Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Ready for Broncos
November 01, 2004 | Football
Nov. 1, 2004
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Western Michigan (1-7, 0-5) at Bowling Green (6-2, 4-1) Saturday, November 6 - 1 p.m. Doyt L. Perry Stadium (28,599) Series Record: BGSU leads 30-14-3 Last Meeting: BGSU 32, at WMU 21 (10/11/03)
First and Ten
Saturday's MAC TV Game of the Week will be shown live by FSN-Ohio, Comcast Sports Net Chicago, Empire Sports Network in upstate New York and Comcast Local in Michigan.
The Falcons have clinched their fourth straight winning season, a feat that was last accomplished at BGSU from 1991-1994. BGSU is rated 29th in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and also received votes in the AP Poll.
The Falcons hold a 30-14-3 lead in the series with the Broncos and have won the last two meetings.
BGSU defeated WMU, 32-21, in Kalamazoo last season and, 48-45, in OT in the Broncos' last visit to Doyt Perry Stadium in 2002.
Sophomore quarterback Omar Jacobs, who is in his first year as the Falcons' starting signal caller, is currently the national leader in TD passes (23), second in points responsible for (20.52) and total offense (344.5), fourth in completions per game (25.8), and seventh in passing efficiency (163.1). He also has the fewest interceptions in the nation for a player with 300 pass attempts or more with two and has been sacked just three times in 301 passing attempts.
The Falcons are the top team in the MAC converting on 51.0 % on third down.
BGSU leads the MAC averaging 41.4 points per game and is second in the league in scoring defense allowing just 20.4 points per game.
BGSU, Virginia, and Texas A&M have committed the fewest turnovers in the nation with four. BGSU leads the MAC in turnover margin at +1 per game.
BGSU has won 13 straight games at home against MAC West foes. BGSU last loss to a MAC West opponent at home in 1997 against Toledo.
With junior Mitchell Crossley's pickoff of a backwards pass and subsequent 30-yard TD return, BGSU has now scored 28 non-offensive points this season. For his efforts, he was named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week. He finished with 10 tackles and 3 sacks against the Eagles.
Falcon Magic Numbers
Since defeating Missouri 20-13 in the opening game of the 2001 season, the Falcons have won 21 straight games when they have held an opponent to 20 points or less. In addition, BGSU has won 14 games in a row when holding an opponent below 100 yards rushing and captured 15 straight games when accumulating 500 yards or more of total offense.
In the Last Five Games
The Falcons have outscored the opposition 70-6 in the first quarter.
BGSU has outscored the opposition 48.2 to 15.8.
The Falcon defense has limited the opposition to 2.8 yards per carry.
The Falcon offense has averaged 513.6 yards per game.
The Falcon defense has produced 19 sacks and 6 takeaways.
The Falcon offense has averaged 358.8 yards passing which is more than seven teams in the MAC average for total offense.
The Falcon defense has limited the opposition to 33% success in 3rd down situations.
The Falcons have completed 70.2 percent of its passes (132 for 188).
Junior's Steve Sanders (500) and Charles Sharon (463) have combined for 963 yards and 10 TD receptions.
Junior P.J. Pope (341 rushing/7 TD and 214 receiving/2 TD) has amassed 553 all-purpose yards and nine TDs.
