1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1959 Bowling Green Falcons football Mid-American Conference MAC 9–0 6–0 Doyt Perry 5th Bob Colburn Bob Colburn Bob Zimpfer University Stadium UPI small college national championMAC champion The 1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 274 to 83.2016 BGSU Football Media Guide Bowling Green State University 2016 148, 153 http://bgsufalcons.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2016/8/13/8_Section.pdf?id=6645 October 3, 2016 September 20, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160920085041/http://bgsufalcons.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2016/8/13/8_Section.pdf?id=6645 dead The team was voted by the United Press International Board of Coaches as the 1959 national small college champion.Bowling Green Voted UPI Small College Champions Kingsport Times November 27, 1959 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6877840/bowling_green_voted_upi_small_college/ The team was inducted as a group into the Bowling Green Hall of Fame in 2013.2016 Media Guide, p. 141. The team's statistical leaders were Bob Colburn with 788 passing yards, Chuck Comer with 361 rushing yards, and Bernie Casey with 264 receiving yards.2016 Media Guide, p. 133. Colburn and tackle Bob Zimpfer were selected by the UPI as first-team All-Ohio players.2016 Media Guide, p. 139. Colburn received the team's Most Valuable Player award.2016 Media Guide, p. 140. Jack Harbaugh, who later gained fame as a football coach, set a school record with three interceptions in the November 14 game against No. 1 Delaware.2016 Media Guide, p. 123. Schedule 1959 small college UPI y y y September 26 at Marshall Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV W 51-7 4,000 Bowling Green Romps Over Marshall, 51-7 Sunday Gazette-Mail Skip Johnson September 27, 1959 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38507020/bowling_green_romps_over_marshall_517/ Newspapers.com October 3 Dayton<ncg> 14 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 14-0 7,500 Colburn Engineers BG To 14-0 Win Over UD Dayton Daily News Joe Burns October 4, 1959 IV-1, IV-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38507326/colburn_engineers_bg_to_140_win_over_ud/ Newspapers.com October 10 Western Michigan 17 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 34-0 9,500 Western Michigan Handed 34-0 Loss The Battle Creek Enquirer and News October 11, 1959 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38507564/western_michigan_handed_340_loss/ Newspapers.com October 17 Toledo 11 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry) W 51-21 4,500 BeeGees Spring Past Toledo, 51-21 Akron Beacon Journal October 18, 1959 7B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38506593/beegees_spring_past_toledo_5121/ Newspapers.com October 24 at No. T–15 Kent State 8 Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry) W 25-8 11,000 BeeGees Kill Kent's Mid-Am Hopes: Falcons Roll Up 25-7 Advantage The Akron Beacon-Journal Phil Dietrich October 25, 1959 1B, 6B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38507876/beegees_kill_kents_midam_hopes/ Newspapers.com October 31 Miami (OH) 6 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 33-16 9,400 BG Batters Miami, 33-16, Kills Redskin's Title Hopes The Cincinnati Enquirer November 1, 1959 1H https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38506798/bg_batters_miami_3316_kills/ Newspapers.com November 7 at Southern Illinois<ncg> 4 McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL W 23-14 5,500 Salukis Scare Falcons, Lose 23-14 Southern Illinoisan Merle Jones November 8, 1959 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38508048/salukis_scare_falcons_lose_2314/ Newspapers.com November 14 No. 1 Delaware<ncg> 3 University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 30-8 8,700 Harbaugh Sparks Defense: BeeGee Stomps Delaware The Mansfield News-Journal November 15, 1959 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38505822/harbaugh_sparks_defense_beegee_stomps/ Newspapers.com November 21 at No. 9 Ohio 1 Peden Stadium Athens, OH W 13-9 12,000 Falcons Capture Grid Title Sunday Times Signal November 22, 1959 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38505628/falcons_capture_grid_title/ Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Bowling Green) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/71/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 See also NCAA Division II Football Championship References Bowling Green Category:Bowling Green Falcons football seasons Category:NCAA Small College Football Champions Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Bowling Green Falcons football