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Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, KY
Founded: 1910
Stadium: Doyt Perry Stadium
Capacity: 30,599
Colors: Orange & Brown
Coach: Robert Whittaker
Conference: Mid-American-

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1919 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Robert Whittaker enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Bowling Green.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Youngstown State	7	20	L
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Miami Ohio	0	47	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Temple	0	27	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Bradley (IL)	39	13	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Baldwin-Wallace	27	35	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Toledo	19	20	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Kent State	7	41	L
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Heidelberg (OH)	6	27	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Ohio	14	22	L

1953 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	119
Scoring Average	13.2
Points Allowed	252
Defense Average	28.0
Opponents Record	27-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	0-5

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Mid-American- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kent State	7-2	250	103					Trevor J. Rees
Miami Ohio	7-1-1	327	52					Ara R. Parseghian
Ohio	6-2-1	245	86					Carroll C. Widdoes
Toledo	3-6	113	305					Clair Dunn
Bowling Green	1-8	119	252					Robert Whittaker
Western Michigan	1-6-1	66	238					Jack Petoskey

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.