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Saturday, September 15
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Falcons Open MAC Play With Trip to Toledo
September 11, 2012 | Football
Bowling Green Falcons (1-1, 0-0 MAC)
vs. Toledo Rockets (1-1, 0-0 MAC)
Game 3: Sat., Sept. 15 • 7:00 p.m.
Glass Bowl (26,248)
Toledo, Ohio
Series vs. Toledo: BGSU Leads 39-33-4
Series Streak: Toledo - 2
Last Meeting: Toledo 28, BGSU 21 (10/15/11)
Television: ESPN3 • TBA (play-by-play) and TBA (analyst)
Radio: Falcon Sports Radio Network
Todd Walker (play-by-play) and John Gibson (analyst)
WBGU 88.1 FM: TBA
Live Stats: www.utrockets.com
BGSU Game Notes
Toledo Game Notes
Media Central
vs. Toledo Rockets (1-1, 0-0 MAC)
Game 3: Sat., Sept. 15 • 7:00 p.m.
Glass Bowl (26,248)
Toledo, Ohio
Series vs. Toledo: BGSU Leads 39-33-4
Series Streak: Toledo - 2
Last Meeting: Toledo 28, BGSU 21 (10/15/11)
Television: ESPN3 • TBA (play-by-play) and TBA (analyst)
Radio: Falcon Sports Radio Network
Todd Walker (play-by-play) and John Gibson (analyst)
WBGU 88.1 FM: TBA
Live Stats: www.utrockets.com
BGSU Game Notes
Toledo Game Notes
Media Central
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| Sept. 1 | at Florida | L, 27-14 |
| Sept. 8 | IDAHO | W, 21-13 |
| Sept. 15 | at Toledo | 7 p.m. |
| Sept. 22 | at Virginia Tech | TBA |
| Sept. 29 | RHODE ISLAND | 3:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 6 | at Akron | 2 p.m. |
| Oct. 13 | MIAMI | 3:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 20 | at UMass | Noon |
| Oct. 27 | EASTERN MICHIGAN | 3:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 7 | at Ohio | 8 p.m. |
| Nov. 17 | KENT STATE | Noon |
| Nov. 23 | BUFFALO | TBA |
Bowling Green 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 498-347-51 (.585).
• Head coach Dave Clawson is in his fourth season at the helm of the football team and has an all-time record of 73-73 and is 15-24 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 21-13 win at home versus Idaho.
• In the win, Chris Jones had five tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, earning MAC East Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• This week's matchup with Toledo will be 77th matchup between the two schools. BGSU leads the all-time series 39-33-4, but the Rockets bring a two-game win streak into Saturday's contest.
• 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 25th start of his career this weekend versus the Rockets. Schilz, a junior, threw for over 3,000 yards last season and 28 touchdowns, all career-bests and has thrown for 5,734 yards and 37 touchdowns in his career.
Schilz has several targets to throw to in 2012, led by red-shirt freshman Chris Gallon (12 catches, 158 yards), Shaun Joplin (11 catches, 147 yards) and Ryan Burbrink (11 catches, 60 yards).
When Schilz needs a break from throwing he has five different running backs he can hand it off too. Anthon Samuel, the reigning MAC Freshman of the Year, had 67 yards and two touchdowns last weekend versus Idaho, but expect John Pettigrew and Jamel Martin to also see time.
Scouting the Defense
The Falcons return 10 starters from the 2011 team and are led by senior defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jones has seven tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the year. Last week versus the Vandals he had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
As a team the Falcons rank third in the Mid-American Conference at 20.0 points per game allowed and are fourth in total defense (361.5). The biggest overall improvement through two games has been the rush defense. In 2011 the Falcons allowed 203.5 yards per game on the ground, but have nearly cut that in half, down to 113.0 in 2012.
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 42.1 yards per punt this season and has a 44.8 yard per punt career average.
Tyler Tate saw his first action of his career last week versus Idaho, converting on all three of his extra points. The freshman has yet to attempt a field goal in his Falcon career.
