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1991 Bowling Green

11–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Mid-American Conference), coached by Gary Blackney.

Schedule and results

Bowling Green in 1991, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 17–6; lost at West Virginia 17–24; won vs. Cincinnati 20–16; won at Navy 22–19; won vs. Central Michigan 17–10; won at Ohio 45–14; won vs. Toledo 24–21; won at Western Michigan 23–10; won at Miami (OH) 17–7; won vs. Kent State 35–7; won at Ball State 14–13; won vs. Fresno State 28–21+31−7Won 17–6 vs. Eastern Michigan+11Eastern MichiganLost 17–24 at West Virginia-7West VirginiaWon 20–16 vs. Cincinnati+4CincinnatiWon 22–19 at Navy+3NavyWon 17–10 vs. Central Michigan+7Central MichiganWon 45–14 at Ohio+31OhioWon 24–21 vs. Toledo+3ToledoWon 23–10 at Western Michigan+13Western MichiganWon 17–7 at Miami (OH)+10Miami (OH)Won 35–7 vs. Kent State+28Kent StateWon 14–13 at Ball State+1Ball StateWon 28–21 vs. Fresno State+7Fresno State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEastern MichiganW 17–⁠661%
Sep 7atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠2441%
Sep 21vsCincinnatiW 20–⁠1674%
Sep 28atNavyW 22–⁠1955%
Oct 5vsCentral MichiganW 17–⁠1041%
Oct 12atOhioW 45–⁠1464%
Oct 19vsToledoW 24–⁠2154%
Oct 26atWestern MichiganW 23–⁠1043%
Nov 2atMiami (OH)W 17–⁠748%
Nov 9vsKent StateW 35–⁠789%
Nov 16atBall StateW 14–⁠1351%
Dec 14Bowls & playoffvsFresno StateCalifornia BowlW 28–⁠2139%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Fresno State 28–⁠21 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Mid-American Conference champions.

In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 73 on file).

Mid-American Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠168
Coach
Gary Blackney
Elo
1604 +179 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 36 of 104; offense No. 61, defense No. 18
SRS
−0.4 No. 57 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Paul Ferraro

1991 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green8–⁠011–⁠1
Central Michigan3–⁠1–⁠46–⁠1–⁠4
Miami (OH)4–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Toledo4–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Western Michigan4–⁠46–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠5
Eastern Michigan3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Ohio1–⁠6–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
Kent State1–⁠71–⁠10

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