1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1959 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 274 to 83.[1] The team was voted by the United Press International Board of Coaches as the 1959 national small college champion.[2] The team was inducted as a group into the Bowling Green Hall of Fame in 2013.[3]

1959 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
UPI national small college champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1959 record9–0 (6–0 MAC)
Head coach
MVPBob Colburn
CaptainBob Colburn, Bob Zimpfer
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1959 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bowling Green $ 6 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Ohio 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Miami 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Kent State 3 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Western Michigan 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Marshall 1 –4 –0  1 –8 –0
Toledo 0 –6 –0  2 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders were Bob Colburn with 788 passing yards, Chuck Comer with 361 rushing yards, and Bernie Casey with 264 receiving yards.[4] Colburn and tackle Bob Zimpfer were selected by the UPI as first-team All-Ohio players.[5] Colburn received the team's Most Valuable Player award.[6] Jack Harbaugh, who later gained fame as a football coach, set a school record with three interceptions in the November 14 game against No. 1 Delaware.[7][8]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Marshall
W 51–74,000[9]
October 3Dayton*No. 14
W 14–07,500[10]
October 10Western MichiganNo. 17
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 34–0[11]
October 17ToledoNo. 11
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)
W 51–21[12]
October 24at No. 15 Kent State No. 8
W 25–811,000[13]
October 31MiamiNo. 6
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 33–169,400[14]
November 7at Southern Illinois*No. 4
W 23–145,500[15]
November 14 No. 1 Delaware*No. 3
  • University Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 30–88,700[8]
November 21at No. 9 OhioNo. 1
W 13–912,000[16]

See also

References
  1. "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. pp. 148, 153.
  2. "Bowling Green Voted UPI Small College Champions". Kingsport Times. November 27, 1959. p. 8.
  3. 2016 Media Guide, p. 141.
  4. 2016 Media Guide, p. 133.
  5. 2016 Media Guide, p. 139.
  6. 2016 Media Guide, p. 140.
  7. 2016 Media Guide, p. 123.
  8. "Harbaugh Sparks Defense: BeeGee Stomps Delaware". The Mansfield News-Journal. November 15, 1959. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Skip Johnson (September 27, 1959). "Bowling Green Romps Over Marshall, 51-7". Sunday Gazette-Mail. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Joe Burns (October 4, 1959). "Colburn Engineers BG To 14-0 Win Over UD". Dayton Daily News. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Western Michigan Handed 34-0 Loss". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News. October 11, 1959. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "BeeGees Spring Past Toledo, 51-21". Akron Beacon Journal. October 18, 1959. p. 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Phil Dietrich (October 25, 1959). "BeeGees Kill Kent's Mid-Am Hopes: Falcons Roll Up 25-7 Advantage". The Akron Beacon-Journal. pp. 1B, 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "BG Batters Miami, 33-16, Kills Redskin's Title Hopes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 1, 1959. p. 1H – via Newspapers.com.
  15. Merle Jones (November 8, 1959). "Salukis Scare Falcons, Lose 23-14". Southern Illinoisan. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Falcons Capture Grid Title". Sunday Times Signal. November 22, 1959. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
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