1921 Bowling Green Normals football team
American college football season
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The 1921 Bowling Green Normals football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State Normal School (later Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1921 college football season. In its third season of intercollegiate football, Bowling Green compiled a 3â1â1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 34. Earl Krieger was the head coach, and Franklin "Gus" Skibbie was the team captain.[1]
ConferenceNorthwest Ohio League
Record3â1â1 (3â0 NOL)
Headcoach
- Earl Krieger (1st season)
CaptainFranklin "Gus" Skibbie
| 1921 Bowling Green Normals football | |
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NOL champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Ohio League |
| Record | 3â1â1 (3â0 NOL) |
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| Captain | Franklin "Gus" Skibbie |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | â | 3 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Findlay | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team scored 151 points against Findlay, the highest total of the 1921 season by any football team in the country.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Kent State* | Bowling Green, OH (rivalry) | T 0â0 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | at Defiance | Defiance, OH | W 7â0 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | Findlay | Bowling Green, OH | W 151â0 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | at Ashland* | Ashland, OH | L 0â27 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | at Toledo | Toledo, OH (rivalry) | W 20â7 | [7] | ||
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