# 2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were led by first year head coach Dino Babers and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–6, 5–3 in MAC play be champions of the East Division and qualify for the MAC Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion Northern Illinois. They were invited to the inaugural Camellia Bowl where they defeated South Alabama.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:30 pm | at Western Kentucky* | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | CBSSN | L 31–59 | 17,215 |
| September 6 | 3:30 pm | VMI* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | W 48–7 | 18,311 |
| September 13 | 12:00 pm | Indiana* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPNU | W 45–42 | 23,717 |
| September 20 | 12:00 pm | at No. 19 Wisconsin* | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN2 | L 17–68 | 79,849 |
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | at Massachusetts | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN3 | W 47–42 | 17,000 |
| October 4 | 3:30 pm | Buffalo | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | W 36–35 | 17,185 |
| October 11 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | W 31–13 | 24,311 |
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | Western Michigan | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | L 14–26 | 15,201 |
| November 4 | 8:00 pm | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN2 | W 27–10 | 10,348 |
| November 12 | 8:00 pm | Kent State | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPN2 | W 30–20 | 8,417 |
| November 19 | 8:00 pm | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH (Battle of I-75 Trophy) | ESPN2 | L 20–27 | 17,486 |
| November 28 | 1:00 pm | Ball State | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | L 24–41 | 8,534 |
| December 5 | 7:00 pm | vs. Northern Illinois | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (MAC Championship Game) | ESPN2 | L 17–51 | 15,110 |
| December 20 | 9:15 pm | vs. South Alabama* | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl) | ESPN | W 33–28 | 20,256 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Hilltoppers | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, Kentucky
* Date: August 29, 2014
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 17,215
* Referee: Brad Rogers
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Kevin O'Connell (analyst) and Courtney Fallon (sidelines)
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Western Kentucky |
| First downs | 26 | 40 |
| Plays–yards | 71–465 | 96–708 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–142 | 40–139 |
| Passing yards | 313 | 569 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–36–0 | 46–56–0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 24:01 | 35:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Johnson | 25–36, 313 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 18 carries, 91 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 8 receptions, 77 yards |
| Western Kentucky | Passing | Brandon Doughty | 46–56, 569 yards, 6 TDs |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing | Leon Allen | 27 carries, 99 yards, TD |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving | Taywan Taylor | 12 receptions, 185 yards, TD |
Dino Babers and Jeff Brohm both made their coaching debut for their respective programs. Bowling Green Quarterback Matt Johnson suffered a broken hip and missed the remainder of the season.

### vs VMI Keydets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
* Date: September 6, 2014
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 18,311
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Dan Gutowski (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
| Statistics | VMI | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 24 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 90–418 | 71–526 |
| Rushes–yards | 35–97 | 37–260 |
| Passing yards | 321 | 266 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–55–1 | 25–34–1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 39:07 | 20:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| VMI | Passing | Al Cobb | 26–43, 224 yards, INT |
| VMI | Rushing | Jabari Turner | 13 carries, 43 yards |
| VMI | Receiving | Doug Burton | 5 receptions, 86 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 22–31, 237 yards, TD, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 18 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 6 receptions, 140 yards, TD |

### vs Indiana Hoosiers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Falcons | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 45 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
* Date: September 13, 2014
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 23,717
* Referee: Shawn Smith
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Mark Neely (play-by-play) and David Diaz-Infante (analyst)
| Statistics | Indiana | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 30 | 39 |
| Plays–yards | 78–582 | 113–571 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–235 | 40–176 |
| Passing yards | 347 | 395 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 31–41–0 | 46–73–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:40 | 31:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Indiana | Passing | Nate Sudfeld | 31–41, 347 yards, TD |
| Indiana | Rushing | Tevin Coleman | 24 carries, 190 yards, 3 TDs |
| Indiana | Receiving | Shane Wynn | 10 receptions, 139 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 46–73, 395 yards, 3 TDs, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 24 carries, 123 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 16 receptions, 149 yards, TD |
Bowling Green had not hosted a Big Ten team at Doyt Perry Stadium since 2008. The Falcons set a school record 113 plays from scrimmage in front of 23,717 fans. Quarterback James Knapke threw for 46 completions in 73 attempts. Both marks were also school records in just his second collegiate start. The victory against Indiana was Bowling Green's first against a Power Five conference team since 2008 at Pittsburgh.

