1968 Bowling Green
6–3–1 (3–2–1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Don Nehlen. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ball State 62–8Sep 21
By 54 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Ball State | W 62–8 | 94% |
| Sep 28 | vs Dayton | W 20–14 | 53% |
| Oct 5 | at Western Michigan | W 17–10 | 49% |
| Oct 12 | at Toledo | T 0–0 | 33% |
| Oct 19 | vs Kent State | W 30–7 | 77% |
| Oct 26 | at Miami (OH) | L 7–31 | 34% |
| Nov 2 | vs Marshall | W 54–28 | 88% |
| Nov 9 | vs 16Ohio | L 27–28 | 40% |
| Nov 16 | at Northern Illinois | L 6–7 | 92% |
| Nov 23 | atXavier | W 44–14 | 43% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Xavier 44–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.
In program history: The 20th-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 1968.
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 267–147
- Coach
- Don Nehlen
- Elo
- 1545 +65 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.3 No. 80 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1968 Mid-American Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 6–0 | 10–1 | 20 |
| Miami (OH) | 5–1 | 7–3 | |
 Bowling Green | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Toledo | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Western Michigan | 2–4 | 3–6 | |
| Kent State | 1–5 | 1–9 | |
| Marshall | 0–6 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.