1982 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–5 (7–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $ 7 –2 –07 –5 –0
Western Michigan 5 –2 –27 –2 –2
Miami (OH) 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Central Michigan 5 –3 –16 –4 –1
Ohio 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Toledo 5 –4 –06 –5 –0
Northern Illinois 5 –4 –05 –5 –0
Ball State 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Eastern Michigan 1 –7 –11 –9 –1
Kent State 0 –9 –00 –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.

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]

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 4OhioW 40–0
September 18at Central MichiganW 34–30
October 2Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 7–3
October 9at Miami (OH)L 12–17
October 16Northern Illinois
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–18
October 23at ToledoL 10–24
October 30at Kent StateW 41–7
November 6Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 28–7
November 13Eastern Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 24–7
November 20at Long Beach State*L 7–24
November 25at North Carolina*L 14–33
December 18at Fresno State*L 28–29
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1982 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.


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