Bowling Green State University Athletics
Football To Host Ohio In Home Finale
November 06, 2000 | Football
Nov. 6, 2000
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Ohio (5-4, 2-2) at Bowling Green (2-7, 1-4)
1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 11
Doyt L. Perry Stadium (30,599)
Series Record: BG leads 30-20
Last Meeting: at Ohio 17, BGSU 14
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 W, 20-6 11/4 MARSHALL (ESPN Plus) L, 13-20 11/11 OHIO 1:30 p.m. 11/22 at Toledo (ESPN 2) 6:30 p.m.
STRENGTHS COLLIDE IN BG/OHIO CONTEST
The nation's second leading rushing attack (Ohio, 319.4 yards per game) battles the 18th-ranked rushing defense (BGSU-100.3 yards per game) when the visiting Bobcats battle the Falcons.
The Falcons lead the series 30-20-2 and are 8-0-1 against the Bobcats at Perry Stadium since 1982.
FINAL HOME GAME OF THE BLACKNEY ERA
Coach Gary Blackney has informed BGSU Director of Athletics Paul Krebs that he will resign from his position following the conclusion of the 2000 season. Blackney is third in career victories at BGSU with a 60-48-2 record in nine-plus seasons and is the only coach in school history to win a bowl game, capturing post-season victories at the 1991 California Raisin Bowl and the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl. He is 47-29-2 against MAC foes and earned MAC Coach of the Year honors after guiding the orange and brown to league titles in 1991 and 1992. A member of the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees, Blackney and Toledo coach Gary Pinkel have the longest current tenure among MAC coaches. In addition,he is the only Falcon mentor to win 10 games in back-to-back seasons and led the program to a MAC record 19-game winning streak. He moved into sixth place in career MAC victories (47) and eighth in overall wins (60) following the Falcons triumph against EMU. At Perry Stadium, Blackney's teams have posted a 34-13-1 record.
TEN SENIORS PLAY FINAL HOME GAME
Ten seniors will be playing in their final home game at Perry Stadium.
Eric Curl, C, Livonia,Michigan Rodney Dawson, DT, Riverside,California Chris Della Vella, LB, N.Olmsted,Ohio Ryan Diepenbrock, LS, Lima,Ohio Ken Dobbs, CB, University Heights,Ohio D.J.Durkin, DE, Boardman,Ohio Rob Fehrman, LT, Byesville,Ohio Eric Gilbo, RT, Canton,Michigan Ricky Schneider, QB, Amherst,Ohio Matt Tyla, OL, Stow,Ohio
