2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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.

2011 Bowling Green Falcons football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Warren Ruggiero (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Elko
Home stadium	Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	9:00 pm	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ALT	W 32–15	12,173
September 10	7:00 pm	Morgan State*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	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)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 37–23	20,828
October 1	3:30 pm	at No. 22 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	Big East Network	L 10–55	46,603
October 8	2:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	STO	L 21–45	20,238
October 15	12:00 pm	Toledo	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75)	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	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	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	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 42–28	12,262
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Idaho Vandals

See also: 2011 Idaho Vandals football team

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)
• ^[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

See also: 2011 Morgan State Bears football team

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
• ^[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)

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

See also: 2011 Wyoming Cowboys football team

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)
• ^[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]

At Miami RedHawks

See also: 2011 Miami RedHawks football team

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
• ^[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)

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

See also: 2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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
• ^[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)

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

Statistics

Final Statistics through November 25, 2011

Individual Leaders

Passing

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

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

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