1921 Bowling Green Normals football team
| 1921 Bowling Green Normals football | |
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NOL champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Ohio League |
| Record | 3–1–1 (3–0 NOL) |
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| Captain | Franklin "Gus" Skibbie |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Findlay | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1921 Bowling Green Normals football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State Normal School (later Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1921 college football season. In its third season of intercollegiate football, Bowling Green compiled a 3–1–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 34. Earl Krieger was the head coach, and Franklin "Gus" Skibbie was the team captain.[1]
The team scored 151 points against Findlay, the highest total of the 1921 season by any football team in the country.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Kent State* | Bowling Green, OH (rivalry) | T 0–0 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | at Defiance | Defiance, OH | W 7–0 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | Findlay | Bowling Green, OH | W 151–0 | |||
| October 21 | at Ashland* | Ashland, OH | L 0–27 | [5] | ||
| October 29 | at Toledo | Toledo, OH (rivalry) | W 20–7 | [6] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Buckeye Battles: Games That Made Ohio Football History". Wilmington News-Journal. November 3, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Normal Teams Play Scoreless Tie". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 3, 1921. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kreiger's Men Win, Tigers Trim Maroons". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 10, 1921. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "College Loses To Ashland 27-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 22, 1921. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Normal College Won Championship From Toledo "U" 20 To 7". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 31, 1921. p. 1.