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Bowling Green

MAC · 1997 Season · Final

Failing
Record
3–8
0.273 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 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

1997 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HIND FBSI9–2L 23–30
3Week 3 · Sep 9Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC8–3W 28–21
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–3L 13–44
5Week 5 · Sep 23Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC2–9W 31–28
6Week 6 · Sep 30Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)H2HB1211–1L 0–58
7Week 7 · Oct 7Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC0–11W 35–10
8Week 8 · Oct 14Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC8–3L 21–34
9Week 9 · Oct 21Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC8–3L 0–24
10Week 10 · Oct 28Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC9–3L 20–35
11Week 11 · Nov 4Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–8L 20–29
12Week 12 · Nov 11Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC10–3L 0–28

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
4.738
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-16
-26+10
  • Miami (OH) +8
  • Akron +2
  • Northern Illinois 0
  • Kansas State -1
  • Louisiana Tech -2
  • Ohio State -3
  • Western Michigan -3
  • Ohio -3
  • Toledo -3
  • Marshall -3
  • Kent State -8

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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 87thBetter than 37%

0.273 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#78W15#79Regular Season Final#79Post-Season W2#78Post-Season W3#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+7
-31
+3
-58
+25
-13
-24
-15
-9
-28

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

Final Rank by Season
#91992#331993#181994#651995#861996

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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