Western Michigan at Bowling Green

Saturday, October 2, 1971

Bowling Green beat Western Michigan 23–⁠6. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Bowling Green led the series 7–⁠3.

AwayWestern Michigan7–⁠3 in 1971
6
HomeBowling Green6–⁠4 in 1971
23

FinalHigh 86°F, low 56°F

The game program: the school’s game program (1971), from Bowling Green State University library’s repository.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Western Michigan 56% to win. Bowling Green won as Elo’s underdog.

Bowling Green leads 29–⁠19–⁠2 in 50 meetings, counting the 40 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Bowling Green 31, Western Michigan 13
2023Bowling Green 34, Western Michigan 10
2022Bowling Green 13, Western Michigan 9
2019Western Michigan 49, Bowling Green 10
2018Western Michigan 42, Bowling Green 35
2015Bowling Green 41, Western Michigan 27

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