| 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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| Record | 5–7 (3–5 MAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Warren Ruggiero (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Elko |
| Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 9:00 pm | at Idaho * | ALT | W 32–15 | 12,173 | |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Morgan State * | BCSN | W 58–13 | 15,206 | |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | Wyoming * |
| BCSN | L 27–28 | 14,813 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | ESPN3 | W 37–23 | 20,828 | |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | at No. 22 West Virginia * | Big East Network | L 10–55 | 46,603 | |
| October 8 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | STO | L 21–45 | 20,238 | |
| October 15 | 12:00 pm | Toledo |
| ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 22,408 [1] |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | Temple |
| BCSN | W 13–10 | 12,056 [2] |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Kent State | MAC TV | L 15–27 | 10,152 | |
| November 8 | 8:00 pm | Northern Illinois |
| ESPN2 | L 14–45 | 13,752 |
| November 16 | 8:00 pm | Ohio |
| ESPN | L 28–29 | 11,804 |
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | at Buffalo | W 42–28 | 12,262 | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Falcons | 14 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| Vandals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
at Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID
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| Statistics | Bowling Green | Idaho |
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| 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 |
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| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 19/31, 291 yards, 2 TDS |
| Rushing | Anthon Samuel | 22 carries, 141 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Eugene Cooper | 4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDS | |
| Idaho | Passing | Brian Reader | 19/43, 177 yards, 2 TDs, INT |
| Rushing | Ryan Bass | 12 carries, 44 yards | |
| Receiving | Mike Scott | 6 receptions, 89 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Falcons | 28 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 58 |
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| Statistics | Morgan State | Bowling Green |
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| 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 |
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| Morgan State | Passing | Robert Council | 4/19, 32 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Travis Davidson | 12 carries, 89 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Winfred Diggs | 2 receptions, 19 yards | |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 16/23, 258 yards, 5 TDS, INT |
| Rushing | Anthon Samuel | 11 carries, 122 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Eugene Cooper | 6 receptions, 134 yards, 4 TDS |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cowboys | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Falcons | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
| Game information |
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| Statistics | Wyoming | Bowling Green |
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| 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 |
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| Wyoming | Passing | Brett Smith | 25/38, 267 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Alvester Alexander | 9 carries, 42 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mazi Ogbonna | 6 receptions, 79 yards | |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 34/55, 437 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS |
| Rushing | Jordan Hopgood | 12 carries, 48 yards | |
| 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. [6]
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Falcons | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
at Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH
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| Statistics | Bowling Green | Miami (OH) |
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| 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 |
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| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 19/24, 183 yards, 3 TDS, INT |
| Rushing | Anthon Samuel | 16 carries, 121 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Kamar Jorden | 9 receptions, 91 yards, TD | |
| Miami (OH) | Passing | Zac Dysert | 25/40, 265 yards, 2 INTS |
| Rushing | Erik Finklea | 9 carries, 25 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Nick Harwell | 8 receptions, 139 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mountaineers | 17 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 55 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
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| Statistics | Bowling Green | West Virginia |
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| 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 |
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| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 13/25, 114 yards, TD, 3 INTS |
| Rushing | Jamel Martin | 23 carries, 111 yards | |
| Receiving | Kamar Jorden | 5 receptions, 46 yards | |
| West Virginia | Passing | Geno Smith | 18/30, 238 yards, 3 TDS |
| Rushing | Dustin Garrison | 32 carries, 291 yards, 2 TDS | |
| Receiving | Stedman Bailey | 4 receptions, 112 yards |
Final Statistics through November 25, 2011
| Passing statistics [a] | |||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| Rushing statistics | |||||||
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| 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 statistics | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||