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Falcons Host Ohio on Wednesday Night, Live on ESPN
November 11, 2011 | Football
Bowling Green Falcons (4-6, 2-4 MAC)
vs. Ohio Bobcats (7-3, 4-2 MAC)
Game 11: Wed., Nov. 16 • 8:05 p.m.
Doyt L. Perry Stadium (24,000)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Series vs. Ohio: BGSU leads 36-24-2
Series Streak: Ohio - 2
Last Meeting: Ohio 49, BGSU 25 (Oct. 9, 2010)
Television: ESPN • Dave LaMont (play-by-play) and Ray Bentley (analyst)
Radio: Falcon Sports Radio Network
Todd Walker (play-by-play) and John Gibson (analyst)
WBGU 88.1 FM: Alan Marrs and GianCarlo Dechicco
Live Stats: www.bgsufalcons.com
vs. Ohio Bobcats (7-3, 4-2 MAC)
Game 11: Wed., Nov. 16 • 8:05 p.m.
Doyt L. Perry Stadium (24,000)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Series vs. Ohio: BGSU leads 36-24-2
Series Streak: Ohio - 2
Last Meeting: Ohio 49, BGSU 25 (Oct. 9, 2010)
Television: ESPN • Dave LaMont (play-by-play) and Ray Bentley (analyst)
Radio: Falcon Sports Radio Network
Todd Walker (play-by-play) and John Gibson (analyst)
WBGU 88.1 FM: Alan Marrs and GianCarlo Dechicco
Live Stats: www.bgsufalcons.com
BGSU Game Notes vs. Ohio
BGSU Quick Hits
• The Bowling Green State University football team is in the middle of its 93rd season of football with an all-time record of 496-345-51 (.585).
• Wednesday's contest with Ohio will be the 63rd contest between the two schools, with BGSU holding a 36-24-2 edge.
• Head coach Dave Clawson returns for his third season at the helm of the football team and returns all but one of his assistant coaches from 2010. Clawson has an all-time record of 71-71 and is 13-22 at BGSU.
• The Orange and Brown will be in search of its third home win of the season. The last time BGSU won at least three home games in a single year was 2007.
• Kamar Jorden has 163 career receptions, eighth-most in school history.
• Chris Jones leads the MAC with 7.0 sacks.
• Anthon Samuel is third in the country in rushing yards/game among freshmen at 97.1.
• Punter Brian Schmiedebusch is a semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award.
• BGSU boasts one of the youngest teams in football with 54 players who are freshmen or redshirt freshmen and another 27 players who are sophomores or redshirt sophomores.
• Sticking with the youth, on the two-deep alone, the Falcons feature 11 seniors, eight juniors, 15 sophomores and 18 freshmen.
• The Falcons have six players on preseason/mid-season watch teams: Kamar Jorden (Biletnikoff), Eugene Cooper (Biletnikoff), Ben Bojicic (Rimington), BooBoo Gates (Paul Hornung), Dwayne Woods (Butkus) and Matt Schilz (Manning).
• Defensive tackle Chris Jones and offensive lineman Ben Bojicic will serve as team captains.
Scouting the Falcons
The BGSU football team enters Wednesday's contest with a 4-6 record after dropping a 45-14 decision last Tuesday versus Northern Illinois. The Falcons have wins versus Idaho (32-15), Morgan State (58-13), Miami (37-23) and Temple (13-10).
BGSU will be led by head coach Dave Clawson, who is 71-71 all-time in his career and 13-22 as the head coach of the Falcons. He is 9-13 in Mid-American Conference play.
A Look at the Falcon Offense
The Falcon offense ranks sixth in the Mid-American Conference in scoring (24.8), fifth in total offense (391.2), fifth in pass offense (267.1) and ninth in rushing (124.1).
BGSU is led by sophomore quarterback Matt Schilz, who is fourth in the conference in passing (255.6) and eighth in passing efficiency (136.4). He also second in the conference with 21 passing touchdowns.
Schilz has a pair of wide receivers that are one of the top duos in the nation in Kamar Jorden and Eugene Cooper. Combined the two have 121 catches for 1,583 yards and 15 touchdowns.
