American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 9:00 pm | at Idaho* | | ALT | W 32–15 | 12,173 |
September 10 | 7:00 pm | Morgan State* | | BCSN | W 58–13 | 15,206 |
September 17 | 12:00 pm | Wyoming* | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| BCSN | L 27–28 | 14,813 |
September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN3 | W 37–23 | 20,828 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | at No. 22 West Virginia* | | Big East Network | L 10–55 | 46,603 |
October 8 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | | STO | L 21–45 | 20,238 |
October 15 | 12:00 pm | Toledo | | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 22,408[1] |
October 22 | 3:30 pm | Temple | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| BCSN | W 13–10 | 12,056[2] |
October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Kent State | | MAC TV | L 15–27 | 10,152 |
November 8 | 8:00 pm | Northern Illinois | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN2 | L 14–45 | 13,752 |
November 16 | 8:00 pm | Ohio | - Doyt Perry Stadium
- Bowling Green, OH
| ESPN | L 28–29 | 11,804 |
November 25 | 12:00 pm | at Buffalo | | | W 42–28 | 12,262 |
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Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
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)
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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
- 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)
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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
[edit] Morgan State Bears (0–1) vs Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Falcons | 28 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 58 |
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
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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)
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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 |
Wyoming Cowboys (2–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
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)
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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]
Bowling Green Falcons (2–1) at Miami RedHawks (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
RedHawks | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
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
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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)
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Statistics | Bowling Green | Miami (OH) |
First downs | 15 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 62–310 | 71–308 |
Rushes–yards | 38–127 | 31–43 |
Passing yards | 183 | 265 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–24–1 | 25–40–2 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 32:09 | 27:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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
[edit] Bowling Green Falcons (3–1) at #22 West Virginia Mountaineers (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Mountaineers | 17 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
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
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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)
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Statistics | Bowling Green | West Virginia |
First downs | 14 | 30 |
Plays–yards | 62–217 | 79–643 |
Rushes–yards | 36–103 | 46–360 |
Passing yards | 183 | 265 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–26–3 | 19–33–0 |
Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
Time of possession | 31:47 | 28:13 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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 |
Final Statistics through November 25, 2011
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 |
- ^ WR Ray Hutson threw one incompletion
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 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 |
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