1997 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record3–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Faragalli (2nd season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x$  7 1   10 3  
Miami (OH)  6 2   8 3  
Ohio  6 2   8 3  
Bowling Green  3 5   3 8  
Kent State  3 5   3 8  
Akron  2 7   2 9  
West Division
Toledo x  7 1   9 3  
Western Michigan  6 2   8 3  
Ball State  4 4   5 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 5   4 7  
Central Michigan  1 7   2 9  
Northern Illinois  0 8   0 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC East Division, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 341 to 191.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Niemet with 1,723 passing yards, Robbie Hollis with 492 rushing yards, and Damron Hamilton with 777 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 30at Louisiana Tech*L 23–30[3]
September 6Miami (OH)W 28–21
September 13at No. 9 Ohio State*L 13–44
September 20at AkronW 31–28
September 27at No. 18 Kansas State*L 0–58
October 4Northern Illinois
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 35–10
October 11Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
L 21–34
October 18at OhioL 0–24
October 25Toledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
L 20–35
November 1at Kent StateL 20–29
November 8at MarshallL 0–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1997 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. "1997 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. "LaTech falls behind early before rallying to victory". The Shreveport Times. August 31, 1997. Retrieved July 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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