The rushing attack is much improved from a year ago as well and is averaging 124.1 yards per game. Last season the Falcons ranked last in the nation at 62.8 yards per game on the ground.
Freshmen Anthon Samuel and Jamel Martin give the Falcons two running backs they can count on. Samuel is sixth in the MAC at 97.1 yards per game. Martin filled in nicely for Samuel in the West Virginia game (out due to an ankle injury), rushing for 111 yards on 23 carries. Jordan Hopgood is tied for the team lead with four rushing touchdowns, but is expected to miss the remainder of the season with an injury.
A Look at the Falcon Defense
Defensively the Falcons rank sixth in the MAC in scoring defense (28.9), eighth in total defense (408.0), 10th in rushing defense (200.0) and fifth in passing defense (208.0).
Linebacker Dwayne Woods leads the team with 87 tackles and has chipped in with 12.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. Fellow classmate Chris Jones anchors the front line and has 7.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss in 2011.
The secondary features one of the youngest in the country. The Falcons, who play a 4-2-5 defense, regularly feature two sophomores and three freshmen. Rover BooBoo Gates is second on the team with 58 tackles.
A Look at The Falcon Special Teams
The Falcons' special teams have had some ups and downs in 2011. With the Falcons trailing 28-27 (with 2.1 seconds remaining in the game) versus Wyoming they had an extra point blocked and then missed their first extra point the following week versus Miami. In stepped junior Steve Stein, who has since made all 14 of his extra points and is eight-of-11 on field goals since earning the starting placekicker job.
BGSU's Brian Schmeidebusch ranks fifth in the country with a 46.6 punting average. Of his 47 punts, 17 have gone for at least 50 yards (two have surpassed 70 yards), while another 15 have landed inside the opponents' 20.
Series With Ohio
The Falcons hold a 36-24-2 all-time series advantage over Ohio. The Bobcats have won each of the last two contests in 2009 (44-37) and 2010 (49-25). The last time Bowling Green recorded a win over Ohio inside Doyt Perry Stadium was a 38-14 win during the 2005 season.
Northern Illinois Recap
The Bowling Green football team fell 45-14 to the Northern Illinois Huskies on Nov. 8. The game was live on ESPN2 inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
BG trailed 24-14 at the half and had the ball after forcing an NIU punt to start the second half. The BG drive stalled at midfield and the Huskies scored the game's final 21 points for the win.
Matt Schilz was 22-of-38 passing for 255 yards and two touchdowns, including an 83-yard score on the first play of the night to senior Kamar Jorden. Jorden finished with eight catches for 152 yards and two scores. Freshman Anthon Samuel had 73 yards on 12 carries.
The Huskies totalled 623 yards of offense (340 through the air and 283 on the ground).
It's So Hard to Say Goodbye
The contest versus Ohio will be senior night for 15 Falcons. Zach Akenberger, Ben Bojicic, Eugene Cooper, Steve Dunlap, Adrian Hodges, Ray Hutson, Justus Jones, Kamar Jorden, Jovan Leacock, Scott Lewis, Kevin Moore, Keith Morgan, Jason Rice, Adrien Spencer and Mickey Wagner will be playing in their final game inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
Combined, the 15 seniors have 42 yards passing, 95 yards rushing, 4,300 yards receiving (383 catches) and 29 touchdowns (28 rec./1 rush). Defensively the group has 516 tackles, 6.5 sacks and eight interceptions.
Ten Falcons Named to Phil Steele's Mid-Season All-MAC Squads
Ten members of the Bowling Green State University football team were named to Phil Steele's 2011 All-MAC Mid-Season team, the second-most among Mid-American Conference schools.
Chris Jones, Dwayne Woods and Brian Schmiedebusch were named to the first team, Eugene Cooper, Kamar Jorden and BooBoo Gates (kick returner) were named to the second team and Anthon Samuel, Alex Bayer, Ben Bojicic and Dominic Flewellyn were placed on the third team.
Schmiedebusch was named to the fourth-team Mid-Season All-American Team. Only Cooper, Jorden and Bojicic are seniors among those 10 players.
