2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season

2011 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
  • Dave Clawson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorWarren Ruggiero (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Elko
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
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2012 →
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
Temple   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Miami (OH)   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Buffalo   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Akron   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by third year head coach Dave Clawson and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 19:00 pmat Idaho*ALTW 32–1512,173
September 107:00 pmMorgan State*BCSNW 58–1315,206
September 1712:00 pmWyoming*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
BCSNL 27–2814,813
September 241:00 pmat Miami (OH)
ESPN3W 37–2320,828
October 13:30 pmat No. 23 West Virginia*Big East NetworkL 10–5546,603
October 82:00 pmat Western MichiganSTOL 21–4520,238
October 1512:00 pmToledo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)
ESPN+L 21–2822,408[1]
October 223:30 pmTemple
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
BCSNW 13–1012,056[2]
October 291:00 pmat Kent StateMAC TVL 15–2710,152
November 88:00 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN2L 14–4513,752
November 168:00 pmOhio
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPNL 28–2911,804
November 2512:00 pmat BuffaloW 42–2812,262

Game summaries

At Idaho Vandals

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 14 16 0232
Vandals 7 0 0815

at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID

  • Date: September 1, 2011
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 12,173
  • Referee: Stacy Hardin
  • TV announcers (ALT): Rich Winter (play-by-play) and Brant Boyer (analyst)
  • [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:45) IDAHO – Michael Lagrone 5-yard pass from Brian Reader (Trey Farguhar kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:25; Idaho 7-0)
  • (07:38) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 76-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, :12; Tied 7-7)
  • (01:33) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 24-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:13; Bowling Green 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) BGSU – Jordan Hopgood 9-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, :28; Bowling Green 21-7)
  • (11:10) BGSU – Anthon Samuel 1-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick failed) (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:42; Bowling Green 27-7)
  • (04:28) BGSU – Kyle Burkhardt 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:36; Bowling Green 30-7)
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
  • (14:44) IDAHO – Armauni Johnson 25-yard pass from Brian Reader (Armauni Johnson Two-point pass) (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:15; Bowling Green 30-15)
  • (11:06) BGSU – Chris Jones 2-yard safety (Bowling Green 32-15)
Statistics Bowling Green Idaho
First downs 20 18
Plays–yards 80–478 65–280
Rushes–yards 48–187 21–52
Passing yards 291 228
Passing: comp–att–int 19–32–0 20–44–1
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 40:19 19:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Matt Schilz 19/31, 291 yards, 2 TDS
Rushing Anthon Samuel 22 carries, 141 yards, TD
Receiving Eugene Cooper 4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDS
Idaho Passing Brian Reader 19–43, 177 yards, 2 TDs, INT
Rushing Ryan Bass 12 carries, 44 yards
Receiving Mike Scott 6 receptions, 89 yards

vs Morgan State Bears

Morgan State Bears (0–1) vs Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 3 3013
Falcons 28 7 14958

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH

  • Date: September 10, 2010
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C), NE 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 15,206
  • Referee: Stan Evans
  • TV: BCSN
  • [4]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:45) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 37-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:30; Bowling Green 7-0)
  • (08:27) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 10-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, :46; Bowling Green 14-0)
  • (07:46) MORG – Travis Davidson 61-yard run (Abraham Mercado kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, :35; Bowling Green 14-7)
  • (05:03) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 6-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:43; Bowling Green 21-7)
  • (02:23) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 23-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:14; Bowling Green 28-7)
Second quarter
  • (10:42) MORG – Abraham Mercado 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:00; Bowling Green 28-10)
  • (00:11) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 18-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, :46; Bowling Green 35-10)
Third quarter
  • (12:44) BGSU – Jordan Hopgood 14-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:10; Bowling Green 42-10)
  • (05:52) BGSU – Anthon Samuel 47-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:23; Bowling Green 49-10)
  • (01:20) MORG – Abraham Mercado 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 2:50; Bowling Green 49-13)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:52) BGSU – Stephen Stein 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:29; Bowling Green 52-13)
  • (09:14) BGSU – Jamel Martin 3-yard run (Stephen Stein kick failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:32; Bowling Green 58-13)
Statistics Morgan State Bowling Green
First downs 12 28
Plays–yards 63–193 76–572
Rushes–yards 34–156 49–268
Passing yards 37 304
Passing: comp–att–int 8–29–1 19–27–1
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Morgan State Passing Robert Council 4/19, 32 yards, INT
Rushing Travis Davidson 12 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Winfred Diggs 2 receptions, 19 yards
Bowling Green Passing Matt Schilz 16/23, 258 yards, 5 TDS, INT
Rushing Anthon Samuel 11 carries, 122 yards, TD
Receiving Eugene Cooper 6 receptions, 134 yards, 4 TDS

vs Wyoming Cowboys

Wyoming Cowboys (2–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 7 14728
Falcons 7 7 01327