Idaho Recap
Bowling Green scored 14 points in 75 seconds to turn the contest from a 7-6 to a 21-6 lead late in the third quarter versus Idaho. BGSU would eventually walk away with a 21-13 victory inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
Anthon Samuel scored from 29 yards out and the following possession Josh Pettus picked off a tipped pass to setup a Matt Schilz to Je`Ron Stokes 15-yard touchdown with 2:31 left in the third quarter.
The Falcon defense was outstanding for the entire contest, holding the Vandals to just two field goals in the first half and a single touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Idaho managed just six yards on the ground for the night.
The Series
Bowling Green leads the all-time series 39-33-4 and is 16-21-3 all-time at Toledo. In the last 10 contests inside the Glass Bowl, the Orange and Brown are just 3-7-0.
The BGSU/UT rivalry, which normally has been much later in the season, will see the two teams square off in the month of September for the first-time since Sept. 24, 1988 in a contest at Toledo (UT won 34-5). The contest will also be the MAC opener for both squads for the first-time since Oct. 2, 1993.
Won't You Be My Neighbor
The BGSU/Toledo contest will mark the eighth closest contest between two rival schools, with the Falcons and Rockets being just 25.0 miles apart.
Schools/Miles Apart
Rice & Houston = 6.1 miles
Duke & NC State = 8.3 miles
Washington State & Idaho = 8.7 miles
North Carolina & Duke = 10 miles
North Carolina & NC State = 10.1 miles
Akron & Kent State = 11.6 miles
Southern California & UCLA = 14.1 miles
Bowling Green & Toledo = 25.0 miles
Battle For I-75
The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University jointly announced the introduction of a new Battle of I-75 Trophy in 2011. It will be presented annually to the winner of the football game between the two schools.
The trophy, sponsored by Taylor Kia Automotive Group, will replace the Peace Pipe Trophy that had been used in the football rivalry since 1980. The new Battle of I-75 Trophy was designed by Jeff Artz, who also designed the Biletnikoff Award Trophy, which is given annually to the top collegiate wide receiver in the country.
The Peace Pipe Trophy will be permanently housed in the UT football trophy case as the Rockets won 33-14 in 2010, the final contest that featured the peace pipe.
The schools agreed to change the trophy after conversations with members of the Native American community. Taken into consideration was the spiritual symbolism of the peace pipe to the Native American community, as well as the NCAA's initiative to remove inappropriate Native American nicknames and symbols associated with member's athletic teams.
“Special” Note
Something to keep an eye on for Saturday's contest will be the BGSU special teams units. In three contests versus the Rockets under head coach Dave Clawson the Falcons have:
• One kick return for a score (Booboo Gates, 88-yard touchdown in 2011).
• Succeeded on one fake punt (2011)
• One punt return for touchdown (Eugene Cooper in 2010)
• Blocked two punts versus the Rockets (both in 2009).
Under Center
Quarterback Matt Schilz will be making his 25th start of his career for the Orange and Brown. While still a junior, Schilz is nearing in on the top-five of several BGSU school records.
• Is seventh is passing yards (5,734)
• Is sixth in passing attempts (873)
• Is sixth in passing completions (522)
• Is seventh in passing touchdowns (37)
Samuel.1000
Anthon Samuel, who set the single season BGSU rushing mark for a freshman in 2011 with 844 yards, is nearing the 1,000 yard mark for his career, a feat only 34 Falcons have accomplished in school history. Samuel enter's Saturday's contest with 950 career rushing yards.
Catching On
The Falcons entered the season with just one receiver that had ever played a down for the Orange and Brown (Shaun Joplin), but despite the inexperience, the receivers have been nothing but impressive two weeks into the year.
• Red-shirt freshman Chris Gallon leads the team with 12 catches and 158 yards.
• Ryan Burbrink, a freshman walk-on, is second on the team with 11 catches.
• Je`Ron Stokes, a transfer from Michigan , caught a touchdown pass last weekend in the win versus Idaho in his second game as a Falcon.
