1979 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1979 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 194.^[1]

1979 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Denny Stolz (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Rasmussen (3rd season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings

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

The team's statistical leaders included Mike Wright with 1,148 passing yards, Kevin Folkes with 696 rushing yards, and Dan Shetler with 502 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Eastern Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 32–6		[3]
September 15	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 10–38	47,300	[4]
September 22	Central Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 0–24		[5]
September 29	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 15–3		[6]
October 6	Toledo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 17–23		[7]
October 13	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 28–17		[8]
October 20	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 3–21		[9]
October 27	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 23–38	15,736	[10]
November 3	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–20	57,500	[11]
November 10	Southern Miss*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 31–27	10,556	[12]
November 17	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 21–48		[13]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1979 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 90 Tim Ross Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Denny Stolz Coordinators/assistant coaches Kit Cartwright (DB) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt