Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, October 13
Bowling Green, OH
3:30 PM
Bowling Green State University
vs
Miami (Family Weekend/Varsity BG Weekend)
Falcons Host Miami in Crucial MAC Contest
October 08, 2012 | Football
Bowling Green Falcons (3-3, 1-1 MAC)
vs. Miami RedHawks (3-3, 2-0 MAC)
Game 7: Sat., Oct. 13 • 3:30 p.m.
Doyt Perry Stadium (24,000)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Series vs. Miami: Miami Leads 42-21-5
Series Streak: BGSU - 1
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2011 (BG won 37-23)
Television: BCSN • Greg Frank (PxP) and Tom Cole (Analyst)
Radio: Falcon Sports Radio Network
Todd Walker (PxP) and John Gibson (Analyst)
WBGU 88.1 FM: TBA
Live Stats
Live Audio
Follow on Twitter: DaveMeyerBG (BGSU Football SID)
BGSU Game Notes
Miami Game Notes (coming soon)
vs. Miami RedHawks (3-3, 2-0 MAC)
Game 7: Sat., Oct. 13 • 3:30 p.m.
Doyt Perry Stadium (24,000)
Bowling Green, Ohio
Series vs. Miami: Miami Leads 42-21-5
Series Streak: BGSU - 1
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2011 (BG won 37-23)
Television: BCSN • Greg Frank (PxP) and Tom Cole (Analyst)
Radio: Falcon Sports Radio Network
Todd Walker (PxP) and John Gibson (Analyst)
WBGU 88.1 FM: TBA
Live Stats
Live Audio
Follow on Twitter: DaveMeyerBG (BGSU Football SID)
BGSU Game Notes
Miami Game Notes (coming soon)
Falcon Quick Hits
• The Bowling Green State University football team is in the middle of its 94th season of football and has an all-time record of 500-349-51 (.585).
• Head coach Dave Clawson is in his fourth season at the helm of the football team and has an all-time record of 75-75 and is 17-26 at BGSU.
• For the fourth consecutive year the Falcons will have all three coordinators returning. Warren Ruggiero, Mike Elko and Adam Scheier will coach offense, defense and special teams.
• BGSU is coming off a 24-10 win at Akron, the Falcons' 500th in school history.
• The Falcons ran for 292 yards in the win over Akron, the most rushing yards under Clawson.
• Ryland Ward was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week.
• This week's matchup with Miami is the 69th meeting between the two schools. Miami owns the all-time series at 42-21-5.
• The Falcons are 148-79-5 (.649) all-time inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium and 8-12 at home under Clawson.
• Anthon Samuel ranks 24th in school history with 1,338 career rushing yards.
• Chris Jones is tied for third in BGSU history with 22.0 career sacks.
• Anthon Samuel (Doak Walker), Chris Jones (Rotary Lombardi), Dwayne Woods (Rotary Lombardi and Butkus), Brian Schmiedebusch (Ray Guy) and Alex Bayer (John Mackey) were all named to preseason watch lists.
• The Falcons will have six captains in 2012: Dominic Flewellyn (OL), Ronnie Goble (DE), Chris Jones (DT), Matt Schilz (QB), Paul Swan (LB) and Bart Tanski (WR).
• According to philsteele.com the Falcons have the 10th youngest roster in the country with 66.7 percent of the roster underclassmen.
Scouting the Offense
Quarterback Matt Schilz will be making his 29th start of his career this weekend versus Miami. Schilz, a junior, threw for over 3,000 yards last season and 28 touchdowns, all career-bests, and has thrown for 6,498 yards and 41 touchdowns in his career. He leads an offense that ranks 11th in the MAC in scoring (20.3) and total offense (387.8)
It's hard to say who Schilz's top target is this year, with five different players recording double digit receptions this season. Shaun Joplin (24 rec., 353 yards), Chris Gallon (23 rec., 244 yards), Ryan Burbrink (21 rec., 156 yards) and Alex Bayer (20 rec., 263 yards) lead the way.
