1984 Bowling Green Falcons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1984
| team = Bowling Green Falcons
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 7–2
| head_coach = Denny Stolz
| hc_year = 8th
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| stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
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{{1984 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1984 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled an 8–3 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 327 to 198.{{cite web|title=1984 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/1984-schedule.html}}
The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 2,951 passing yards, Bernard White with 1,036 rushing yards, and Stan Hunter with 744 receiving yards.{{cite web|title=1984 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/1984.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1984
| poll = AP
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|September 8||Richmond
|September 15|at|No. 13 Oklahoma State
|September 22|at|Miami (OH)|Yager Stadium|Oxford, OH|W 41–10||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-falcons-roll-by-redsk/170192554/|work=The Times Recorder|title=Falcons roll by Redskins|date=September 23, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29||Eastern Michigan|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 35–27||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-mcclure-powers-falcons/170189983/|work=The Lima News|title=McClure powers Falcons|date=September 30, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6|at|Toledo|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH (rivalry)|L 6–17||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-tu-beats-bg-176/170194028/|work=The Lima News|title=TU beats BG 17–6|date=October 7, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||Western Michigan|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 34–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-mcclure-paces-bo/170191551/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=McClure paces Bowling Green|date=October 14, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||Northern Illinois|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 28–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-bowling-green-28-n-i/159151733/|work=Dayton Daily News|title=Bowling Green 28, N. Illinois 6|date=October 21, 1984|accessdate=November 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|at|Central Michigan|Kelly/Shorts Stadium|Mount Pleasant, MI|L 21–42|22,841|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-cmus-two-quick-strik/170193691/|work=Detroit Free Press|title=CMU's two quick strikes bury Falcons, 42–21|date=October 28, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3|at|Ball State|Ball State Stadium|Muncie, IN|W 38–13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-press-bowling-green-ends-bsu-st/170192215/|work=The Muncie Star|title=Bowling Green ends BSU streak|date=November 4, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||Ohio|Doyt Perry Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|W 28–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-bgs-mcclure-sets-pass/170193379/|work=The Plain Dealer|title=BG's McClure sets pass record|date=November 11, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17|at|Kent State|Dix Stadium|Kent, OH (rivalry)|W 27–10||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-lima-news-bg-thumps-kent-state-flash/170191209/|work=The Lima News|title=BG thumps Kent State Flashes 27–10|date=November 18, 1984|accessdate=April 12, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
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