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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
EASTERN KENTUCKY
Falcons Fly By Eastern Kentucky In Season Opener, 63-13
August 28, 2003 | Football
Aug 28, 2003
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) - P.J. Pope ran for three touchdowns and Josh Harris threw for two as Bowling Green beat Eastern Kentucky 63-13 Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.
Backup quarterback Omar Jacobs went 8-for-11 for 157 yards and also led six ball carriers with 54 yards rushing on four carries, including a 24-yard scoring run.
The Falcons rolled up 422 passing yards and 222 yards rushing while scoring nine touchdowns.
Harris completed 18 of 26 passes for 265 yards and was intercepted once. He also rushed seven times for 29 yards.
Pope had scoring runs of 1 yard in the first quarter, and 3 and 13 yards in the second as Bowling Green built a 35-7 halftime lead.
Bowling Green punted just once - in the fourth quarter.
The Colonels opened the scoring with 13:52 to go in the first quarter on a 3-yard run by Terry Ennis, who finished with 111 yards on 14 carries. Eastern Kentucky did not score again until a 23-yard pass from Adam Ellis to Aaron Murray with 10:41 left to play.
