Bowling Green Falcons

The Bowling Green Falcons football team is the interscholastic football team at Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green competes as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the East Division. The Falcons have won ten conference championships.

The Falcons play their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium, which is located on campus in Bowling Green, OH. The stadium opened in 1966 and holds 23,724. The current head coach of the program is Gregg Brandon.

Home venues

 * University Stadium (1923-1965)
 * Doyt Perry Stadium (1966-present)

Conference affiliations

 * 1919-21: Independent
 * 1921-31: Northwestern Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association
 * 1931-33: Independent
 * 1933-41: Ohio Athletic Conference
 * 1941-52: Independent
 * 1952-Present: Mid-American Conference

Conference championships
Bowling Green has won or shared a conference championship 15 times, including 10 times in the Mid-American Conference:

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MAC Championship games
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Bowl games
Bowling Green has been invited to play in 8 bowl games in its history, compiling a record of 4-4 in those games.

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Trophy games

 * Bowling Green plays Toledo for the Peace Pipe in the annual Battle of I-75. Bowling Green's record in games played for the Peace Pipe, which date to 1980, is 13-15. The Falcons currently hold the trophy having won the 2007 contest.


 * Bowling Green competes against Kent State for the Anniversary Award, which was introduced in 1985. Bowling Green's record in games played for the trophy is 19-4. The Falcons currently hold the trophy having won the past two contests.

Team and conference MVPs

 * 1927: Forrest Warner
 * 1928: Chet Chapman
 * 1929: Harold Treece
 * 1930: Chet Chapman
 * 1931: Clifford Stevenson
 * 1932: Ford Murray
 * 1933: Carl Stephens
 * 1934: Richard Wallace
 * 1935-38: None Selected
 * 1939: Ed Siminski
 * 1940: Steve Brudzinski
 * 1941: Stanley Yoder
 * 1942: Wayne Bordner
 * 1943: Art Mergenthaler
 * 1944: Al DiMarco
 * 1945: Patrick Mulvihill
 * 1946: Wayne Bordner
 * 1947: Jack Woodland
 * 1948: Max Minnich
 * 1949: Jack Woodland
 * 1950: Richard Pont
 * 1951: Fred Durig
 * 1952: Fred Durig
 * 1953: Bill Bradshaw
 * 1954: Bill Bradshaw
 * 1955: Carlos Jackson
 * 1956: Jack Giroux
 * 1957: Tim Murnen
 * 1958: Harold Furcron
 * 1959: Bob Colburn
 * 1960: Jerry Colaner and Don Lisbon
 * 1961: Jerry Croft
 * 1962: Don Lisbon and Gary Sherman
 * 1963: Jim Wisser
 * 1964: Jay Cunningham
 * 1965: Mike Weger
 * 1966: Mike Weger
 * 1967: Dave Seiter
 * 1968: Dennis Zolciak


 * 1969: Joe Green
 * 1970: Phil Villapiano
 * 1971: Paul Miles
 * 1972: Fred Sturt and Phil Polak
 * 1973: Paul Miles
 * 1974: Dave Preston
 * 1975: Dan Saleet
 * 1976: Mark Miller
 * 1977: Mark Miller
 * 1978: Jeff Groth
 * 1979: Mike Wright
 * 1980: Todd Gates
 * 1981: Craig Valentine
 * 1982: Andre Young
 * 1983: Martin Bayless
 * 1984: Brian McClure
 * 1985: Brian McClure
 * 1986: Paul Schweitzer
 * 1987: John Hunter
 * 1988: Kyle Kramer
 * 1989: Ronald Heard
 * 1990: Keith Pace
 * 1991: Erik White
 * 1992: Erik White
 * 1993: Vince Palko
 * 1994: Ryan Henry
 * 1995: Chad Bukey
 * 1996: Cornell Richards
 * 1997: Kevin O'Neil
 * 1998: Junior Williams
 * 1999: Kurt Gerling, Joe O'Neill, and Brandon Hicks
 * 2000: David Bautista and Brandon Hicks
 * 2001: Brandon Hicks
 * 2002: Josh Harris
 * 2003: Josh Harris
 * 2004: Omar Jacobs
 * 2005: Charles Sharon
 * 2006: Devon Parks and Kory Lichtensteiger
 * 2007: Kory Lichtensteiger