### At Wisconsin Badgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Badgers | 14 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 68 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 13, 2014
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,849
* Referee: Michael Cannon
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sidelines)
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Wisconsin |
| First downs | 11 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 62–271 | 78–756 |
| Rushes–yards | 29–93 | 60–644 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 112 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–33–1 | 9–18–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 23:24 | 36:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 13–28, 163 yards, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Andre Givens | 5 carries, 67 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 5 receptions, 68 yards |
| Wisconsin | Passing | Tanner McEvoy | 9–16, 112 yards, TD, INT |
| Wisconsin | Rushing | Melvin Gordon | 13 carries, 253 yards, 5 TDs |
| Wisconsin | Receiving | Sam Arneson | 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD |

### At Massachusetts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
| Minutemen | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts
* Date: September 27, 2014
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 17,000
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Bob Picozzi (play-by-play) and Matt Chatham (analyst)
| Statistics | Bowling Green | UMass |
| First downs | 30 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 108–668 | 92–589 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–225 | 31–49 |
| Passing yards | 178 | 112 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 38–60–3 | 36–61–1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 31:11 | 28:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 38–59, 443 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 20 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD |
| UMass | Passing | Blake Frohnapfel | 36–61, 589 yards, 5 TDs, INT |
| UMass | Rushing | Shadrach Abrokwah | 14 carries, 37 yards, TD |
| UMass | Receiving | Tajae Sharpe | 13 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TDs |

### vs Buffalo Bulls

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Falcons | 7 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 36 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
* Date: October 4, 2014
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 17,185
* Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Greg Franke (play-by-play) and Tom Cole (analyst)
| Statistics | Buffalo | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 23 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 71–368 | 76–321 |
| Rushes–yards | 47–234 | 37–187 |
| Passing yards | 134 | 321 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–24–1 | 20–39–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 38:08 | 21:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Buffalo | Passing | Joe Licata | 16–24, 134 yards, TD, INT |
| Buffalo | Rushing | Anthone Taylor | 36 carries, 219 yards, 3 TDs |
| Buffalo | Receiving | Marcus McGill | 3 receptions, 41 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 20–39, 321 yards, TD, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 14 carries, 74 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Ronnie Moore | 9 receptions, 178 yards, TD |

### At Ohio Bobcats

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio
* Date: October 11, 2014
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,311
* Referee: A. Cannella
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Weekly (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Ohio |
| First downs | 19 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 66–355 | 110–513 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–95 | 46–127 |
| Passing yards | 260 | 386 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–39–1 | 34–64–0 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 20:39 | 39:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 20–39, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 10 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 6 receptions, 100 yards |
| Ohio | Passing | JD Sprague | 27–56, 325 yards |
| Ohio | Rushing | JD Sprague | 16 carries, 49 yards |
| Ohio | Receiving | Sebastian Smith | 9 receptions, 86 yards |

### vs Western Michigan Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 3 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
* Date: October 18, 2014
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 15,201
* Referee: Thomas McCabe
* TV announcers (BCSN): Greg Franke (play-by-play) and Tom Cole (analyst)
| Statistics | Western Michigan | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 20 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 74–361 | 64–274 |
| Rushes–yards | 50–195 | 31–135 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 139 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 15–24–0 | 20–33–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 39:26 | 20:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Western Michigan | Passing | Zach Terrell | 15–24, 166 yards, 2 TDs |
| Western Michigan | Rushing | Jarvion Franklin | 37 carries, 149 yards, TD |
| Western Michigan | Receiving | Darius Phillips | 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 20–33, 139 yards, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 14 carries, 46 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Ryan Burbrink | 5 receptions, 42 yards |

