1992 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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1992 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 35–34 vs. Nevada
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record10–2 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 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 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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Western MichiganW 29–19
September 12at No. 22 Ohio State*L 6–17
September 19at Wisconsin*L 18–39
September 26East Carolina*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 44–34[3]
October 3at Central MichiganW 17–14
October 10Ohio
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 31–14
October 17at ToledoW 10–9
October 24at AkronW 24–3
October 31Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 44–24
November 7at Kent StateW 28–22
November 14Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 38–6
December 18vs. Nevada*W 35–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1992 Bowling Green State Falcons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "1992 Bowling Green State Falcons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Jackson leads Bowling Green over E. Carolina". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1992. Retrieved March 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.