CCHA first round series, 2–1 (Lake Superior State) Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Notre Dame) |
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| 2013–14 | WCHA | 28 | 13 | 11 | 4 | - | - | – | 30 | T-3rd | 39 | 18 | 15 | 6 | .538 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Michigan Tech) Lost WCHA semifinals, 0–4 (Minnesota State) |
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| 2014–15 | WCHA | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | – | - | - | 37 | 3rd | 39 | 23 | 11 | 5 | .654 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Northern Michigan) Lost WCHA semifinals, 2–5 (Michigan Tech) |
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| 2015–16 | WCHA | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | – | - | - | 37 | 3rd | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | .595 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–1 (Bemidji State) Lost WCHA semifinals, 1–2 (Minnesota State) |
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| 2016–17 | WCHA | 28 | 14 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 44 | 4th | 41 | 21 | 18 | 2 | .537 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ferris State) Won WCHA semifinals series, 2–0 (Bemidji State) Lost WCHA Finals game, 2–3 (2OT) (Michigan Tech) |
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| 2017–18 | WCHA | 28 | 17 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 2 | 58 | 3rd | 41 | 23 | 12 | 6 | .634 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Ferris State) Lost WCHA semifinals series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan) |
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| 2018–19 | WCHA | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 55 | 3rd | 41 | 25 | 11 | 5 | .671 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Michigan Tech) Won WCHA semifinals series, 2–0 (Northern Michigan) Lost WCHA Championship, 2–3 (OT) (Minnesota State) |
Lost Regional semifinal, 1–2 (OT) (Minnesota–Duluth) |
| Ty Eigner (2019 — 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | WCHA | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | - | 3 | 49 | T–4th | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | .605 | Won WCHA first round series, 2–0 (Alaska) Tournament cancelled |
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| 2020–21 | WCHA | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | T–2nd | 31 | 20 | 10 | 1 | .661 | Lost WCHA first round series, 1–2 (Northern Michigan) | |
| 2021–22 | CCHA | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 6th | 37 | 15 | 19 | 3 | .446 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 1–2 (Bemidji State) | |
| 2022–23 | CCHA | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 3rd | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | .444 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Ferris State) | |
| 2023–24 | CCHA | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 6th | 36 | 13 | 22 | 1 | .375 | Lost CCHA Quarterfinal series, 0–2 (Michigan Tech) | |
| Totals | GP | W | L | T | % | Championships | |||||||||||
| Regular season | 1947 | 957 | 838 | 152 | .531 | 2 MCHA Championships, 7 CCHA Championships | |||||||||||
| Conference Post-season | 164 | 85 | 77 | 2 | .524 | 4 CCHA tournament championships | |||||||||||
| NCAA Post-season | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | .341 | 10 NCAA Tournament appearances | |||||||||||
| Regular season and Post-season Record | 2133 | 1049 | 929 | 155 | .528 | 1 NCAA Division I National Championship | |||||||||||
* Winning percentage is used when conference schedules are unbalanced.
Footnotes edit
- ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games, OTW—Overtime Wins, OTL—Overtime Loses, 3/SW—Win in 3 on 3 overtime or shootout, Pts—Points*
References edit
- ^ "BOWLING GREEN HOCKEYBOWLING GREEN HOCKEY RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Bowling Green Falcons. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
"2016–2017 Bowling Green Falcons Hockey Media Guide" (pdf). BGSU Athletic Communications Office. 2016. pp. 67–83. Retrieved December 2, 2016.