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. 23 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
Period |
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)
- [3]
Game information
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- 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
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First downs |
20 |
18
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Plays–yards |
80–478 |
65–280
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Rushes–yards |
48–187 |
21–52
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Passing yards |
291 |
228
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Passing: comp–att–int |
19–32–0 |
20–44–1
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Turnovers |
0 |
3
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Time of possession |
40:19 |
19:41
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Bowling Green
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Passing
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Matt Schilz
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19/31, 291 yards, 2 TDS
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Rushing
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Anthon Samuel
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22 carries, 141 yards, TD
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Receiving
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Eugene Cooper
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4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDS
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Idaho
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Passing
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Brian Reader
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19–43, 177 yards, 2 TDs, INT
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Rushing
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Ryan Bass
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12 carries, 44 yards
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Receiving
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Mike Scott
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6 receptions, 89 yards
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vs Morgan State Bears
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Morgan State Bears (0–1) vs Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) – Game summary
Period |
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
- [4]
Game information
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- 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
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First downs |
12 |
28
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Plays–yards |
63–193 |
76–572
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Rushes–yards |
34–156 |
49–268
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Passing yards |
37 |
304
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Passing: comp–att–int |
8–29–1 |
19–27–1
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Turnovers |
1 |
3
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Time of possession |
28:48 |
31:12
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Morgan State
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Passing
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Robert Council
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4/19, 32 yards, INT
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Rushing
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Travis Davidson
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12 carries, 89 yards, TD
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Receiving
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Winfred Diggs
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2 receptions, 19 yards
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Bowling Green
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Passing
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Matt Schilz
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16/23, 258 yards, 5 TDS, INT
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Rushing
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Anthon Samuel
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11 carries, 122 yards, TD
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Receiving
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Eugene Cooper
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6 receptions, 134 yards, 4 TDS
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Wyoming Cowboys (2–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (2–0) – Game summary
Period |
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)
- [5]
Game information
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- 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
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First downs |
18 |
28
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Plays–yards |
73–396 |
88–514
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Rushes–yards |
34–129 |
33–77
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Passing yards |
267 |
437
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Passing: comp–att–int |
25–39–1 |
34–55–2
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Turnovers |
1 |
6
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Time of possession |
30:03 |
29:57
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Wyoming
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Passing
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Brett Smith
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25/38, 267 yards, TD
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Rushing
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Alvester Alexander
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9 carries, 42 yards, TD
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Receiving
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Mazi Ogbonna
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6 receptions, 79 yards
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Bowling Green
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Passing
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Matt Schilz
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34/55, 437 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS
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Rushing
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Jordan Hopgood
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12 carries, 48 yards
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Receiving
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Kamar Jorden
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9 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDS
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Quarterback Matt Schilz threw for a career-high 437 yards, his first 400 yard game of his career.[6]
Final Statistics through November 25, 2011
Passing statistics[a]
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NAME |
GP |
GS |
Record |
Cmp |
Att |
Pct |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
Rtg
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Matt Schilz |
12 |
12 |
5–7 |
245 |
412 |
59.5 |
3,024 |
28 |
13 |
137.2
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Trent Hurley |
4 |
0 |
0–0 |
9 |
16 |
56.3 |
115 |
0 |
1 |
104.1
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Totals |
12 |
12 |
5–7 |
254 |
428 |
59.3 |
3,139 |
28 |
14 |
136.0
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- ^ WR Ray Hutson threw one incompletion
Rushing statistics
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NAME |
GP |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD
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Anthon Samuel |
9 |
144 |
844 |
5.9 |
96 |
5
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Jamel Martin |
10 |
78 |
280 |
3.6 |
28 |
3
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Jordan Hopgood |
9 |
60 |
213 |
3.5 |
23 |
4
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Matt Schilz |
12 |
51 |
-60 |
-1.2 |
20 |
0
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Erique Geiger |
6 |
19 |
52 |
2.7 |
9 |
0
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John Pettigrew |
4 |
17 |
63 |
3.7 |
15 |
1
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Eugene Cooper |
11 |
8 |
75 |
9.4 |
17 |
0
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Trent Hurley |
4 |
5 |
31 |
6.2 |
13 |
0
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Brian Schmiedebusch |
12 |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
18 |
0
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Ray Hutson |
12 |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
4 |
0
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Totals |
12 |
402 |
1,475 |
3.7 |
96 |
13
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Receiving statistics
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NAME |
GP |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD
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Kamar Jorden |
12 |
78 |
1,089 |
14.0 |
83 |
12
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Eugene Cooper |
11 |
67 |
808 |
12.1 |
76 |
9
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Shaun Joplin |
12 |
21 |
292 |
13.9 |
30 |
1
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Alex Bayer |
12 |
20 |
242 |
12.1 |
40 |
2
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Adrian Hodges |
11 |
15 |
197 |
13.1 |
56 |
0
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Anthon Samuel |
9 |
15 |
93 |
6.2 |
14 |
0
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Ray Hutson |
12 |
12 |
175 |
14.6 |
27 |
2
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Tyler Beck |
12 |
8 |
97 |
12.1 |
35 |
1
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Jordan Hopgood |
9 |
7 |
53 |
7.6 |
19 |
0
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Justus Jones |
9 |
4 |
49 |
12.3 |
15 |
0
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Jamel Martin |
10 |
3 |
10 |
3.3 |
5 |
0
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Erique Geiger |
6 |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
6 |
0
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Clay Rolf |
5 |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
23 |
0
|
Kendall Montgomery |
11 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
1
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Totals |
12 |
254 |
3,139 |
12.4 |
83 |
28
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