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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Football Game Notes
September 04, 2000 | Football
Sept. 4, 2000
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Pittsburgh (1-0) at Bowling Green (0-1)
12 p.m. Saturday, September 9
Doyt L. Perry Stadium (30,599)
Series Record: Pittsburgh leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Pittsburgh 30, BGSU 10 (9/4/99)
Radio: WBVI-FM (96.7)
TV: Big East Game of the Week (ESPN-Plus)
HOME OPENER
The Falcons are 7-2 in home openers since Gary Blackney became head coach. Last year,the Falcons defeated Tennessee Tech, 40-15, in the first game of the 1999 season at Perry Stadium.
RARE NON-CONFERENCE HOME GAME
This will be just the ninth home non-conference game during the Blackney era. BGSU is 6-2 against non-MAC opponents in the Black Swamp. By contrast, the Falcons have played 20 road games against non-conference opponents (6-14) during that same span.
UNCHARTERED TERRITORY
This will be the first-ever visit to a MAC facility for the Panthers. Pittsburgh will be looking for a win in its road opener for the first time since the 1993 season, when they won at Southern Mississippi, 14-10.
PANTHERS TOP FALCONS IN FIRST MEETING
Pittsburgh scored 27 unanswered points to win the 1999 season opener for both teams. BG dominated the first half, but went to the locker room down 10-7 ...Pitt's go-ahead score came after Hank Poteat returned a punt 40 yards to the BG 32-yard line ...the Panthers scored six plays later on a one-yard Nick Goings run ...the Falcons had a 12-4 edge in first downs in the first half, a 220-61 edge in total offense, and a seven-minute edge in time of possession ...but, BG had two drives end on downs, one at the Pittsburgh 35-yard line and the other at the Pitt 26-yard line ...the hosts increased the lead by driving 66 yards in nine plays with the first possession of the second half ...they then put the game away with a pair of short touchdown drives 2:30 apart late in the third quarter, in both instances converting Bowling Green turnovers into scores ...the Falcons had a substantial edge on most statistics for the game - 21-11 edge in first downs, 335-220 edge in total offense, and a 36:13-23:47 edge in time of possession ...the BG defense limited the Panthers to just 107 yards on the ground and 113 passing yards.
