Falcons Haunt Kent State in 44-16 Halloween Romp

Tuesday, October 31

Kent, Ohio

8:00 PM

Bowling Green State University

2-7 , 2-3

Kent State

2-7 , 1-4

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Kent State

October 31, 2017 | Football

Box Score

Jarret Doege Throws Two TDs in Return to Action

By: by Matthew Daley, Athletic Communicationis Assistant

KENT, Ohio – Jarret Doege returned as the signal caller for the Bowling Green State University football team, and the Falcons responded with a resounding 44-16 drubbing of Kent State on Tuesday evening (Oct. 31). Doege completed 14 of 18 passes to eight different receivers. He threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns with no turnovers. He directed a Falcon offense that scored a touchdown on the opening drive and ultimately went 7-for-7 in red zone opportunities.

BGSU took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards in seven plays for a lead they would never relinquish. The primary thrust on the drive was a 43-yard run by Andrew Clair. That propelled Clair to a night of eight carries for 111 yards. It is his fourth consecutive 100-yard game, and he has 488 yards on 57 carries (8.56/rush) during that stretch. He is the first Falcon with four straight 100-yard games since Travis Greene put up five in a row from Nov. 5 to Dec. 6, 2013.

Cameron Jefferies made a spectacular play for his first career interception on Kent State's opening drive, and the Falcons turned that into a Jake Suder field goal. After a KSU punt, Bowling Green took over at their own 10. Big runs by Clair and Scot Miller, as well as an 18-yard pass from Doege to Quintin Morris on 3rd-and-9, put the Falcons back in scoring position. Doege threw a rainbow down the right sideline that Datrin Guyton caught for a 36-yard touchdown. It was his first touchdown at BGSU and put the Falcons up 17-0 in the first quarter.

Kent State closed to within 20-9 at halftime, but Bowling Green got rushing scores from Doege and Josh Cleveland in the third quarter and closed the scoring in the fourth when Doege threw a seven-yard touchdown pass to Teo Redding. Redding led the Falcons with five catches for 61 yards, all in the second half. The four-touchdown victory gives the Falcons a 2-7 overall record and a 2-3 mark in Mid-American Conference games.

STAT PACK
OFFENSE
Doege is now 54-for-81 (.667) for 561 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in 2017
Doege's two touchdown passes are a career high; he also earned his first career rushing TD
Clair took over the team lead with 565 yards rushing in 2017; he has a 7.74 average in 73 carries
Josh Cleveland added 60 yards to reach 564 yards in 116 carries (4.86/rush)
Miller had his first career carry for 17 yards. He also caught two passes for 13.
Redding caught his tenth career touchdown pass and his fourth of 2017
Guyton has 19 catches for 371 yards and averages 19.5 yards per reception following his 36-yard TD
BGSU rushed for 227 yards on 46 carries
In five MAC games, the Falcons have rushed for 1,104 yards in 219 carries (5.04/rush) and 181 or more in each
The Falcons' 401 yards of total offense are the fourth time in 2017 the team has surpassed 400
The Falcons were 5-for-12 on third down and 7-for-7 in the red zone
Clark Clancy made his first career start at right guard.

DEFENSE
BGSU's defense allowed 284 yards of offense in 67 plays, the team's best performance of 2017
The previous low for an opponents' output was Akron's 367
The 16 points allowed by the Falcons were also a season-best
BGSU forced four turnovers including three interceptions, most since three against Akron last November
Aside from Jefferies, Marcus Milton and Clint Stephens picked off passes
Nico Lautanen earned his first career fumble recovery
Brian Sanders tackled George Bollas for his first career sack
The Falcons had a season-high four sacks, including ones from David Konowalski, Nate Locke and Kyle Junior
Locke had eight tackles, four of which were for loss
Fred Garth led the Falcons with 11 tackles

SPECIAL TEAMS
Joe Davidson had one punt, which traveled 46 yards and was downed at the KSU 6 yard line
It was Davidson's 24th punt (of 47) inside the 20 and his 11th downed inside the opponents' 10
Matt Wilcox's 61-yard return of the second-half kickoff was the longest of the season for BGSU
Jake Suder was 8-for-8 tonight with five extra points and three field goals
Suder is now 16-for-18 (.889) on field goal attempts in 2017; his 16 makes are tied for fourth-most in a season at BGSU

UP NEXT
Bowling Green enters the final stretch of the 2017 season when they travel to Buffalo, N.Y. for more weeknight #MACtion against the University of Buffalo. Game time is 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7, and the match-up will be broadcast on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Buffalo is currently 3-6 overall and 1-4 in MAC contests. They have lost four in a row following a 27-13 win over Kent State in their MAC opener. Those four losses have been by a combined 15 points, including a 71-68 loss to Western Michigan in seven overtimes and one-point losses to Northern Illinois and Akron. The Falcons are 11-3 all-time against the Bulls and have won six in a row in the series. In games at Buffalo, the Falcons are 6-1 and have won the last six. This will be BGSU's first November game of the season; the Falcons are 14-5 in November games since the start of the 2012 season.