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2014 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC East Division champion
Camellia Bowl champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Kim McCloud (1st season)
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
←  2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Ohio   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Akron   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UMass   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Miami (OH)   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Kent State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmat Western Kentucky*
 CBSSNL 31–5917,215
September 63:30 pm VMI*
 ESPN3W 48–718,311
September 1312:00 pm Indiana*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
 ESPNUW 45–4223,717
September 2012:00 pmat No. 19 Wisconsin*
 ESPN2L 17–6879,849
September 273:00 pmat Massachusetts
ESPN3W 47–4217,000
October 43:30 pm Buffalodagger
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3W 36–3517,185
October 112:00 pmat Ohio
ESPN3W 31–1324,311
October 182:00 pm Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 14–2615,201
November 48:00 pmat Akron
 ESPN2W 27–1010,348
November 128:00 pm Kent State
ESPN2W 30–208,417
November 198:00 pmat Toledo
ESPN2L 20–2717,486
November 281:00 pm Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 24–418,534
December 57:00 pmvs. Northern Illinois
ESPN2L 17–5115,110
December 209:15 pmvs. South Alabama*
 ESPNW 33–2820,256
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Game summaries

At Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

See also: 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 10 14731
Hilltoppers 14 17 141459

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)
  • [2]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:12) WKU – Leon Allen 2-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:20; Western Kentucky 7-0)
  • (02:29) WKU – Taywan Taylor 55-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:12; Western Kentucky 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (08:36) WKU – Antwane Grant 34-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32; Western Kentucky 21-0)
  • (06:54) BGSU – Fred Coppet 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:42; Western Kentucky 21-7)
  • (04:41) WKU – Willie McNeal 9-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; Western Kentucky 28-7)
  • (02:50) BGSU – Tyler Tate 52-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:51; Western Kentucky 28-10)
  • (00:00) WKU – Garrett Schwettman 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:50; Western Kentucky 31-10)
Third quarter
  • (11:24) WKU – Jared Dangerfield 5-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:36; Western Kentucky 38-10)
  • (08:54) BGSU – Andre Givens 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:30; Western Kentucky 38-17)
  • (07:16) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 41-yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, :39; Western Kentucky 38-24)
  • (04:23) WKU – Willie McNeal 20-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:53; Western Kentucky 45-24)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:29) WKU – Jared Dangerfield 5-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:08; Western Kentucky 52-24)
  • (10:52) BGSU – Travis Greene 8-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:37; Western Kentucky 52-31)
  • (02:55) WKU – Anthony Wales 1-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:57; Western Kentucky 59-31)
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
Rushing Travis Greene 18 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Roger Lewis 8 receptions, 77 yards
Western Kentucky Passing Brandon Doughty 46–56, 569 yards, 6 TDs
Rushing Leon Allen 27 carries, 99 yards, TD
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. [3]

vs VMI Keydets

See also: 2014 VMI Keydets football team
VMI Keydets (0–1) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Keydets 0 7 007
Falcons 14 20 7748

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)
  • [4]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:22) BGSU – James Knapke 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:09; Bowling Green 7-0)
  • (03:33) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 75-yard punt return (Tyler Tate kick) (Bowling Green 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (14:16) BGSU – Fred Coppet 15-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 1:50; Bowling Green 21-0)
  • (11:16) BGSU – Travis Greene 21-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 1:21; Bowling Green 28-0)
  • (08:29) VMI – Hayden Alford 1-yard run (Dillon Christopher kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:40; Bowling Green 28-7)
  • (02:46) BGSU – Travis Greene 7-yard run (Tyler Tate kick failed) (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, :40; Bowling Green 34-7)
Third quarter
  • (10:47) BGSU – Herve Coby 14-yard blocked punt run (Tyler Tate kick) (Bowling Green 41-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (08:45) BGSU – Roger Lewis 51-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:29; Bowling Green 48-7)
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
Rushing Jabari Turner 13 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Doug Burton 5 receptions, 86 yards
Bowling Green Passing James Knapke 22–31, 237 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Travis Greene 18 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Roger Lewis 6 receptions, 140 yards, TD

vs Indiana Hoosiers

See also: 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 7 7 141442
Falcons 3 9 141945

