1956 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1956 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC champion
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	8–0–1 (5–0–1 MAC)
Head coach	Doyt Perry (2nd season)
MVP	Jack Giroux
Captain	Jack Giroux, Harold Peek
Home stadium	University Stadium

1956 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Miami (OH)	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Kent State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Marshall	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Ohio	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1956 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their second season under head coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons compiled an 8–0–1 record (5–0–1 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 311 to 99.[1]

The team's statistical leaders were Don Nehlen with 362 passing yards, Vic DeOrio with 816 rushing yards, and Ray Reese with 183 receiving yards.[2] Jack Giroux received the team's Most Valuable Player award.[3] The team set a school record, which still stands, with 10 touchdowns in a 73-0 victory over Defiance College on September 15, 1956.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 15	Defiance*	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 73–0
September 22	Kent State	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 17–0
September 29	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 27–13
October 6	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 46–7
October 13	at Baldwin–Wallace*	Berea, OH	W 33–21
October 20	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH (rivalry)	W 34–12
October 27	Marshall	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 34–12
November 3	Miami (OH)	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	T 7–7
November 10	Ohio	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH	W 41–27
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "2016 BGSU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bowling Green State University. 2016. pp. 148, 153.
2. 2016 Media Guide, p. 133.
3. 2016 Media Guide, p. 140.
4. 2016 Media Guide, p. 129.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.