1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = Bowling Green Falcons
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 7–3
| conf_record = 2–3
| head_coach = Don Nehlen
| hc_year = 6th
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| stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
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{{1973 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1973 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Don Nehlen, the Falcons compiled a 7–3 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 266 to 209.{{cite web|title=1973 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/1973-schedule.html}}
The team's statistical leaders included Reid Lamport with 1,084 passing yards, Paul Miles with 1,030 rushing yards, and Roger Wallace with 587 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1973 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/1973.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
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| rank = y
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|September 15|1:30 p.m.|at|Syracuse
|September 22|7:30 p.m.|at|{{cfb link|year=1973|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
|September 29|1:30 p.m.||Western Michigan| |Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 31-20|14,231|
|October 6|1:30 p.m.||Toledo| |Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)|W 49-35|22,684|
|October 13|1:30 p.m.|at|Kent State| |Dix Stadium|Kent, OH (rivalry)|L 7-21|25,137|{{cite news|title=Kent's Brother Combination Belts Bowling Green 21-7|author=Ray Yannucci|date=October 14, 1973|pages=C1, C6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92155736/kents-brother-combination-belts/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|1:30 p.m.||No. 20 Miami (OH)| |Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|L 8-31|22,160|{{cite news|title=Miami Juggernaut Flattens Falcons|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=David Fuselier|date=October 21, 1973|page=6C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92553603/miami-juggernaut-flattens-falcons/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|1:30 p.m.|at|Marshall
|November 3|1:30 p.m.|at|Ohio| |Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|L 23-24|12,200|
|November 10|1:30 p.m.||Eastern Michigan
|November 17|1:30 p.m.||Northern Illinois
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{{cite web |author= |title=1973-74 Bowling Green Falcons; Schedule/Results |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/363676 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 23, 2025 }}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1973
| team = Bowling Green Falcons
| teamcolors = y
|offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=60|class=So|first=Gary|last=Anderson|pos=G}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Fr|first=Dave|last=Preston | dab=Dave Preston (American football)|pos=RB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=84|class=Sr|first=Roger|last=Wallace|pos=WR|link=y}}
|defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=57|class=Sr|first=Tom|last=Hall|pos=DT}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Sr|first=John|last=Villapiano|pos=LB}}
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References
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