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)
  • [5]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:39) BGSU – Tyler Tate 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 4:21; Bowling Green 3-0)
  • (03:23) IU – Nate Sudfeld 1-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:05; Indiana 7-3)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) IU – J-Shun Harris II 22-yard pass from Nate Sudfeld (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:39; Indiana 14-3)
  • (12:45) BGSU – Tyler Tate 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 2:11; Indiana 14-6)
  • (08:48) BGSU – Tyler Tate 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 2:07; Indiana 14-9)
  • (04:31) BGSU – Tyler Tate 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:20; Indiana 14-12)
Third quarter
  • (08:52) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 40-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 2:35; Bowling Green 19-14)
  • (08:11) IU – Tevin Coleman 28-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, :41; Indiana 21-19)
  • (03:47) BGSU – Travis Greene 5-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:39; Bowling Green 26-21)
  • (02:51) IU – Tevin Coleman 46-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, :56; Indiana 28-26)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:08) BGSU – Fred Coppet 1-yard run (James Knapke pass failed) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; Bowling Green 32-28)
  • (12:52) IU – Tevin Coleman 31-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:16; Indiana 35-32)
  • (05:24) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 31-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 3:40; Bowling Green 39-35)
  • (02:04) IU – Nate Sudfeld 1-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:20; Indiana 42-39)
  • (00:09) BGSU – Roger Lewis 2-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 1:55; Bowling Green 45-42)
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
Rushing Tevin Coleman 24 carries, 190 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Shane Wynn 10 receptions, 139 yards
Bowling Green Passing James Knapke 46–73, 395 yards, 3 TDs, INT
Rushing Travis Greene 24 carries, 123 yards, TD
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. [6]

At Wisconsin Badgers

See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Bowling Green Falcons (2–1) at No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 0 0717
Badgers 14 27 21668

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)
  • [7]
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:49) WIS – Tanner McEvoy 24-yard run ( Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, :12; Wisconsin 7-0)
  • (11:33) BGSU – Fred Coppet 35-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, :08; Tied 7-7)
  • (06:28) WIS – Melvin Gordon 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:05; Wisconsin 14-7)
  • (01:01) BGSU – Tyler Tate 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 2:06; Wisconsin 14-10)
Second quarter
  • (14:27) WIS – Sam Arneson 34-yard pass from Tanner McEvoy (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, :08; Wisconsin 21-10)
  • (11:18) WIS – Melvin Gordon 50-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick failed) (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, :58; Wisconsin 27-10)
  • (05:18) WIS – Melvin Gordon 3-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:41; Wisconsin 34-10)
  • (00:18) WIS – Melvin Gordon 21-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:26; Wisconsin 41-10)
Third quarter
  • (14:27) WIS – Melvin Gordon 69-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, :46; Wisconsin 48-10)
  • (10:28) WIS – Corey Clement 13-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 2:01; Wisconsin 55-10)
  • (04:40) WIS – Corey Clement 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; Wisconsin 62-10)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:54) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:04; Wisconsin 65-10)
  • (11:37) BGSU – Andre Givens 35-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Wisconsin 65-17)
  • (03:30) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:19; Wisconsin 68-17)
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
Rushing Andre Givens 5 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Roger Lewis 5 receptions, 68 yards
Wisconsin Passing Tanner McEvoy 9–16, 112 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Melvin Gordon 13 carries, 253 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving Sam Arneson 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD

At Massachusetts

See also: 2014 UMass Minutemen football team
Bowling Green Falcons (2–2) at UMass Minutemen (0–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 16 71447
Minutemen 7 14 14742

