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Bowling Green

MAC · 1974 Season · Final

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Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
2nd
2–3 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
383–331–11
0.536 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1964, 1991, 1992
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 11
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Bowling Green head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 6–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24Dayton (DAYTON)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 41–21
6Week 6 · Oct 1Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC3–8W 21–13
7Week 7 · Oct 8Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 19–24
8Week 8 · Oct 15Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC7–4W 26–10
9Week 9 · Oct 22Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC10–0–1L 10–34
10Week 10 · Oct 29Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HIND FBSI1–10W 28–3
11Week 11 · Nov 5Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC6–5L 22–33
12Week 12 · Nov 12Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–3W 17–0
13Week 13 · Nov 19Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 38–20
14Week 14 · Nov 26San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)H2HIND PCAA8–2–1T 21–21

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.581
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-14+27
  • Kent State +7
  • Arkansas State +7
  • Southern Miss +6
  • Dayton +3
  • Western Michigan +3
  • Marshall +1
  • Miami (OH) 0
  • San Diego State 0
  • East Carolina -4
  • Toledo -5
  • Ohio -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #42Better than 70%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.591 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W1#43Post-Season W2#42Post-Season W3#42Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-18
+20
+8
-5
+16
-24
+25
-11
+17
+18
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#401969#931970#461971#241972#301973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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