Year: | 1985 |
Team: | Bowling Green Falcons |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 11–1 |
Conf Record: | 9–0 |
Head Coach: | Denny Stolz |
Hc Year: | 9th |
Stadium: | Doyt Perry Stadium |
Champion: | MAC champion |
Bowl: | California Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 7–51 vs. Fresno State |
The 1985 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth season under head coach Denny Stolz, the Falcons compiled an 11–1 record (9–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, lost to Fresno State by a 51–7 score in the 1985 California Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 355 to 223.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Brian McClure with 2,674 passing yards, Bernard White with 949 rushing yards, and Stan Hunter with 761 receiving yards.[2]