Bowling Green State University Athletics
Game #8 - Oct. 23 - at Ohio 17, Bowling Green 14
December 19, 1999 | Football
Oct. 23, 1999
Ohio won the first half rolling up all 17 of their points and owning a 197-48 edge in total offense. The Falcons managed just 25 plays in the opening 30 minutes as the Bobcats controlled the clock possessing the ball for 17:25.
BG owned the second half scoring all its points in a 4:35 span late in the third quarter and early in the fourth stanza. The Falcons had a 203-102 edge in total offense in the second half as both teams ran 33 plays.
After a Joe Alls 59-yard scamper got the Falcons within three points at 17-14, BG had three more possessions in the game but could not get into Ohio territory on any of the three drives.
BG was in Ohio territory just one other time in the game except for the two scoring drives, and that early third quarter drive ended at the Ohio 43-yard line.
Bowling Green 0 0 7 7 - 14 Ohio 7 10 0 0 - 17 OH - Joe Sherrill 6 run (Kevin Kerr kick), 1:46, 1st qtr. OH - Kerr 37 field goal, 12:53, 2nd qtr. OH - Raynald Ray 28 run (kerr kick), 1:27, 2nd qtr. BG - Kurt Gerling 14 pass from Ricky Schneider (Jason Strasser kick), 4:26, 3rd qtr. BG - Joe Alls 59 run (Strasser kick), 14:51, 4th qtr. Attendance - 18,385
Team Statistics - First Downs (BG 11, OH 13), Rushes-Yards (BG 34-123, OH 62-299), Passing Yardage (BG 128, OH 50), Completions-Attempts-Interceptions (BG 13-24-3, OH 3-9-0), Punts-Avg. (BG 7-36.0, OH 8-38.8), Fumbles-Lost (BG 5-2, OH 1-1), Penalties-Yards (BG 2-9, OH 8-58), Time of Possession (BG 26:37, OH 33:23).
Individual Leaders - Bowling Green - Rushing (Joe Alls 11-97), Passing (Ricky Schneider 10-18-97, Andy Sahm 3-6-31), Receiving (Kurt Gerling 7-72). Ohio - Rushing (Joe Sherrill 23-100, Chad Brinker 15-85), Passing (Danny Jordan 3-7-50), Receiving (Joe Mohler 1-44).
