1971 Bowling Green Falcons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1971
| team = Bowling Green Falcons
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Don Nehlen
| hc_year = 4th
| off_coach =
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| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Gary Tranquill
| dc_year = 1st
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| captain =
| stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
}}
{{1971 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1971 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 6–4 record (4–1 against MAC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 263 to 207.{{cite web|title=1971 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/1971-schedule.html}}
The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport with 1,006 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,185 rushing yards, and Rick Newman with 443 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1971 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/1971.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 18|1:30 p.m.|at|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|W 20-19|15,600|
|September 25|1:30 p.m.||East Carolina
|October 2|1:30 p.m.||Western Michigan|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 23-6|15,585|
|October 9|1:30 p.m.||No. 20 Toledo|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)|L 7-24|26,860|
|October 16||at|Kent State|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH (rivalry)|W 46-33|13,643|{{cite news|title=BG Blitz Tops Kent 46–33|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|author=Scott Bosley|date=October 17, 1971|pages=B1, B6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92171355/bg-blitz-tops-kent-46-33/|via=Newspapers.comḐ}}
|October 23|||Miami (OH)|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 33-7||
|October 30|1:30 p.m.|at|Marshall
|November 6|8:30 p.m.|at|UT Arlington
|November 13|1:30 p.m.||Xavier
|November 20|1:30 p.m.|at|{{cfb link|year=1971|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1971-72 Bowling Green Falcons; Schedule/Results |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130602 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 22, 2025 }}
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