Schilz in the Record Books
Schilz has thrown for 4,779 yards and 29 touchdowns, while completing 60.4 percent of his passes in 20 career starts. The sophomore is starting to find his name in the record books. His 60.4 completion percentage is fifth in BGSU history (437-of-724 passing). By the end of the 2011 season Schilz could be in the top-5 in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and touchdown passes.
Dynamic Duo
Senior wide receivers Eugene Cooper and Kamar Jorden have combined for 121 catches, 1,583 yards and 15 touchdowns through 10 games. All three are second in the conference, behind only WMU's Jordan White and Robert Arnheim.
Jorden has 67 catches for 928 yards and a career-high nine touchdowns. He was an All-MAC first-team performer in 2010 after finishing with 96 catches and 1,103 yards receiving. Cooper has 54 catches for 655 yards and six touchdowns in 2011 after posting 17 catches for 130 yards and no scores in 2010. Both Cooper and Jorden are on the Biletnikoff Preseason Watch List.
Cooper Tire
Eugene “Binky” Cooper came into the 2011 season with 17 catches and 130 yards and no touchdowns in his Falcon career. Through eight games (did not play versus WVU) in 2011 the senior has smashed all of his personal records (see numbers above).
In the first game of 2011 Cooper had four catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns versus Idaho. The following week he had six catches for 134 yards and four touchdowns versus Morgan State. Versus Wyoming he had eight receptions for 79 yards, but did not score. Against Miami he had just three catches for 51 yards, but those numbers would have been season-highs for him in 2010. Versus Western Michigan he had a career-best nine catches and posted the same mark versus Kent State.
Kamar The Star
While playing in just his second season with the Orange and Brown (redshirted in 2009), senior Kamar Jorden ranks eighth in school history with 163 career receptions.
Player, Years - Career Receptions
Freddie Barnes, 2006-09 - 297
Charles Sharon, 2002-05 - 232
Cole Magner, 2001-04 - 215
Robert Redd, 1998-02 - 211
Corey Partridge, 2005-08 - 182
Mark Szlachcic, 1989-92 - 182
Stan Hunter, 1982-85 - 176
Kamar Jorden, 2010-11 - 163
Star Shining Bright Last Two Games
In his past two games Kamar Jorden has 355 receiving yards (203 vs. Kent State and 152 versus NIU). The last time a Falcon receiver had more receiving yards in back-to-back games was Freddie Barnes, who posted 438 yards in two games (Kent St. and Ball State) in 2009. In fact, Jorden's 355 yards in the past two games is the second-highest yardage total by a BGSU receiver in back-to-back games in school history.
Back-to-Back 1,000's
The BGSU football team has had just four receivers record 1,000 yard seasons, with Kamar Jorden doing so in 2010, posting 1,109 yards. Jorden, who currently has 928 yards, could become the first Falcon to have two 1,000 yard seasons in a single career.
Single Season Receiving Yards
Freddie Barnes (2009) - 1,770
Cole Magner (2003) - 1,138
Kamar Jorden (2010) - 1,109
Charles Sharon (2005) - 1,028
Single Season Touchdown Receptions
Freddie Barnes (2009) - 19
Cole Magner (2003) - 10
Ronnie Redd (1994) - 10
Freddie Barnes (2007) - 9
Robert Redd (2002) - 9
Robert Redd (2001) - 9
Kamar Jorden (2011) - 9
Samuel Named to CFPA National Freshman of the Year Watch List
Bowling Green's Anthon Samuel is one of 20 players named to the College Football Performance Award (CFPA) 2011 National Freshman Performer of the Year Watch List, announced by the CFPA on Nov. 9.
Samuel has run the ball 130 times for 777 yards (6.0 avg.), while adding 13 catches for 75 yards through the air. His 97.1 yards per game rushing is 35th in the country and third among freshman running backs. He ranks first in the country in rushing yards per game among true freshmen.
Complete CFPA Watch List
Anthon Samuel, Bowling Green
Sammy Watkins, Clemson
Lyle McCombs, Connecticut
Rashad Greene, Florida State
Isaiah Crowell, Georgia
Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Taylor Reed, Memphis
Cody Fajardo, Nevada
Giovani Bernard, North Carolia
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
De'Athony Thomas, Oregon
Scott Crichton, Oregon State
Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
Joe Bergeron, Texas
Malcolm Brown, Texas
Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
Kevin Parks, Virginia
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
Dustin Garrison, West Virginia
Brett Smith, Wyoming
Baby Legs
Freshman Anthon Samuel's 97.1 per game average on the ground is the third-highest yards per game rushing among freshmen in the country. Only North Carolina's Giovani Bernard (107.2) and Connecticut's Lyle McCombs (103.6) have a better per game average by a freshman running back in the country.
In Samuel's first career game he rushed for 141 yards on 22 carries in the win versus Idaho. He was the first Falcon freshman to rush for over 100 yards in his first career game since Freddie Barnes, who ran for 158 yards on 29 carries versus Wisconsin on Sept. 2, 2006. In week two the freshman went over 100 yards again (122 yards on 11 carries), becoming the first Falcon to post back-to-back 100-yard games since P.J. Pope did it back in 2004. Versus Miami Samuel had 121 yards on 16 carries and had 105 yards versus Toledo. Samuel is the first BGSU running back to have four 100-yard games in a season since P.J. Pope had five in 2004.
Top Freshman
With 73 yards versus Northern Illinois this past week, Anthon Samuel became the leading freshman running back in school history. Samuel's 777 rushing yards this season, broke Chris Bullock's record (769 yards), set in 2006.
Player (Year) - Yards
Anthon Samuel (2011) - 777
Chris Bullock (2006) - 769
Godfrey Lewis (1998) - 753
Running Wild
Helping Samuel to his 100-yard performance versus Miami was a 96-yard run in the fourth quarter. With the Falcons pinned back on their own 4-yardline Samuel went untouched for a 96-yard touchdown, the longest run in school history. The previous long was a 93-yard run for Mike McGee versus Central Michigan in 1987.
Drive Stopper
The overall defensive numbers for the 2011 Falcons are just average this season, but what the Falcons have done on third downs has been incredible. BGSU is second in the MAC, holding opposing offenses to just 34.3 percent on third down conversions.
Laying the Wood
Dwayne Woods was one of the top tacklers in the nation in 2010, finishing sixth in the country with 134 tackles in 12 games. This season, his tackle numbers are down due to the defense getting off the field sooner, but his impact has been just as strong.
The junior leads the team with 87 tackles, has 12.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. The middle linebacker was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week after recording 12 tackles and two tackles for loss versus Wyoming. His 12.0 tackles for loss rank second in the MAC.
Jones'n For Sacks
Defensive tackle Chris Jones led the team with 6.0 sacks in 2010, and has continued to lead the way with 7.0 sacks this season. He was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week twice this season. He had three sacks in a 13-10 win versus Temple and opened the season at Idaho with two sacks, a forced fumble and a safety. Jones has 34 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in 2011. His 7.0 sacks lead the conference and are tied for 15th in the country.
Gates Swings for the Fences
With the 88-yard kick return for a score versus Toledo, sophomore BooBoo Gates has two kick returns for scores in his career. His first came as a freshman versus Kent State, where he ran 75 yards for a touchdown. Gates is the first Falcon in school history to ever have two kick returns for scores in his career. Gates in second in the conference with a 27.3 return average, with 873 return yards on 32 attempts.
Schmiedebusch Named Semi-Finalist for Ray Guy Award
Brian Schmiedebusch, has been named a semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation's top punter.
Schmiedebusch is fifth in the nation in punting average at 46.6 yards per punt, helping the Orange and Brown to a net punting average of 41.1, fifth-best in the country. Of his 47 punts, 17 have surpassed the 50-yard mark, while another 15 have landed inside the opponent's 20 yard line. He has only six touchbacks on the season and has allowed just 11 returns all year.
Schmiedebusch not only has one of the strongest legs in the country (has an 81 and 73 yard punt versus Idaho and Northern Illinois), but he has been one of the best situational punters all season long. When attempting to pin the opposition deep (every punt from beyond BG's 40-yard line) he has 20 attempts, with 13 landing inside the opponent's 20. In fact, of those 13 that landed inside the 20, eight of those kicks were downed inside the opponent's 10, with just four touchbacks.
