It’s homecoming week, the rite of fall that comes complete with parades, pep rallies, football and other
festivities on college campuses across the land. And this week will be no different at Bowling Green
State University, especially on Friday and Saturday.
The homecoming parade steps off at 5 p.m. Friday from the corner of Alumni Drive and Mercer Road. The
parade will take Mercer to Wooster Street before going west to South College Drive and University Hall.
(Resulting temporary road closures are listed at www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/homecoming/page35592.html.) The
University Hall lawn will then be the site of a pep rally and crowning of homecoming royalty at 6:15
p.m.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of BGSU’s 1959 national football championship, and Coach Doyt
Perry’s title-winning team will be featured at "Dinner at the Doyt," at 7 p.m. Friday at the
stadium. For tickets or more information, call (419) 372-2401.
Saturday starts with the Freddie and Frieda 5K Fun Run and Walk. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at the
Student Recreation Center, followed by the race at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 for BGSU students, children (under
18) and adults over 60, and $25 for others. Prospective participants may register online at
http://bgsualumni.inhousetickets.com/events/44111 or save $5 by calling 888-839-2586.
The week’s activities will culminate with Saturday’s homecoming football game, as the Falcons meet the
Ohio University Bobcats in their Mid-American Conference opener. Kickoff is at 4 p.m. at Perry Stadium.

File photo. BGSU Marching Band during the start of the Homecoming Parade. 10/3/08 (Photo: Andrew
Weber/Sentinel-Tribune)