Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, November 17
Bowling Green, OH
12:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
7-4 , 5-2
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Kent State
10-1 , 7-0
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KENT
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BGSU
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Kent State Hangs on to Stop Falcons, 31-24; Flashes Win the East
November 17, 2012 | Football
Gallon has 213 receiving yards, 2 TDs in home loss
Spencer Keith's touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter broke a tie and proved to be the winning score, as Kent State University downed the Bowling Green State University football team, 31-24, Saturday afternoon (Nov. 17). The game, a de facto Mid-American Conference East Division title tilt, was held at Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
KSU 31, BGSU 24 - HTML Stats
BGSU POSTGAME AUDIO: Dave Clawson | Matt Schilz | Chris Gallon | Paul Swan | Shaun Joplin
PHOTO GALLERY - Brandon Heiss, BGSU Marketing & Communications (coming soon)
With the win, Kent State improves to 10-1 overall, and the Golden Flashes remain undefeated in MAC play with a 7-0 league ledger. Saturday's victory clinched the MAC's East Division crown for the Flashes, who will face Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship game.
The Falcons drop to 7-4 and 5-2, respectively. A win would have put BGSU in the driver's seat in the East Division race.
Following Keith's go-ahead touchdown with 8:06 left, the Falcons twice got into the red zone, but the KSU defense held on a fourth-and-2 play on the initial drive. After the BGSU defense forced a three-and-out, the Falcons drove to the Flashes' 14-yard line.
Two incompletions, however, were sandwiched around a three-yard loss, setting up a fourth-and-13 play from the 17. BGSU quarterback Matt Schilz, under pressure from the KSU defense, was intercepted in the end zone by Luke Wollet with 21 seconds left. One kneel-down later, the Flashes had the victory and the division title.
BGSU's Chris Gallon and KSU's Dri Archer each had monster games that included two touchdowns. Archer ran for 241 yards on just 17 carries, averaging 14.2 yards per rush, and had TDs of 79 and 74 yards.
Gallon caught 10 passes for 213 yards, shattering his previous single-game bests of six catches and 89 yards. Schilz and Gallon hooked up for a pair of one-play drives covering 72 and 81 yards, respectively.
Schilz completed 22-of-44 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns, setting season highs for both yards and TDs. He was intercepted three times, with one of those passes going in and out of a receiver's hands and another deflected at the line.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Flashes got on the board with a Freddy Cortez field goal early in the second period. KSU forced a BG punt, and Archer then broke free for the first of his two long TD runs on the day, going 79 yards on the second play of the ensuing drive. The Cortez PAT gave the visitors a 10-0 lead midway through the quarter.
It didn't take the Falcons long to rally, however, as Schilz hit Gallon for a 72-yard scoring strike on BG's next play from scrimmage. Stephen Stein added the extra point, cutting the deficit to a field goal.
And, on the first play of the next drive, Josh Pettus stripped KSU receiver Matthew Hurdle on a short passing play. Pettus ripped the ball out of Hurdle's hands, giving the Falcons the ball at the KSU 41-yard line.
BGSU drove down to the Flashes' 14-yard line, but the KSU defense stiffened, and the Falcons were forced to kick a field goals. Tyler Tate's 30-yard attempt was good, and the game was tied at 10-10 at the half.
A high, short kickoff by BGSU's Stein to start the second half was nearly recovered by the Falcons, but the Flashes' Trayion Durham fell on the ball. However, on a third-down play, KSU quarterback Keith dropped back to pass, was pressured and scrambled up the middle. He picked up the necessary first-down yardage, but was hit by Cameron Truss and fumbled. Aaron Foster recovered the ball at the KSU 40-yard line.
The Falcons' took advantage of the turnover with a seven-play touchdown drive. Schilz converted on a fourth-and-6 play on that drive, buying time and finding Gallon for 11 yards. Three plays later, Schilz lofted a ball toward the right front corner of the end zone, where Shaun Joplin made a leaping catch for a 27-yard score. Stein's PAT gave the Brown and Orange a 17-10 lead.
Back came the Flashes, however, on a six-play scoring drive. Archer did most of the heavy liftting on that drive, with three rushes and one reception totalling 40 yards, but Eric Adeyemi capped the drive, catching a Keith pass on the left sideline and leaping into the end zone on a 32-yard scoring play. The PAT by Cortez tied the score at 17-17 midway through the third.
The Falcons' next drive started fast, with three plays netting two first downs, but the drive stalled and punter Brian Schmiedebusch pinned the Flashes at their own 16-yard line.
