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The 1942 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1942 college football season. In their second season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the Falcons compiled an overall record 6–2–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in conference play, placing ninth in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 135 to 55.[1] Ralph Quesinberry was the team captain.[2]

Record6–2–1 (1–1–1 OAC)
Headcoach
CaptainRalph Quesinberry
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1942 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record6–2–1 (1–1–1 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Quesinberry
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
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1942 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio Northern $5–0–16–1–1
John Carroll3–0–13–2–3
Toledo1–0–14–4–1
Denison4–1–16–2–1
Oberlin2–1–05–1–1
Baldwin–Wallace2–1–06–2–0
Otterbein4–2–05–3–0
Kent State2–1–05–3–0
Wooster5–3–06–3–0
Bowling Green1–1–16–2–1
Findlay2–3–15–4–1
Heidelberg2–3–04–4–0
Case1–2–04–4–0
Capital1–3–03–4–0
Muskingum1–4–03–4–2
Wittenberg1–4–11–5–1
Kenyon0–2–05–2–0
Mount Union0–6–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Bowling Green was ranked at No. 231 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Miami Naval*
W 39–0
October 3at Ohio Wesleyan*Delaware, OHL 14–15
October 10at Ball State*
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 26–14
October 17at Wayne*W 20–6[4]
October 24Miami (OH)*
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 7–6[5]
October 31Kent State
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
L 0–72,500[6]
November 7Wittenberg
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 10–0
November 13at FindlayFindlay, OHT 0–0
November 21Grosse Isle Navy*
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 19–7
  • *Non-conference game
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