1960 Bowling Green Falcons football team
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1960 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 8–1 (5–1 MAC) |
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Home stadium | University Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Ohio $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Bowling Green | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), lost its only game to MAC champion Ohio (14-7), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 196 to 61.[1]
On October 29, 1960, the Falcons defeated Cal Poly, 50–6. After the game, the Cal Poly team was in a deadly C-46 plane crash while taking off from the Toledo airport.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | Marshall |
| W 14–7 | 6,500–7,000 | [3] | |||
October 1 | at Miami (OH) | W 21–12 | 8,474–10,000 | [4] | ||||
October 8 | at Western Michigan | W 14–13 | 8,500 | |||||
October 15 | at Toledo | W 14–3 | 9,500 | |||||
October 22 | Kent State |
| W 28–0 | 11,800 | ||||
October 29 | Cal Poly* | No. 4 |
| W 50–6 | 4,900–7,500 | [5][6] | ||
November 5 | No. 6. Southern Illinois* | No. 5 |
| W 27–6 | 6,200 | |||
November 12 | No. 1 Ohio | No. 4 |
| L 7–14 | 12,600–12,660 | [7][8] | ||
November 19 | at Texas Western* | No. 8 | W 21–0 | 8,000 | ||||
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References
- ^ "Bowling Green Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ^ "Cal Poly's Team Crashes". The Sun Telegram (San Bernardino). October 30, 1960. p. 1A.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
- ^ "Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide". Retrieved January 12, 2017.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ohio U. Edges Falcons, 14-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 13, 1960. p. 2F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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