Bowling Green State University Athletics
Saturday, October 19
Bowling Green, Ohio
2:00 PM
Bowling Green State University
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Central Michigan
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Bowling Green
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Central Michigan Defeats Bowling Green On Saturday
October 19, 2019 | Football
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University football team fell to the Central Michigan University Chippewas on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 19) at Doyt Perry Stadium. The 38-20 defeat dropped BGSU to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in Mid-American Conference play.
The highlight of the game was a school-record 100-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Caleb Biggers in the first quarter. The return of Tommy Lazzaro's fumble tied the game at 7-7. The Falcons trailed 21-7 at the half, but responded by taking the second half kickoff and driving 75 yards in ten plays for another score. A touchdown run from Grant Loy brought Bowling Green within 21-14, but CMU used 17 unanswered points to put the contest away.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
Quintin Morris led the Falcons in receiving with four catches and 69 yards. He is also the team's season leader with 32 catches and 406 yards. With his total today, Morris became the 39th receiver in BGSU history with 1,000 career receiving yards. His career stats include 82 receptions and 1,038 yards.
Bryson Denley topped BGSU rushers after carrying the ball 11 times for 67 yards. With his three receptions for 48 yards and one kickoff return for 23 yards, he totaled 138 all-purpose yards on 15 touches and averaged 9.2 yards per touch. The 67 yards rushing are a single-game career high for Denley.
Grant Loy rushed for 67 yards on 13 attempts while passing for 166 yards and a touchdown. Loy now has 291 rushing yards on just 57 carries, and he surpassed the 500 yard mark for career rushing yards (506).
R.B. Marlow rushed for a single-game best 39 yards on five carries, including a long of 26 yards.
Austin Dorris caught three passes for 40 yards. Both totals are single-game highs for Dorris as a Falcon.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
Caleb Biggers tied the BGSU record for longest play in school history with his 100-yard fumble return for a first-quarter touchdown. It was BGSU's first touchdown on a fumble return since Kyle Junior posted one last November at Central Michigan. Biggers totaled four tackles and now has 29 in 2019.
Kholbe Coleman forced the fumble recovered by Biggers. It was his second forced fumble of the season, which is a team high, and is the third of his career. With ten tackles, he remains second on the team with a season total of 64.
David Konowalski and Antonyo Sotolongo each forced a fumble, the first of the season for both. Sotolongo's forced fumble was the first of his career; Konowalski now owns four. Konowalski posted eight tackles, and that moves him within one of 150 in his career.
Jordan Anderson earned his first career interception when he picked off Quintin Dormady in the third quarter. He also posted two pass break-ups, giving him five in 2019 and four in the last two weeks.
Jamari Bozeman finished the game with a team-best 14 tackles, one shy of his career high (15, at Northern Illinois in 2016). The performance moved him past 150 career tackles (163).
Brandon Perce continues to lead BGSU with 67 tackles in 2019 after hauling down Chippewas ten times on Saturday.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
Matt Naranjo punted four times for 171 yards, which gave him an average of 42.8 yards per kick. He had a long of 54 yards, which was downed at the CMU six yard line. He improved his per-punt average to 40.9 in 2019.
Nate Needham connected on both extra point attempts, improving his mark to 11-for-13 in 2019.
Jordan Wayne-Prather returned two kickoffs for a total of 28 yards, including a long of 20. His season totals are now three returns for 54 yards.
WHAT'S NEXT
Bowling Green travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. next Saturday to face the Western Michigan University Broncos. The game will be held at Waldo Stadium and is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET. It will be streamed live on ESPN3.
BGSU is 32-19-3 all-time against the Broncos. However, the Falcons won 41-27 in their last trip to Kalamazoo, during the 2015 season.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on BGSU football, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BG_Football), Instagram (@BGFalcons and @BGSU_Football) and Facebook (BGSUAthletic) as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
Gallery: (10/20/2019) Football vs. Central Michigan, 10/19/19
The highlight of the game was a school-record 100-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Caleb Biggers in the first quarter. The return of Tommy Lazzaro's fumble tied the game at 7-7. The Falcons trailed 21-7 at the half, but responded by taking the second half kickoff and driving 75 yards in ten plays for another score. A touchdown run from Grant Loy brought Bowling Green within 21-14, but CMU used 17 unanswered points to put the contest away.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
Quintin Morris led the Falcons in receiving with four catches and 69 yards. He is also the team's season leader with 32 catches and 406 yards. With his total today, Morris became the 39th receiver in BGSU history with 1,000 career receiving yards. His career stats include 82 receptions and 1,038 yards.