At running back the Falcons will depend on Anthon Samuel. Samuel, the reigning MAC Freshman of the Year, has already surpassed 1,300 yard in his career and has eight 100-yard games in his first 15 contests. Last week at Akron the Falcons ran for 292 yards in the game. Samuel led the way with 115 yards, but John Pettigrew (81 yards) and Jamel Martin (79 yards) chipped in as well.
Scouting the Defense
The Falcons return 10 starters from the 2011 team and are led by senior defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jones has 20 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks on the year. Jones ranks ninth in the country in tackles for loss and fifth in sacks.
As a team, the Falcons rank first in the MAC in scoring defense (20.3) and total defense (343.0). Akron entered last weekend's contest averaging 38.6 points and 497.4 yards of offense, but the BGSU defense limited them to just 10 points and 316 yards of offense.
Scouting the Special Teams
Brian Schmiedebusch, a 2011 first-team all-conference punter a year ago, will once again handle all punting duties. The junior is averaging 41.5 yards per punt this season and has a 43.9 yard per punt career average.
The field goals and extra points have been a rough spot this season for the Orange and Brown. Through six games the Falcons have used two different kickers and are 2-for-7 on field goals and 14-for-16 on extra points.
Akron Recap
Bowling Green State dominated the second half, out-gaining Akron 322-36 and outscoring the Zips 24-0.
BGSU's rushing attack took over the game in the final 30 minutes, rushing for 226 yards, and finished the game with 292 yards on the ground. Leading the way was sophomore Anthon Samuel, who recorded a game-high 117 yards.
The BGSU defense was just as dominant in the second half, holding the Zips to 59 yards passing and minus-23 yards rushing. Akron came into the contest averaging 36.8 points and 497.4 yards per game.
Matt Schilz, who completed just 10-of-26 passes for 84 yards in the first half, threw the ball only seven times in the final 30 minutes, completing four of those passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
Running For The Win
Anthon Samuel, John Pettigrew and Jamel Martin ran all over Akron in the 24-10 win. Samuel finished the game with 117 yards (on 15 carries), John Pettigrew ran for a career-high 81 yards (on 13 carries) and Jamel Martin added 79 yards (11 carries). For the contest BGSU racked up 292 yards on the ground with 226 of those yards coming in the second half. The running attack was so strong that the Falcons dominated the time of possession for the game (33:12), and more importantly in the second half (19:51).
500 Wins
The win over Akron was BGSU's 500th in school history in its 900th career contest. BGSU is now 500-349-51 (.585) all-time.
Other Memorable Wins
1 – Nov. 6, 1920 (BG 7, at Kent State 0)
100 – Oct. 19, 1946 (BG 13, at Kent State 0)
200 – Oct. 5, 1963 (BG 28, Dayton 0)
250 – Oct. 2, 1971 (BG 23, WMU 6)
300 – Oct. 4, 1980 (BG 17, at WMU 14)
400 – Sept. 16, 1995 (BG 50, Akron 12)
500 - Oct. 6, 2012 (BG 24 at Akron 10)
The Miami Series
Miami has dominated the series with BGSU, holding a 42-21-5 all-time record versus the Falcons.
• BGSU is 2-1 versus the RedHawks under Dave Clawson, but is 0-1 at home versus Miami in that span.
• Miami's last win versus the Falcons was a 20-17 win inside Doyt Perry Stadium on a 33-yard field goal by Miami's Trevor Cook as time expired on Nov. 10, 2010. Most of that contest was played in a thick fog.
• BGSU's last win at home versus Miami was on Sept. 6, 1997, a span of six straight BGSU losses, meaning the last BGSU coach to beat Miami in Doyt Perry Stadium was Gary Blackney. Since then Blackney (0-1), Urban Meyer (0-1), Gregg Brandon (0-3) and Dave Clawson (0-1) have yet to beat the RedHawks at home.
