CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1977 Bowling Green

5–⁠7 (4–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Stolz.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1977, game by game: won at Grand Valley State 17–6; lost at Eastern Michigan 6–16; lost vs. Iowa State 21–35; won vs. Western Michigan 34–14; won vs. Toledo 21–13; won at Kent State 14–10; lost vs. Miami (OH) 13–33; lost at Central Michigan 28–35; lost vs. Chattanooga 33–37; won at Ohio 39–27; lost at Hawai’i 21–41; lost at Long Beach State 28–29+20−20Won 17–6 at Grand Valley State+11Grand Valley St…Lost 6–16 at Eastern Michigan-10Eastern MichiganLost 21–35 vs. Iowa State-14Iowa StateWon 34–14 vs. Western Michigan+20Western MichiganWon 21–13 vs. Toledo+8ToledoWon 14–10 at Kent State+4Kent StateLost 13–33 vs. Miami (OH)-20Miami (OH)Lost 28–35 at Central Michigan-7Central MichiganLost 33–37 vs. Chattanooga-4ChattanoogaWon 39–27 at Ohio+12OhioLost 21–41 at Hawai’i-20Hawai’iLost 28–29 at Long Beach State-1Long Beach State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10atGrand Valley StateW 17–⁠677%
Sep 17atEastern MichiganL 6–⁠1670%
Sep 24vsIowa StateL 21–⁠3541%
Oct 1vsWestern MichiganW 34–⁠1456%
Oct 8vsToledoW 21–⁠1375%
Oct 15atKent StateW 14–⁠1031%
Oct 22vsMiami (OH)L 13–⁠3351%
Oct 29atCentral MichiganL 28–⁠3533%
Nov 5vsChattanoogaL 33–⁠3764%
Nov 12atOhioW 39–⁠2754%
Nov 19atHawai’iL 21–⁠4160%
Nov 26atLong Beach StateL 28–⁠2943%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 29–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 4th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
275–⁠296
Coach
Dennis Stolz
Elo
1397 −73 this season
SP+ rating
-2.7 No. 94 of 140; offense No. 40, defense No. 123
SRS
−8.7 No. 109 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Rasmussen

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 3Mark Miller QBCleveland Browns
Rd 6Jack Williams DESt. Louis Cardinals

Roster 57

The 1977 roster

57 players as Bowling Green printed the roster in its 1977 media guide, with numbers, positions, heights, weights and hometowns. See the roster

1977 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)5–⁠010–⁠1
Central Michigan7–⁠110–⁠1
Ball State5–⁠19–⁠2
Eastern Michigan4–⁠38–⁠3
Bowling Green4–⁠35–⁠7
Kent State5–⁠46–⁠5
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Northern Illinois2–⁠53–⁠8
Toledo2–⁠72–⁠9
Ohio0–⁠81–⁠10

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