The 1929 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Warren Steller, the Falcons compiled a 4–2–1 record (3–0–1 against NOL opponents), won the NOL championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 76 to 54. Harold Treece was the team captain.[1]
| 1929 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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NOL co-champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Ohio League |
| Record | 4–2–1 (3–0–1 NOL) |
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| Captain | Harold Treece |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Defiance | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Findlay | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bluffton | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Baldwin–Wallace* | Bowling Green, OH | L 0–18 | ||||
| October 11 | at Michigan State Normal* | Ypsilanti, MI | L 7–34 | ||||
| October 18 | Findlay | Bowling Green, OH | W 23–0 | ||||
| October 25 | at Toledo | Toledo, OH (rivalry) | T 0–0 | [2] | |||
| November 2 | at Defiance | Defiance, OH | W 6–0 | [3] | |||
| November 9 | Bluffton |
| W 15–0 | 2,550 | [4] | ||
| November 16 | Detroit City College* | Bowling Green, OH | W 25–2 | [5] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Rockets and Falcons in Scoreless Battle". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 26, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons Upset Defiance College In Two Contests". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 4, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons Clinch Conferene Title By Win: Beavers Victims of Bowling Green Attadd". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 11, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Falcons Trim Detroit". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 18, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.