Welcome To The Doyt
Since opening in 1966, Doyt L. Perry Stadium has been a major home field advantage for the Orange and Brown. The Falcons are 148-79-5 (.648) all-time inside “The Doyt”.
The stadium is named after Doyt Perry, the man who led Bowling Green to a 77-11-5 record in his 10 years as the head coach of the Falcons. He compiled an .855 win percentage in the 1950s and 1960s and led the Falcons to the 1959 National College Division Championship.
Under Center
Quarterback Matt Schilz will be making his 29th start of his career for the Orange and Brown. While still a junior, Schilz is nearing in on several BGSU school records.
• Is sixth is passing yards (6,498)
• Is fifth in passing attempts (994)
• Is fifth in passing completions (589)
• Is fifth in passing touchdowns (41)
Samuel.1000
Anthon Samuel, who has only played in 15 career games (missed three games in 2011 due to injury) has already surpassed the 1,000 yard career rushing mark, becoming just the 35th Falcon in school history to do so. Samuel currently ranks 24th in school history with 1,338 rushing yards.
Up Next For Samuel
19. Vic DeOrio (55-57) - 1,545
20. Phil Polak (71-73) - 1,435
21. Chris Bullock (06-09) - 1,434
22. Godfrey Lewis (98-02) - 1,431
23. Bob Ramlow (56-58) - 1,384
24. Anthon Samuel (2011-PR) - 1,338
Mr. 100
As stated before, Anthon Samuel has played in just 15 games in his Falcon career, but has already produced eight 100-yard games. The last BGSU running back to record at least that many was P.J. Pope, who had nine 100-yard games in his career from 2002-05.
Who's on First?
There are a lot of firsts among the wide receiving group in 2012. Entering the year, junior Shaun Joplin was the only Falcon to see any significant playing time for the receivers. Through five games the BGSU pass catchers have:
• Ryan Burbrink, Chris Gallon, Je`Ron Stokes, Heath Jackson, Jermal Hosley, and Herve Coby have all recorded their first career catches in 2012.
• Stokes, Gallon and Coby have three of the five receiving touchdowns in 2012.
Sticking Together
The Falcon offensive line has started the same unit in all six games this season. Despite an offensive line that features three first-year starters (Fahn Cooper, Chief Kekuewa and Alex Huettel), the Falcons have held up well up front.
Rushing
2010 - 62.3/game*
2011 - 122.9/game
2012 - 159.5/game
*Last in the nation
Sacks Allowed
2010 - 2.8/game
2011 - 1.9/game
2012 - 1.5/game
Look Who's Talking
For years Bowling Green has been known as an offensive team, but don't look now, the BGSU defense is ranked first in the MAC in scoring (20.3) and total defense (343.0). They are third in rush (131.0) defense, a number that has improved dramatically this season.
Year Total Defense
2009 398.2
2010 432.0
2011 406.0
2012 343.0
Year Rush Defense
2009 194.2
2010 207.8
2011 203.4
2012 131.0
Year Scoring Defense
2009 27.5
2010 33.6
2011 28.8
2012 20.3
Monster in the Middle
Senior defensive tackle Chris Jones has been a demolition machine to begin 2012. Through six games the senior has 20 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. Jones has already been named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week twice this year and has five straight games with at least one sack. The defensive tackle is first in the MAC in sacks and second in tackles for loss.
Of the 20 tackles Jones has been involved with this season, 13 have resulted in no gain or negative yardage -- and the total minus yardage on those plays is minus-57 yards. The seven “positive” plays have gained just 20 yards (five, three (x4) two, one).
Jones'n For Sacks
Chris Jones has led the Falcons in sacks in each of the past two seasons, finishing 2010 with 6.0 and added 8.5 (led MAC) in 2011. Combined with his one sack in 2009 and his team-leading 6.5 sacks this season, Jones has 22.0 career sacks, ranking third in BGSU history.
