Bowling Green Falcons men's ice hockey seasons
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Bowling Green State University Falcons men's ice hockey team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Falcons from 1969 to present, including conference and national post season records.
Bowling Green has won one NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championships (1984). In their 39-year history, they have played over games and have an all-time winning percentage of .---. The Falcons have made appearances in nine tournaments (1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990), including two Frozen Four appearances in 1978 and 1984. The Falcons have been named the CCHA's regular season champion seven times and its tournament champion five times.
- The Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season and postseason results.
| NCAA D-I Champions | NCAA Frozen Four | Conference Regular Season Champions | Conference Playoff Champions |
| Season | League | Conference | Overall Record[1] | Conference Tournament Results | National Tournament Results | |||||
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| Regular Season Finish |
GP | W | L | T | ||||||
| Jack Vivian (1969 — 1973) | ||||||||||
| 1969–70 | NCAA | MCHA | 1st | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | – | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1970–71 | NCAA | MCHA | 1st | 31 | 18 | 12 | 1 | – | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1971–72 | NCAA | CCHA | 3rd | 33 | 21 | 10 | 2 | Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 5-6 (OT) (St. Louis) Won CCHA Third Place, 7-6 (OT) (Ohio) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1972–73 | NCAA | CCHA | 4th | 35 | 16 | 19 | 0 | Won in CCHA Round Robin, 6-5 (OT) (St. Louis) Won in CCHA Round Robin, 8-1 (Ohio State) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| Ron Mason (1973 — 1979) | ||||||||||
| 1973–74 | NCAA | CCHA | 3rd | 39 | 20 | 19 | 0 | Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 1-6 (St. Louis) Won in CCHA Third Place, 11-4 (W. Michigan) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1974–75 | NCAA | CCHA | 2nd | 35 | 23 | 10 | 2 | Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 4-6 (Lake Superior State) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1975–76 | NCAA | CCHA | 1st | 32 | 21 | 9 | 2 | Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 2-3 (OT) (W. Michigan) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1976–77 | NCAA | CCHA | 2nd | 39 | 28 | 11 | 0 | Won in CCHA Semifinal, 9-3 (Ohio State) Won CCHA Championship, 5-4 (St. Louis) |
Lost in NCAA Quarterfinal, 5-7 (Michigan) | |
| 1977–78 | NCAA | CCHA | 1st | 39 | 31 | 8 | 0 | Won in CCHA Semifinal, 7-3 (Ohio State) Won CCHA Championship, 13-3 (St. Louis) |
Won in NCAA Quarterfinal, 5-3 (Colorado College) Lost in NCAA Semifinal, (Boston College) Won NCAA Third Place, 4-3 (Wisconsin) |
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| 1978–79 | NCAA | CCHA | 1st | 45 | 37 | 6 | 2 | Won in CCHA Semifinal, 18-3 (Lake Superior State) Won CCHA Championship, 11-7 (Ohio State) |
Lost in NCAA Quarterfinal, 3-6 (Minnesota) | |
| Jerry York (1979 — 1994) | ||||||||||
| 1979–80 | NCAA | CCHA | 4th | 38 | 16 | 20 | 2 | Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 6-14 (N. Michigan) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1980–81 | NCAA | CCHA | 4th | 38 | 13 | 24 | 2 | Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 5-13 (N. Michigan) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1981–82 | NCAA | CCHA | 1st | 42 | 27 | 13 | 2 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 18-5 (N. Michigan) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 5-8 (Notre Dame) Won CCHA Third Place, 2-1 (Michigan Tech) |
Lost in NCAA Quarterfinal, 4-5 (OT) (Northeastern) | |
| 1982–83 | NCAA | CCHA | 1st | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 15-5 (Notre Dame) Won in CCHA Semifinal, 3-0 (N. Michigan) Lost in CCHA Championship, 3-4 (OT) (Michigan State) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1983–84 | NCAA | CCHA | 1st | 44 | 34 | 8 | 2 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 13-10 (Lake Superior State) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 3-4 (2OT) (W. Michigan) Lost CCHA Third Place, 2-3 (OT) (Ohio State) |
Won in NCAA Quarterfinal, 8-7 (OT) (Boston) Won in NCAA Semifinal, 2-1 (Michigan State) Won NCAA Championship, 5-4 (4OT) (Minnesota-Duluth) |
