Saturday, September 15
Bowling Green, Ohio
4:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
1-2
42
vs
35
Eastern Kentucky
1-2
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Eastern Kentucky
14
7
14
0
35
Bowling Green
0
28
6
8
42
Second Quarter Offensive Explosion Kickstarts Victory Over EKU
September 15, 2018 | Football
OWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University football team earned their first taste of victory in 2018 with a thrilling 42-35 decision over Eastern Kentucky University on Saturday at Doyt L. Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. The contest was the second of three consecutive home games for the Falcons.
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Sophomore quarterback Jarret Doege tied his career-high by tossing four touchdown passes and registered his seventh consecutive game with multiple scoring tosses. Doege and an opportunistic defense helped BGSU overcome a 14-0 first quarter deficit with 21 straight second quarter points. The Falcons trailed again 35-34 in the second half but rebounded with Doege's final touchdown throw, which scored the only points of the fourth quarter.
The Falcons (1-2 overall, 0-0 MAC) played in front of 17,542 fans on Falcon Family Weekend and Band and Cheer Day at the Doyt.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
DEFENSIVE NOTES
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
UP NEXT
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Sophomore quarterback Jarret Doege tied his career-high by tossing four touchdown passes and registered his seventh consecutive game with multiple scoring tosses. Doege and an opportunistic defense helped BGSU overcome a 14-0 first quarter deficit with 21 straight second quarter points. The Falcons trailed again 35-34 in the second half but rebounded with Doege's final touchdown throw, which scored the only points of the fourth quarter.
The Falcons (1-2 overall, 0-0 MAC) played in front of 17,542 fans on Falcon Family Weekend and Band and Cheer Day at the Doyt.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
- BGSU's 28 points in the first half were the most of the Mike Jinks era
- Jarret Doege tied a career best with four touchdown passes
- Doege has seven consecutive games with multiple touchdown passes
- Doege also tied a career best with 28 completions
- BGSU's offense accounted for 388 yards (258 pass, 130 rush)
- The Falcons held the ball for 30:59, were 9-for-17 on third down, and 4-for-4 in the red zone
- Andrew Clair carried 25 times for 90 yards and scored his first touchdown of 2018
- Clair needs 28 yards to reach 1,000 for his career
- Rico Frye saw his first career action with seven carries for 37 yards
- Noah Massey made his first career start and caught one pass for 12 yards
- Quintin Morris set career highs with eight catches, 93 yards, and two receiving touchdowns
- Deric Phouthavong also set career highs with seven catches, 82 yards, and two touchdown receptions
- R.B. Marlow caught seven passes for 45 yards, both single-game highs
- Justin Sawmiller secured his first two career receptions for 12 yards
- Jordan Wayne-Prather did not register a catch from scrimmage but did haul in the successful two-point conversion pass from Doege on the final touchdown of the game
- The Falcons had a pair of 12-play touchdown drives in the first half. BGSU now has six TD drives of 10 plays or more in 2018.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
- BGSU's pass defense allowed EKU quarterbacks to finish 6-for-17 with 109 yards
- This is the third straight game the Falcons have allowed a completion rate under 50 percent
- This is the fifth time in nine games that the Falcons have allowed fewer than 200 pass yards
- BGSU's defense recovered three fumbles for the first time since 2017 versus Michigan State
- BGSU has created 31 takeaways since the beginning of 2017 and has multiple takeaways in ten of those games
- The Falcons recorded four sacks, all by different players
- Karl Brooks, DeMontae Haigler, and Montre Gregory each earned their first career sack
- Kyle Junior posted his first sack of the season and now has 4.5 in his career
- Melvin Jackson III's fumble recovery was the first of his career
- Kholbe Coleman recovered his first fumble of 2018 and his second career
- Jerry McBride III now has two fumble recoveries in 2018; today's was returned for 50 yards
- McBride (14), Brandon Harris (13), and Coleman (10) led BGSU in tackles, all with career highs
- Karl Brooks started for the first time and posted a career-best nine tackles
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
- Nate Needham was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra points and is still perfect in 2018
- Needham has been successful on all nine extra point tries and one field goal attempt (10-for-10)
- Grant Tinnerman punted six times for 237 yards and a 39.5 average.
- One of Tinnerman's punts traveled 52 yards, his second 50+ yard punt of the season.
- Quarterback Jarret Doege also got in on the punting action, pooch-punting a 30-yarder that was downed at the EKU 9
- R.B. Marlow had his first two career kickoff returns, totaling 34 yards
UP NEXT
- Bowling Green will host the Miami University RedHawks on Saturday, Sept. 22
- The game is scheduled for kickoff at 3:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+
- The Falcons will celebrate Scouts Day and Youth Sports Day at Doyt L. Perry Stadium
- BGSU has 24 all-time wins against Miami, including 37-29 last season in Oxford
- BGSU's most recent home win versus the RedHawks was 37-12 in 2012
- This will be the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams
Team Stats
EKU
BGSU
Total Yards
498
388
Pass Yards
109
258
Rushing Yards
389
130
Penalty Yards
88
69
1st Downs
23
26
3rd Downs
9
9
4th Downs
2
0
TOP
29:01
30:59
1st Quarter
EKU 7, BGSU 0
EKU - McCLESKEY, D. 3 yd run (HAYWORTH, Sam kick), 11 plays, 69 yards, TOP 4:06
EKU 14, BGSU 0
EKU - ALLEN, Dakota 1 yd run (HAYWORTH, Sam kick), 7 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:23
2nd Quarter
EKU 14, BGSU 7
BGSU - DOEGE, Jarret 1 yd run (NEEDHAM, Nate kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:51
EKU 14, BGSU 14
BGSU - MORRIS, Quintin 24 yd pass from DOEGE, Jarret (NEEDHAM, Nate kick) 2 plays, 29 yards, TOP 0:27
EKU 14, BGSU 21
BGSU - CLAIR, Andrew 4 yd run (NEEDHAM, Nate kick), 3 plays, 22 yards, TOP 0:36
EKU 21, BGSU 21
EKU - McCLESKEY, D. 68 yd run (HAYWORTH, Sam kick), 1 plays, 68 yards, TOP 0:12
EKU 21, BGSU 28
BGSU - PHOUTHAVONG, D. 13 yd pass from DOEGE, Jarret (NEEDHAM, Nate kick) 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:11
3rd Quarter
EKU 28, BGSU 28
EKU - HOWARD, A. 7 yd run (HAYWORTH, Sam kick), 5 plays, 31 yards, TOP 1:58
EKU 28, BGSU 34
BGSU - PHOUTHAVONG, D. 22 yd pass from DOEGE, Jarret (NEEDHAM, Nate rushfailed) 4 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:18
EKU 35, BGSU 34
EKU - McCLESKEY, D. 27 yd run (HAYWORTH, Sam kick), 6 plays, 51 yards, TOP 1:42
4th Quarter
EKU 35, BGSU 42
BGSU - MORRIS, Quintin 7 yd pass from DOEGE, Jarret (WAYNE-PRATHER pass) 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:24
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
28
TD
4
YDS
258
INT
1
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