Game #1 • at Idaho • Sept. 1, 2011 BGSU Idaho
14 7
16 0
0 0
2 8
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Game #2 • vs Morgan St. • Sept. 10, 2011 32 15
Morgan St BGSU
ID - LaGrone 5 yard pass from Reader (Farquhar kick), 12:35, 1st BG - Cooper 76 yard pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick), 7:38, 1st BG - Cooper 24 yard pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick, 1:33, 1st BG - Hopgood 9 yard run (kick failed), 14:54, 2nd BG - Anthon Samuel 1 yard run (Burkhardt kick), 11:10, 2nd BG - Burkhardt 39 yard FG, 4:28, 2nd ID - Johnson 25 yard pass from Reader (Reader to Johnson), 14:44, 4th BG - Chris Jones safety, 11:06, 4th The Bowling Green State University football team opened the 2011 season in impressive fashion, defeating Idaho 32-15 in the Kibbie Dome. The Falcons scored 30 unanswered points to lead 30-7 at the half. Idaho went 78 yards in six plays on its first possession to go ahead 7-0, but Bowling Green took over from there. Eugene Cooper had a 76-yard reception with 7:38 left in the first quarter to tie the score and then caught a 24-yard pass with 1:33 left in the first for a 14-7 lead. Jordan Hopgood scored from nine yards out in the second and Anthon Samuel punched it in from a yard away for a 27-7 lead. Kyle Burkhardt made a 39-yard field goal with 4:28 left in the first half for a 30-7 lead. In the second half, Bowling Green’s only scoring came on a Chris Jones quarterback sack for a safety in the fourth quarter. Samuel finished the game with 22 carries for 141 yards. Matt Schilz was 19-of-31 for 291 yards and Cooper had four catches for 110 yards.
Game Statistics GAME STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Total Plays-Yards Turnovers Penalties: No.-Lost Punts: No.-Yards Kick Returns: No.-Yards Punt Returns: No.-Yards Time of Poss.
Leaders
Rushing Bass (Idaho) Samuel (BGSU) Passing Reader (Idaho) Schilz (BGSU) Receiving Scott (Idaho) Cooper (BGSU)
7 28
3 7
3 14
0 9
- -
13 58
BG - Cooper 37 yard pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick), 10:45, 1st BG - Jorden 10 yard pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick), 8:27, 1st MSU - Davidson 61 yard run (Mercado kick), 7:46, 1st BG - Cooper 6 yard pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick), 5:03, 1st BG - Cooper 23 yard pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick), 2:23, 1st MSU - Mercado 28 yard FG, 10:42, 2nd BG - Cooper 18 yard pass from Schilz (Burkhardt kick), 0:11, 2nd BG - Hopgood 14 yard run (Burkhardt kick), 12:44, 3rd BG - Samuel 47 yard run (Burkhardt kick), 5:52, 3rd MSU - Mercado 29 yard FG, 1:20, 3rd BG - Stein 26 yard FG, 11:52, 4th BG - Martin 3 yard run (Stein kick failed), 9:14, 4th The Bowling Green State University football team improved to 2-0 on the season by vaulting to an early lead and cruising to a 58-13 victory over the Morgan State Bears. Matt Schilz had four touchdown passes in the first quarter, three of them to Eugene Cooper, and the Falcons led 14-0 early and then 28-7 after the first quarter. Schilz ended the first half with five touchdowns; his fifth, in the second quarter, also went to Cooper. After Morgan State went three-and-out to start the game, BGSU cruised down the field for 75 yards on seven plays in just 2:30. Schilz hit Eugene Cooper on a deep slant across the middle for 37 yards to give the Falcons a lead they would never relinquish.
Game Statistics
ID 18 4 12 65-280 3 5-45 9-435 6-102 1-18 19:41
BG 20 7 12 79-478 0 9-87 6-335 4-79 4-32 40:19
Att. 12 22
Yds. 44 141
TD 0 1
Long 11 52
Comp. 19 19
Att. 43 31
Yds. 177 291
TD 2 2
Rec. 6 4
Yds. 89 110
TD 0 2
Long 51 76
GAME STATISTICS First Downs Rushing Passing Total Plays-Yards Turnovers Penalties: No.-Lost Punts: No.-Yards Kick Returns: No.-Yards Punt Returns: No.-Yards Time of Poss.
Leaders
Rushing Davidson (MSU) Samuel (BGSU) Passing Council (MSU) Schilz (BGSU) Receiving Diggs (MSU) Cooper (BGSU)
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MSU 12 8 2 63-193 2 9-52 8-304 8-153 0-0 28:48
BG 28 14 13 76-572 3 9-79 3-119 2-16 1--3 31:12
Att. 12 11
Yds. 89 122
TD 1 1
Long 61 47
Comp. 4 16
Att. 19 23
Yds. 32 258
TD 0 5
Rec. 2 6
Yds. 19 134
TD 0 4
Long 12 37
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