2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg 250 Mid-American Conference East MAC 5–7 3–5 Dave Clawson 3rd Warren Ruggiero 3rd Mike Elko Doyt Perry Stadium 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 2011 Coaches' Eastern September 1 9:00 pm w y y Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID ALT 32–15 12,173 September 10 7:00 pm w y Morgan State Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH BCSN 58–13 15,206 September 17 12:00 pm l y Wyoming Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH BCSN 27–28 14,813 September 24 1:00 pm w y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH ESPN3 37–23 20,828 October 1 3:30 pm l y y West Virginia 22 Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Big East Network 10–55 46,603 October 8 2:00 pm l y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI STO 21–45 20,238 October 15 12:00 pm l Toledo Battle of I-75 Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ 21–28 22,408https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880189 Toledo Rockets vs. Bowling Green Falcons ESPN.com October 15, 2011 October 22 3:30 pm w Temple Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH BCSN 13–10 12,056https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312950189 Temple vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - October 22, 2011 - ESPN October 29 1:00 pm l y Kent State Battle for the Anniversary Award Dix Stadium Kent, OH MAC TV 15–27 10,152 November 8 8:00 pm l Northern Illinois Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 14–45 13,752 November 16 8:00 pm l Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN 28–29 11,804 November 25 12:00 pm w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY 42–28 12,262 Game summaries At Idaho Vandals 2011 Idaho Vandals football team #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons white;text-align:center; autocollapse Bowling Green Falcons (0–0) at Idaho Vandals (0–0) – Game summary September 1, 2011 6:00 p.m. EDT Falcons 14 16 0 2 Vandals 7 0 0 8 Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID 12,173 Indoors Stacy Hardin ALT Rich Winter (play-by-play) and Brant Boyer (analyst) Bowling Green 32-15 Idaho (SEP 1, 2014) Play-by-Play https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/312440070/bowling-green-idaho ESPN ESPN 2 July 2024 First quarter (12:45) IDAHO – Michael Lagrone 5-yard pass from Brian Reader (Trey Farguhar kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:25; Idaho 7-0) (07:38) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 76-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 1 play, 76 yards, :12; Tied 7-7) (01:33) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 24-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:13; Bowling Green 14-7) Second quarter (14:54) BGSU – Jordan Hopgood 9-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, :28; Bowling Green 21-7) (11:10) BGSU – Anthon Samuel 1-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick failed) (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:42; Bowling Green 27-7) (04:28) BGSU – Kyle Burkhardt 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:36; Bowling Green 30-7) Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter (14:44) IDAHO – Armauni Johnson 25-yard pass from Brian Reader (Armauni Johnson Two-point pass) (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:15; Bowling Green 30-15) (11:06) BGSU – Chris Jones 2-yard safety (Bowling Green 32-15) Statistics Bowling GreenIdaho 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 PassingMatt Schilz19/31, 291 yards, 2 TDS RushingAnthon Samuel22 carries, 141 yards, TD ReceivingEugene Cooper4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDS Idaho PassingBrian Reader19/43, 177 yards, 2 TDs, INT RushingRyan Bass12 carries, 44 yards ReceivingMike Scott6 receptions, 89 yards vs Morgan State Bears 2011 Morgan State Bears football team #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons white;text-align:center; autocollapse Morgan State Bears (0–1) vs Bowling Green Falcons (1–0) – Game summary September 10, 2010 7:00 p.m. Bears 7 3 3 0 Falcons 28 7 14 9 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 15,206 Cloudy, 71 F C, NE 8 MPH Stan Evans BCSN Morgan State 13-58 Bowling Green (SEP 10, 2011) Play-by-Play https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/312530189/morgan-st-bowling-green ESPN ESPN 9 August 2024 First quarter (10:45) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 37-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:30; Bowling Green 7-0) (08:27) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 10-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, :46; Bowling Green 14-0) (07:46) MORG – Travis Davidson 61-yard run (Abraham Mercado kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, :35; Bowling Green 14-7) (05:03) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 6-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:43; Bowling Green 21-7) (02:23) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 23-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:14; Bowling Green 28-7) Second quarter (10:42) MORG – Abraham Mercado 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:00; Bowling Green 28-10) (00:11) BGSU – Eugene Cooper 18-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, :46; Bowling Green 35-10) Third quarter (12:44) BGSU – Jordan Hopgood 14-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:10; Bowling Green 42-10) (05:52) BGSU – Anthon Samuel 47-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:23; Bowling Green 49-10) (01:20) MORG – Abraham Mercado 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 2:50; Bowling Green 49-13) Fourth quarter (11:52) BGSU – Stephen Stein 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 4:29; Bowling Green 52-13) (09:14) BGSU – Jamel Martin 3-yard run (Stephen Stein kick failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:32; Bowling Green 58-13) 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 PassingRobert Council4/19, 32 yards, INT RushingTravis Davidson12 carries, 89 yards, TD ReceivingWinfred Diggs2 receptions, 19 yards Bowling Green PassingMatt Schilz16/23, 258 yards, 5 TDS, INT RushingAnthon Samuel 11 carries, 122 yards, TD ReceivingEugene Cooper6 receptions, 134 yards, 4 TDS vs Wyoming Cowboys 2011 Wyoming Cowboys football team #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons white;text-align:center; autocollapse Wyoming Cowboys (2–0) vs Bowling Green Falcons (2–0) – Game summary September 17, 2010 