1927 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1927 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceNorthwest Ohio League
Record5–1–1 (2–1 NOL)
Head coach
CaptainOra Knecht
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Northwest Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 3 0 0 5 2 0
Bowling Green 2 1 0 5 1 1
Bluffton 2 2 0 4 2 0
Defiance 2 2 0 5 3 0
Findlay 0 4 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 Bowling Green Falcons 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 1927 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Warren Steller, the Falcons compiled a 5–1–1 record (2–1 against NOL opponents), finished in second place out of five teams in the NOL, and outscored opponents by a total of 52 to 14. Ora Knecht was the team captain.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Otterbein*Westerville, OHT 0–0[2]
October 1Ohio Northern*Bowling Green, OHW 6–2
October 15at Kent State*Kent, OH (rivalry)W 13–0[3]
October 22Detroit City College*Bowling Green, OHW 6–0
October 29at FindlayFindlay, OHW 6–0
November 11at DefianceDefiance, OHW 15–0
November 19BlufftonBowling Green, OHL 6–12[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bee Gee College And Otterbein In Scoreless Tie Saturday". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 26, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kent Is Beaten". Dayton Daily News. October 16, 1927. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "College Defeated By Bluffton; First Loss". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 21, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.