### At Akron Zips

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Zips | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at InfoCision Stadium • Akron, Ohio
* Date: November 4, 2014
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,348
* Referee: Dan Willard
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst) and Quint Kessenich (sidelines)
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Akron |
| First downs | 21 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 85–389 | 90–398 |
| Rushes–yards | 51–219 | 27–94 |
| Passing yards | 170 | 304 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–34–0 | 31–63–3 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 33:26 | 26:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 17–34, 170 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Fred Coppet | 18 carries, 113 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Gehrig Dieter | 3 receptions, 61 yards |
| Akron | Passing | Kyle Pohl | 31–62, 304 yards, 3 INTs |
| Akron | Rushing | Jawon Chisholm | 10 carries, 65 yards, TD |
| Akron | Receiving | Andrew Pratt | 6 receptions, 85 yards |

### vs Kent State Golden Flashes

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Falcons | 17 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
* Date: November 12, 2014
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,417
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV: ESPN2
| Statistics | Kent State | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Plays–yards | 61–328 | 96–527 |
| Rushes–yards | 14–22 | 59–212 |
| Passing yards | 306 | 315 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–47–4 | 22–37–1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:46 | 34:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Kent State | Passing | Colin Reardon | 24–37, 284 yards, 3 TDs, 4 INTs |
| Kent State | Rushing | Nick Holley | 11 carries, 21 yards |
| Kent State | Receiving | Chris Humphrey | 8 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TDs |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 22–36, 315 yards, TD, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Andre Givens | 38 carries, 157 yards, 2 TDs |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
The Falcons earned a berth to the 2014 MAC Championship Game by clinching the MAC Eastern Division regular season crown with a 30–20 victory over the Kent State Golden Flashes. Starting running back Travis Greene was held out of the contest due to an injury he sustained a week prior. Running back Andre Givens answered the call, rushing for a career-high 157 yards on 38 carries and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Ryan Burbrink caught eight passes for 111 yards. Bowling Green became the first team since the Miami RedHawks in 2003–2004 to win the East Division in back-to-back seasons.

### At Toledo Rockets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Rockets | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
* Date: November 19, 2014
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C)
* Game attendance: 17,486
* Referee: Greg Blum
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Lamont (play-by-play) and Ray Bentley (analyst)
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Toledo |
| First downs | 17 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 75–271 | 73–388 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–104 | 53–325 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 63 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 12–37–0 | 9–20–2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Cody Callaway | 5–13, 96 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Ronnie Moore | 12 carries, 64 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Gehrig Dieter | 5 receptions, 68 yards |
| Toledo | Passing | Logan Woodside | 8–18, 53 yards, 2 INTs |
| Toledo | Rushing | Kareem Hunt | 30 carries, 265 yards, 2 TDs |
| Toledo | Receiving | Alonzo Russell | 2 receptions, 19 yards |

### vs Ball State Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| Falcons | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
* Date: November 28, 2014
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 29 °F (−2 °C)
* Game attendance: 8,534
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV: ESPN3
| Statistics | Ball State | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 24 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 68–485 | 66–454 |
| Rushes–yards | 39–199 | 39–314 |
| Passing yards | 286 | 140 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–29–0 | 18–27–0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 36:47 | 23:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Ball State | Passing | Ozzie Mann | 20–29, 286 yards, 3 TDs |
| Ball State | Rushing | Jahwan Edwards | 28 carries, 165 yards, 2 TDs |
| Ball State | Receiving | KeVonn Mabon | 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 18–27, 140 yards |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 14 carries, 159 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 4 receptions, 60 yards |

