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1935 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record1–6 (0–6 OAC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Greetham
Seasons← 19341936 →
1935 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Baldwin–Wallace $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Mount Union 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Toledo 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Capital 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Akron 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Marietta 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wittenberg 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Case 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Ohio Northern 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Muskingum 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kenyon 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Heidelberg 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Oberlin 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wooster 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Ashland 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Kent State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Findlay 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Otterbein 0 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Bowling Green 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
John Carroll 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Bowling Green Falcons football team, sometimes known as the "Bee Gees", was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1935 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harry Ockerman, the Falcons compiled a 1–6 record (0–6 against OAC opponents), finished in last place out of 20 teams in the OAC, was shut out in its first six games, and was outscored in all games by a total of 246 to 25. Jim Greetham was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5CapitalBowling Green, OHL 0–12
October 12Baldwin–WallaceBowling Green, OHL 0–41
October 19at Ohio NorthernAda, OHL 0–54
October 26at Kent StateKent, OH (rivalry)L 0–45
November 1at ToledoToledo, OH (rivalry)L 0–63
November 9MariettaBowling Green, OHL 0–311,500
November 16Hiram*Bowling Green, OHW 25–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. "Falcons Disappointing in 12-0 Defeat: Sophomores Provide Only Bright Spot For B.G." The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 7, 1935. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Both B.G. Elevens Lost Saturday: Falcons Outclassed But Go Down Fighting". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 14, 1935. pp. 3, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Falcons Lack Drive, Lose 54-0: Northern Romps At Will As B.G. Falters". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 21, 1935. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "BeeGees Submerged". The Sandusky Register. October 27, 1935. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Crippled Falcons Lose Another: Line Holds But Kent's Air Attack Is Victorious". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. October 28, 1935. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Punch Drunk Falcons Lose To Toledo: Bee Gee Badly Battered in Night Game At Toledo U. 63 to 0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 2, 1935. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Falcons Drop Homecoming Game To Marietta". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 11, 1935. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Falcons Smash Hiram 25-0". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 18, 1935. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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