On the flip side, when BGSU is pinned deep inside it's own 20 yard line, Schmeidebusch has nine punts for 501 yards, an average of 55.7 yards per punt. Six times this season the sophomore from Ottawa, Ohio, has been standing in his own end zone and has averaged 53.8 yards per kick.
2011 Ray Guy Award Semi-Finalists
Ryan Allen (Jr.) – Louisiana Tech
Ian Campbell (Jr.) – UTEP
Steven Clark (So.) – Auburn
Bobby Cowan (Jr.) – Idaho
Scott Kovanda (Jr.) – Ball State
Richie Leone (So.) – Houston
Pat O'Donnell (Jr.) – Cincinnati
Jackson Rice (Jr.) – Oregon
Brian Schmiedebusch (So.) – Bowling Green
Brad Wing (Fr.) - LSU
BGSU Quick Hits
• The Bowling Green State University football team is in the middle of its 93rd season of football with an all-time record of 496-345-51 (.585).
• Wednesday's contest with Ohio will be the 63rd contest between the two schools, with BGSU holding a 36-24-2 edge.
• Head coach Dave Clawson returns for his third season at the helm of the football team and returns all but one of his assistant coaches from 2010. Clawson has an all-time record of 71-71 and is 13-22 at BGSU.
• The Orange and Brown will be in search of its third home win of the season. The last time BGSU won at least three home games in a single year was 2007.
• Kamar Jorden has 163 career receptions, eighth-most in school history.
• Chris Jones leads the MAC with 7.0 sacks.
• Anthon Samuel is third in the country in rushing yards/game among freshmen at 97.1.
• Punter Brian Schmiedebusch is a semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award.
• BGSU boasts one of the youngest teams in football with 54 players who are freshmen or redshirt freshmen and another 27 players who are sophomores or redshirt sophomores.
• Sticking with the youth, on the two-deep alone, the Falcons feature 11 seniors, eight juniors, 15 sophomores and 18 freshmen.
• The Falcons have six players on preseason/mid-season watch teams: Kamar Jorden (Biletnikoff), Eugene Cooper (Biletnikoff), Ben Bojicic (Rimington), BooBoo Gates (Paul Hornung), Dwayne Woods (Butkus) and Matt Schilz (Manning).
• Defensive tackle Chris Jones and offensive lineman Ben Bojicic will serve as team captains.
Scouting the Falcons
The BGSU football team enters Wednesday's contest with a 4-6 record after dropping a 45-14 decision last Tuesday versus Northern Illinois. The Falcons have wins versus Idaho (32-15), Morgan State (58-13), Miami (37-23) and Temple (13-10).
BGSU will be led by head coach Dave Clawson, who is 71-71 all-time in his career and 13-22 as the head coach of the Falcons. He is 9-13 in Mid-American Conference play.
A Look at the Falcon Offense
The Falcon offense ranks sixth in the Mid-American Conference in scoring (24.8), fifth in total offense (391.2), fifth in pass offense (267.1) and ninth in rushing (124.1).
BGSU is led by sophomore quarterback Matt Schilz, who is fourth in the conference in passing (255.6) and eighth in passing efficiency (136.4). He also second in the conference with 21 passing touchdowns.
Schilz has a pair of wide receivers that are one of the top duos in the nation in Kamar Jorden and Eugene Cooper. Combined the two have 121 catches for 1,583 yards and 15 touchdowns.
The rushing attack is much improved from a year ago as well and is averaging 124.1 yards per game. Last season the Falcons ranked last in the nation at 62.8 yards per game on the ground.
Freshmen Anthon Samuel and Jamel Martin give the Falcons two running backs they can count on. Samuel is sixth in the MAC at 97.1 yards per game. Martin filled in nicely for Samuel in the West Virginia game (out due to an ankle injury), rushing for 111 yards on 23 carries. Jordan Hopgood is tied for the team lead with four rushing touchdowns, but is expected to miss the remainder of the season with an injury.
A Look at the Falcon Defense
Defensively the Falcons rank sixth in the MAC in scoring defense (28.9), eighth in total defense (408.0), 10th in rushing defense (200.0) and fifth in passing defense (208.0).
Linebacker Dwayne Woods leads the team with 87 tackles and has chipped in with 12.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. Fellow classmate Chris Jones anchors the front line and has 7.0 sacks and 11.0 tackles for loss in 2011.
