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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
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
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

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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
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

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At Idaho Vandals

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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 DomeMoscow, 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

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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
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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)
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

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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)
  • [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)
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

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Final Statistics through November 25, 2011

Individual Leaders

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Passing

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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

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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

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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

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