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Doug Smith

By • Aug 15th, 2015

A four year letterwinner at BG, Doug Smith was a tri-captain on the 1977 team, earning All-MAC second team honors as an offensive guard.



Franklin “Gus” Skibbie

By • Aug 15th, 2015

One of the first great athletes at Bowling Green, Gus Skibbie was a catcher on the 1921 baseball team, the first team in school history to win a conference championship.



Sid Sink

By • Aug 15th, 2015

A 1976 inductee into the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame, Sid Sink holds one cross country school record, three indoor track records, and three outdoor track records.



Charles Simpson

By • Aug 15th, 2015

Charles Simpson coached the Falcon gymnasts for 22 seasons, with an overall record of 154-117-2.



Ed Siminski

By • Aug 15th, 2015

Ed Siminski captained the 1939 BG football team, earning All-Ohio Conference honors that year as an offensive lineman.



QUIZ: BGSU Falcons in NHL

By • Dec 18th, 2014

Can you name all of the BGSU Falcons to play at least one game in the NHL? Test your knowledge with this quiz! CLICK HERE TO PLAY!



1961 MAC champion football team

By • Dec 2nd, 2013

One season after a 14-7 loss to Ohio University cost Bowling Green a second-straight national championship, Doyt Perry’s 1961 team reaffirmed their dominance with the university’s third MAC football championship in six years. The Falcons opened the 1961 season with shutout wins over MAC rivals Marshall and Western Michigan in two of the team’s first […]



1959 National Champion football team

By • Dec 2nd, 2013

The most accomplished football team in BGSU history was the second to win a MAC championship. Doyt Perry’s 1959 team ran through nine opponents undefeated, outscoring their foes by a margin of more than three to one. The season started with a resounding 51-7 road win over Marshall on September 26. After shutting out Dayton […]



1956 MAC Champion football team

By • Dec 1st, 2013

In their fifth season of Mid-American Conference play and their second under head Coach Doyt Perry, the Falcons won their first MAC championship. Perry led BG to a 7-1-1 record in 1955 after taking over a program that went just 3-15 the previous two seasons under Robert Whittaker. But a 7-0 loss to Miami(OH) on […]



WE WANT MORE! WE WANT MORE!

By • Oct 14th, 2013

Heading into Tuesday night’s contest, the Falcons have scored 6,996 goals in the history of the program, which dates back to the 1969-70 season.