1966 Bowling Green Falcons football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1966

| team = Bowling Green Falcons

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 6–3

| conf_record = 4–2

| head_coach = Bob Gibson

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

}}

The 1966 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Gibson, the Falcons compiled a 6–3 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 187 to 124.{{cite web|title=1966 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 27, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/bowling-green-state/1966-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=1966 Mid-American Conference Year Summary|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 27, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mac/1966.html}}

The team's statistical leaders included P.J. Nyitray with 431 passing yards, Dave Cranmer with 374 rushing yards, and Eddie Jones with 525 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1966 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 27, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/bowling-green-state/1966.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 24|at|Tampa|Phillips Field|Tampa, FL|L 13-20|9,500|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Tampa) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/689/stats/13328 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=February 27, 2023 }}

|October 1||{{cfb link|year=1966|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 13-0|17,235|

|October 8|at|Western Michigan|Waldo Stadium|Kalamazoo, MI|L 14-16|15,500|

|October 15|at|Toledo|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH (rivalry)|W 14-13|17,501|

|October 22||Kent State|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)|L 12-35|18,751|

|October 29|at|Miami (OH)|Miami Field|Oxford, OH|W 17-14|12,942|

|Novembe 5||Marshall|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 14-6|10,300|

|November 12||Ohio|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 28-0|15,068|

|November 19|at|Temple|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 62-20|6,000–6,500|{{cite news |title=Bowling Green Routs Temple; Radich Scores 4 |first=Nick |last=Nagurny |date=November 20, 1966 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69154833/1966-temple-bowling/ }}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Schedule/Results (1966 Bowling Green) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/295829 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |work=NCAA Statistics |access-date=April 17, 2025 }}

References

Bowling Green

Category:Bowling Green Falcons football seasons

Bowling Green Falcons football