| 1972 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (3–1–1 MAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Gary Tranquill (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
| Seasons← 19711973 → | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–1–1 against MAC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 184 to 127.
The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport and Joe Babics, each with 430 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,024 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 242 receiving yards.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 16 | at No. 18 Purdue* | W 17–14 | 51,859 | ||||
| September 23 | at Miami (OH) | W 16–7 | |||||
| September 30 | at Western Michigan | T 13–13 | |||||
| October 7 | at Toledo | W 19–8 | |||||
| October 14 | Kent State |
| L 10–14 | ||||
| October 21 | at San Diego State* | L 19–35 | 36,121 | ||||
| October 28 | Marshall* |
| W 46–7 | ||||
| November 4 | Ohio |
| W 17–0 | ||||
| November 11 | Dayton* |
| W 17–0 | ||||
| November 18 | at Tampa* | L 22–29 | |||||
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References
- "1972 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- "1972 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- "Unbeaten Mustangs Win 11-10 Thriller". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 22, 1972. p. C-17. Retrieved January 16, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.[REDACTED]
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