1978 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1978 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1978 record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Denny Stolz (2nd year)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium

1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ball State $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	8	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Miami	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan	5	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Toledo	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons finished the season with a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result
September 9	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	L 28-35
September 16	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI	W 43-6
September 23	Grand Valley State*	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 49-3
September 30	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 20-24
October 7	at Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	W 45-27
October 14	Kent State	Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	W 28-20
October 21	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field • Oxford, OH	L 7-18
October 28	Central Michigan	Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 7-38
November 4	Ball State	Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 14-39
November 11	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	L 21-38
November 18	Ohio	Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	L 15-19
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Bowling Green Falcons football

Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Anniversary Award) Toledo (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy, 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon "Forward Falcons" "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" Falcon Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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