True Falcon fan quiz.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:49 am

Falcon fans will know the answers. Morons like Calisooner won't.

1. Name the man in this picture:

2. When was the Fat Punter Game played, and who was the opponent?

BONUS: Name the Fat Punter.

3. Phil Villapiano, a standout Bowling Green linebacker who went on to star for the Oakland Raiders during the 1970s, once drew a flag in a Falcon bowl game. Name the bowl game.

4. True/false: Inspired by the mighty Cleveland Browns teams of the 1940s and 1950s, Bowling Green adopted brown and orange as its colors, too.

5. What is the "Miami Whammy?"

6. Before last weekend's Bowling Green/Oklahoma game, when was the last time the Falcons played on over-the-air network television. BONUS: Name the score of the game.

7. Marshall University left the MAC once before. Why?

8. Name the TWO greatest quarterbacks in Bowling Green history.

9. True/false: Former Bowling Green quarterback Don Nehlen quit his job as head coach of the Falcons to take the head coaching job at West Virginia.

10. Name the members of the MAC in 1960.

11. Bowling Green's first bowl game was against Fresno State in the 1961 Mercy Bowl, held in the Los Angeles Collesium. Why was Bowling Green invited to play in that game?

12. Before Perry Stadium was built, the Falcons played in University Stadium. Where was it located?

13. What was the "Poe Ditch Rat?"

14. Bowling Green has a winning record against every team in the MAC save one. Which one?

15. Name Bowling Green's career interceptions leader.

16. What color was the Falcon logo during the ESPN telecast of the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl?

17. When Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes wanted to meet each other halfway, whose house did they stop at?

18. Some tailgaters stand on Bill's Hill. Who is Bill's Hill named for?

19. Bowling Green football was only ranked once during the 20th century. When?

20. How many MAC titles has Bowling Green won?

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 10:53 am

I remember #13 well. I've been using Poe Ditch Rats as my fantasy football team name for years.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:03 am

I need to print out the questions just so that I can answer them. Great Quiz!

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:04 am

1: DL Perry
2: 1994 MACC. Central MI
3: CA Raisin Bowl 1990 (I saw the whole thing from the sidelines - the idiot)
4:FAlso
5: The decade of the 80's when we beat everybody.....'cept Miami
6:?
7: They were booted for molesting ugly sheep.
8:?
9:
10:No time - hurricane Frances
11: Was it related the airplane crash with the CAL team?
12: Bell tower
13: ?
14: Miami
15: ?
16: I saw it live, I don't remember
17: Miami
18: ?
19:
20: 10?

I rushed through these because I have a ton of work because of the hurricane.

Gotta get back to it.

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:13 am

I file a complaint with question #12. Might be semantics but the structure known as Perry Stadium now was called University Stadium AS WELL and the field was Perry Field until it was redidcated following coach Perry's death in 92 or so, only then was it named Perry Stadium.

Great questions though, love historical BG stuff.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:16 am

#6 Ohio State back in the 90's

#8 Josh Harris and Brian McClure

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:26 am

The top two QB's in school history are a given, but who would you rank as #3??

Mark Miller? Erik White?

What is the only BGSU football number that is retired? Who wore it?

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:31 am

Dayons_Den wrote:The top two QB's in school history are a given, but who would you rank as #3??

Mark Miller? Erik White?

I'm thinking White. Hard to argue with two consectutive MAC titles and bowl wins.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:43 am

1. Doyt L Perry

2. Nov 12, 1994. CMU, Craig Fischer

3. 1991 Cal Raisin Bowl. BG had just made a huge play and Phil, wearing that horrendous hat, ran out onto the field and started back slapping BG players. Gary Blackney was furious! It is hilarious to watch now!

4. True

5. Miami's success against the rest of the MAC!

6. BG at Ohio State, 9/12/92. BG lost 17-6 in a game they should have won.

7. 1969-Marshall kicked out of the MAC for 144 recruiting violations.

8. Brian McClure and Josh Harris

9. True--Coach Nehlan is in the top 10 for all time coaching wins.

10. BG, Miami, WMU, UT, Kent, Ohio U, Marshall.

11. BG had played Cal Poly SLO the yr before and the Cal Poly team plane crashed after takeoff from Toledo. The $$ raised was to help defray the costs of the crash.

12. University Stadium was located in the center of campus where the bell tower is...between the Library, AA and the education and business bldgs.

