Bowling Green State University Athletics
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November 10, 2003 | Football
Nov. 10, 2003
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KENT STATE (4-6, 3-3)
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#25 BOWLING GREEN (7-2, 4-1)
Saturday, Nov 15 -- 6:00 p.m.Perry Stadium (28,599) - Bowling Green, Ohio
Series Record: BGSU leads 50-15-6
Last Meeting: BGSU 45, at KSU 14 (11/2/02)
BRANDON GUIDES THE FALCONS
First-year head coach Gregg Brandon, the 16th head coach in the history of the BGSU football program, joined Don Nehlen and Urban Meyer as the only BGSU football coaches to begin their career with a 3-0 record. With the Falcons' 27-26 win at #16 Purdue, and 34-18 win against #12 NIU, Brandon is the only BGSU coach to ever defeat two nationally-ranked opponents. Brandon had more than 22 years of coaching experience at the Division I level, including the last two years at BGSU where he served as assistant head coach and directed the Falcons' record-setting offensive attack.
TAKE A KID TO THE GAME
All kids 12 and under will be admitted free against Kent State as part of the NCAA Take a Kid To the Game program.
FALCONS ARE BALANCED
As a team the Falcons lead the MAC in total offense and defense, while ranking high nationally in several categories. The Falcons are second in the nation in total offense (508.8), seventh in passing offense (309.1), 16th in pass efficiency (145.8), 17th in scoring (33.4) and 19th in rushing (199.7). On defense, the Falcons are 19th in scoring defense (17.9), 19th in total defense (313.2), 26th against the rush (115.9) and 30th against the pass (197.3).
WIN THE WEST
The Falcons goal of winning the MAC West Division rests in their own hands. If BGSU can post three victories to end the season, they will be the West representative and host the MAC championship game on Thu., Dec. 4.
TOUGH AT HOME
The Falcons have the longest active MAC home winning streak at 11 games and have averaged 50.9 points per game on their home turf since beginning that streak on November 23, 2001 with a 56-21 win against Toledo. The Falcons have won the last 14 meetings with Kent State at Doyt Perry Stadium dating back to 1974.
NOT IN A LONG TIME
With one more win, the Falcons will have posted at least eight wins in three straight seasons for the first time since the 1983-85 campaigns. BGSU was 8-3 in 1983 and 1984 and 11-1 in 1985.
NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Falcons are rated 25th in the AP poll, 23rd by both The Sporting News and CBSSportsline.com and 26th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
LONGEST CONTINUOUS RIVALS
The 2003 season will mark the 57th consecutive year that BGSU has taken on Kent State, the longest continuous rival for the Falcons. Unless conference realignment takes place next year, that streak will end after this season. BGSU will play Toledo for the 55th straight year on November 28. The third longest active streak for BGSU is Western Michigan at three games.
TWO MORE THINGS TO SHOOT FOR
The Falcons will be looking for their fourth win in as many years against Kent State. Last year, BGSU won 45-14 at KSU. If the Falcons can win at Ball State, it will give BGSU its first winning MAC road record since going 4-0 on the road in 1994.
HARRIS MILESTONE WATCH
Josh Harris rushed for 71 yards against Miami and now ranks seventh on the school's all-time rushing list with 2,104 yards. He is the top rushing quarterback in school history. He also now has a career total of 37 rushing TDs at BGSU and needs three more running scores to set a new school-record.
Harris now has a total of 40 touchdowns (three receiving) in his BGSU tenure, and also ranks second on that Falcon career list. Additionally, Harris now has scored a total of 242 points as a Falcon, ranking him third on that BGSU career list.
Harris is now third on the all-time BGSU list with 6,135 yards passing Only three other players in school history have reached the 6,000-yard mark (Brian McClure-10,280; Rich Dackin-6,862; and Erik White- 6,072). Harris' 42 career TD tosses rank him third on the BGSU all-time list.
He continues to challenge for the school's all-time record of 9,774 yards set by Brian McClure from 1982-85. Harris has accumulated 8,239 total yards, which ranks ninth all-time in MAC history.
MORE HARRIS NOTES
Josh Harris is 20-6 in his career as a starting quarterback, and has started the last 24 consecutive games leading the Falcons to a 19-5 mark in that time ... Harris is averaging a career-high 8.0 yards per pass, 271.1 passing yards per game, and 322.9 yards of total offense per game ... his completion percentage of 64.2 percent also is a career-best, an 8.1 percent improvement over his 56.1 percent mark of 2002.
PATTON POSSIBLE NCAA RECORD HOLDER
After receiving no responses to the contrary from each NCAA I-A school and respective conference offices, senior cornerback Janssen Patton's feat of three interceptions in a game on two occasions in a single season and three times in a career will be submitted to the NCAA as possible records in each category at the end of the season.
FALCON TRADITION
The Falcons, who are in their 52nd season as a Mid-American Conference member, rank second in MAC history in both conference wins (216) and championships (10). The Falcons' .612 winning percentage ranks third all-time. BGSU has finished either first or second in the MAC standings in 22 of their previous 51 seasons in the league.