On the next KSU drive, Jude Adjei-Barimah intercepted Keith, giving the Falcons the ball at their own 44-yard line. But, the Flashes held the Falcons to a three-and-out, and Schmiedebusch punted the ball back to KSU.
The very next play saw Archer go 74 yards for a touchdown, starting to his left, eluding several tackles near the sideline, reversing his field and winding up in the right corner of the end zone. Just 29 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Flashes had a 24-17 lead.
Again, though, the Falcons responded quickly, as Schilz found Gallon on an 81-yard catch-and-run. The one-play drive, followed by Stein's kick, tied the score with 14:11 left in the game.
Kent State drove to the BG 35 on the next drive, before the Falcon defense held and an Anthony Melchiori punt bounced into the end zone. BG took over at the 20-yard line, but a second-down pass by Schilz was batted into the air by Roosevelt Nix and grabbed by the Flashes' Malcolm Pannell at the 20.
Three-straight carries by Archer moved the ball to the BGSU 7-yard line, and Keith took it the rest of the way, rushing to his left for what would prove to be the winning score with 8:14 left.
The ensuing drive started out well for the home team. Schilz found Gallon for a gain of nine yards, and Anthon Samuel ran up the middle for 16 yards on the next play. Schilz connected with Alex Bayer for 10 more years, and the Falcons were at the KSU 40-yard line.
After an incompletion, Samuel rushed for eight yards, and Schilz picked up the first down with an eight-yard keeper. On first down from the KSU 25, though, Schilz was sacked for a seven-yard loss. He found Bayer cutting across the middle, setting up a third-and-2 play.
On that third-down play, however, Samuel was stopped for no gain. On fourth down, Schilz, pressured by the KSU rush, looked for Joplin near the right sideline, but the pass was broken up by Nix, and the Flashes took over on downs with exactly five minutes remaining.
The BGSU defense rose to the occasion, holding Archer to a total of just four yards on three consecutive carries, and the Flashes punted the ball back to the Falcons. BG took over with 2:33 left, needing to go 75 yards for the tying score.
Schilz hit Bayer for eight yards on first down, then found Ryan Burbrink for 18 yards and a first down just over midfield. Two incompletions left the Falcons facing a third-and-long situation, but Schilz came through with an 11-yard completion to Joplin. Schilz found Joplin for 12 more yards on the next play, and the Falcons were at the KSU 26-yard line. On the afternoon, Joplin had five receptions for 74 yards.
After two incompletions, the Falcons faced another third-down play, but Schilz again found Joplin for a 12-yard gain down to the KSU 14. Three of Joplin's five catches came on that final drive.
The KSU defense held, however, as first- and third-down incompletions were sandwiched around a three-yard loss on second down. The Falcons faced fourth down and 13 from the Flashes' 17.
On that fourth-down play, Schilz was under pressure, but eluded the KSU pass rush and fired a pass into the end zone. Wollet was there, however, to make the game-clinching interception.
On the day, the Falcons' had 19 first downs to the Flashes' 14, and BG had a narrow 438-425 advantage in total offense. Kent State rolled up 334 yards on the ground, gaining eight yards per carry, while Schilz and the Falcons got 355 of their yards through the air.
The Falcons close the regular season with a Friday (Nov. 23) game against the University at Buffalo. That game will take place at Columbus Crew Stadium at 2 p.m.
Notes
* Josh Pettus made his first career start.
* The Falcons came into the game having not allowed 100 yards rushing in six straight games ... KSU ran for 334 yards on the ground.
* Kent State opened the game with a 10-0 lead. The last time the Falcons trailed by more than one score was back on Oct. 6 at Akron.
* Chris Gallon had the biggest game of his career, finishing with career-highs in receptions (10), yards (213) and touchdowns (2). His 213 yards through the air are the fourth-most in BGSU history and just the fifth 200-yard game in school history.
* BGSU combined for 410 yards passing in the last three games, and nearly surpassed that total versus Kent State alone, throwing for 355 yards.
* Anthon Samuel moved into 15th place in the BGSU record books. The sophomore now has 1,814 yards on the ground in his career.
KSU 31, BGSU 24 - HTML Stats
BGSU POSTGAME AUDIO: Dave Clawson | Matt Schilz | Chris Gallon | Paul Swan | Shaun Joplin
PHOTO GALLERY - Brandon Heiss, BGSU Marketing & Communications (coming soon)
With the win, Kent State improves to 10-1 overall, and the Golden Flashes remain undefeated in MAC play with a 7-0 league ledger. Saturday's victory clinched the MAC's East Division crown for the Flashes, who will face Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship game.
