1926 Bowling Green Normals football team

The 1926 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 1926 college football season. In their third season under head coach Warren Steller, the Falcons compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–1 against NOL opponents), finished in second place out of five teams in the NOL, and outscored all opponents by a total of 88 to 70. Hayden Olds was the team captain.[1]

1926 Bowling Green Normals football
ConferenceNorthwest Ohio League
Record4–3–1 (2–1 NOL)
Head coach
CaptainHayden Olds
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Northwest Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Findlay $ 3 1 0 5 5 1
Bowling Green 2 1 0 4 3 1
Bluffton 2 2 0 3 3 0
Toledo 1 2 0 3 5 0
Defiance 1 3 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Dayton*L 0–41[2]
October 2at BlufftonBluffton, OHW 14–0
October 9Cedarville*Bowling Green, OHW 25–0[3]
October 23FindlayBowling Green, OHL 6–7
October 30Central Michigan*Bowling Green, OHW 13–0
November 6Defiance Bowling Green, OHW 30–7[4]
November 11at Capital*Bexley, OHL 0–15
November 20at Detroit City College*Detroit, MIT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "College Loses On Saturday: B.G. Shows Well in Spite of Defeat". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 27, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "College Wins Poorly Played Tilt From Cedarville". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 11, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "College Won Big Homecoming Game, 30-7: Varsity Superior in Every Department". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 8, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.