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)
  • [8]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:50) UMASS – Jalen Williams 60-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, :09; Massachusetts 7-0)
  • (04:02) BGSU – Tyler Tate 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 3:39; Massachusetts 7-3)
  • (02:57) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 27-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, :37; Bowling Green 10-7)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) BGSU – Tyler Tate 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:47; Bowling Green 13-7)
  • (11:55) UMASS – Rodney Mills 32-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55; Massachusetts 14-13)
  • (09:47) BGSU – Travis Greene 4-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 2:08; Bowling Green 20-14)
  • (06:48) UMASS – Shadrach Abrokwah 4-yard run (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:59; Massachusetts 21-20)
  • (05:00) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 35-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:48; Bowling Green 26-21)
Third quarter
  • (08:50) BGSU – Roger Lewis 52-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 1:20; Bowling Green 33-21)
  • (08:34) UMASS – Alex Kenney 80-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, :16; Bowling Green 33-28)
  • (07:25) UMASS – Tajae Sharpe 18-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, :41; Massachusetts 35-33)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:55) BGSU – Travis Greene 25-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:56; Bowling Green 40-35)
  • (09:38) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 22-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:57; Bowling Green 47-35)
  • (03:22) UMASS – Tajae Sharpe 5-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:20; Bowling Green 47-42)
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
Rushing Travis Greene 20 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Roger Lewis 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD
UMass Passing Blake Frohnapfel 36–61, 589 yards, 5 TDs, INT
Rushing Shadrach Abrokwah 14 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving Tajae Sharpe 13 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TDs

References

  1. ^ "2014 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bowling Green 31-59 Western Kentucky (AUG 29, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bowling Green's Matt Johnson goes from broken hip to breaking records". USA Today. November 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "VMI 7-48 Bowling Green (SEP 6, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Indiana 42-45 Bowling Green (SEP 13, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Falcons Score In Final Seconds To Knock Off Indiana". bgsufalcons.com. bgsu. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bowling Green 17-68 Wisconsin (SEP 20, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green 47-42 Wisconsin (SEP 27, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.


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2014 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC East Division champion
Camellia Bowl champion
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Kim McCloud (1st season)
Home stadium Doyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
←  2013
2015 →
2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Ohio   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Akron   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UMass   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Miami (OH)   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Kent State   1 – 6     2 – 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Toledo x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 pmat Western Kentucky*
 CBSSNL 31–5917,215
September 63:30 pm VMI*
 ESPN3W 48–718,311
September 1312:00 pm Indiana*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
 ESPNUW 45–4223,717
September 2012:00 pmat No. 19 Wisconsin*
 ESPN2L 17–6879,849
September 273:00 pmat Massachusetts
ESPN3W 47–4217,000
October 43:30 pm Buffalodagger
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3W 36–3517,185
October 112:00 pmat Ohio
ESPN3W 31–1324,311
October 182:00 pm Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 14–2615,201
November 48:00 pmat Akron
 ESPN2W 27–1010,348
November 128:00 pm Kent State
ESPN2W 30–208,417
November 198:00 pmat Toledo
ESPN2L 20–2717,486
November 281:00 pm Ball State
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN3L 24–418,534
December 57:00 pmvs. Northern Illinois
ESPN2L 17–5115,110
December 209:15 pmvs. South Alabama*
 ESPNW 33–2820,256
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Game summaries

At Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

See also: 2014 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 10 14731
Hilltoppers 14 17 141459

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)
  • [2]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:12) WKU – Leon Allen 2-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:20; Western Kentucky 7-0)
  • (02:29) WKU – Taywan Taylor 55-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:12; Western Kentucky 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (08:36) WKU – Antwane Grant 34-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:32; Western Kentucky 21-0)
  • (06:54) BGSU – Fred Coppet 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:42; Western Kentucky 21-7)
  • (04:41) WKU – Willie McNeal 9-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; Western Kentucky 28-7)
  • (02:50) BGSU – Tyler Tate 52-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 1:51; Western Kentucky 28-10)
  • (00:00) WKU – Garrett Schwettman 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:50; Western Kentucky 31-10)
Third quarter
  • (11:24) WKU – Jared Dangerfield 5-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:36; Western Kentucky 38-10)
  • (08:54) BGSU – Andre Givens 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:30; Western Kentucky 38-17)
  • (07:16) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 41-yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, :39; Western Kentucky 38-24)
  • (04:23) WKU – Willie McNeal 20-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:53; Western Kentucky 45-24)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:29) WKU – Jared Dangerfield 5-yard pass from Brandon Doughty (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 4:08; Western Kentucky 52-24)
  • (10:52) BGSU – Travis Greene 8-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:37; Western Kentucky 52-31)
  • (02:55) WKU – Anthony Wales 1-yard run (Garrett Schwettman kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:57; Western Kentucky 59-31)
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
Rushing Travis Greene 18 carries, 91 yards, TD
Receiving Roger Lewis 8 receptions, 77 yards
Western Kentucky Passing Brandon Doughty 46–56, 569 yards, 6 TDs
Rushing Leon Allen 27 carries, 99 yards, TD
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. [3]

