1926 Bowling Green Normals football
ConferenceNorthwest Ohio League
Record4–3–1 (2–1 NOL)
Head coach
CaptainHayden Olds
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Northwest Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Findlay $ 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Bowling Green 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Bluffton 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Toledo 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Defiance 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1926 Bowling Green Normals 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 1926 college football season. In their third season under head coach Warren Steller, the Falcons compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–1 against NOL opponents), finished in second place out of five teams in the NOL, and outscored all opponents by a total of 88 to 70. Hayden Olds was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Dayton*
L 0–41[2]
October 2at BlufftonBluffton, OHW 14–0
October 9Cedarville*Bowling Green, OHW 25–0[3]
October 23FindlayBowling Green, OHL 6–7
October 30Central Michigan*Bowling Green, OHW 13–0
November 6DefiancedaggerBowling Green, OHW 30–7[4]
November 11at Capital*Bexley, OHL 0–15
November 20at Detroit City College*Detroit, MIT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "College Loses On Saturday: B.G. Shows Well in Spite of Defeat". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. September 27, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "College Wins Poorly Played Tilt From Cedarville". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 11, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "College Won Big Homecoming Game, 30-7: Varsity Superior in Every Department". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 8, 1926. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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