1978 Bowling Green Falcons football team

1978 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1978 record	4–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Denny Stolz (2nd year)
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium

1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ball State $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Central Michigan	8	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Miami	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Western Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ohio	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Toledo	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Falcons finished the season with a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9		at Villanova*		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		L 28-35
September 16		at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 43-6
September 23		Grand Valley State*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		W 49-3
September 30		at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		L 20-24
October 7		at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		W 45-27
October 14		Kent State		Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		W 28-20
October 21		at Miami (OH)		Miami Field • Oxford, OH		L 7-18
October 28		Central Michigan		Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		L 7-38
November 4		Ball State		Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		L 14-39
November 11		at Southern Miss*		M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS		L 21-38
November 18		Ohio		Doyt L. Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH		L 15-19
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.