Not Following in Dad's Footsteps
If the last name of Joplin sounds familiar to Toledo fans it should. Junior wide receiver, Shaun Joplin, is the son of former Toledo men's basketball coach Stan Joplin. Stan led Toledo to a 203-155 overall and 122-89 MAC record in 12 seasons with the Rockets. BGSU's Joplin is second on the team with 11 receptions for 147 yards.
Jones Named POW
Chris Jones earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the contest with Idaho. The senior defensive tackle recorded five tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. It is the fourth time in Jones' career he has won the award, all BGSU wins.
Very Special Teams
Since head coach Dave Clawson arrived at Bowling Green, he and assistant coach Adam Scheier, have found a way to get the most out of the BGSU special teams. In four years Scheier's special teams have:
• Three kick returns for touchdowns.
• Two punt returns for scores.
• Have blocked 11 kicks.
• Produced two All-MAC returners (Booboo Gates and Eugene Cooper).
• Produced two All-MAC Punters (Brian Wright and Brian Schmiedebusch)
• Successfully converted on two fake punts.
• Head coach Dave Clawson is in his fourth season at the helm of the football team and has an all-time record of 73-73 and is 15-24 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 21-13 win at home versus Idaho.
• In the win, Chris Jones had five tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, earning MAC East Defensive Player of the Week honors.
• This week's matchup with Toledo will be 77th matchup between the two schools. BGSU leads the all-time series 39-33-4, but the Rockets bring a two-game win streak into Saturday's contest.
• 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 25th start of his career this weekend versus the Rockets. Schilz, a junior, threw for over 3,000 yards last season and 28 touchdowns, all career-bests and has thrown for 5,734 yards and 37 touchdowns in his career.
Schilz has several targets to throw to in 2012, led by red-shirt freshman Chris Gallon (12 catches, 158 yards), Shaun Joplin (11 catches, 147 yards) and Ryan Burbrink (11 catches, 60 yards).
When Schilz needs a break from throwing he has five different running backs he can hand it off too. Anthon Samuel, the reigning MAC Freshman of the Year, had 67 yards and two touchdowns last weekend versus Idaho, but expect John Pettigrew and Jamel Martin to also see time.
Scouting the Defense
The Falcons return 10 starters from the 2011 team and are led by senior defensive tackle Chris Jones. Jones has seven tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks on the year. Last week versus the Vandals he had five tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
As a team the Falcons rank third in the Mid-American Conference at 20.0 points per game allowed and are fourth in total defense (361.5). The biggest overall improvement through two games has been the rush defense. In 2011 the Falcons allowed 203.5 yards per game on the ground, but have nearly cut that in half, down to 113.0 in 2012.
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 42.1 yards per punt this season and has a 44.8 yard per punt career average.
Tyler Tate saw his first action of his career last week versus Idaho, converting on all three of his extra points. The freshman has yet to attempt a field goal in his Falcon career.
Idaho Recap
Bowling Green scored 14 points in 75 seconds to turn the contest from a 7-6 to a 21-6 lead late in the third quarter versus Idaho. BGSU would eventually walk away with a 21-13 victory inside Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
Anthon Samuel scored from 29 yards out and the following possession Josh Pettus picked off a tipped pass to setup a Matt Schilz to Je`Ron Stokes 15-yard touchdown with 2:31 left in the third quarter.
The Falcon defense was outstanding for the entire contest, holding the Vandals to just two field goals in the first half and a single touchdown late in the fourth quarter. Idaho managed just six yards on the ground for the night.
The Series
Bowling Green leads the all-time series 39-33-4 and is 16-21-3 all-time at Toledo. In the last 10 contests inside the Glass Bowl, the Orange and Brown are just 3-7-0.
The BGSU/UT rivalry, which normally has been much later in the season, will see the two teams square off in the month of September for the first-time since Sept. 24, 1988 in a contest at Toledo (UT won 34-5). The contest will also be the MAC opener for both squads for the first-time since Oct. 2, 1993.