The secondary features one of the youngest in the country. The Falcons, who play a 4-2-5 defense, regularly feature two sophomores and three freshmen. Rover BooBoo Gates is second on the team with 58 tackles.
A Look at The Falcon Special Teams
The Falcons' special teams have had some ups and downs in 2011. With the Falcons trailing 28-27 (with 2.1 seconds remaining in the game) versus Wyoming they had an extra point blocked and then missed their first extra point the following week versus Miami. In stepped junior Steve Stein, who has since made all 14 of his extra points and is eight-of-11 on field goals since earning the starting placekicker job.
BGSU's Brian Schmeidebusch ranks fifth in the country with a 46.6 punting average. Of his 47 punts, 17 have gone for at least 50 yards (two have surpassed 70 yards), while another 15 have landed inside the opponents' 20.
Series With Ohio
The Falcons hold a 36-24-2 all-time series advantage over Ohio. The Bobcats have won each of the last two contests in 2009 (44-37) and 2010 (49-25). The last time Bowling Green recorded a win over Ohio inside Doyt Perry Stadium was a 38-14 win during the 2005 season.
Northern Illinois Recap
The Bowling Green football team fell 45-14 to the Northern Illinois Huskies on Nov. 8. The game was live on ESPN2 inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
BG trailed 24-14 at the half and had the ball after forcing an NIU punt to start the second half. The BG drive stalled at midfield and the Huskies scored the game's final 21 points for the win.
Matt Schilz was 22-of-38 passing for 255 yards and two touchdowns, including an 83-yard score on the first play of the night to senior Kamar Jorden. Jorden finished with eight catches for 152 yards and two scores. Freshman Anthon Samuel had 73 yards on 12 carries.
The Huskies totalled 623 yards of offense (340 through the air and 283 on the ground).
It's So Hard to Say Goodbye
The contest versus Ohio will be senior night for 15 Falcons. Zach Akenberger, Ben Bojicic, Eugene Cooper, Steve Dunlap, Adrian Hodges, Ray Hutson, Justus Jones, Kamar Jorden, Jovan Leacock, Scott Lewis, Kevin Moore, Keith Morgan, Jason Rice, Adrien Spencer and Mickey Wagner will be playing in their final game inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
Combined, the 15 seniors have 42 yards passing, 95 yards rushing, 4,300 yards receiving (383 catches) and 29 touchdowns (28 rec./1 rush). Defensively the group has 516 tackles, 6.5 sacks and eight interceptions.
Ten Falcons Named to Phil Steele's Mid-Season All-MAC Squads
Ten members of the Bowling Green State University football team were named to Phil Steele's 2011 All-MAC Mid-Season team, the second-most among Mid-American Conference schools.
Chris Jones, Dwayne Woods and Brian Schmiedebusch were named to the first team, Eugene Cooper, Kamar Jorden and BooBoo Gates (kick returner) were named to the second team and Anthon Samuel, Alex Bayer, Ben Bojicic and Dominic Flewellyn were placed on the third team.
Schmiedebusch was named to the fourth-team Mid-Season All-American Team. Only Cooper, Jorden and Bojicic are seniors among those 10 players.
Schilz in the Record Books
Schilz has thrown for 4,779 yards and 29 touchdowns, while completing 60.4 percent of his passes in 20 career starts. The sophomore is starting to find his name in the record books. His 60.4 completion percentage is fifth in BGSU history (437-of-724 passing). By the end of the 2011 season Schilz could be in the top-5 in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and touchdown passes.
Dynamic Duo
Senior wide receivers Eugene Cooper and Kamar Jorden have combined for 121 catches, 1,583 yards and 15 touchdowns through 10 games. All three are second in the conference, behind only WMU's Jordan White and Robert Arnheim.
Jorden has 67 catches for 928 yards and a career-high nine touchdowns. He was an All-MAC first-team performer in 2010 after finishing with 96 catches and 1,103 yards receiving. Cooper has 54 catches for 655 yards and six touchdowns in 2011 after posting 17 catches for 130 yards and no scores in 2010. Both Cooper and Jorden are on the Biletnikoff Preseason Watch List.