The Falcons drop to 7-4 and 5-2, respectively. A win would have put BGSU in the driver's seat in the East Division race.
Following Keith's go-ahead touchdown with 8:06 left, the Falcons twice got into the red zone, but the KSU defense held on a fourth-and-2 play on the initial drive. After the BGSU defense forced a three-and-out, the Falcons drove to the Flashes' 14-yard line.
Two incompletions, however, were sandwiched around a three-yard loss, setting up a fourth-and-13 play from the 17. BGSU quarterback Matt Schilz, under pressure from the KSU defense, was intercepted in the end zone by Luke Wollet with 21 seconds left. One kneel-down later, the Flashes had the victory and the division title.
BGSU's Chris Gallon and KSU's Dri Archer each had monster games that included two touchdowns. Archer ran for 241 yards on just 17 carries, averaging 14.2 yards per rush, and had TDs of 79 and 74 yards.
Gallon caught 10 passes for 213 yards, shattering his previous single-game bests of six catches and 89 yards. Schilz and Gallon hooked up for a pair of one-play drives covering 72 and 81 yards, respectively.
Schilz completed 22-of-44 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns, setting season highs for both yards and TDs. He was intercepted three times, with one of those passes going in and out of a receiver's hands and another deflected at the line.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Flashes got on the board with a Freddy Cortez field goal early in the second period. KSU forced a BG punt, and Archer then broke free for the first of his two long TD runs on the day, going 79 yards on the second play of the ensuing drive. The Cortez PAT gave the visitors a 10-0 lead midway through the quarter.
It didn't take the Falcons long to rally, however, as Schilz hit Gallon for a 72-yard scoring strike on BG's next play from scrimmage. Stephen Stein added the extra point, cutting the deficit to a field goal.
And, on the first play of the next drive, Josh Pettus stripped KSU receiver Matthew Hurdle on a short passing play. Pettus ripped the ball out of Hurdle's hands, giving the Falcons the ball at the KSU 41-yard line.
BGSU drove down to the Flashes' 14-yard line, but the KSU defense stiffened, and the Falcons were forced to kick a field goals. Tyler Tate's 30-yard attempt was good, and the game was tied at 10-10 at the half.
A high, short kickoff by BGSU's Stein to start the second half was nearly recovered by the Falcons, but the Flashes' Trayion Durham fell on the ball. However, on a third-down play, KSU quarterback Keith dropped back to pass, was pressured and scrambled up the middle. He picked up the necessary first-down yardage, but was hit by Cameron Truss and fumbled. Aaron Foster recovered the ball at the KSU 40-yard line.
The Falcons' took advantage of the turnover with a seven-play touchdown drive. Schilz converted on a fourth-and-6 play on that drive, buying time and finding Gallon for 11 yards. Three plays later, Schilz lofted a ball toward the right front corner of the end zone, where Shaun Joplin made a leaping catch for a 27-yard score. Stein's PAT gave the Brown and Orange a 17-10 lead.
Back came the Flashes, however, on a six-play scoring drive. Archer did most of the heavy liftting on that drive, with three rushes and one reception totalling 40 yards, but Eric Adeyemi capped the drive, catching a Keith pass on the left sideline and leaping into the end zone on a 32-yard scoring play. The PAT by Cortez tied the score at 17-17 midway through the third.
The Falcons' next drive started fast, with three plays netting two first downs, but the drive stalled and punter Brian Schmiedebusch pinned the Flashes at their own 16-yard line.
On the next KSU drive, Jude Adjei-Barimah intercepted Keith, giving the Falcons the ball at their own 44-yard line. But, the Flashes held the Falcons to a three-and-out, and Schmiedebusch punted the ball back to KSU.
The very next play saw Archer go 74 yards for a touchdown, starting to his left, eluding several tackles near the sideline, reversing his field and winding up in the right corner of the end zone. Just 29 seconds into the fourth quarter, the Flashes had a 24-17 lead.
Again, though, the Falcons responded quickly, as Schilz found Gallon on an 81-yard catch-and-run. The one-play drive, followed by Stein's kick, tied the score with 14:11 left in the game.
Kent State drove to the BG 35 on the next drive, before the Falcon defense held and an Anthony Melchiori punt bounced into the end zone. BG took over at the 20-yard line, but a second-down pass by Schilz was batted into the air by Roosevelt Nix and grabbed by the Flashes' Malcolm Pannell at the 20.
Three-straight carries by Archer moved the ball to the BGSU 7-yard line, and Keith took it the rest of the way, rushing to his left for what would prove to be the winning score with 8:14 left.
