1967 Bowling Green

6–⁠4 (2–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Bob Gibson.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1967, game by game: won vs. Quantico Marines 29–0; won at Dayton 7–0; lost vs. Western Michigan 6–10; lost vs. Toledo 0–33; won at Kent State 7–6; lost vs. Miami (OH) 7–9; won at Marshall 9–7; lost at Ohio 7–31; won vs. Northern Illinois 17–7; won at Cal State Los Angeles 42–27+29−33Won 29–0 vs. Quantico Marines+29Quantico MarinesWon 7–0 at Dayton+7DaytonLost 6–10 vs. Western Michigan-4Western MichiganLost 0–33 vs. Toledo-33ToledoWon 7–6 at Kent State+1Kent StateLost 7–9 vs. Miami (OH)-2Miami (OH)Won 9–7 at Marshall+2MarshallLost 7–31 at Ohio-24OhioWon 17–7 vs. Northern Illinois+10Northern Illino…Won 42–27 at Cal State Los Angeles+15Cal State Los A…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Cal State Los Angeles 42–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1967.

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
131–⁠130
Coach
Bob Gibson
Elo
1470 −49 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.3 No. 97 of 118 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1967 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Toledo5–⁠19–⁠1
Miami (OH)4–⁠26–⁠4
Western Michigan4–⁠25–⁠4
Ohio4–⁠25–⁠5
Bowling Green2–⁠46–⁠4
Kent State2–⁠45–⁠5
Marshall0–⁠60–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.