### vs Northern Illinois Huskies

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 10 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 51 |
| Falcons | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Ford Field • Detroit, MI
* Date: Friday, December 5, 2014
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: N/A (game played indoors)
* Game attendance: 15,110
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Danny Kanell (analyst) and Allison Williams (sidelines)
* Pregame line Toledo −5.0
| Statistics | Northern Illinois | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 29 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 100–552 | 60–287 |
| Rushes–yards | 51–334 | 35–124 |
| Passing yards | 218 | 163 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–49–1 | 13–25–3 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 37:59 | 22:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Illinois | Passing | Drew Hare | 29–49, 218 yards, 2 TDs, INT |
| Northern Illinois | Rushing | Cameron Stingily | 15 carries, 116 yards, 2 TDs |
| Northern Illinois | Receiving | Juwan Brescacin | 7 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 12–21, 151 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Travis Greene | 18 carries, 105 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Gehrig Dieter | 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD |

### vs South Alabama Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Falcons | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
at Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
* Date: December 20, 2014
* Game time: 9:15 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 54 °F (12 °C) • Wind: 5 mph (8.0 km/h) NE
* Game attendance: 20,256
* Referee: Brandon Cruse
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Lamont (play-by-play), Joey Galloway (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
* Box score
| Statistics | South Alabama | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 23 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 75–415 | 90–500 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–136 | 49–131 |
| Passing yards | 279 | 369 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–37–2 | 26–41–0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:35 | 34:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Alabama | Passing | Brandon Bridge | 20–37, 279 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
| South Alabama | Rushing | Kendall Houston | 5 carries, 53 yards, TD |
| South Alabama | Receiving | Danny Woodson | 6 receptions, 122 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | James Knapke | 15–39, 368 yards, 2 TDs |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Fred Coppet | 16 carries, 70 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Roger Lewis | 4 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TDs |

## Statistics

Final Statistics through December 20, 2014

### Individual Leaders
#### Passing

Passing statistics :
| NAME | GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg |
| James Knapke | 14 | 13 | 8–5 | 280 | 483 | 58.0 | 3,173 | 15 | 12 | 118.4 |
| Matt Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 25 | 36 | 69.4 | 314 | 1 | 0 | 151.9 |
| Cody Callaway | 6 | 0 | 0–0 | 12 | 26 | 46.2 | 153 | 1 | 1 | 100.6 |
| Totals | 14 | 14 | 8–6 | 317 | 547 | 58.0 | 3,639 | 17 | 13 | 119.3 |
* ↑ Burbrink and Moore each threw one incompletion

#### Rushing

Rushing statistics :
| NAME | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Travis Greene | 12 | 180 | 949 | 5.3 | 75 | 12 |
| Fred Coppet | 13 | 141 | 764 | 3.4 | 69 | 6 |
| Andre Givens | 13 | 101 | 479 | 4.7 | 60 | 8 |
| James Knapke | 14 | 67 | 136 | 2.0 | 27 | 2 |
| Ronnie Moore | 14 | 21 | 129 | 6.1 | 31 | 2 |
| James Knapke | 14 | 67 | 136 | 2.0 | 27 | 2 |
| Cody Callaway | 6 | 12 | -26 | -2.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Pohlman | 14 | 11 | 23 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Matt Johnson | 1 | 6 | -21 | -3.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Brandon English | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Burbrink | 14 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Roger Lewis | 14 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 556 | 2,422 | 4.4 | 75 | 30 |

#### Receiving

Receiving statistics :
| NAME | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Roger Lewis | 14 | 73 | 1,093 | 15.0 | 82 | 7 |
| Ryan Burbrink | 14 | 64 | 758 | 11.8 | 45 | 3 |
| Ronnie Moore | 14 | 56 | 690 | 12.3 | 42 | 5 |
| Gehrig Dieter | 9 | 35 | 460 | 13.1 | 53 | 1 |
| Heath Jackson | 14 | 34 | 270 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Travis Greene | 12 | 27 | 175 | 6.5 | 27 | 1 |
| Fred Coppet | 13 | 8 | 27 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 |
| Herve Coby | 14 | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Teo Redding | 7 | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 43 | 0 |
| Andre Givens | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| John Klingerman | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Pohlman | 14 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Trevor Roop | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 317 | 3,639 | 11.5 | 82 | 17 |