Won't You Be My Neighbor
The BGSU/Toledo contest will mark the eighth closest contest between two rival schools, with the Falcons and Rockets being just 25.0 miles apart.
Schools/Miles Apart
Rice & Houston = 6.1 miles
Duke & NC State = 8.3 miles
Washington State & Idaho = 8.7 miles
North Carolina & Duke = 10 miles
North Carolina & NC State = 10.1 miles
Akron & Kent State = 11.6 miles
Southern California & UCLA = 14.1 miles
Bowling Green & Toledo = 25.0 miles
Battle For I-75
The University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University jointly announced the introduction of a new Battle of I-75 Trophy in 2011. It will be presented annually to the winner of the football game between the two schools.
The trophy, sponsored by Taylor Kia Automotive Group, will replace the Peace Pipe Trophy that had been used in the football rivalry since 1980. The new Battle of I-75 Trophy was designed by Jeff Artz, who also designed the Biletnikoff Award Trophy, which is given annually to the top collegiate wide receiver in the country.
The Peace Pipe Trophy will be permanently housed in the UT football trophy case as the Rockets won 33-14 in 2010, the final contest that featured the peace pipe.
The schools agreed to change the trophy after conversations with members of the Native American community. Taken into consideration was the spiritual symbolism of the peace pipe to the Native American community, as well as the NCAA's initiative to remove inappropriate Native American nicknames and symbols associated with member's athletic teams.
“Special” Note
Something to keep an eye on for Saturday's contest will be the BGSU special teams units. In three contests versus the Rockets under head coach Dave Clawson the Falcons have:
• One kick return for a score (Booboo Gates, 88-yard touchdown in 2011).
• Succeeded on one fake punt (2011)
• One punt return for touchdown (Eugene Cooper in 2010)
• Blocked two punts versus the Rockets (both in 2009).
Under Center
Quarterback Matt Schilz will be making his 25th start of his career for the Orange and Brown. While still a junior, Schilz is nearing in on the top-five of several BGSU school records.
• Is seventh is passing yards (5,734)
• Is sixth in passing attempts (873)
• Is sixth in passing completions (522)
• Is seventh in passing touchdowns (37)
Samuel.1000
Anthon Samuel, who set the single season BGSU rushing mark for a freshman in 2011 with 844 yards, is nearing the 1,000 yard mark for his career, a feat only 34 Falcons have accomplished in school history. Samuel enter's Saturday's contest with 950 career rushing yards.
Catching On
The Falcons entered the season with just one receiver that had ever played a down for the Orange and Brown (Shaun Joplin), but despite the inexperience, the receivers have been nothing but impressive two weeks into the year.
• Red-shirt freshman Chris Gallon leads the team with 12 catches and 158 yards.
• Ryan Burbrink, a freshman walk-on, is second on the team with 11 catches.
• Je`Ron Stokes, a transfer from Michigan , caught a touchdown pass last weekend in the win versus Idaho in his second game as a Falcon.
Not Following in Dad's Footsteps
If the last name of Joplin sounds familiar to Toledo fans it should. Junior wide receiver, Shaun Joplin, is the son of former Toledo men's basketball coach Stan Joplin. Stan led Toledo to a 203-155 overall and 122-89 MAC record in 12 seasons with the Rockets. BGSU's Joplin is second on the team with 11 receptions for 147 yards.
Jones Named POW
Chris Jones earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors following the contest with Idaho. The senior defensive tackle recorded five tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss. It is the fourth time in Jones' career he has won the award, all BGSU wins.
Very Special Teams
Since head coach Dave Clawson arrived at Bowling Green, he and assistant coach Adam Scheier, have found a way to get the most out of the BGSU special teams. In four years Scheier's special teams have:
• Three kick returns for touchdowns.
• Two punt returns for scores.
• Have blocked 11 kicks.
• Produced two All-MAC returners (Booboo Gates and Eugene Cooper).
• Produced two All-MAC Punters (Brian Wright and Brian Schmiedebusch)
• Successfully converted on two fake punts.
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