Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
5-7 , 3-5
Buffalo
3-9 , 2-6
Falcons Down Buffalo, 42-28
November 25, 2011 | Football
Box Score
Dave Clawson Audio
Matt Schilz and Kamar Jorden Audio
The Bowling Green State University football team defeated the University at Buffalo 42-28, out-scoring the Bulls 38-3 in a span of 35 minutes on Friday (Nov. 25) afternoon. The Mid-American Conference game was held at UB Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y.
The Bulls had a 17-7 lead one minute into the second quarter before the Falcons added two second quarter touchdowns and three more scores in the third period. All five of those touchdowns were with the wind, which played a major factor throughout the game.
The turning point in the game came with the Falcons trailing 17-7 as Buffalo lined up for a punt. Senior Ray Hutson, who was playing in his final game, got his hands on the punt to give the Falcons the ball at the UB-28 yard line. The next play Matt Schilz found Eugene Cooper on a 28-yard score.
Buffalo answered with a 27-yard field, but failed to run out the clock later in the quarter. Schilz drove the Falcons 74 yards on nine plays in less than a minute, concluding on Cooper's second touchdown of the day, this time coming from 19 yards.
BGSU scored three more touchdowns in the third quarter, getting a two-yard touchdown from John Pettigrew and a 1-yard score from Jamel Martin. After the Martin score the Falcons led 35-20. The nail in the coffin came late in the third quarter as the Falcon got aggressive with time running out with the wind. Schilz found Kamar Jorden on a deep “go route” along the sideline, connecting on a 64-yard touchdown.
Schilz, who opened the game with two interceptions in his first eight passes, played well down the stretch, throwing for 236 yards and four touchdowns.
The Falcons were without Anthon Samuel and Jordan Hopgood at running back, but Pettigrew had 50 yards on 12 carries and freshman Martin had 44 yards on 14 carries.
Bowling Green finishes the season at 5-7 overall and 3-5 in MAC play after going 2-10 and 1-7 in 2010.
Notes
*Erique Geiger made the first start of his career.
* John Pettigrew record his first career touchdown, a two-yard rush midway through the third quarter.
* BooBoo Gates had three kick returns for 42 yards versus the Bulls and finished the year with 38 returns for 981 yards. His returns are third most in BGSU history, while his yards are the most-ever by a Falcon.
* Kamar Jorden finished his career with 174 catches, eighth-most in school history.
* Matt Schilz finished the year with 3,024 yards passing, becoming just the fifth Falcon in school history to go over 3,000 yards passing. The sophomore had 28 passing touchdowns, second-most at BGSU.
Team Stats
BGSU 0, UB 3
UB - CLARKE, Patrick 31 yd field goal 8 plays, 30 yards, TOP 3:22
BGSU 0, UB 10
UB - MEANS, Steven 42 yd interception (CLARKE, Patrick kick)
BGSU 7, UB 10
BGSU - JORDEN, Kamar 6 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick) 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 0:03
BGSU 7, UB 17
UB - OLIVER, Branden 6 yd run (CLARKE, Patrick kick), 6 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:37
BGSU 14, UB 17
BGSU - COOPER, Eugene 28 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick) 1 plays, 28 yards, TOP 0:07
BGSU 14, UB 20
UB - CLARKE, Patrick 27 yd field goal 15 plays, 60 yards, TOP 6:14
BGSU 21, UB 20
BGSU - COOPER, Eugene 19 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick) 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:54
BGSU 28, UB 20
BGSU - PETTIGREW, John 2 yd run (STEIN, Stephen kick), 7 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:01
BGSU 35, UB 20
BGSU - MARTIN, Jamel 1 yd run (STEIN, Stephen kick), 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 3:06
BGSU 42, UB 20
BGSU - JORDEN, Kamar 64 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick) 1 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:10
BGSU 42, UB 28
UB - ANDERSON, Chazz 7 yd run (LEE, Fred pass), 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:03
