Bowl season'is underway after an exciting 2022 college football campaign. One successful program taking part in the postseason once again is the Bowling Green Falcons, who will'face New Mexico State in the Quick Lane Bowl on Monday, Dec. 26.'
Here's everything you need to know about Bowling Green's bowl game history before making its next appearance.
Bowling Green Bowl Game History
Bowling Green has made a decent number of appearances in the college football postseason. The Falcons have played in 12 bowls across the school's history prior to facing New Mexico State.
The Falcons made their first bowl appearance in 1982 as a part of the Mid-American Conference. They ended up falling short against Fresno State, 29-28, in the California Bowl that year.
Bo wling Green finally achieved its first bowl victory in 1991, defeating Fresno State 28-21 at the California Bowl. While the Falcons went on to win five bowls in their next 10 appearances, it's been quite some time since they've had a chance to add to that total. Their last bowl showing ended in a 58-27 blowout in favor of Georgia Southern at the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl.
Bowling Green Bowl Game Wins and Appearances
Bowling Green owns a 5-7 all-time record (41.7%) in bowl games ahead of facing New Mexico State. Check out the school's full bowl results below.
- California Bowl (Dec. 18, 1982):'Fresno State 29, Bo wling Green 28
- California Bowl (Dec. 14, 1985):'Fresno State 51, Bowling Green 7
- California Bowl (Dec. 14, 1991):'Bowling Green 28, Fresno State 21
- Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 18, 1992):'Bowling Green 35, Nevada 34
- Motor City Bowl (Dec. 26, 2003):'Bowling Green 28, Northwestern 24
- GMAC Bowl (Dec. 22, 2004):'Bowling Green 52, Memphis 35
- GMAC Bowl (Dec. 6, 2008):'Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7
- Humanitarian Bowl (Dec. 30, 2009):'Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42
- Military Bowl (Dec. 27, 2012):'San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20
- Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Dec. 26, 2013):'Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27
- Camellia Bowl (D ec. 20, 2014):'Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28
- GoDaddy Bowl (Dec. 18, 1992):'Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27
- Quick Lane Bowl (Dec. 26, 2022): New Mexico State TBD, Bowling Green TBD