1960 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1960 Bowling Green Falcons football Mid-American Conference MAC 8–1 5–1 Doyt Perry 6th University Stadium The 1960 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 against MAC opponents), lost its only game to MAC champion Ohio (14-7), and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 196 to 61. On October 29, 1960, the Falcons defeated Cal Poly, 50–6. After the game, the Cal Poly team was in a deadly C-46 plane crash while taking off from the Toledo airport.Cal Poly's Team Crashes The Sun Telegram (San Bernardino) October 30, 1960 1A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6877318/cal_polys_team_crashes/ Schedule 1960 small college AP y y y September 24 Marshall University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 14–7 6,500–7,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Marshall) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/388/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 https://www.newspapers.com/article/lexington-herald-leader-falcons-drop-mar/193977921/ Lexington Herald-Leader Falcons drop Marshall by 14–7 margin September 25, 1960 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 1 at Miami (OH) Miami Field Oxford, OH W 21–12 8,474–10,000 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Miami (OH)) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/414/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-blade-bg-breaks-jinx-whips-miami-2/193980319/ The Blade BG breaks jinx, whips Miami, 21–12 October 2, 1960 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 8 at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI W 14–13 8,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-ol-lady-luck-frowns/193979703/ Detroit Free Press Ol' lady luck frowns on Broncos again, 14–13 October 9, 1960 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 15 at Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry) W 14–3 9,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-15th-straight/193976882/ The Springfield Daily News 15th straight October 16, 1960 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 22 Kent State University Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry) W 28–0 11,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-bowling-green-11-blasts-kent/193980962/ The Coshocton Tribune Bowling Green 11 blasts Kent State October 23, 1960 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com October 29 Cal Poly<ncg> 4 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 50–6 4,900–7,500 https://issuu.com/calpoly/docs/2016fbguidelow-res Cal Poly Football; 2016 Media Guide January 12, 2017 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Cal Poly) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/90/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 10, 2022 November 5 No 6. Southern Illinois<ncg> 5 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 27–6 6,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-bowling-green-ha/193981476/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Bowling Green hands Salukis first defeat November 6, 1960 March 22, 2026 Newspapers.com November 12 No. 1 Ohio 4 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH L 7-14 12,600–12,660 Ohio U. Edges Falcons, 14–7 The Cincinnati Enquirer November 13, 1960 2F https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38511170/ohio_u_edges_falcons_147/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Ohio) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/519/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 19, 2022 November 19 at Texas Western<ncg> 8 Kidd Field El Paso, TX W 21-0 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/abilene-reporter-news-bowling-green-raps/169812891/ The Abilene Reporter-News Bowling Green raps Miners, 21–0 November 20, 1960 April 7, 2025 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Bowling Green) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/71/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Bowling Green Category:Bowling Green Falcons football seasons Bowling Green Falcons football