Bryson Denley topped BGSU rushers after carrying the ball 11 times for 67 yards. With his three receptions for 48 yards and one kickoff return for 23 yards, he totaled 138 all-purpose yards on 15 touches and averaged 9.2 yards per touch. The 67 yards rushing are a single-game career high for Denley.
Grant Loy rushed for 67 yards on 13 attempts while passing for 166 yards and a touchdown. Loy now has 291 rushing yards on just 57 carries, and he surpassed the 500 yard mark for career rushing yards (506).
R.B. Marlow rushed for a single-game best 39 yards on five carries, including a long of 26 yards.
Austin Dorris caught three passes for 40 yards. Both totals are single-game highs for Dorris as a Falcon.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
Caleb Biggers tied the BGSU record for longest play in school history with his 100-yard fumble return for a first-quarter touchdown. It was BGSU's first touchdown on a fumble return since Kyle Junior posted one last November at Central Michigan. Biggers totaled four tackles and now has 29 in 2019.
Kholbe Coleman forced the fumble recovered by Biggers. It was his second forced fumble of the season, which is a team high, and is the third of his career. With ten tackles, he remains second on the team with a season total of 64.
David Konowalski and Antonyo Sotolongo each forced a fumble, the first of the season for both. Sotolongo's forced fumble was the first of his career; Konowalski now owns four. Konowalski posted eight tackles, and that moves him within one of 150 in his career.
Jordan Anderson earned his first career interception when he picked off Quintin Dormady in the third quarter. He also posted two pass break-ups, giving him five in 2019 and four in the last two weeks.
Jamari Bozeman finished the game with a team-best 14 tackles, one shy of his career high (15, at Northern Illinois in 2016). The performance moved him past 150 career tackles (163).
Brandon Perce continues to lead BGSU with 67 tackles in 2019 after hauling down Chippewas ten times on Saturday.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
Matt Naranjo punted four times for 171 yards, which gave him an average of 42.8 yards per kick. He had a long of 54 yards, which was downed at the CMU six yard line. He improved his per-punt average to 40.9 in 2019.
Nate Needham connected on both extra point attempts, improving his mark to 11-for-13 in 2019.
Jordan Wayne-Prather returned two kickoffs for a total of 28 yards, including a long of 20. His season totals are now three returns for 54 yards.
WHAT'S NEXT
Bowling Green travels to Kalamazoo, Mich. next Saturday to face the Western Michigan University Broncos. The game will be held at Waldo Stadium and is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET. It will be streamed live on ESPN3.
BGSU is 32-19-3 all-time against the Broncos. However, the Falcons won 41-27 in their last trip to Kalamazoo, during the 2015 season.
FOLLOW THE FALCONS
For more information on BGSU football, follow the Falcons on Twitter (@BGAthletics and @BG_Football), Instagram (@BGFalcons and @BGSU_Football) and Facebook (BGSUAthletic) as well as on the web at BGSUFalcons.com.
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Team Stats
CMU
BGSU
Total Yards
553
344
Pass Yards
299
166
Rushing Yards
254
178
Penalty Yards
79
83
1st Downs
27
19
3rd Downs
8
1
4th Downs
0
2
TOP
35:25
24:35
1st Quarter
CMU 7, BGSU 0
CMU - SULLIVAN, J. 24 yd pass from DORMADY, Q. (TICE, Ryan kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:07
CMU 7, BGSU 7
BGSU - BIGGERS, Caleb 100 yd fumble recovery (NEEDHAM, Nate kick)
2nd Quarter
CMU 14, BGSU 7
CMU - WARD, Jonathan 7 yd run (TICE, Ryan kick), 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:53
CMU 21, BGSU 7
CMU - WARD, Jonathan 1 yd run (TICE, Ryan kick), 12 plays, 97 yards, TOP 5:23
3rd Quarter
CMU 21, BGSU 14
BGSU - LOY, Grant 3 yd run (NEEDHAM, Nate kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:30
CMU 28, BGSU 14
CMU - WARD, Jonathan 9 yd run (TICE, Ryan kick), 4 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:21
4th Quarter
CMU 35, BGSU 14
CMU - LEWIS, Kobe 51 yd run (TICE, Ryan kick), 5 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:48
CMU 38, BGSU 14
CMU - TICE, Ryan 25 yd field goal 4 plays, 9 yards, TOP 1:16
CMU 38, BGSU 20
BGSU - DENLEY, Bryson 3 yd pass from LOY, Grant (LOY, Grant passfailed) 10 plays, 86 yards, TOP 0:00
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