BGSU Career Sack Leaders
Kevin O'Brien (1989-92) - 31.0
Diyral Briggs (2005-08) - 26.0
Devon Parks (2003-06) - 22.0
Chris Jones (2009-PR) - 22.0
Brandon Hicks (1998-2001) - 20.0
Montgomery Joins The Party
While senior Chris Jones gets most of the attention on defense, in the contest with Akron, four different Falcon defenders recorded sacks ... sort of.
Joining Jones was Ted Ouellet, D.J. Lynch and Kendall Montgomery in the sack party versus the Zips. Jones, Ouellet and Lynch have each had several sacks throughout their careers, but Montgomery recorded his first. Montgomery, who is primarily BGSU's third tight end, saw action along the defensive line for just the second time in his career. Montgomery now has one career touchdown reception (versus Miami in 2011) and one career sack.
• The Bowling Green State University football team is in the middle of its 94th season of football and has an all-time record of 500-349-51 (.585).
• Head coach Dave Clawson is in his fourth season at the helm of the football team and has an all-time record of 75-75 and is 17-26 at BGSU.
• For the fourth consecutive year the Falcons will have all three coordinators returning. Warren Ruggiero, Mike Elko and Adam Scheier will coach offense, defense and special teams.
• BGSU is coming off a 24-10 win at Akron, the Falcons' 500th in school history.
• The Falcons ran for 292 yards in the win over Akron, the most rushing yards under Clawson.
• Ryland Ward was named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week.
• This week's matchup with Miami is the 69th meeting between the two schools. Miami owns the all-time series at 42-21-5.
• The Falcons are 148-79-5 (.649) all-time inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium and 8-12 at home under Clawson.
• Anthon Samuel ranks 24th in school history with 1,338 career rushing yards.
• Chris Jones is tied for third in BGSU history with 22.0 career sacks.
• Anthon Samuel (Doak Walker), Chris Jones (Rotary Lombardi), Dwayne Woods (Rotary Lombardi and Butkus), Brian Schmiedebusch (Ray Guy) and Alex Bayer (John Mackey) were all named to preseason watch lists.
• The Falcons will have six captains in 2012: Dominic Flewellyn (OL), Ronnie Goble (DE), Chris Jones (DT), Matt Schilz (QB), Paul Swan (LB) and Bart Tanski (WR).
• According to philsteele.com the Falcons have the 10th youngest roster in the country with 66.7 percent of the roster underclassmen.
Scouting the Offense
Quarterback Matt Schilz will be making his 29th start of his career this weekend versus Miami. Schilz, a junior, threw for over 3,000 yards last season and 28 touchdowns, all career-bests, and has thrown for 6,498 yards and 41 touchdowns in his career. He leads an offense that ranks 11th in the MAC in scoring (20.3) and total offense (387.8)
It's hard to say who Schilz's top target is this year, with five different players recording double digit receptions this season. Shaun Joplin (24 rec., 353 yards), Chris Gallon (23 rec., 244 yards), Ryan Burbrink (21 rec., 156 yards) and Alex Bayer (20 rec., 263 yards) lead the way.
At running back the Falcons will depend on Anthon Samuel. Samuel, the reigning MAC Freshman of the Year, has already surpassed 1,300 yard in his career and has eight 100-yard games in his first 15 contests. Last week at Akron the Falcons ran for 292 yards in the game. Samuel led the way with 115 yards, but John Pettigrew (81 yards) and Jamel Martin (79 yards) chipped in as well.
Scouting the Defense
The Falcons return 10 starters from the 2011 team and are led by senior defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jones has 20 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks on the year. Jones ranks ninth in the country in tackles for loss and fifth in sacks.
As a team, the Falcons rank first in the MAC in scoring defense (20.3) and total defense (343.0). Akron entered last weekend's contest averaging 38.6 points and 497.4 yards of offense, but the BGSU defense limited them to just 10 points and 316 yards of offense.