vs VMI Keydets

See also: 2014 VMI Keydets football team
VMI Keydets (0–1) vs Bowling Green Falcons (0–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Keydets 0 7 007
Falcons 14 20 7748

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)
  • [4]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:22) BGSU – James Knapke 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:09; Bowling Green 7-0)
  • (03:33) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 75-yard punt return (Tyler Tate kick) (Bowling Green 14-0)
Second quarter
  • (14:16) BGSU – Fred Coppet 15-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 1:50; Bowling Green 21-0)
  • (11:16) BGSU – Travis Greene 21-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 1:21; Bowling Green 28-0)
  • (08:29) VMI – Hayden Alford 1-yard run (Dillon Christopher kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:40; Bowling Green 28-7)
  • (02:46) BGSU – Travis Greene 7-yard run (Tyler Tate kick failed) (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, :40; Bowling Green 34-7)
Third quarter
  • (10:47) BGSU – Herve Coby 14-yard blocked punt run (Tyler Tate kick) (Bowling Green 41-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (08:45) BGSU – Roger Lewis 51-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 3:29; Bowling Green 48-7)
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
Rushing Jabari Turner 13 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Doug Burton 5 receptions, 86 yards
Bowling Green Passing James Knapke 22–31, 237 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Travis Greene 18 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Roger Lewis 6 receptions, 140 yards, TD

vs Indiana Hoosiers

See also: 2014 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Indiana Hoosiers (1–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 7 7 141442
Falcons 3 9 141945

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)
  • [5]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:39) BGSU – Tyler Tate 28-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 4:21; Bowling Green 3-0)
  • (03:23) IU – Nate Sudfeld 1-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:05; Indiana 7-3)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) IU – J-Shun Harris II 22-yard pass from Nate Sudfeld (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 1:39; Indiana 14-3)
  • (12:45) BGSU – Tyler Tate 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 2:11; Indiana 14-6)
  • (08:48) BGSU – Tyler Tate 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 2:07; Indiana 14-9)
  • (04:31) BGSU – Tyler Tate 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:20; Indiana 14-12)
Third quarter
  • (08:52) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 40-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 2:35; Bowling Green 19-14)
  • (08:11) IU – Tevin Coleman 28-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, :41; Indiana 21-19)
  • (03:47) BGSU – Travis Greene 5-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:39; Bowling Green 26-21)
  • (02:51) IU – Tevin Coleman 46-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, :56; Indiana 28-26)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:08) BGSU – Fred Coppet 1-yard run (James Knapke pass failed) (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:43; Bowling Green 32-28)
  • (12:52) IU – Tevin Coleman 31-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:16; Indiana 35-32)
  • (05:24) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 31-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 3:40; Bowling Green 39-35)
  • (02:04) IU – Nate Sudfeld 1-yard run (Aaron Del Grosso kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:20; Indiana 42-39)
  • (00:09) BGSU – Roger Lewis 2-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 1:55; Bowling Green 45-42)
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
Rushing Tevin Coleman 24 carries, 190 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Shane Wynn 10 receptions, 139 yards
Bowling Green Passing James Knapke 46–73, 395 yards, 3 TDs, INT
Rushing Travis Greene 24 carries, 123 yards, TD
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. [6]

At Wisconsin Badgers

See also: 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Bowling Green Falcons (2–1) at No. 19 Wisconsin Badgers (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 0 0717
Badgers 14 27 21668

