American college football season
The 1938 Bowling Green Falcons football team 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 1938 college football season . In their fourth season under head coach Harry Ockerman , the Cardinals compiled a 3–2–3 record (2–2–2 against OAC opponents), finished in eleventh place out of 19 teams in the OAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 95 to 41. Wayne Stewart was the team captain.[1] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 24 at Capital Bexley, OH T 0–0[2]
September 30 at John Carroll Cleveland, OH L 0–202,000 [3]
October 8 Ashland W 50–02,500 [4]
October 15 Wittenberg University Stadium Bowling Green, OH W 7–03,500 [5]
October 22 at Ohio Northern Ada, OH T 0–0[6]
October 29 Michigan State Normal * University Stadium Bowling Green, OH T 7–73,000 [7]
November 5 Kent State University Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry ) L 3–75,000 [8] [9]
November 12 at Hiram * Hiram, OH W 28–7[10]
References
^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020 .
^ "Falcon Errors Give Capital 0-0 Tie Game: Uncomfortable Heat Proves Sever Handicap To Both Elevens" . The Daily Sentinel-Tribune . September 26, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bowling Green Bows To Carroll, 20-0" . The Springfield News-Sun . October 2, 1938. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Falcons Have Field Day At Ashland's Expense" . The Daily Sentinel-Tribune . October 10, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "B.G. Falcons Edge Wittenberg 7 to 0" . The Daily Sentinel-Tribune . October 17, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Ohio Northern Held To Tie By Bee-Gees" . The Springfield News-Sun . October 23, 1938. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Falcons Held To 7 To 7 Tie By Ypsilanti" . The Daily Sentinel-Tribune . October 31, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Falcons Lose Tough One To Kent 7 To 3: Penalty In Crucial Moment Spells Doom For Bee Gee" . The Daily Sentinel-Tribune . November 7, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kent State Gets "Break" To Defeat Bowling Green" . The Zanesville Times-Signal . November 6, 1938. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Falcons Comeback To Beat Hiram 28-7" . The Daily Sentinel-Tribune . November 14, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com .
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