1967 Bowling Green Falcons football team
American college football season
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The 1967 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their third and final season under head coach Bob Gibson, the Falcons compiled a 6–4 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 131 to 130.[1][2]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 MAC)
Headcoach
- Bob Gibson (3rd season)
HomestadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
| 1967 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (2–4 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included P.J. Nyitray with 846 passing yards, Bob Zimpfer with 538 rushing yards, and Eddie Jones with 374 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Quantico Marines* | W 29–0 | 15,525 | [4] | |||
| September 30 | at Dayton* | W 7–0 | 14,300 | [5] | |||
| October 7 | Western Michigan |
| L 6–10 | 12,972 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | Toledo |
| L 0–33 | 20,547 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | at Kent State | W 7–6 | 17,103 | [8] | |||
| October 28 | Miami (OH) |
| L 7–9 | 17,842 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | at Marshall | W 9–7 | 6,000 | [10] | |||
| November 11 | at Ohio | L 7–31 | 15,300 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | Northern Illinois* |
| W 17–7 | 7,297 | [12] | ||
| November 25 | at Cal State Los Angeles* | W 42–27 | 2,414–2,464 | [13][14] | |||
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