1976 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1976 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their ninth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 292 to 249.^[1]

1976 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 MAC)
Head coach	Don Nehlen (9th season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State $	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Kent State	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ohio	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Toledo	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Miller with 1,839 passing yards, Dave Preston with 989 rushing yards, and Jeff Groth with 598 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 11	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 22–7
September 18	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 53–12
September 25	San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	L 15–27	^[3]
October 2	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 31–28
October 9	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	W 29–28
October 16	Kent State	Doyt L. Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 17–13
October 23	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 7–9
October 30	Central Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 28–38
November 6	Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 26–31
November 13	Southern Illinois*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 35–7
November 20	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 29–49	^[4]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1976 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
2. "1976 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
3. "Aztecs' Turner Gains 209 Yards". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. September 26, 1976. p. III-16. Retrieved January 17, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
4. "Errors plague Bowling Green". Dayton Daily News. November 21, 1976. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.