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH

  • Date: September 17, 2010
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 70 °F (21 °C), ENE 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 14,813
  • Referee: Marvel July
  • TV announcers (BCSN): Greg Franke (play-by-play), Mike Lacett (sidelines)
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Game information
First quarter
  • (12:27) BGSU – Alex Bayer 40-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:33; Bowling Green 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (12:15) WYO – Alvester Alexander 17-yard run (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, :57; Tied 7-7)
  • (05:03) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 13-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:53; Bowling Green 14-7)
Third quarter
  • (10:20) WYO – Ghaali Muhammad 6-yard run (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, :57; Tied 14-14)
  • (05:42) WYO – Marqueston Huff 8-yard fumble return (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Wyoming 21-14)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:20) WYO – Dominic Rufran 10-yard pass from Brett Smith (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, :57; Wyoming 28-14)
  • (04:16) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 32-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:33; Wyoming 28-21)
  • (00:03) BGSU – Ray Hutson 10-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick blocked) (Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 1:15; Wyoming 28-27)
Statistics Wyoming Bowling Green
First downs 18 28
Plays–yards 73–396 88–514
Rushes–yards 34–129 33–77
Passing yards 267 437
Passing: comp–att–int 25–39–1 34–55–2
Turnovers 1 6
Time of possession 30:03 29:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Wyoming Passing Brett Smith 25/38, 267 yards, TD
Rushing Alvester Alexander 9 carries, 42 yards, TD
Receiving Mazi Ogbonna 6 receptions, 79 yards
Bowling Green Passing Matt Schilz 34/55, 437 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS
Rushing Jordan Hopgood 12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Kamar Jorden 9 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDS

Quarterback Matt Schilz threw for a career-high 437 yards, his first 400 yard game of his career.[6]

Statistics

Final Statistics through November 25, 2011

Individual Leaders

Passing

Passing statistics[a]
NAME GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Int Rtg
Matt Schilz 12 12 5–7 245 412 59.5 3,024 28 13 137.2
Trent Hurley 4 0 0–0 9 16 56.3 115 0 1 104.1
Totals 12 12 5–7 254 428 59.3 3,139 28 14 136.0
  1. ^ WR Ray Hutson threw one incompletion

Rushing

Rushing statistics
NAME GP Att Yds Avg Lng TD
Anthon Samuel 9 144 844 5.9 96 5
Jamel Martin 10 78 280 3.6 28 3
Jordan Hopgood 9 60 213 3.5 23 4
Matt Schilz 12 51 -60 -1.2 20 0
Erique Geiger 6 19 52 2.7 9 0
John Pettigrew 4 17 63 3.7 15 1
Eugene Cooper 11 8 75 9.4 17 0
Trent Hurley 4 5 31 6.2 13 0
Brian Schmiedebusch 12 1 18 18.0 18 0
Ray Hutson 12 1 4 4.0 4 0
Totals 12 402 1,475 3.7 96 13

Receiving

Receiving statistics
NAME GP Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
Kamar Jorden 12 78 1,089 14.0 83 12
Eugene Cooper 11 67 808 12.1 76 9
Shaun Joplin 12 21 292 13.9 30 1
Alex Bayer 12 20 242 12.1 40 2
Adrian Hodges 11 15 197 13.1 56 0
Anthon Samuel 9 15 93 6.2 14 0
Ray Hutson 12 12 175 14.6 27 2
Tyler Beck 12 8 97 12.1 35 1
Jordan Hopgood 9 7 53 7.6 19 0
Justus Jones 9 4 49 12.3 15 0
Jamel Martin 10 3 10 3.3 5 0
Erique Geiger 6 2 10 5.0 6 0
Clay Rolf 5 1 23 23.0 23 0
Kendall Montgomery 11 1 1 1.0 1 1
Totals 12 254 3,139 12.4 83 28

References

  1. ^ "Toledo Rockets vs. Bowling Green Falcons". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
  2. ^ "Temple vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - October 22, 2011 - ESPN".
  3. ^ "Bowling Green 32-15 Idaho (SEP 1, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Morgan State 13-58 Bowling Green (SEP 10, 2011) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Wyoming 28-27 Bowling Green (SEP 17, 2011) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mistakes Doom Falcons in 28-27 Loss to Wyoming". bgsufalcons.com. BGSU Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
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