1992 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1992 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, defeated Nevada in the Las Vegas Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 324 to 235.^[1]

1992 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 35–34 vs. Nevada
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	10–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Blackney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Western Michigan	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Toledo	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Akron	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Ball State	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Central Michigan	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Ohio	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Erik White with 2,380 passing yards, Zeb Jackson with 730 rushing yards, and Mark Szlachcic with 834 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 29–19
September 12	at No. 22 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 6–17	94,808
September 19	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 18–39	57,758
September 26	East Carolina*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 44–34	12,512	[3]
October 3	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	W 17–14
October 10	Ohio	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 31–14
October 17	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	W 10–9
October 24	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	W 24–3
October 31	Miami (OH)	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 44–24
November 7	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	W 28–22
November 14	Ball State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 38–6
December 18	vs. Nevada*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl)	W 35–34	15,476
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game