1943 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1943 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainWayne Bordner
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal     2 0 0
DePauw     5 0 1
No. 1 Notre Dame     9 1 0
Miami (OH)     7 2 1
Western Michigan     4 2 0
Bowling Green     5 3 1
Marquette     3 4 1
Central Michigan     2 3 0
Ohio Wesleyan     4 6 0
Xavier     1 6 0
Wayne     0 3 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State College (later renamed Bowling Green State University) as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its third season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 194 to 104. Wayne Bordner was the team captain.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Bowling Green ranked 109th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 64.0.[2]

The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

  1. ^ "2019 Bowling Green Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. p. 62. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.