The ensuing drive started out well for the home team. Schilz found Gallon for a gain of nine yards, and Anthon Samuel ran up the middle for 16 yards on the next play. Schilz connected with Alex Bayer for 10 more years, and the Falcons were at the KSU 40-yard line.
After an incompletion, Samuel rushed for eight yards, and Schilz picked up the first down with an eight-yard keeper. On first down from the KSU 25, though, Schilz was sacked for a seven-yard loss. He found Bayer cutting across the middle, setting up a third-and-2 play.
On that third-down play, however, Samuel was stopped for no gain. On fourth down, Schilz, pressured by the KSU rush, looked for Joplin near the right sideline, but the pass was broken up by Nix, and the Flashes took over on downs with exactly five minutes remaining.
The BGSU defense rose to the occasion, holding Archer to a total of just four yards on three consecutive carries, and the Flashes punted the ball back to the Falcons. BG took over with 2:33 left, needing to go 75 yards for the tying score.
Schilz hit Bayer for eight yards on first down, then found Ryan Burbrink for 18 yards and a first down just over midfield. Two incompletions left the Falcons facing a third-and-long situation, but Schilz came through with an 11-yard completion to Joplin. Schilz found Joplin for 12 more yards on the next play, and the Falcons were at the KSU 26-yard line. On the afternoon, Joplin had five receptions for 74 yards.
After two incompletions, the Falcons faced another third-down play, but Schilz again found Joplin for a 12-yard gain down to the KSU 14. Three of Joplin's five catches came on that final drive.
The KSU defense held, however, as first- and third-down incompletions were sandwiched around a three-yard loss on second down. The Falcons faced fourth down and 13 from the Flashes' 17.
On that fourth-down play, Schilz was under pressure, but eluded the KSU pass rush and fired a pass into the end zone. Wollet was there, however, to make the game-clinching interception.
On the day, the Falcons' had 19 first downs to the Flashes' 14, and BG had a narrow 438-425 advantage in total offense. Kent State rolled up 334 yards on the ground, gaining eight yards per carry, while Schilz and the Falcons got 355 of their yards through the air.
The Falcons close the regular season with a Friday (Nov. 23) game against the University at Buffalo. That game will take place at Columbus Crew Stadium at 2 p.m.
Notes
* Josh Pettus made his first career start.
* The Falcons came into the game having not allowed 100 yards rushing in six straight games ... KSU ran for 334 yards on the ground.
* Kent State opened the game with a 10-0 lead. The last time the Falcons trailed by more than one score was back on Oct. 6 at Akron.
* Chris Gallon had the biggest game of his career, finishing with career-highs in receptions (10), yards (213) and touchdowns (2). His 213 yards through the air are the fourth-most in BGSU history and just the fifth 200-yard game in school history.
* BGSU combined for 410 yards passing in the last three games, and nearly surpassed that total versus Kent State alone, throwing for 355 yards.
* Anthon Samuel moved into 15th place in the BGSU record books. The sophomore now has 1,814 yards on the ground in his career.
Team Stats
KENT
BGSU
Total Yards
425
438
Pass Yards
91
355
Rushing Yards
334
83
Penalty Yards
18
18
1st Downs
14
19
3rd Downs
3
6
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
30:04
29:56
2nd Quarter
KENT 3, BGSU 0
KENT - CORTEZ, Freddy 32 yd field goal 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 2:10
KENT 10, BGSU 0
KENT - ARCHER, Dri 79 yd run (CORTEZ, Freddy kick), 2 plays, 83 yards, TOP 0:36
KENT 10, BGSU 7
BGSU - GALLON, Chris 72 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick) 1 plays, 72 yards, TOP 0:11
KENT 10, BGSU 10
BGSU - TATE, Tyler 30 yd field goal 9 plays, 29 yards, TOP 4:26
3rd Quarter
KENT 10, BGSU 17
BGSU - JOPLIN, Shaun 27 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick) 7 plays, 40 yards, TOP 2:41
KENT 17, BGSU 17
KENT - ADEYEMI, Eric 32 yd pass from KEITH, Spencer (CORTEZ, Freddy kick) 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:58
4th Quarter
KENT 24, BGSU 17
KENT - ARCHER, Dri 74 yd run (CORTEZ, Freddy kick), 1 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:16
KENT 24, BGSU 24
BGSU - GALLON, Chris 81 yd pass from SCHILZ, Matt (STEIN, Stephen kick) 1 plays, 81 yards, TOP 0:13
KENT 31, BGSU 24
KENT - KEITH, Spencer 7 yd run (CORTEZ, Freddy kick), 4 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:48
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
22
TD
3
YDS
355
INT
3
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