1982_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team

1982 Bowling Green Falcons football
1982 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
California Bowl, L 28–29 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–5 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach	Denny Stolz (6th season);
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season

The 1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 7–5 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 199.^[1]

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The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 1,391 passing yards, Chip Otten with 673 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 841 receiving yards.^[2]

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"1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

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"1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

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"Strong second half lifts North Carolina over Falcons, 33–14". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 26, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 40–0
September 18	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 34–30
October 2	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 7–3
October 9	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 12–17
October 16	Northern Illinois	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 20–18
October 23	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 10–24
October 30	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 41–7
November 6	Ball State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 28–7
November 13	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 24–7
November 20	at Long Beach State*	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 7–24	4,415
November 25	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 14–33	33,000	^[3]
December 18	at Fresno State*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (California Bowl)	L 28–29	30,000
*Non-conference game

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bowling Green $	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	5	–	2	–	2	7	–	2	–	2
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Ohio	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Toledo	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1
Kent State	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

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