1950 Bowling Green Falcons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = Bowling Green Falcons
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 3–4–2
| head_coach = Robert Whittaker
| hc_year = 10th
| captain = Doug Mooney
| stadium = University Stadium
}}
{{1950 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1950 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Robert Whittaker. The Falcons compiled a 3–4–2 record and were outscored by a combined total of 188 to 134.{{cite web|title=2016 BGSU Football Media Guide|publisher=Bowling Green State University|year=2016|pages=148|url=http://bgsufalcons.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2016/8/13/8_Section.pdf?id=6645}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1950|team=Rider Roughriders|title=Rider}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Lawrenceville, NJ
| score = 0–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 6–54
| attend = 4,330
| source = {{cite news|title=Beckrest Scores Thrice As Miami Rumbles, 54-6|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|date=October 1, 1950|page=IV-4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92623302/beckrest-scores-thrice-as-miami/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Bradley
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 20–14
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Falcons, 20 to 14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal/128675024/ |newspaper=Mansfield News Journal |location=Mansfield, Ohio |agency=Associated Press |date=October 8, 1950 |page=22 |access-date=July 22, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 0–12
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Soph Runs Kickoff 100 Yards as Chips Nip Bowling Green|newspaper=The Lansing State Journal|date=October 15, 1950|page=46|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16711035/soph_runs_kickoff_100_yards_as_chips/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = t
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1950|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 34–34
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 39–14
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–19
| source = {{cite news|title=Kent Spills Falcons, 19-6|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=November 5, 1950|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54219907/kent-spills-falcons-19-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = w
| away =
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1950|team=Youngstown Penguins|title=Youngstown}}
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 22–7
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1950|team=Eastern Kentucky Maroons|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| site_stadium = Hanger Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| score = 7–34
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bowling Green) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/71/stats/13011 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}
References
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