1946 Bowling Green Falcons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1946
| team = Bowling Green Falcons
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–3
| head_coach = Robert Whittaker
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Wayne Bordner
| captain2 = Stanley Yoder
| stadium = University Stadium
}}
{{1946 Midwestern non-major college football independents records}}
The 1946 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 95 to 39. Wayne Bordner and Stanley Yoder were the team captains.{{cite web|title=2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide |publisher=Bowling Green State University |accessdate=June 27, 2020 |page=62 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/bgsufalcons.com/documents/2019/7/2/Full_Guide_Full_Color.pdf}}
Bowling Green was ranked at No. 98 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.{{cite news|title=Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=December 15, 1946|page=B4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 28|at|Central Michigan|Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|L 0-7|
|October 5||Ball State|University Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 13-0|
|October 12||Miami (OH)|University Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|L 0-6|
|October 19|at|Kent State|Memorial Stadium (rivalry)|Kent, OH|W 13-0|
|October 25|at|Canisius|Civic Stadium|Buffalo, NY|W 13-7|
|November 2||Oberlin|University Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 14-0|
|November 9|at|St. Bonaventure|Forness Stadium|Olean, NY|L 9-13|{{cite news|title=Bowling Green's Aerial Offense Worries Bonnies|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=November 8, 1946|page=27|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53325155/bowling-greens-aerial-offense-worries/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Bonnies 13–9 Victors In Final Home Game|newspaper=The Scrantonian|date=November 10, 1946|page=37|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53325369/bonnies-13-9-victors-in-final-home-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 16||Xavier|University Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 33-6|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-bowling-green-tr/124641797/|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Bowling Green tramples Xavier, 33–6|date=November 17, 1946|accessdate=May 14, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
References
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