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1929 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1929 Bowling Green Falcons football
NOL co-champion
ConferenceNorthwest Ohio League
Record4–2–1 (3–0–1 NOL)
Head coach
CaptainHarold Treece
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Northwest Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green + 3 0 1 4 2 1
Toledo + 3 0 1 4 2 1
Defiance 2 2 0 3 4 1
Findlay 1 3 0 3 5 0
Bluffton 0 4 0 0 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1929 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Warren Steller, the Falcons compiled a 4–2–1 record (3–0–1 against NOL opponents), won the NOL championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 76 to 54. Harold Treece was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Baldwin–Wallace*Bowling Green, OHL 0–18
October 11at Michigan State Normal*Ypsilanti, MIL 7–34
October 18FindlayBowling Green, OHW 23–0
October 25at ToledoToledo, OH (rivalry)T 0–0[2]
November 2at DefianceDefiance, OHW 6–0[3]
November 9Bluffton
  • College Field
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 15–02,550[4]
November 16Detroit City College*Bowling Green, OHW 25–2[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rockets and Falcons in Scoreless Battle". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 26, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Falcons Upset Defiance College In Two Contests". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 4, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Falcons Clinch Conferene Title By Win: Beavers Victims of Bowling Green Attadd". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 11, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Falcons Trim Detroit". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 18, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.