# 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Scot Loeffler and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).
This was also the Falcons' first season to qualify for a bowl game since 2015.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at UCLA* | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | P12N | L 17–45 | 27,143 |
| September 10 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | L 57–59 $^{7OT}$ | 17,376 |
| September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | Marshall* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | NFLN | W 34–31 $^{OT}$ | 21,158 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Mississippi State* | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | SECN | L 14–45 | 48,376 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision Stadium–Summa FieldAkron, OH | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 8,093 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Buffalo | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 8,724 |
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | W 17–13 | 7,841 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | W 34–18 | 14,676 |
| November 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN2 | W 13–9 | 7,589 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Kent State | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | CBSSN | L 6–40 | 7,291 |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 42–35 | 20,027 |
| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPNU | L 14–38 | 11,693 |
| December 26 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. New Mexico State* | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl) | ESPN | L 19–24 | 22,987 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Bruins | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 11:30 a.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 101 °F (38 °C)
* Game attendance: 27,143
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
| Statistics | BGSU | UCLA |
| First downs | 9 | 29 |
| Total yards | 162 | 626 |
| Rushes/yards | 25–37 | 45–269 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 357 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–36–0 | 35–47–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:12 | 34:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 17/34, 125 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Jamal Johnson | 10 carries, 45 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Christian Sims | 4 receptions, 33 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 32/43, 298 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UCLA | Rushing | Zach Charbonnet | 21 carries, 111 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Kazmeir Allen | 10 receptions, 85 yards, TD |

### Eastern Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | 6OT | 7OT | Total |
| Colonels | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| Falcons | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
* Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: S 10 mph
* Game attendance: 17,376
* Referee: Ron Hudson
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (play-by-play), Randy Buffington (analyst)
| Statistics | EKU | BGSU |
| First downs | 28 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 84–442 | 85–431 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–118 | 45–148 |
| Passing yards | 324 | 283 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 33–47–1 | 23–40–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:31 | 26:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| EKU | Passing | Parker McKinney | 33/47, 324 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT |
| EKU | Rushing | Braedon Sloan | 9 carries, 56 yards, 2 TDS |
| EKU | Receiving | Jaden Smith | 7 receptions, 102 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 23/40, 283 yards, 5 TDS |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Jaison Patterson | 18 carries, 48 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Odieu Hilliare | 7 receptions, 60 yards, TD |

### Marshall

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Falcons | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
* Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW 9 mph
* Game attendance: 21,158
* Referee: Ted Pitts
* TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
* Pregame line: Marshall –16.5
| Statistics | MRSH | BGSU |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 75–547 | 74–377 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–191 | 27–77 |
| Passing yards | 356 | 300 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–38–1 | 29–47–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:12 | 31:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Marshall | Passing | Henry Colombi | 23/34, 338 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Marshall | Rushing | Khalan Laborn | 24 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD |
| Marshall | Receiving | Corey Gammage | 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 27/45, 282 yards, 4 TD |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | PaSean Wimberly | 5 carries, 35 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Odieu Hilliare | 4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD |

### At Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulldogs | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 45 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Zips | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Chippewas | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Falcons | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 42 |
| Rockets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |

### At Ohio

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bobcats | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
* Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: clear, Temperature:50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 11,693
* Referee: David Siegle
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Connor Onion, Craig Haubert
* Pregame line: OHIO -5.5
| Statistics | BGSU | OHIO |
| First downs | 14 | 21 |
| Total yards | 279 | 384 |
| Rushes/yards | 21/50 | 54/188 |
| Passing yards | 229 | 196 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–32–3 | 10–21–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:41 | 36:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt McDonald | 16/29, 217 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Nick Mosley | 4 rushes, 29 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Tyrone Broden | 2 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Passing | CJ Harris | 10/21, 196 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 27 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Receiving | Jacoby Jones | 4 receptions, 96 yards |

### Vs. New Mexico State (Quick Lane Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
* Date: December 26
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. MST/2:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (played indoors)
* Game attendance: 22,987
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV announcers (ESPN): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, and Tera Talmadge
Statistics
| Statistics | NMSU | BGSU |
| First downs | 21 | 16 |
| Total yards | 407 | 294 |
| Rushing yards | 240 | 84 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 221 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 38:10 | 21:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| New Mexico State | Passing | Diego Pavia | 17/29, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| New Mexico State | Rushing | Ahmonte Watkins | 9 rushes, 76 yards, TD |
| New Mexico State | Receiving | Kordell David | 5 receptions, 54 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Camden Orth | 14/22, 191 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Jaison Patterson | 6 rushes, 23 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Ta'ron Keith | 3 receptions, 69 yards |

## Coaching staff

| Coach | Title |
| Scot Loeffler | Head coach |
| Kevin Tolbert | Strength and conditioning Coach |
| Steve Morrison | Associate head coach / Inside Linebackers coach |
| Brian White | Assistant head coach / Runningbacks coach |
| Sammy Lawanson | Assistant head coach / outside linebackers coach |
| Greg Nosal | Co-offensive coordinator / tight ends coach |
| Max Warner | Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach |
| Eric Lewis | Defensive coordinator / defensive backs coach |
| Alex Bayer | Special teams coordinator |
| Erik Campbell | Passing game coordinator / wide receivers coach |
| Chris Hedden | Run game coordinator / offensive line coach |
| Julian Campenni | Defensive run game coordinator / defensive line coach |
| Mitch Fair | Defensive graduate assistant |
| Brady Thomas | Defensive graduate assistant |
| Grant Strock | Offensive graduate assistant |
| Pat Forgarty | Offensive graduate assistant |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 6 | 178 | Karl Brooks | DT | Green Bay Packers |