1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 266 to 209.[1]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3 (2–3 MAC)
Headcoach
- Don Nehlen (6th season)
HomestadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (2–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport with 1,084 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,030 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 587 receiving yards.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Syracuse* | W 41–14 | 18,254 | [3] | ||||
| September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | at Dayton* | No. T–20 | W 31–16 | 11,762 | [4] | |||
| September 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | W 31–20 | 14,231 | [5] | ||||
| October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Toledo |
| W 49–35 | 22,684 | [6] | |||
| October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at Kent State | L 7–21 | 25,137 | [7] | ||||
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 20 Miami (OH) |
| L 8–31 | 22,160 | [8] | |||
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | W 24–21 | 14,900 | [9] | ||||
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | at Ohio | L 23–24 | 12,200 | [10] | ||||
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Eastern Michigan* |
| W 31–7 | 14,216–14,219 | [11] | |||
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Northern Illinois* |
| W 21–20 | 12,696 | [12] | |||
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Roster
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