1986_Bowling_Green_Falcons_football_team

1986 Bowling Green Falcons football
1986 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Moe Ankney (1st season);
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season

The 1986 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Moe Ankney, the Falcons compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 148.^[1]

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The team's statistical leaders included Rich Dackin with 1,197 passing yards, Jeff Davis with 782 rushing yards, and Ronald Heard with 359 receiving yards.^[2]

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"1986 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

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"1986 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

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Bill Ford (September 28, 1986). "Miami's vise squeezes Bowling Green". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 21–16
September 13	at Minnesota*	Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 7–31	51,317
September 20	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 10–20
September 27	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 7–24	24,056	^[3]
October 4	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 17–3
October 11	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 24–10
October 18	at No. 9 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–48	57,075
October 25	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	W 31–15
November 1	Northern Illinois*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 8–16	10,102
November 8	Ball State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 20–17
November 15	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalryy)	L 3–22
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Miami (OH) $	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Toledo	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Ohio	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

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