13. Poe Ditch Rat...Hmmm...heard of it, don't know what its about!

14. Miami

15. Martin Bayless, with 27 career picks.

16. Green

17. Doyt L Perry's house

18. ???

19. 1985...#19 in the AP and 11-0...before the 51-7 debacle in Fresno.

20. 10...soon to be 11.

This was great SF....making me use my brain.

Flipper · Post by **Flipper** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 11:56 am

I think we were ranked in 1982 in the 1AA poll also.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:13 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:
Dayons_Den wrote:The top two QB's in school history are a given, but who would you rank as #3??

Mark Miller? Erik White?
I'm thinking White. Hard to argue with two consectutive MAC titles and bowl wins.

I'd go with White as well.

MikeD · Post by **MikeD** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:21 pm

Poe Ditch Rat was a funky offensive formation during the Moe Ankney years. I can't really remember exactly what it was, though. I believe it worked once.

I'd have to say White as the 3rd QB also.

Lord_Byron · Post by **Lord_Byron** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 12:42 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:Falcon fans will know the answers. Morons like Calisooner won't.

4. True/false: Inspired by the mighty Cleveland Browns teams of the 1940s and 1950s, Bowling Green adopted brown and orange as its colors, too.

5. What is the "Miami Whammy?"

9. True/false: Former Bowling Green quarterback Don Nehlen quit his job as head coach of the Falcons to take the head coaching job at West Virginia.

17. When Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes wanted to meet each other halfway, whose house did they stop at?

18. Some tailgaters stand on Bill's Hill. Who is Bill's Hill named for?

I'll answer some of the one's people had trouble with:

4. False (It's the other way around. Freak I can't believe you missed this one)

5. The Whammy started in the '70s. We couldn't beat them in Football or hoops. In my 4 years, we never beat Miami.

9. False, he became backfieled coach for Bo at Michigan.

18. William Jerome (we also called it Mt. St. Jerome)

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:15 pm

5. The Whammy started in the '70s. We couldn't beat them in Football or hoops. In my 4 years, we never beat Miami.

D1 - The awful run from 1973-1982 when Bowling Green was incapable of beating Miami. I believe I've heard Miami fans say we got what we deserved for needlessly adding a touchdown near the end of the '72 game.

D2 - Generally, our lack of success against Miami.

9. False, [Nehlen] became backfieled coach for Bo at Michigan.

I'm pretty sure his his contract at Bowling Green wasn't renewed, either.

Finally, on the Poe Ditch Rat: It was the pole cat, and it looked similar to the extra point formation we ran for a long time under Gary Blackney.

One one end of the field, the center lined up on the ball. Behind in a deep shotgun was the quarterback. A couple of other players were lined up on that end, too, to give the QB a modicum of protection.

The rest of the team was lined up on the other end of the line of scrimmage.

The theory of the formation, I think, was to try to create mismatches. If the defense lined up properly, the receivers/backs on the side of the quarterback could still try to exploit one-on-one matchups on his side of the field.

And if the defense lined up too many people near his side of the quarterback, he could screen to the other side of the field -- where most of the team was ready to bowl over defenders.

That's all theory, though. I'm pretty sure Moe Ankney only ran the Poe Ditch Rat three times, against Ball State in 1990.

If I remember right, two of those plays ended up horrendous sacks, and the third was a pass that fell incomplete. He went back to a traditional offense after that.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:19 pm

Lord_Byron wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:Falcon fans will know the answers. Morons like Calisooner won't.

4. True/false: Inspired by the mighty Cleveland Browns teams of the 1940s and 1950s, Bowling Green adopted brown and orange as its colors, too.

5. What is the "Miami Whammy?"

9. True/false: Former Bowling Green quarterback Don Nehlen quit his job as head coach of the Falcons to take the head coaching job at West Virginia.

17. When Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes wanted to meet each other halfway, whose house did they stop at?

18. Some tailgaters stand on Bill's Hill. Who is Bill's Hill named for?

I'll answer some of the one's people had trouble with:

4. False (It's the other way around. Freak I can't believe you missed this one)

5. The Whammy started in the '70s. We couldn't beat them in Football or hoops. In my 4 years, we never beat Miami.

9. False, he became backfieled coach for Bo at Michigan.

18. William Jerome (we also called it Mt. St. Jerome)

LB,
I guess I read it the wrong way. This damn job gets in the way of doing what's really important!

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