Scouting the Special Teams
Brian Schmiedebusch, a 2011 first-team all-conference punter a year ago, will once again handle all punting duties. The junior is averaging 41.5 yards per punt this season and has a 43.9 yard per punt career average.
The field goals and extra points have been a rough spot this season for the Orange and Brown. Through six games the Falcons have used two different kickers and are 2-for-7 on field goals and 14-for-16 on extra points.
Akron Recap
Bowling Green State dominated the second half, out-gaining Akron 322-36 and outscoring the Zips 24-0.
BGSU's rushing attack took over the game in the final 30 minutes, rushing for 226 yards, and finished the game with 292 yards on the ground. Leading the way was sophomore Anthon Samuel, who recorded a game-high 117 yards.
The BGSU defense was just as dominant in the second half, holding the Zips to 59 yards passing and minus-23 yards rushing. Akron came into the contest averaging 36.8 points and 497.4 yards per game.
Matt Schilz, who completed just 10-of-26 passes for 84 yards in the first half, threw the ball only seven times in the final 30 minutes, completing four of those passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns.
Running For The Win
Anthon Samuel, John Pettigrew and Jamel Martin ran all over Akron in the 24-10 win. Samuel finished the game with 117 yards (on 15 carries), John Pettigrew ran for a career-high 81 yards (on 13 carries) and Jamel Martin added 79 yards (11 carries). For the contest BGSU racked up 292 yards on the ground with 226 of those yards coming in the second half. The running attack was so strong that the Falcons dominated the time of possession for the game (33:12), and more importantly in the second half (19:51).
500 Wins
The win over Akron was BGSU's 500th in school history in its 900th career contest. BGSU is now 500-349-51 (.585) all-time.
Other Memorable Wins
1 – Nov. 6, 1920 (BG 7, at Kent State 0)
100 – Oct. 19, 1946 (BG 13, at Kent State 0)
200 – Oct. 5, 1963 (BG 28, Dayton 0)
250 – Oct. 2, 1971 (BG 23, WMU 6)
300 – Oct. 4, 1980 (BG 17, at WMU 14)
400 – Sept. 16, 1995 (BG 50, Akron 12)
500 - Oct. 6, 2012 (BG 24 at Akron 10)
The Miami Series
Miami has dominated the series with BGSU, holding a 42-21-5 all-time record versus the Falcons.
• BGSU is 2-1 versus the RedHawks under Dave Clawson, but is 0-1 at home versus Miami in that span.
• Miami's last win versus the Falcons was a 20-17 win inside Doyt Perry Stadium on a 33-yard field goal by Miami's Trevor Cook as time expired on Nov. 10, 2010. Most of that contest was played in a thick fog.
• BGSU's last win at home versus Miami was on Sept. 6, 1997, a span of six straight BGSU losses, meaning the last BGSU coach to beat Miami in Doyt Perry Stadium was Gary Blackney. Since then Blackney (0-1), Urban Meyer (0-1), Gregg Brandon (0-3) and Dave Clawson (0-1) have yet to beat the RedHawks at home.
Welcome To The Doyt
Since opening in 1966, Doyt L. Perry Stadium has been a major home field advantage for the Orange and Brown. The Falcons are 148-79-5 (.648) all-time inside “The Doyt”.
The stadium is named after Doyt Perry, the man who led Bowling Green to a 77-11-5 record in his 10 years as the head coach of the Falcons. He compiled an .855 win percentage in the 1950s and 1960s and led the Falcons to the 1959 National College Division Championship.
Under Center
Quarterback Matt Schilz will be making his 29th start of his career for the Orange and Brown. While still a junior, Schilz is nearing in on several BGSU school records.