Cooper Tire
Eugene “Binky” Cooper came into the 2011 season with 17 catches and 130 yards and no touchdowns in his Falcon career. Through eight games (did not play versus WVU) in 2011 the senior has smashed all of his personal records (see numbers above).
In the first game of 2011 Cooper had four catches for 110 yards and two touchdowns versus Idaho. The following week he had six catches for 134 yards and four touchdowns versus Morgan State. Versus Wyoming he had eight receptions for 79 yards, but did not score. Against Miami he had just three catches for 51 yards, but those numbers would have been season-highs for him in 2010. Versus Western Michigan he had a career-best nine catches and posted the same mark versus Kent State.
Kamar The Star
While playing in just his second season with the Orange and Brown (redshirted in 2009), senior Kamar Jorden ranks eighth in school history with 163 career receptions.
Player, Years - Career Receptions
Freddie Barnes, 2006-09 - 297
Charles Sharon, 2002-05 - 232
Cole Magner, 2001-04 - 215
Robert Redd, 1998-02 - 211
Corey Partridge, 2005-08 - 182
Mark Szlachcic, 1989-92 - 182
Stan Hunter, 1982-85 - 176
Kamar Jorden, 2010-11 - 163
Star Shining Bright Last Two Games
In his past two games Kamar Jorden has 355 receiving yards (203 vs. Kent State and 152 versus NIU). The last time a Falcon receiver had more receiving yards in back-to-back games was Freddie Barnes, who posted 438 yards in two games (Kent St. and Ball State) in 2009. In fact, Jorden's 355 yards in the past two games is the second-highest yardage total by a BGSU receiver in back-to-back games in school history.
Back-to-Back 1,000's
The BGSU football team has had just four receivers record 1,000 yard seasons, with Kamar Jorden doing so in 2010, posting 1,109 yards. Jorden, who currently has 928 yards, could become the first Falcon to have two 1,000 yard seasons in a single career.
Single Season Receiving Yards
Freddie Barnes (2009) - 1,770
Cole Magner (2003) - 1,138
Kamar Jorden (2010) - 1,109
Charles Sharon (2005) - 1,028
Single Season Touchdown Receptions
Freddie Barnes (2009) - 19
Cole Magner (2003) - 10
Ronnie Redd (1994) - 10
Freddie Barnes (2007) - 9
Robert Redd (2002) - 9
Robert Redd (2001) - 9
Kamar Jorden (2011) - 9
Samuel Named to CFPA National Freshman of the Year Watch List
Bowling Green's Anthon Samuel is one of 20 players named to the College Football Performance Award (CFPA) 2011 National Freshman Performer of the Year Watch List, announced by the CFPA on Nov. 9.
Samuel has run the ball 130 times for 777 yards (6.0 avg.), while adding 13 catches for 75 yards through the air. His 97.1 yards per game rushing is 35th in the country and third among freshman running backs. He ranks first in the country in rushing yards per game among true freshmen.
Complete CFPA Watch List
Anthon Samuel, Bowling Green
Sammy Watkins, Clemson
Lyle McCombs, Connecticut
Rashad Greene, Florida State
Isaiah Crowell, Georgia
Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Taylor Reed, Memphis
Cody Fajardo, Nevada
Giovani Bernard, North Carolia
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
De'Athony Thomas, Oregon
Scott Crichton, Oregon State
Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
Joe Bergeron, Texas
Malcolm Brown, Texas
Chuckie Keeton, Utah State
Kevin Parks, Virginia
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington
Dustin Garrison, West Virginia
Brett Smith, Wyoming
Baby Legs
Freshman Anthon Samuel's 97.1 per game average on the ground is the third-highest yards per game rushing among freshmen in the country. Only North Carolina's Giovani Bernard (107.2) and Connecticut's Lyle McCombs (103.6) have a better per game average by a freshman running back in the country.
In Samuel's first career game he rushed for 141 yards on 22 carries in the win versus Idaho. He was the first Falcon freshman to rush for over 100 yards in his first career game since Freddie Barnes, who ran for 158 yards on 29 carries versus Wisconsin on Sept. 2, 2006. In week two the freshman went over 100 yards again (122 yards on 11 carries), becoming the first Falcon to post back-to-back 100-yard games since P.J. Pope did it back in 2004. Versus Miami Samuel had 121 yards on 16 carries and had 105 yards versus Toledo. Samuel is the first BGSU running back to have four 100-yard games in a season since P.J. Pope had five in 2004.
