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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Football To Host Eastern Michigan Under The Lights
October 16, 2000 | Football
Oct. 16, 2000
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Eastern Michigan (1-6, 0-3) at Bowling Green (1-6, 1-3)
7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 21
Doyt L. Perry Stadium (30,599)
Series Record: BG leads 17-10-1
Last Meeting: BGSU 30, at EMU 13 (1994)
Radio: WBVI-FM (96.7)
2000 BGSU SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time 9/2 at Michigan (ESPN Regional) L, 7-42 9/9 PITTSBURGH (ESPN Plus) L, 16-34 9/16 at Temple (ESPN Plus) L, 14-31 9/23 at Buffalo (HTTV, Buffalo) L, 17-20 9/30 at Kent State W, 18-11 10/7 AKRON L, 21-27 10/14 at Miami L, 10-24 10/21 E. MICHIGAN 7 p.m. 11/4 MARSHALL (ESPN Plus) 1:30 p.m. 11/11 OHIO 1:30 p.m. 11/22 at Toledo (ESPN 2) 6:30 p.m.
UNDER THE LIGHTS
For just the sixth time in school history, the Falcons will play a night game at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. BGSU is 3-2 in home night games, including a 34-23 victory over Toledo a year ago.
Night Games at Perry Stadium (Attendance)
1989-Akron 38, BGSU 24 (25,057)
1990-BGSU 20, Eastern Michigan 15 (16,477)
1992-BGSU 29, Western Michigan 19 (17,824)
1995-Louisiana Tech 28, BGSU 21 (22,222)
1999-BGSU 34, Toledo 23 (23,981)
RENEW THE RIVALRY
The Falcons will battle their third-oldest rival, Eastern Michigan, for the first time since 1994 and for just the third time during the Blackney Era. BGSU defeated Eastern Michigan 17-6 in 1991 in Blackney's first game ever with the Falcons and won a 30-13 road decision in 1994. These teams first played each other in 1919, in BGSU's third game ever. The institution formerly known as Michigan State Normal College took home a 10-0 victory.
BACKSLASH
True freshman running back\quarterback\kick returner Josh Harris has proved to be an exciting addition to the Falcons lineup. Recruited as a quarterback, Harris peeled his redshirt off when the Falcons entered the Akron game with only one healthy running back. He returned three kicks for 75 yards, including a Falcon season-best 39-yard run. Against Miami, he carried the ball 18-times for 103 yards and completd one pass for six yards. His 55-yard run which set up a field goal, was the third longest non-scoring rush in BGSU history. A former standout at Westerville North High School, Harris is the son of former NFL player Michael Harris, a 10-year veteran who played six seasons with Cincinnati.
