1931 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceNorthwest Ohio League
Record3–1–4 (0–1–2 NOL)
Head coach
CaptainCliff Stevenson
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Northwest Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Defiance $ 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Bluffton 1 – 0 – 2 2 – 2 – 3
Bowling Green 0 – 1 – 2 3 – 1 – 4
Findlay 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as a member of the Northwest Ohio League (NOL) during the 1931 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Warren Steller, the team compiled a 3–1–4 record (0–1–2 against NOL opponents), shut out six of eight opponents (including three scoreless ties), finished in third place out of four teams in the NOL, and outscored all opponents by a total of 31 to 21. Cliff Stevenson was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at Baldwin–Wallace*Berea, OHT 0–0
October 3Mount UnionBowling Green, OHW 6–0
October 10at Western ReserveCleveland, OHT 0–0
October 17Detroit City College*Bowling Green, OHW 13–0[2][3]
October 24BlufftonBowling Green, OHT 0–0[4]
October 31at DefianceDefiance, OHL 0–15[5]
November 7FindlayBowling Green, OHT 6–6
November 14Central State (MI)Bowling Green, OHW 6–0[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bowling Green Defeats City College, 13-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 17, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tartars Bow To Bowling Green: City College Gridders Lose to Ohio Team, 13-0, in Mud". Detroit Free Press. October 17, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Falcons Held To Scoreless Tie By Bluffton Beavers". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 26, 1931. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defiance Cleans Falcons 15 to 0: Ends Fine Record". The Daily Sentinel-Tribunedate=November 2, 1931. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bowling Green 6, Central 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1931. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
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