1949 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainJack Woodland
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1949 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    10 0 0
Ball State    8 0 0
Xavier    10 1 0
Valparaiso    8 1 1
Washington University    7 2 0
Baldwin–Wallace    6 2 0
Wabash    5 2 1
Dayton    6 3 0
John Carroll    6 3 0
No. 19 Michigan State    6 3 0
Toledo    6 4 0
Youngstown    4 3 1
Bowling Green    4 5 0
Marquette    4 5 0
Central Michigan    3 4 0
Wayne    3 5 0
Indiana State    1 9 0
Michigan State Normal    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. The team was led by ninth-year head coach Robert Whittaker. The Falcons compiled a 4–5 record and outscored their opponents 206 to 161.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Rider
W 47–14
October 1Central Michigan
  • University Field
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 20–0[2]
October 8at ToledoL 19–20
October 15at Morris HarveyL 0–21
October 22at Baldwin–Wallace
L 21–34
October 28at John CarrollUniversity Heights, OHL 24–38
November 5Kent State
  • University Field
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 27–6
November 12at Mount Union
W 35–7
November 19Eastern Kentucky
  • University Field
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 13–21

[3]

References

  1. "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. p. 148.
  2. "Falcons Win Second, 20-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 2, 1949. p. 5C via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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