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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23







                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
to the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 2-88940) pertaining to The
BFGoodrich Company Retirement Plus Savings Plan of our report dated June 23,
2000, with respect to the financial statements of The BFGoodrich Company
Retirement Plus Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the
year ended December 30, 1999.

                                                         /S/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

                                                             ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina
June 23, 2000