Bowling Green State University
1-3 , 0-1
Miami
1-3 , 1-0
Miami Beats Bowling Green In MAC Opener
September 22, 2018 | Football
Jarret Doege completed a career-best 30 passes, two of which went for touchdowns, while Grant Loy finished the contest with his first career touchdown pass. Quintin Morris and RB Marlow caught Doege's scoring tosses. Justin Sawmiller found the end zone for the first time in his career when he caught Loy's bomb on the game's final play. Earlier in the day, Andrew Clair became the 39th player in BGSU history with 1,000 career rushing yards.
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OFFENSIVE NOTES
- Jarret Doege completed 30 of 45 passes for 237 yards and two touchdowns
- Doege set a new career high with his 30 completions
- Doege now has eight consecutive games with multiple touchdown passes
- Doege has 894 yards, 11 touchdowns, and four interceptions to date
- Grant Loy was 3-for-4 for 63 yards and a touchdown on the game's final drive
- Loy's TD pass on the final play was the first scoring throw of his career
- BGSU set a season high with 300 yards passing and totaled 385 yards of offense
- The Falcons were 2-for-2 on fourth down and are now 3-for-6 on fourth down in 2018
- Andrew Clair rushed for 37 yards and became the 39th player in BGSU history with 1,000 career rushing yards (1,009)
- Rico Frye led the Falcons with a career-best 39 yards rushing on six carries
- Justin Sawmiller caught two passes for 52 yards to increase his career totals to four and 64
- Sawmiller's 40-yard reception on the final play was the first touchdown of his career
- RB Marlow earned a career-best 60 yards receiving on seven catches, including his first TD
- Quintin Morris caught five passes for 53 yards and a touchdown
- Morris now leads BGSU with 21 catches, 264 yards, and four touchdowns
- Scott Miller added a team-best 65 yards receiving, while Deric Phouthavong earned 48
- Miller is 39 yards away from 2,000 receiving yards in his career
- Derek Downs (LT) and Dorian Hendrix (TE) earned their first career starts
- BGSU held Miami to 119 yards passing
- The Falcons have held six of their last ten opponents to under 200 yards passing
- In 2018, opponents have 641 yards passing, an average of 160.25 per game
- Bowling Green limited Miami to 6-for-16 on third down conversions
- Jerry McBride equaled his career high with 14 tackles, which he set last week versus EKU
- DeMontae Haigler made a career-best two tackles, including one for loss
- Two of Haigler's three tackles in 2018 have been in the backfield
- Jerry Judd added his first tackle of the season
- Nate Needham made a field goal and two extra points; he is now 11-for-11 on extra points and 2-for-3 on field goals in 2018
- Grant Tinnerman punted seven times for an average of 38.4 yards
- Tinnerman improved his season average to 37.8 yards and doubled his number of punts inside the 20 to four
- Bowling Green will face the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday, Sept. 29
- Kickoff in Atlanta, Ga. will be 12:00 p.m. at Bobby Dodd Stadium
- The game will be broadcast on ACC Regional Sports Networks and the WatchESPN app
- This will be the first-ever meeting between BGSU and Georgia Tech
- The Falcons are 3-9 all-time against the ACC, including two wins over Syracuse and a win over North Carolina State
Team Stats
MIAMI 7, BGSU 0
MIAMI - THOMAS, Maurice 30 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 5 plays, 82 yards, TOP 1:55
MIAMI 10, BGSU 0
MIAMI - SLOMAN, Sam 30 yd field goal 8 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:52
MIAMI 10, BGSU 3
BGSU - NEEDHAM, Nate 43 yd field goal 11 plays, 49 yards, TOP 4:30
MIAMI 17, BGSU 3
MIAMI - RAGLAND, Gus 1 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 7 plays, 66 yards, TOP 2:36
MIAMI 24, BGSU 3
MIAMI - HOMER, Andrew 6 yd pass from RAGLAND, Gus (SLOMAN, Sam kick) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 2:57
MIAMI 31, BGSU 3
MIAMI - SORENSON, Jack 26 yd pass from RAGLAND, Gus (SLOMAN, Sam kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:18
MIAMI 31, BGSU 10
BGSU - MARLOW, RB 6 yd pass from DOEGE, Jarret (NEEDHAM, Nate kick) 11 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:28
MIAMI 31, BGSU 17
BGSU - MORRIS, Quintin 7 yd pass from DOEGE, Jarret (NEEDHAM, Nate kick) 5 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:48
MIAMI 38, BGSU 17
MIAMI - JOHNSON, Davion 3 yd run (SLOMAN, Sam kick), 6 plays, 40 yards, TOP 3:36
MIAMI 38, BGSU 23
BGSU - SAWMILLER, J. 40 yd pass from LOY, Grant () 6 plays, 74 yards, TOP 0:33
