# 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by third year head coach Dave Clawson and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 9:00 pm | at Idaho* | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ALT | W 32–15 | 12,173 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Morgan State* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 58–13 | 15,206 |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | Wyoming* | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | L 27–28 | 14,813 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | W 37–23 | 20,828 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | at No. 22 West Virginia* | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | Big East Network | L 10–55 | 46,603 |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI | STO | L 21–45 | 20,238 |
| October 15 | 12:00 pm | Toledo | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Battle of I-75) | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 22,408 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | Temple | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | BCSN | W 13–10 | 12,056 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award) | MAC TV | L 15–27 | 10,152 |
| November 8 | 8:00 pm | Northern Illinois | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN2 | L 14–45 | 13,752 |
| November 16 | 8:00 pm | Ohio | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN | L 28–29 | 11,804 |
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | at Buffalo | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | | W 42–28 | 12,262 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Idaho Vandals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
* Date: September 1, 2011
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 12,173
* Referee: Stacy Hardin
* TV announcers (ALT): Rich Winter (play-by-play) and Brant Boyer (analyst)
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Idaho |
| First downs | 20 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 80–478 | 65–280 |
| Rushes–yards | 48–187 | 21–52 |
| Passing yards | 291 | 228 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–32–0 | 20–44–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 40:19 | 19:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 19/31, 291 yards, 2 TDS |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Anthon Samuel | 22 carries, 141 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Eugene Cooper | 4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDS |
| Idaho | Passing | Brian Reader | 19/43, 177 yards, 2 TDs, INT |
| Idaho | Rushing | Ryan Bass | 12 carries, 44 yards |
| Idaho | Receiving | Mike Scott | 6 receptions, 89 yards |

### vs Morgan State Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Falcons | 28 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 58 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
* Date: September 10, 2010
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C), NE 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 15,206
* Referee: Stan Evans
* TV: BCSN
| Statistics | Morgan State | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 12 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 63–193 | 76–572 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–156 | 49–268 |
| Passing yards | 37 | 304 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 8–29–1 | 19–27–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Morgan State | Passing | Robert Council | 4/19, 32 yards, INT |
| Morgan State | Rushing | Travis Davidson | 12 carries, 89 yards, TD |
| Morgan State | Receiving | Winfred Diggs | 2 receptions, 19 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 16/23, 258 yards, 5 TDS, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Anthon Samuel | 11 carries, 122 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Eugene Cooper | 6 receptions, 134 yards, 4 TDS |

### vs Wyoming Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
* Date: September 17, 2010
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly sunny, 70 °F (21 °C), ENE 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 14,813
* Referee: Marvel July
* TV announcers (BCSN): Greg Franke (play-by-play), Mike Lacett (sidelines)
| Statistics | Wyoming | Bowling Green |
| First downs | 18 | 28 |
| Plays–yards | 73–396 | 88–514 |
| Rushes–yards | 34–129 | 33–77 |
| Passing yards | 267 | 437 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 25–39–1 | 34–55–2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 6 |
| Time of possession | 30:03 | 29:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wyoming | Passing | Brett Smith | 25/38, 267 yards, TD |
| Wyoming | Rushing | Alvester Alexander | 9 carries, 42 yards, TD |
| Wyoming | Receiving | Mazi Ogbonna | 6 receptions, 79 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 34/55, 437 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Jordan Hopgood | 12 carries, 48 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Kamar Jorden | 9 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDS |
Quarterback Matt Schilz threw for a career-high 437 yards, his first 400 yard game of his career.

### At Miami RedHawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
* Date: September 24, 2011
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C), ESE 3 MPH
* Game attendance: 20,828
* Referee: Tom Weber
* TV: ESPN3
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Miami (OH) |
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 62–310 | 71–308 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–127 | 31–43 |
| Passing yards | 183 | 265 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–24–1 | 25–40–2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:09 | 27:51 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 19/24, 183 yards, 3 TDS, INT |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Anthon Samuel | 16 carries, 121 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Kamar Jorden | 9 receptions, 91 yards, TD |
| Miami (OH) | Passing | Zac Dysert | 25/40, 265 yards, 2 INTS |
| Miami (OH) | Rushing | Erik Finklea | 9 carries, 25 yards, TD |
| Miami (OH) | Receiving | Nick Harwell | 8 receptions, 139 yards |

### At #22 West Virginia Mountaineers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mountaineers | 17 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
* Date: October 1, 2011
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Rain, 45 °F (7 °C), W 2 MPH
* Game attendance: 46,603
* Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
* TV announcers (Big East Network): Rob King & John Thornton
| Statistics | Bowling Green | West Virginia |
| First downs | 14 | 30 |
| Plays–yards | 62–217 | 79–643 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–103 | 46–360 |
| Passing yards | 183 | 265 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–26–3 | 19–33–0 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:47 | 28:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 13/25, 114 yards, TD, 3 INTS |
| Bowling Green | Rushing | Jamel Martin | 23 carries, 111 yards |
| Bowling Green | Receiving | Kamar Jorden | 5 receptions, 46 yards |
| West Virginia | Passing | Geno Smith | 18/30, 238 yards, 3 TDS |
| West Virginia | Rushing | Dustin Garrison | 32 carries, 291 yards, 2 TDS |
| West Virginia | Receiving | Stedman Bailey | 4 receptions, 112 yards |

## Statistics

Final Statistics through November 25, 2011

### Individual Leaders
#### Passing

Passing statistics :
| NAME | GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg |
| Matt Schilz | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 245 | 412 | 59.5 | 3,024 | 28 | 13 | 137.2 |
| Trent Hurley | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 115 | 0 | 1 | 104.1 |
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 5–7 | 254 | 428 | 59.3 | 3,139 | 28 | 14 | 136.0 |
* ↑ WR Ray Hutson threw one incompletion

#### Rushing

Rushing statistics :
| NAME | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Anthon Samuel | 9 | 144 | 844 | 5.9 | 96 | 5 |
| Jamel Martin | 10 | 78 | 280 | 3.6 | 28 | 3 |
| Jordan Hopgood | 9 | 60 | 213 | 3.5 | 23 | 4 |
| Matt Schilz | 12 | 51 | -60 | -1.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Erique Geiger | 6 | 19 | 52 | 2.7 | 9 | 0 |
| John Pettigrew | 4 | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 15 | 1 |
| Eugene Cooper | 11 | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 17 | 0 |
| Trent Hurley | 4 | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 13 | 0 |
| Brian Schmiedebusch | 12 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Hutson | 12 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 402 | 1,475 | 3.7 | 96 | 13 |

#### Receiving

Receiving statistics :
| NAME | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| Kamar Jorden | 12 | 78 | 1,089 | 14.0 | 83 | 12 |
| Eugene Cooper | 11 | 67 | 808 | 12.1 | 76 | 9 |
| Shaun Joplin | 12 | 21 | 292 | 13.9 | 30 | 1 |
| Alex Bayer | 12 | 20 | 242 | 12.1 | 40 | 2 |
| Adrian Hodges | 11 | 15 | 197 | 13.1 | 56 | 0 |
| Anthon Samuel | 9 | 15 | 93 | 6.2 | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Hutson | 12 | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 27 | 2 |
| Tyler Beck | 12 | 8 | 97 | 12.1 | 35 | 1 |
| Jordan Hopgood | 9 | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 19 | 0 |
| Justus Jones | 9 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Jamel Martin | 10 | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Erique Geiger | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Clay Rolf | 5 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Kendall Montgomery | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 12 | 254 | 3,139 | 12.4 | 83 | 28 |