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1945 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainPatrick Mulvihill
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons← 19441946 →
1945 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal   –   5 – 0 – 1
Central Michigan   –   6 – 1 – 0
Miami (OH)   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Great Lakes Navy   –   6 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Akron   –   5 – 4 – 0
Marquette   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bowling Green   –   4 – 3 – 0
Western Michigan   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 4 – 0
Ohio   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan   –   3 – 4 – 0
Carthage   –   2 – 3 – 0
Wayne   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled a 4–3 record and was outscored by a total of 81 to 79. Patrick Mulvihill was the team captain. The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 31at AlmaAlma, MIW 15–0
September 7Central MichiganW 19–6
September 14at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHL 13–14
September 22at Miami (OH)L 0–26
September 29at OhioW 6–0
October 6at OberlinL 0–28
October 13Case
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 26–7

References

  1. "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. "Falcons Drop Heartbreak, 14 to 13: Baldwin-Wallace Edges B. G. in Final Quarter". The Daily Sentinel. September 15, 1945. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bee-Gees Defeat Ohio U By 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 30, 1945. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Lawton Carver (October 8, 1945). "Oberlin Too Deep In Fresh Reserves For B. G. Falcons". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bee Gees Close Season With Win Over Case, 26-7". Springfield News-Sun. October 14, 1945. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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