The 1984 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
team that represented
Bowling Green University
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) is a public research university in Bowling Green, Ohio. The main academic and residential campus is south of Toledo, Ohio. The university has nationally recognized programs and research facilities in the ...
in the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twel ...
(MAC) during the
1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach
Denny Stolz
Dennis Earl Stolz (born September 12, 1934) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Alma College (1965–1970), Michigan State University (1973–1975), Bowling Green State University (1977–1985), and San ...
, the Falcons compiled an 8–3 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 327 to 198.
The team's statistical leaders included
Brian McClure
Brian McClure (born December 28, 1963) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Bowling Green.
College career
McClure played for the Falcons from 198 ...
with 2,951 passing yards, Bernard White with 1,036 rushing yards, and Stan Hunter with 744 receiving yards.
Schedule
References
Bowling Green
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Bowling Green Falcons football seasons
Bowling Green Falcons football
The Bowling Green Falcons football program is the intercollegiate football team of Bowling Green State University. The team is a member of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level; BGSU football ...
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