#### Defense

Defense statistics :
| Name | GP | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-Yds | SACK-Yds | INT-Yds | Lng | PBU | QBH | FR-Yds | FF | BLK | SAF | TD |
| Gabe Martin | 14 | 54 | 61 | 115 | 18-58 | 2.5-19 | 2-37 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Sutton | 14 | 59 | 45 | 104 | 7.5-25 | 1-10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jude Adjei-Barimah | 14 | 56 | 26 | 82 | 4-20 | 1.5-15 | 1-0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryland Ward | 11 | 47 | 32 | 79 | 1.5-2 | 0 | 3-32 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Johnson | 14 | 53 | 19 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 5-63 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Sanford | 14 | 38 | 33 | 71 | 4-29 | 2.5-21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Schwieterman | 14 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 7.5-27 | 2.5-8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Walker | 14 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 5-20 | 1-11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dernard Turner | 14 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 2.5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Thomas | 14 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 15-56 | 8-35 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Senn | 10 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 4.5-13 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Royster | 14 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 5.5-13 | 1-5 | 1-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. J. Lynch | 9 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 4.5-15 | 1-9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Hunter | 11 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Locke | 14 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 1.5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Gourdine | 13 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendall Montgomery | 14 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 3.5-11 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Valdez | 13 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Watson | 12 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Baird | 13 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 4-18 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Stephens | 11 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4-40 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jhalil-Nashid Croley | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1.5-4 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shannon Smith | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Izaah Lunsford | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terranace Bush | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Moore | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Robinson | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Osborne | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Herve Coby | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nilijah Ballew | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monti Phillips | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Banks | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Bartman | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Lewis | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Brown | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Hohenstein | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Coppet | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Mack | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Davidson | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Pohlman | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Hale | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominique Carter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Klingerman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Steward | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Mcauliffe | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teo Redding | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Colvin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 623 | 546 | 1,169 | 98-337 | 28-168 | 16-172 | 41 | 67 | 30 | 17-20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

#### Special teams

Kicking statistics :
| NAME | GP | FGM | FGA | Pct | 0–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | Lng | XPM | XPA | Pct | Pts |
| Tyler Tate | 14 | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 0–1 | 8–9 | 10–12 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 93.8 | 113 |
| Totals | 14 | 23 | 29 | 79.3 | 0–1 | 8–9 | 10–12 | 4–5 | 1–2 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 93.8 | 113 |
Kickoff statistics :
| NAME | GP | Num | Yds | Avg | Lng | TB | OB |
| Anthony Farinella | 14 | 87 | 5,046 | 58.0 | 95 | 15 | 3 |
| Totals | 14 | 87 | 5,046 | 58.0 | 95 | 15 | 3 |
Punting statistics :
| NAME | GP | Punts | Yds | Avg | Lng | TB | I–20 | 50+ | Dwn | FC | Blk |
| Joseph Davidson | 14 | 82 | 3,482 | 42.5 | 78 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 82 | 3,482 | 42.5 | 78 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 0 |

#### Returns

Punt return statistics :
| NAME | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Ryan Burbrink | 13 | 127 | 9.8 | 75 | 1 |
| Teo Redding | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Herve Coby | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 1 |
| Totals | 16 | 163 | 10.2 | 75 | 2 |
Kick return statistics :
| NAME | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Clint Stephens | 21 | 505 | 24.0 | 96 | 1 |
| Ronnie Moore | 20 | 424 | 21.2 | 41 | 0 |
| Andre Givens | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Herve Coby | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Shannon Smith | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Clay Rolf | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Austin Valdez | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Brian Sutton | 2 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Brandon English | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ryan Burbrink | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Fred Coppet | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 62 | 1,288 | 20.8 | 96 | 1 |