Oct. 22, 2005
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -
Western Michigan University scored 31 unanswered points in the first half en route to a 45-14 win over the Bowling Green State University football team Saturday (Oct. 22) at Perry Stadium. Some notes from the game ...
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Falcons, and dropped BG from the ranks of the unbeaten in league play.
The loss broke several impressive streaks for BGSU ... the Falcons had been 17-0 in the month of October since the end of the 2001 season ... since the 1997 season, BGSU had been 14-0 against MAC West Division opponents at Perry Stadium, with the closest game during that time being a 48-45, double-OT win over the Broncos in 2002 ... BG's last home loss to a West Division team came on Oct. 25, 1997, to Toledo.
The Broncos scored their first TD on a 53-yard fumble return by Ameer
Ismail. It was the first TD allowed by a Falcon offense (interception or fumble) since WMU's Ron Rogers returned an interception against the Falcons on October 13, 2001.
On that play, coming with 3:59 left in the first quarter, Falcon junior quarterback Omar Jacobs suffered a sprained shoulder and did not return ... Jacobs completed six of nine passes for 98 yards.
Freshman Marques Parks left the game with an ankle injury after
catching an 11-yard pass.
Redshirt freshman Anthony Turner saw the first extensive action of his career, and had his first career completion ... in the game, Turner was 20-of-38 for 242 yards through the air.
Turner recorded his second rushing touchdown of the season (7 yards) and completed a two-point conversion pass to Charles Sharon .... it was the first career two-point conversion for both players.
Sharon led the BGSU receivers with eight catches for 129 yards ... it was his 11th career 100-yard receiving effort, a new school record.
Junior defensive end Devon Parks forced a fumble, his first this season and the third of his career ... on the play, the ball was recovered by senior Jelani Jordan (his third FR of the season and the fourth of his career).
Sophomore tight end Sean O'Drobinak had a career-long 33-yard
reception from Turner.
Devon Parks had his first sack of the season and the 10th of his career.
Junior defensive end Brad Williams also had a sack, his second of the year, while freshman Diyral Briggs had his third of the season.
Senior Derrick Lett had a career-high four receptions for a total of 33 yards.