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| 1984–85 | NCAA | CCHA | 4th | 42 | 21 | 21 | 0 | Won CCHA Quarterfinal, 14-7 (Illinois-Chicago) Lost CCHA Semifinal, 1-4 (Lake Superior) Lost CCHA Third Place, 4-7 (Ohio State) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1985–86 | NCAA | CCHA | T-2nd | 42 | 28 | 14 | 0 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-0 (Illinois-Chicago) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 3-4 (3OT) (W. Michigan) Won CCHA Third Place, 3-0 (Lake Superior) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1986–87 | NCAA | CCHA | 1st | 445 | 33 | 10 | 2 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-1 (Ferris State) Won in CCHA Semifinal, 5-3 (Ohio State) Lost in CCHA Championship, 3-4 (OT) (Michigan State) |
Lost in NCAA Quarterfinal, 1-10 (Harvard) | |
| 1987–88 | NCAA | CCHA | 2nd | 45 | 30 | 13 | 2 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-0 (Ferris State) Won in CCHA Semifinal, 6-4 (Michigan State) Won CCHA Championship, 5-3 (Lake Superior) |
Lost in NCAA Quarterfinal, 4-9 (Maine) | |
| 1988–89 | NCAA | CCHA | 5th | 47 | 26 | 18 | 3 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-1 (Michigan) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 2-3 (Michigan State) Won CCHA Third Place, 5-3 (Illinois-Chicago) |
Lost in NCAA First Round, 7-12 (Boston College) | |
| 1989–90 | NCAA | CCHA | 3rd | 44 | 25 | 17 | 2 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-0 (Ohio State) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 2-4 (Lake Superior) Lost CCHA Third Place, 4-5 (Michigan) |
Lost in NCAA First Round, 0-2 (Maine) | |
| 1990–91 | NCAA | CCHA | 6th | 40 | 15 | 23 | 2 | Lost in CCHA Quarterfinal, 0-2 (Ferris State) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1991–92 | NCAA | CCHA | 9th | 34 | 8 | 21 | 5 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1992–93 | NCAA | CCHA | 7th | 41 | 19 | 21 | 1 | Won in CCHA First Round, 2-0 (W. Michigan) Lost in CCHA Quarterfinal, 1-7 (Lake Superior) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1993–94 | NCAA | CCHA | 6th | 38 | 19 | 17 | 2 | Won in CCHA First Round, 2-0 (Ferris State) Lost in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-3 (OT) (Michigan State) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| Buddy Powers (1994 — 2002) | ||||||||||
| 1994–95 | NCAA | CCHA | 2nd | 38 | 25 | 11 | 2 | Won in CCHA First Round, 2-0 (Notre Dame) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 3-4 (OT) (Michigan) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1995–96 | NCAA | CCHA | 5th | 41 | 26 | 14 | 1 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-0 (W. Michigan) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 0-7 (Lake Superior) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1996–97 | NCAA | CCHA | T-5th | 38 | 17 | 16 | 5 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-0 (Lake Superior) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 2-7 (Michigan) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 1997–98 | NCAA | CCHA | 11th | 38 | 8 | 27 | 3 | Did Not Qualify | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1998–99 | NCAA | CCHA | 7th | 38 | 17 | 18 | 3 | Lost in CCHA Quarterfinal, 0-2 (Michigan) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 1999–00 | NCAA | CCHA | 8th | 37 | 17 | 19 | 1 | Won in CCHA Quarterfinal, 2-0 (Lake Superior) Lost in CCHA Play-in, 1-3 (Nebraska-Omaha) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 2000–01 | NCAA | CCHA | T-9th | 40 | 16 | 19 | 5 | Won in CCHA Quartefinal, 2-0 (Miami) Won in CCHA Play-in, 2-1 (OT) (N. Michigan) Lost in CCHA Semifinal, 1-2 (Michigan State) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| 2001–02 | NCAA | CCHA | 11th | 40 | 9 | 25 | 6 | Lost in CCHA First Round, 0-2 (Michigan State) | Did Not Qualify | |
| Scott Paluch (2002 — present) | ||||||||||
| 2002–03 | NCAA | CCHA | 11th | 36 | 8 | 25 | 3 | Lost in CCHA First Round, 0-2 (Michigan) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 2003–04 | NCAA | CCHA | 9th | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | Lost in CCHA First Round, 0-2 (Ohio State) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 2004–05 | NCAA | CCHA | 5th | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | Lost in CCHA First Round, 0-2 (Alaska) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 2005–06 | NCAA | CCHA | 12th | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | Lost in CCHA First Round, 02 (Nebraska-Omaha) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 2006–07 | NCAA | CCHA | 12th | 38 | 7 | 29 | 2 | Lost in CCHA First Round, 0-2 (Nebraska-Omaha) | Did Not Qualify | |
| 2007–08 | NCAA | CCHA | T-7th | 39 | 18 | 21 | 0 | Won in CCHA First Round, 2-1 (Lake Superior) Lost in CCHA Quarterfinal, 0-2 (Miami) |
Did Not Qualify | |
| Totals | 1513 | 778 | 638 | 97 | (includes regular season and postseason results); 1 NCAA Division I Championship | |||||
Footnotes
- ^ Code explanation; GP—Games Played, W—Wins, L—Losses, T—Tied games
References
- (2007) 2007–08 Bowling Green Falcons Hockey Media Guide. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green State University Intercollegiate Athletics, 82-93.

