1928 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1928 Bowling Green Falcons football
NOL champion
ConferenceNorthwest Ohio League
Record5–0–2 (3–0–1 NOL)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Gwynn
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Northwest Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2
Defiance 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Bluffton 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 1
Findlay 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Toledo 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State Normal School (later Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1928 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Warren Steller, the Falcons compiled a 5–0–2 record (3–0–1 against NOL opponents), won the NOL championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 84 to 18. Harry Gwynn was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Ohio Northern*Ada, OHW 7–0
October 13at BlufftondaggerBluffton, OHW 6–0[2]
October 19ToledoBowling Green, OH (rivalry)W 14–01,200[3]
November 3DefianceBowling Green, OHT 12–12
November 10at Detroit City College*Detroit, MIW 20–0
November 17FindlayBowling Green, OHW 19–0[4]
November 24Kent State*Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)T 6–6[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "College Wins First Conference Tilt, 6 To 0: Falcons Air Attack Nets Only Touchdown". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 15, 1928. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Falcons Beat Rockets: B.G. Wins Decisively Before Fine Crowds". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 20, 1928. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bowling Green 19, Findlay 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bowling Green Champs". The Lima News. November 25, 1928. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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