2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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2011 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWarren Ruggiero (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Elko
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
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. 22 West Virginia*
Big East NetworkL 10–5546,603
October 82:00 pmat Western Michigan
STOL 21–4520,238
October 1512:00 pmToledo
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 State
MAC 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 Buffalo
W 42–2812,262

Game summaries

At Idaho Vandals

Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 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)
StatisticsBowling GreenIdaho
First downs2018
Plays–yards80–47865–280
Rushes–yards48–18721–52
Passing yards291228
Passing: comp–att–int19–32–020–44–1
Turnovers03
Time of possession40:1919:41
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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
Quarter 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)
StatisticsMorgan StateBowling Green
First downs1228
Plays–yards63–19376–572
Rushes–yards34–15649–268
Passing yards37304
Passing: comp–att–int8–29–119–27–1
Turnovers13
Time of possession28:4831:12
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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
Quarter 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)
  • [5]
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)
StatisticsWyomingBowling Green
First downs1828
Plays–yards73–39688–514
Rushes–yards34–12933–77
Passing yards267437
Passing: comp–att–int25–39–134–55–2
Turnovers16
Time of possession30:0329:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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]

At Miami RedHawks

Bowling Green Falcons (2–1) at Miami RedHawks (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 6 14 71037
RedHawks 0 17 0623

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH

  • Date: September 24, 2011
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), ESE 3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 20,828
  • Referee: Tom Weber
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [7]
Game information
First quarter
  • (03:15) BGSU – Jordan Hopgood 2-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:08; Bowling Green 6-0)
Second quarter
  • (13:44) MIAMI – Wes Williams 6-yard interception return (Mason Krysinski kick) (Miami 7-6)
  • (09:22) BGSU – Alex Bayer 4-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:09; Bowling Green 13-7)
  • (06:06) MIAMI – Erik Finklea 1-yard run (Mason Krysinski kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:16; Miami 14-13)
  • (01:47) BGSU – Kendall Montgomery 1-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, :06; Bowling Green 20-14)
  • (00:00) MIAMI – Mason Krysinski 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 1:47; Bowling Green 20-17)
Third quarter
  • (03:23) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 7-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 89 yards, 8:13; Bowling Green 27-17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:17) BGSU – Stephen Stein 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:03; Bowling Green 30-17)
  • (11:03) MIAMI – Zac Dysert 1-yard run (Mason Krysinski kick failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:14; Bowling Green 30-23)
  • (10:04) BGSU – Anthon Samuel 96-yard run (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 97 yards, 3:14; Bowling Green 37-23)
StatisticsBowling GreenMiami (OH)
First downs1519
Plays–yards62–31071–308
Rushes–yards38–12731–43
Passing yards183265
Passing: comp–att–int19–24–125–40–2
Turnovers23
Time of possession32:0927:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Bowling Green Passing Matt Schilz 19/24, 183 yards, 3 TDS, INT
Rushing Anthon Samuel 16 carries, 121 yards, TD
Receiving Kamar Jorden 9 receptions, 91 yards, TD
Miami (OH) Passing Zac Dysert 25/40, 265 yards, 2 INTS
Rushing Erik Finklea 9 carries, 25 yards, TD
Receiving Nick Harwell 8 receptions, 139 yards

At #22 West Virginia Mountaineers

Bowling Green Falcons (3–1) at #22 West Virginia Mountaineers (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 0 0010
Mountaineers 17 21 10755

at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV

  • Date: October 1, 2011
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 45 °F (7 °C), W 2 MPH
  • Game attendance: 46,603
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • TV announcers (Big East Network): Rob King & John Thornton
  • [8]
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:37) WVU – Tyler Bitancurt 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:14; West Virginia 3-0)
  • (13:17) BGSU – Ray Hutson 18-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, :06; Bowling Green 7-3)
  • (07:47) BGSU – Stephen Stein 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:14; Bowling Green 10-3)
  • (06:05) WVU – Ivan McCartney 33-yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:36; Tied 10-10)
  • (01:14) WVU – Shawne Alston 8-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:46; West Virginia 17-10)
Second quarter
  • (12:38) WVU – Ryan Nehlen 15-yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:43; West Virginia 24-10)
  • (08:53) WVU – Dustin Garrison 19-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 1:48; West Virginia 31-10)
  • (02:40) WVU – Brad Starks 6-yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:29; West Virginia 38-10)
Third quarter
  • (12:59) WVU – Dustin Garrison 8-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:53; West Virginia 45-10)
  • (05:38) WVU – Tyler Bitancurt 45-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 29 yards, 5:23; West Virginia 48-10)
  • (07:52) WVU – Shawne Alston 8-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:25; West Virginia 55-10)
StatisticsBowling GreenWest Virginia
First downs1430
Plays–yards62–21779–643
Rushes–yards36–10346–360
Passing yards183265
Passing: comp–att–int13–26–319–33–0
Turnovers50
Time of possession31:4728:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Bowling Green Passing Matt Schilz 13/25, 114 yards, TD, 3 INTS
Rushing Jamel Martin 23 carries, 111 yards
Receiving Kamar Jorden 5 receptions, 46 yards
West Virginia Passing Geno Smith 18/30, 238 yards, 3 TDS
Rushing Dustin Garrison 32 carries, 291 yards, 2 TDS
Receiving Stedman Bailey 4 receptions, 112 yards

Statistics

Final Statistics through November 25, 2011

Individual Leaders

Passing

Passing statistics[a]
NAMEGPGSRecordCmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtg
Matt Schilz12125–724541259.53,0242813137.2
Trent Hurley400–091656.311501104.1
Totals12125–725442859.33,1392814136.0
  1. WR Ray Hutson threw one incompletion

Rushing

Rushing statistics
NAMEGPAttYdsAvgLngTD
Anthon Samuel91448445.9965
Jamel Martin10782803.6283
Jordan Hopgood9602133.5234
Matt Schilz1251-60-1.2200
Erique Geiger619522.790
John Pettigrew417633.7151
Eugene Cooper118759.4170
Trent Hurley45316.2130
Brian Schmiedebusch1211818.0180
Ray Hutson12144.040
Totals124021,4753.79613

Receiving

Receiving statistics
NAMEGPRecYdsAvgLngTD
Kamar Jorden12781,08914.08312
Eugene Cooper116780812.1769
Shaun Joplin122129213.9301
Alex Bayer122024212.1402
Adrian Hodges111519713.1560
Anthon Samuel915936.2140
Ray Hutson121217514.6272
Tyler Beck1289712.1351
Jordan Hopgood97537.6190
Justus Jones944912.3150
Jamel Martin103103.350
Erique Geiger62105.060
Clay Rolf512323.0230
Kendall Montgomery11111.011
Totals122543,13912.48328

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