Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Accepts Invitation to GMAC Bowl
November 30, 2004 | Football
Nov. 30, 2004
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Bowling Green State University has accepted an invitation to play in the GMAC Bowl against Conference USA foe Memphis. The game is scheduled for Wed., Dec. 22, at 7:00 p.m. (CST) at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. Both teams will enter the game with 8-3 records.
Tickets are $45 and may be purchased in person at the BGSU Athletic Ticket Office, by phone at 877-BGSUTicket, or online at BGSU Falcons.com. BGSU students may purchase tickets for $15 (limit 2) at the BGSU Athletic Ticket Office.
"We are very excited about going to Mobile," said BGSU Coach Gregg Brandon. "We have an outstanding senior class who have elevated this program to national prominence and we are honored to have the opportunity to play in the GMAC Bowl."
Over the last four years, BGSU has posted the highest winning percentage of any MAC team with a 36-12 record (.750). The Falcons have been nationally ranked in each of the last three seasons, and have a league-best 8-3 record against non-conference opposition.
This year, the Falcons boast the most potent offense in the MAC, ranking second nationally in pass offense (335.6), fourth in total offense (501.6) and scoring offense (43.6) and fifth in passing efficiency (165.9). In addition, the Falcons rank fourth in the country in turnover margin (1.36) and have eight interceptions in the last three games.
BGSU boasts the MAC Offensive Player of the Year in sophomore quarterback Omar Jacobs. He is tops in the nation in TD passes with 36 and has thrown just three interceptions. Jacobs also is the national leader in points responsible for (21.8) and is second in total offense (357.1) and fourth in pass efficiency (167.8).
"This is the game I was hoping we would get to participate in," said BGSU Director of Athletics Paul Krebs. "Both MAC teams that have been to Mobile (Marshall and Miami) can not say enough about how well they have been treated. We are also excited because we have a strong alumni base nearby and a number of our players come from communities that are within driving distance to Mobile. In its brief history, the GMAC Bowl has a reputation as being one of the most exciting and well-run post season games."
This is the seventh bowl bid for BGSU, who defeated Northwestern 28-24 in the 2003 Motor City Bowl. BGSU also won the 1992 Las Vegas Bowl, the 1991 California Raisin Bowl and played in the 1982 and 1985 Raisin Bowls and 1961 Mercy Bowl.