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)
  • [7]
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:49) WIS – Tanner McEvoy 24-yard run ( Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, :12; Wisconsin 7-0)
  • (11:33) BGSU – Fred Coppet 35-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, :08; Tied 7-7)
  • (06:28) WIS – Melvin Gordon 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:05; Wisconsin 14-7)
  • (01:01) BGSU – Tyler Tate 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 2:06; Wisconsin 14-10)
Second quarter
  • (14:27) WIS – Sam Arneson 34-yard pass from Tanner McEvoy (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, :08; Wisconsin 21-10)
  • (11:18) WIS – Melvin Gordon 50-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick failed) (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, :58; Wisconsin 27-10)
  • (05:18) WIS – Melvin Gordon 3-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:41; Wisconsin 34-10)
  • (00:18) WIS – Melvin Gordon 21-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:26; Wisconsin 41-10)
Third quarter
  • (14:27) WIS – Melvin Gordon 69-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, :46; Wisconsin 48-10)
  • (10:28) WIS – Corey Clement 13-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 87 yards, 2:01; Wisconsin 55-10)
  • (04:40) WIS – Corey Clement 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:11; Wisconsin 62-10)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:54) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:04; Wisconsin 65-10)
  • (11:37) BGSU – Andre Givens 35-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Wisconsin 65-17)
  • (03:30) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone 43-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 3:19; Wisconsin 68-17)
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
Rushing Andre Givens 5 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Roger Lewis 5 receptions, 68 yards
Wisconsin Passing Tanner McEvoy 9–16, 112 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Melvin Gordon 13 carries, 253 yards, 5 TDs
Receiving Sam Arneson 3 receptions, 63 yards, TD

At Massachusetts

See also: 2014 UMass Minutemen football team
Bowling Green Falcons (2–2) at UMass Minutemen (0–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 16 71447
Minutemen 7 14 14742

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)
  • [8]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:50) UMASS – Jalen Williams 60-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, :09; Massachusetts 7-0)
  • (04:02) BGSU – Tyler Tate 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 3:39; Massachusetts 7-3)
  • (02:57) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 27-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, :37; Bowling Green 10-7)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) BGSU – Tyler Tate 33-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:47; Bowling Green 13-7)
  • (11:55) UMASS – Rodney Mills 32-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:55; Massachusetts 14-13)
  • (09:47) BGSU – Travis Greene 4-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 2:08; Bowling Green 20-14)
  • (06:48) UMASS – Shadrach Abrokwah 4-yard run (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:59; Massachusetts 21-20)
  • (05:00) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 35-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:48; Bowling Green 26-21)
Third quarter
  • (08:50) BGSU – Roger Lewis 52-yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 1:20; Bowling Green 33-21)
  • (08:34) UMASS – Alex Kenney 80-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, :16; Bowling Green 33-28)
  • (07:25) UMASS – Tajae Sharpe 18-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, :41; Massachusetts 35-33)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:55) BGSU – Travis Greene 25-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:56; Bowling Green 40-35)
  • (09:38) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 22-yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:57; Bowling Green 47-35)
  • (03:22) UMASS – Tajae Sharpe 5-yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Blake Lucas kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:20; Bowling Green 47-42)
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
Rushing Travis Greene 20 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Roger Lewis 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD
UMass Passing Blake Frohnapfel 36–61, 589 yards, 5 TDs, INT
Rushing Shadrach Abrokwah 14 carries, 37 yards, TD
Receiving Tajae Sharpe 13 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TDs

References

  1. ^ "2014 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "Bowling Green 31-59 Western Kentucky (AUG 29, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bowling Green's Matt Johnson goes from broken hip to breaking records". USA Today. November 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "VMI 7-48 Bowling Green (SEP 6, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Indiana 42-45 Bowling Green (SEP 13, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Falcons Score In Final Seconds To Knock Off Indiana". bgsufalcons.com. bgsu. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bowling Green 17-68 Wisconsin (SEP 20, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green 47-42 Wisconsin (SEP 27, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.


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