Mid-American Conference honors

 * Player of the Year
 * 1984: Brian McClure
 * 1985: Brian McClure
 * 1991: Erik White
 * 1992: Erik White


 * Offensive Player of the Year
 * 1970: Phil Villapiano
 * 1973: Paul Miles
 * 1983: Brian McClure
 * 1984: Brian McClure
 * 1985: Brian McClure
 * 1991: Erik White
 * 1992: Erik White
 * 2004: Omar Jacobs


 * Defensive Player of the Year
 * 1969: Joe Green
 * 1993: Vince Palko
 * 1994: Vince Palko


 * Freshman of the Year
 * 1982: Brian McClure
 * 1998: Kurt Gerling

Rushing records

 * Most rushing attempts, career: 830, Dave Preston (1973-76)
 * Most rushing attempts, season: 324, Dave Preston (1974)
 * Most rushing attempts, game: 46, Bryant Jones (1981 vs. Kent State)
 * Most rushing yards, career: 3,423, Dave Preston (1973-76)
 * Most rushing yards, season: 1,444, Fred Durig (1951)
 * Most rushing yards, game: 225, Darryl Story (1983 vs. Ball State)
 * Most rushing touchdowns, career: 43, Josh Harris (2000-03)
 * Most rushing touchdowns, season: 20, Josh Harris (2002)
 * Most rushing touchdowns, game: 5, Dave Preston (1974 vs. Dayton)

Passing records

 * Most passing attempts, career: 1,427, Brian McClure (1982-85)
 * Most passing attempts, season: 466, Brian McClure (1983)
 * Most passing attempts, game: 60, Omar Jacobs (2004 vs. Toledo)
 * Most passing completions, career: 900, Brian McClure (1982-85)
 * Most passing completions, season: 325, Josh Harris (2003)
 * Most passing completions, game: 38, Josh Harris (2003 vs. Northwestern)
 * Most passing yards, career: 10,280, Brian McClure (1982-85)
 * Most passing yards, season: 4,002, Omar Jacobs (2004)
 * Most passing yards, game: 479, Brian McClure (1985 vs. Ohio)
 * Most passing touchdowns, career: 71, Omar Jacobs (2003-05)
 * Most passing touchdowns, season: 41, Omar Jacobs (2004)
 * Most passing touchdowns, game: 6, Ryan Henry (1994 vs. Ball State)

Receiving records

 * Most receptions, career: 232, Charles Sharon (2002-05)
 * Most receptions, season: 99, Cole Magner (2003)
 * Most receptions, game: 14, Robert Redd (2002 vs. Northern Illinois) and Corey Partridge (2006 at Toledo)
 * Most receiving yards, career: 3,450, Charles Sharon (2002-05)
 * Most receiving yards, season: 1,138, Cole Magner (2003)
 * Most receiving yards, game: 215, Robert Redd (2001 vs. Marshall)
 * Most touchdown receptions, career: 34, Charles Sharon (2002-05)
 * Most touchdown receptions, season: 15, Charles Sharon (2004)
 * Most touchdown receptions, game: 4, Jeff Groth (1978 vs. Grand Valley State)

Future Non-Conference Opponents
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Falcons in the NFL

 * Khary Campbell: Washington Redskins
 * Kory Lichtensteiger: Denver Broncos
 * Scott Mruczkowski: San Diego Chargers
 * P.J. Pope: Chicago Bears
 * Steve Sanders: Cleveland Browns
 * Charles Sharon: Jacksonville Jaguars
 * Shaun Suisham: Washington Redskins