• Is sixth is passing yards (6,498)
• Is fifth in passing attempts (994)
• Is fifth in passing completions (589)
• Is fifth in passing touchdowns (41)
Samuel.1000
Anthon Samuel, who has only played in 15 career games (missed three games in 2011 due to injury) has already surpassed the 1,000 yard career rushing mark, becoming just the 35th Falcon in school history to do so. Samuel currently ranks 24th in school history with 1,338 rushing yards.
Up Next For Samuel
19. Vic DeOrio (55-57) - 1,545
20. Phil Polak (71-73) - 1,435
21. Chris Bullock (06-09) - 1,434
22. Godfrey Lewis (98-02) - 1,431
23. Bob Ramlow (56-58) - 1,384
24. Anthon Samuel (2011-PR) - 1,338
Mr. 100
As stated before, Anthon Samuel has played in just 15 games in his Falcon career, but has already produced eight 100-yard games. The last BGSU running back to record at least that many was P.J. Pope, who had nine 100-yard games in his career from 2002-05.
Who's on First?
There are a lot of firsts among the wide receiving group in 2012. Entering the year, junior Shaun Joplin was the only Falcon to see any significant playing time for the receivers. Through five games the BGSU pass catchers have:
• Ryan Burbrink, Chris Gallon, Je`Ron Stokes, Heath Jackson, Jermal Hosley, and Herve Coby have all recorded their first career catches in 2012.
• Stokes, Gallon and Coby have three of the five receiving touchdowns in 2012.
Sticking Together
The Falcon offensive line has started the same unit in all six games this season. Despite an offensive line that features three first-year starters (Fahn Cooper, Chief Kekuewa and Alex Huettel), the Falcons have held up well up front.
Rushing
2010 - 62.3/game*
2011 - 122.9/game
2012 - 159.5/game
*Last in the nation
Sacks Allowed
2010 - 2.8/game
2011 - 1.9/game
2012 - 1.5/game
Look Who's Talking
For years Bowling Green has been known as an offensive team, but don't look now, the BGSU defense is ranked first in the MAC in scoring (20.3) and total defense (343.0). They are third in rush (131.0) defense, a number that has improved dramatically this season.
Year Total Defense
2009 398.2
2010 432.0
2011 406.0
2012 343.0
Year Rush Defense
2009 194.2
2010 207.8
2011 203.4
2012 131.0
Year Scoring Defense
2009 27.5
2010 33.6
2011 28.8
2012 20.3
Monster in the Middle
Senior defensive tackle Chris Jones has been a demolition machine to begin 2012. Through six games the senior has 20 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. Jones has already been named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week twice this year and has five straight games with at least one sack. The defensive tackle is first in the MAC in sacks and second in tackles for loss.
Of the 20 tackles Jones has been involved with this season, 13 have resulted in no gain or negative yardage -- and the total minus yardage on those plays is minus-57 yards. The seven “positive” plays have gained just 20 yards (five, three (x4) two, one).
Jones'n For Sacks
Chris Jones has led the Falcons in sacks in each of the past two seasons, finishing 2010 with 6.0 and added 8.5 (led MAC) in 2011. Combined with his one sack in 2009 and his team-leading 6.5 sacks this season, Jones has 22.0 career sacks, ranking third in BGSU history.
BGSU Career Sack Leaders
Kevin O'Brien (1989-92) - 31.0
Diyral Briggs (2005-08) - 26.0
Devon Parks (2003-06) - 22.0
Chris Jones (2009-PR) - 22.0
Brandon Hicks (1998-2001) - 20.0
Montgomery Joins The Party
While senior Chris Jones gets most of the attention on defense, in the contest with Akron, four different Falcon defenders recorded sacks ... sort of.
Joining Jones was Ted Ouellet, D.J. Lynch and Kendall Montgomery in the sack party versus the Zips. Jones, Ouellet and Lynch have each had several sacks throughout their careers, but Montgomery recorded his first. Montgomery, who is primarily BGSU's third tight end, saw action along the defensive line for just the second time in his career. Montgomery now has one career touchdown reception (versus Miami in 2011) and one career sack.
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