The 1923 Bowling Green Normals football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State Normal School (later Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1923 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ray B. McCandless, the team compiled a 3–5 record and was outscored by a total of 131 to 68. Robert A. Younkin was the team captain.[1]
| 1923 Bowling Green Normals football | |
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| Conference | Northwest Ohio League |
| Record | 3–5 (2–2 NOL) |
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| Captain | Robert A. Younkin |
| Home stadium | College Field |
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| Toledo $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Ohio Northern* | Bowling Green, OH | L 0–46 | |||
| October 6 | at Heidelberg* | Tiffin, OH | L 12–13 | |||
| October 13 | Bluffton | Bowling Green, OH | W 13–0 | [2] | ||
| October 19 | Findlay | Bowling Green, OH | W 26–3 | |||
| October 27 | at Toledo | Toledo, OH (rivalry) | L 0–27 | [3] | ||
| November 3 | at Defiance | Defiance, OH | L 7–17 | |||
| November 10 | Ashland* |
| W 10–0 | [4] | ||
| November 24 | at Baldwin–Wallace* | Berea, OH | L 0–25 | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "College Defeats Bluffton, 13-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 15, 1923. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Toledo U. Downs Local Collegians". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 29, 1923. p. 1.
- ^ "Home-Coming Game Won By Locals 10-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 12, 1923. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.