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1981 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5–1 (5–3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Toledo $ 8 1 0 9 3 0
    Miami (OH) 6 1 1 8 2 1
    Central Michigan 7 2 0 7 4 0
    Bowling Green 5 3 1 5 5 1
    Western Michigan 5 4 0 6 5 0
    Ohio 5 4 0 5 6 0
    Kent State 3 6 0 4 7 0
    Ball State 2 6 0 4 7 0
    Northern Illinois 2 7 0 3 8 0
    Eastern Michigan 0 9 0 0 11 0
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1981 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 5–5–1 record (5–3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 132.[1]

    The team's statistical leaders included Dayne Palsgrove with 732 passing yards, Bryant Jones with 1,051 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 391 receiving yards.[2]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResult
    September 12atBaylor*
  • Waco, TX
  • L 0–38
    September 19atOhio
  • Athens, OH
  • L 21–23
    September 26atMichigan State*
  • East Lansing, MI
  • L 7–10
    October 3Western Michigan
  • Bowling Green, OH
  • L 7–21
    October 10Miami (OH)
    • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
  • T 7–7
    October 17atNorthern Illinois
  • DeKalb, IL
  • W 17–10
    October 24Toledo
    • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (Peace Pipe Trophy)
  • W 38–0
    October 30Kent State
    • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
  • W 13–7
    November 7atBall State
  • Muncie, IN
  • W 14–10
    November 14atEastern Michigan
  • Ypsilanti, MI
  • W 28–0
    November 21Central Michigan
    • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
  • L 3–6
    • *Non-conference game

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  • ^ "1981 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

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