Top Freshman
With 73 yards versus Northern Illinois this past week, Anthon Samuel became the leading freshman running back in school history. Samuel's 777 rushing yards this season, broke Chris Bullock's record (769 yards), set in 2006.
Player (Year) - Yards
Anthon Samuel (2011) - 777
Chris Bullock (2006) - 769
Godfrey Lewis (1998) - 753
Running Wild
Helping Samuel to his 100-yard performance versus Miami was a 96-yard run in the fourth quarter. With the Falcons pinned back on their own 4-yardline Samuel went untouched for a 96-yard touchdown, the longest run in school history. The previous long was a 93-yard run for Mike McGee versus Central Michigan in 1987.
Drive Stopper
The overall defensive numbers for the 2011 Falcons are just average this season, but what the Falcons have done on third downs has been incredible. BGSU is second in the MAC, holding opposing offenses to just 34.3 percent on third down conversions.
Laying the Wood
Dwayne Woods was one of the top tacklers in the nation in 2010, finishing sixth in the country with 134 tackles in 12 games. This season, his tackle numbers are down due to the defense getting off the field sooner, but his impact has been just as strong.
The junior leads the team with 87 tackles, has 12.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. The middle linebacker was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week after recording 12 tackles and two tackles for loss versus Wyoming. His 12.0 tackles for loss rank second in the MAC.
Jones'n For Sacks
Defensive tackle Chris Jones led the team with 6.0 sacks in 2010, and has continued to lead the way with 7.0 sacks this season. He was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week twice this season. He had three sacks in a 13-10 win versus Temple and opened the season at Idaho with two sacks, a forced fumble and a safety. Jones has 34 tackles, 7.0 sacks, 11 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in 2011. His 7.0 sacks lead the conference and are tied for 15th in the country.
Gates Swings for the Fences
With the 88-yard kick return for a score versus Toledo, sophomore BooBoo Gates has two kick returns for scores in his career. His first came as a freshman versus Kent State, where he ran 75 yards for a touchdown. Gates is the first Falcon in school history to ever have two kick returns for scores in his career. Gates in second in the conference with a 27.3 return average, with 873 return yards on 32 attempts.
Schmiedebusch Named Semi-Finalist for Ray Guy Award
Brian Schmiedebusch, has been named a semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award, given to the nation's top punter.
Schmiedebusch is fifth in the nation in punting average at 46.6 yards per punt, helping the Orange and Brown to a net punting average of 41.1, fifth-best in the country. Of his 47 punts, 17 have surpassed the 50-yard mark, while another 15 have landed inside the opponent's 20 yard line. He has only six touchbacks on the season and has allowed just 11 returns all year.
Schmiedebusch not only has one of the strongest legs in the country (has an 81 and 73 yard punt versus Idaho and Northern Illinois), but he has been one of the best situational punters all season long. When attempting to pin the opposition deep (every punt from beyond BG's 40-yard line) he has 20 attempts, with 13 landing inside the opponent's 20. In fact, of those 13 that landed inside the 20, eight of those kicks were downed inside the opponent's 10, with just four touchbacks.
On the flip side, when BGSU is pinned deep inside it's own 20 yard line, Schmeidebusch has nine punts for 501 yards, an average of 55.7 yards per punt. Six times this season the sophomore from Ottawa, Ohio, has been standing in his own end zone and has averaged 53.8 yards per kick.
2011 Ray Guy Award Semi-Finalists
Ryan Allen (Jr.) – Louisiana Tech
Ian Campbell (Jr.) – UTEP
Steven Clark (So.) – Auburn
Bobby Cowan (Jr.) – Idaho
Scott Kovanda (Jr.) – Ball State
Richie Leone (So.) – Houston
Pat O'Donnell (Jr.) – Cincinnati
Jackson Rice (Jr.) – Oregon
Brian Schmiedebusch (So.) – Bowling Green
Brad Wing (Fr.) - LSU
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