Nov. 22, 2005
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -
The Bowling Green State University football team dropped a 44-41 double-overtime decision vs. the arch-rival University of Toledo Tuesday night (Nov. 22) ... some notes and numbers from the game ...
The game marked the final home appearance for 19 seniors who have posted a MAC best 35-14 record in their four years ... the group includes linebacker Tim Arnold (Clinton, Md.), linebacker Aaron Burkart (Columbus), defensive back Mike Crumpler (Mitchellville, Md.), defensive lineman Monte Cooley (Cartersville, Georgia), offensive lineman Jon Culp (Mason), punter/kicker Nate Fry (Findlay), linebacker Jamien Johnson (Ft. Washington, Md.), defensive back Jelani Jordan (Atlanta), running back B.J. Lane (Ft. Washington, Md.), wide receiver Derrick Lett (Pensacola, Fla.), defensive back Terrill Mayberry (Farmington Hills, Mich.), defensive back John Nicholson (Bolingbrook, Ill.), linebacker Teddy Piepkow (Clark Lake, Mich.), running back P.J. Pope (Fairfield, Ohio), wide receiver Steve Sanders (Cleveland), wide receiver Charles Sharon (Palatka, Fla.), defensive lineman Mike Thaler (Cincinnati), senior kicker Joe Timchenko (Glendora, Calif.), and offensive lineman Rob Warren (Mentor).
The Falcons warmed up in orange jerseys, then changed into brown jerseys prior to the game ... it marked the first time BG had worn brown tops since the 1997 season ... nine of BGSU's 10 MAC champions had brown as their dark color (all but the 1992 team).
Despite the loss, the Falcons are not eliminated from contention for the MAC Championship game ... BGSU needs either a Western Michigan win at Northern Illinois Wednesday (Nov. 23), or a Kent State win over Akron on Thanksgiving morning (Nov. 24) for the Falcons to get the East Division's berth in the league championship game ... the MAC Championship is set for Thursday, Dec. 1, at Ford Field in downtown Detroit.
The Falcons took the opening drive and went 89 yards, a season-long
effort for a scoring drive ... redshirt junior Omar Jacobs scored his first rushing TD of the season on a one-yard plunge ... on the drive, Jacobs was 4-of-4 for 51 yards through the air.
On the Rockets' first possession, BGSU blocked its first punt of the
season ... senior Ted Piepkow was credited with the block, the first of his career.
After the Rockets scored 10 unanswered points, the Falcons drove 56
yards in their first possession of the second half ... senior B.J. Lane
took the direct snap and went one-yard in the end zone ... it was his
MAC-leading 10th rushing TD of the season and the 14th of his career.
Senior Joe Timchenko made his third field goal of the season, a 27-
yard effort to tie the score at 17-17 with 2:34 left in the third ... Timchenko also hit a 37-yarder in the second overtime, giving the Falcons a brief 41-38 lead.
Senior P.J. Pope had his first 100-yard rushing effort of the season, gaining 131 yards ... it was the 10th such effort of his career.
Redshirt freshman Diyral Briggs had a sack and now has 4.5 this season.
Senior Steve Sanders caught a 21-yard pass from Jacobs to tie the
score at 24-24, then grabbed a 25-yarder in the first overtime ... Sander now has 14 receiving TDs this season and 24 in his career ... that is the fourth highest career total in Falcon history and his 14 receiving scores are the second most in BGSU single-season annals (Sharon, 15, 2004).
Junior Devon Parks had his fourth sack of the season and the 13th of
his career.
Senior Charles Sharon became the first player in school history to
post back-to-back 1,000+yard receiving yard seasons ... he had 1,070
last year ... he also had more than 100 yards receiving for the fifth
time this season and school-record 12th time in his career.
Sharon also caught an 11-yard TD pass from Jacobs ... it was his sixth TD catch of the season and 34th of his career, a school-record.
Jacobs completed 25 of his 43 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns ... he now has a school-record 71 career TD passes and just 11 interceptions.
Jacobs now has 13 career 300-yard passing games, setting a new BGSU record ... he entered the game tied with Brian McClure for first in school history.
Sharon had 10 receptions for 106 yards in the game ... Sharon increased his school-record total to 12 career games with 100 yards or more receiving.
The Falcons are now 2-2 all-time in overtime games, including a 1-2 record at Perry Stadium ... BGSU lost a 1996 game to Western Michigan (16-13, Nov. 9, 1996), before winning the final contest of the season at UCF three years later (33-30, Nov. 20, 1999) ... most recently, BG won an OT game over WMU three years ago (48-45, Oct. 19, 2002).
