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The Glass Bowl, home to the Rockets since 1937 Doyt Perry Stadium, home to the Falcons since 1966. The game is sometimes referred to as The Black Swamp Showdown and the Battle of I-75, as the cities of Toledo and Bowling Green are both located on I-75, just 20 miles (32 km) apart, and in the Black Swamp area of Northwest Ohio.
In the Battle of I-75 game against Bowling Green, Newton had a career-high 164 receiving yards in a game, and also set the Toledo football school record for receiving touchdowns. [16] [17] For the second year in a row, Newton was named to the first-team All-MAC team. [18]
It remains the second longest winning streak in modern Division I-A college football history behind Oklahoma's 47-game streak in the 1950s. [5] Cornerback Curtis Johnson, who intercepted seven passes in 1969, [6] received first-team All-America honors from the Newspaper Enterprise Association and second-team honors from the Associated Press.
Feb. 26—BOWLING GREEN — The Bowling Green State University football team will open the 2021 season at Tennessee and will play at rival Toledo in a mid-week game in early November. The Falcons ...
Fannin grew up in Canton, Ohio and attended McKinley High School. [2] He was named first-team All-Ohio as a senior at defensive back after making 106 tackles with two interceptions, six forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, and two defensive touchdowns and was also an All-Federal League selection on offense after catching 36 passes for 601 yards and six touchdowns. [3]
The Bowling Green State University Falcons have been the Rocket's biggest rival, dating back to 1919. In 1935, UT beat the Falcons in a 63–0 blowout, and the Toledo fans went crazy causing an outbreak of riots and damage. As a result, Bowling Green removed Toledo from their athletic play list until 1947.
Quarterback tips from Bowling Green’s Tyler Sheehan, One Bronco Nation Under God, September 11, 2008. Sheehan expected to be named BG's starting quarterback, The Toledo Blade, August 27, 2007. Time for: name that quarterback Rockets, Falcons look for right man, The Toledo Blade, July 26, 2007.
The Bowling Green Falcons football program is the intercollegiate football team of Bowling Green State University. The team is a member of the NCAA , playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level; BGSU football competes within the Mid-American Conference in the East Division.