Falcons Fall to Chippewas, 27-6

Saturday, October 18

Bowling Green, Ohio

12 p.m.

Bowling Green State University

3-4 , 1-2

Central Michigan

4-3 , 2-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Central Mich.

Bowling Green

Photo by: Kate Laney, BGSU Athletics

October 18, 2025 | Football

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By: BGSU Strategic Communications

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Central Michigan scored 27 points in the middle two quarters of Saturday afternoon's game (Oct. 18), picking up a 27-6 win over the Bowling Green State University football team. The Mid-American Conference game was held at Doyt L. Perry Stadium.

The Chippewas (4-3, 2-1 MAC) picked up 203 of their 276 total yards on the ground, with 46 rushing plays and just five passing plays on the afternoon.

The Falcons (3-4, 1-2 MAC) held a 310-276 advantage in total offense, with 157 yards on the ground and 153 through the air. Lucian Anderson ran for 53 yards and threw for 153, while Cameron Pettaway picked up 48 yards on the ground.

RJ Garcia II had three catches for a game-high 60 yards.

The Chippewas capitalized on field position in the first half, returning an interception to the Falcons' 1-yard line to lead to the game's first touchdown, then converting a field goal after a seven-yard drive.

CMU quarterback Angel Flores ran for 72 yards and all three Chippewa touchdowns, while three other Central players rushed for at least 30 yards.

Gideon Lampron paced the Falcons with 13 tackles for the second consecutive week.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Falcons won the coin toss and elected to receive with Central Michigan defending the south end zone.
Bowling Green worked down field with a pair of chunk plays. Cameron Pettaway broke free for a 22-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage. Later in the drive, Lucian Anderson III added a 24-yard rush to move deep into CMU territory. Jackson Kleather finished off the opening drive with a 43-yard field goal to put the Falcons on top, 3-0. The first quarter ended with the Falcons holding that 3-0 lead.
Just under two minutes into the second quarter, CMU came up with an interception, returning the ball to the BGSU one-yard line. They punched in the touchdown on the next play for a 7-3 lead.
With eight minutes to go in the first half, Central Michigan added a rushing touchdown for a 14-3 score.
With just under four minutes remaining in the first half, Central Michigan converted a 38-yard field goal to push the score to 17-3.
The Falcons answered with a field goal of their own. Kleather connected from 49-yards out with just under a minute remaining in the half to cut the deficit down to 17-6.
Central Michigan added a score to start the second half and later added a field goal, pushing the score to 27-6 with just over seven minutes left in the third quarter.
For the Falcons, RJ Garcia broke free for a 23-yard rush, but a third down sack for CMU later in the drive forced a punt.
BGSU's final drive saw the Falcons go 57 yards into CMU territory before time ran out.

GAME NOTES

BGSU tallied a field goal on its first drive of the game. It is the second time this season the Falcons scored on their first drive of the game. BGSU also scored a field goal to open the game against Liberty.
The road team in the series won for the seventh-straight time.
LB Andrew Hines III, LB AJ Odom, TE Jeremiah Scoby and RT James Thomas Jr. all made first career starts.
With five receptions, TE Jyrin Johnson extends his active game streak with at least one reception to 40 games. He entered the season with the nation's second-longest streak.
QB Lucian Anderson III finished with a career high in passing with 153 yards. His completions (17) and attempts (25) were also career highs.
LB Gideon Lampron tied his career high with 13 tackles.
LB AJ Odom had a career-high four tackles.

STAT LEADERS

Lucian Anderson III: 11 rushes, 53 rushing yards, 17-for-25 passing, 153 passing yards
Cameron Pettaway: 9 rushes, 48 rushing yards
Jyrin Johnson: 5 receptions on 5 targets, 36 receiving yards
RJ Garcia II: 3 receptions, 60 receiving yards
Gideon Lampron: 13 tackles

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"Extremely disappointed in really the whole outcome of the game. Clearly didn't get the job done, that falls on my shoulders. I didn't have this team ready to play coming off last week. This didn't have the umph, the momentum shift, didn't have any momentum plays that we could build off of to generate any type of offense or defense or anything to sway the game. My hat goes off to Central Michigan. They came in with a phenomenal game plan. They stuck to it. We made some errors early on and they took advantage. Against a team like that, it's ball control. It's tough to come back from when you're trying to find some type of offensive momentum, some offensive spark, which we've been struggling to find for most part of the past couple weeks and certainly this year. And it showed. When you get 15 penalties or so, that doesn't help. The penalties, the turnovers did not help us at all in this ball game. That falls on my shoulders. I have to get better, I take ownership of that. I challenged my team to take ownership as well, to figure it out, where we have to go. The obstacle is the way. The only way we're going to get better is to go through this. This is part of the process. Unfortunately, it stinks, it hurts, it's disappointing, but we have a lot to learn. A lot of ball left. We have to go back to work and figure it out." - Eddie George

UP NEXT

Bowling Green will head on the road for their next game, going to Dix Stadium next Saturday (Oct. 25) for a noon kick against Kent State.
The next home game for the Orange and Brown will be on Nov. 1, when Buffalo comes to Perry Stadium.