Year: | 1982 |
Team: | Bowling Green Falcons |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 7–5 |
Conf Record: | 7–2 |
Head Coach: | Denny Stolz |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Stadium: | Doyt Perry Stadium |
Champion: | MAC champion |
Bowl: | California Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 28–29 vs. Fresno State |
The 1982 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled a 7–5 record (7–2 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 199.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 1,391 passing yards, Chip Otten with 673 rushing yards, and Shawn Potts with 841 receiving yards.[2]