1962 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1962 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–1–1 (5–0–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1962 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Ohio 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kent State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their eighth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled a 7–1–1 record (5–0–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 204 to 91.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tony Ruggiero with 393 passing yards, Don Lisbon with 481 rushing yards, and Jay Cunningham with 259 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Marshall
W 48–610,500[4]
September 29at Dayton*
W 14–714,350[5]
October 6at Western Michigan
W 10–615,000[6]
October 13at Toledo
W 28–1313,236[7]
October 20Kent State
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 45–612,262[8]
October 27at Miami (OH)
T 24–2414,983[9]
November 3at West Texas State*
L 7–2319,000[10]
November 10Ohio
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 7–612,315[11]
November 17Southern Illinois*
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 21–08,100–8,125[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Source: [13]

References

  1. ^ "1962 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1962 Mid-American Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1962 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "Falcons show talent, whip Marshall, 48–6". The Blade. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Falcons keep slate clean, nip Dayton". The Lima Citizen. September 30, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Broncos edged, 10–6". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "BG wins". Mansfield News Journal. October 14, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green romps past Kent State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami, BG battle to 24–24 stalemate". The Lima News. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Texas spills Falcons". The Victoria Advocate. November 4, 1962. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ohio U. defeated by Bowling Green". The Times Recorder. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 Southern Illinois)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1962 Bowling Green)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
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