Bowling Green State University Athletics
Jacobs, Sanders Lead Falcons Past CMU, 38-14
October 09, 2004 | Football
Oct. 9, 2004
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BGSU at Central Michigan October 9, 2004
BGSU improved to 14-0 since 2001 when they have 500 yards or more of total offense. BGSU had 510 yards of total offense.
BGSU has won the last five meetings in the series and has won consecutive games in Mt. Pleasant for the first time in series history.
BGSU had a season-high seven tackles for a loss.
The Falcons scored their first touchdown on their longest drive of the season (93 yards). P.J. Pope scored on a one-yard run for his fourth rushing TD of the season and 18th of his career.
Junior Omar Jacobs had a career-high 387 yards passing and tied his career best with 4 TD tosses. He completed a career-high 31 passes in 42 attempts (also ties his career best) for a career-high 387 yards. He had a career-high 75 yards rushing and his 462 yards of total offense is the fourth-best effort in school history.
Redshirt freshman Deaudre Perry had the first sack of his career at the end of the first quarter. Sophomore Devon Parks had his second sack of the season and seventh of his career.
Junior Steve Sanders had his first multiple receiving game of his career. He scored on 25 and 16-yard passes from Omar Jacobs in the second quarter and a four-yard toss in the third quarter. He now has four TD catches this season and six in his career. He had his second straight 100+yard effort with six catches for 107 yards.
Shaun Suisham had four touchbacks on kickoffs and now has 12 this season. He has made six of eight field goals with his 35-yard field goal and with five PATs he has now scored 43 points this season.
Senior Cole Magner had the fifth 100+-yard effort of his career with nine receptions for 113 yards.
Senior Cornelius McGrady caught his second TD of the season and third of his career on a 10-yard toss from Jacobs.
Junior Jelani Jordan had his first interception this season and third of his career.
Senior Jovon Burkes had his first interception this season and the first of his career. He led the team with a career-high 14 stops as did junior Teddy Piepkow who also had a career-high 14 tackles.
Senior T.J. Carswell had nine tackles and senior Keon Newson had seven tackles, all in the second half.
Junior Nate Fry is a big reason for the success that BGSU's special teams has had. In three kicks, he averaged 47 yards, putting one inside the 20-yard line. CMU averqged just two yards per return in the punt game.
