1996 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1996 Bowling Green Falcons football
1996 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Gary Blackney (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (1st season)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

The 1996 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Gary Blackney, the Falcons compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 240 to 176.^[1]

1996 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Ball State $	7	–	1	8	–	4
Toledo	6	–	2	7	–	4
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	6	–	5
Ohio	5	–	3	6	–	6
Central Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	6
Akron	3	–	5	4	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	4	–	7
Eastern Michigan	3	–	5	3	–	8
Western Michigan	2	–	6	2	–	9
Kent State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included Bob Niemet with 1,129 passing yards, Courtney Davis with 767 rushing yards, and Damron Hamilton with 465 receiving yards.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
August 31	at No. 13 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–21	^[3]
September 14	Temple*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 20–16
September 21	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	W 14–10
September 28	Central Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 31–27
October 5	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	L 16–24
October 12	Kent State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	W 31–24
October 19	Ball State	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 11–16
October 26	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–38
November 2	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 14–21
November 9	Western Michigan	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 13–16 ^OT
November 16	at UCF*	Flordida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 19–27
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1996 Bowling Green Falcons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Mark Molk	So
QB	`12`	Bob Niemet	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`18`	Tyrone Cole	So
DB	`27`	Andre Ventress	Fr
LB	`30`	Kevin O'Neill	Sr
LB	`43`	Joe O'Neill	So
DL	`45`	Dan King	So
DB	`46`	Eric Arnold	Jr
LB	`47`	Adam Lige	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Gary Blackney

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-07-30

References

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