12:00 p.m. Cowboys 0 7 14 7 Falcons 7 7 0 13 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 14,813 Mostly sunny, 70 F C, ENE 10 MPH Marvel July BCSN Greg Franke (play-by-play), Mike Lacett (sidelines) Wyoming 28-27 Bowling Green (SEP 17, 2011) Play-by-Play https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/312600189 ESPN ESPN 11 August 2024 First quarter (12:27) BGSU – Alex Bayer 40-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:33; Bowling Green 7-0) Second quarter (12:15) WYO – Alvester Alexander 17-yard run (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, :57; Tied 7-7) (05:03) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 13-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 3:53; Bowling Green 14-7) Third quarter (10:20) WYO – Ghaali Muhammad 6-yard run (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, :57; Tied 14-14) (05:42) WYO – Marqueston Huff 8-yard fumble return (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Wyoming 21-14) Fourth quarter (13:20) WYO – Dominic Rufran 10-yard pass from Brett Smith (Daniel Sullivan kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, :57; Wyoming 28-14) (04:16) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 32-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:33; Wyoming 28-21) (00:03) BGSU – Ray Hutson 10-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick blocked) (Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, 1:15; Wyoming 28-27) 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 PassingBrett Smith25/38, 267 yards, TD RushingAlvester Alexander9 carries, 42 yards, TD ReceivingMazi Ogbonna6 receptions, 79 yards Bowling Green PassingMatt Schilz34/55, 437 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS RushingJordan Hopgood 12 carries, 48 yards ReceivingKamar Jorden9 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDS Quarterback Matt Schilz threw for a career-high 437 yards, his first 400 yard game of his career.Mistakes Doom Falcons in 28-27 Loss to Wyoming https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2011/9/17/FB_0917112812 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletics 11 August 2024 At Miami RedHawks 2011 Miami RedHawks football team #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons white;text-align:center; autocollapse Bowling Green Falcons (2–1) at Miami RedHawks (0–2) – Game summary September 24, 2011 1:00 p.m. EDT Falcons 6 14 7 10 RedHawks 0 17 0 6 Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH 20,828 Mostly cloudy, 60 F C, ESE 3 MPH Tom Weber ESPN3 Bowling Green (3-1, 0-1) -VS- Miami (0-3, 1-0) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2011/miami-oh-/boxscore/4860 bgsufaclons.com BGSU Athletics 26 August 2024 First quarter (03:15) BGSU – Jordan Hopgood 2-yard run (Kyle Burkhardt kick failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:08; Bowling Green 6-0) Second quarter (13:44) MIAMI – Wes Williams 6-yard interception return (Mason Krysinski kick) (Miami 7-6) (09:22) BGSU – Alex Bayer 4-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:09; Bowling Green 13-7) (06:06) MIAMI – Erik Finklea 1-yard run (Mason Krysinski kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:16; Miami 14-13) (01:47) BGSU – Kendall Montgomery 1-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, :06; Bowling Green 20-14) (00:00) MIAMI – Mason Krysinski 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 1:47; Bowling Green 20-17) Third quarter (03:23) BGSU – Kamar Jorden 7-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 89 yards, 8:13; Bowling Green 27-17) Fourth quarter (14:17) BGSU – Stephen Stein 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:03; Bowling Green 30-17) (11:03) MIAMI – Zac Dysert 1-yard run (Mason Krysinski kick failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:14; Bowling Green 30-23) (10:04) BGSU – Anthon Samuel 96-yard run (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 97 yards, 3:14; Bowling Green 37-23) Statistics Bowling GreenMiami (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 PassingMatt Schilz19/24, 183 yards, 3 TDS, INT RushingAnthon Samuel16 carries, 121 yards, TD ReceivingKamar Jorden9 receptions, 91 yards, TD Miami (OH) PassingZac Dysert25/40, 265 yards, 2 INTS RushingErik Finklea9 carries, 25 yards, TD ReceivingNick Harwell8 receptions, 139 yards At #22 West Virginia Mountaineers 2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons white;text-align:center; autocollapse Bowling Green Falcons (3–1) at #22 West Virginia Mountaineers (3–1) – Game summary October 1, 2011 3:30 p.m. EDT Falcons 10 0 0 0 Mountaineers 17 21 10 7 Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV 46,603 Rain, 45 F C, W 2 MPH Jeff Maconaghy Big East Network Rob King & John Thornton Bowling Green (3-2) -VS- # 22 WEST VIRGINIA (4-1) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2011/west-virginia/boxscore/4861 bgsufaclons.com BGSU Athletics 26 August 2024 First quarter (13:37) WVU – Tyler Bitancurt 30-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 1:14; West Virginia 3-0) (13:17) BGSU – Ray Hutson 18-yard pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) (Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, :06; Bowling Green 7-3) (07:47) BGSU – Stephen Stein 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:14; Bowling Green 10-3) (06:05) WVU – Ivan McCartney 33-yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:36; Tied 10-10) (01:14) WVU – Shawne Alston 8-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 3:46; West Virginia 17-10) Second quarter (12:38) WVU – Ryan Nehlen 15-yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:43; West Virginia 24-10) (08:53) WVU – Dustin Garrison 19-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 1:48; West Virginia 31-10) (02:40) WVU – Brad Starks 6-yard pass from Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:29; West Virginia 38-10) Third quarter (12:59) WVU – Dustin Garrison 8-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:53; West Virginia 45-10) (05:38) WVU – Tyler Bitancurt 45-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 29 yards, 5:23; West Virginia 48-10) (07:52) WVU – Shawne Alston 8-yard run (Tyler Bitancurt kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:25; West Virginia 55-10) Statistics Bowling GreenWest 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 PassingMatt Schilz13/25, 114 yards, TD, 3 INTS RushingJamel Martin23 carries, 111 yards ReceivingKamar Jorden5 receptions, 46 yards West Virginia PassingGeno Smith18/30, 238 yards, 3 TDS RushingDustin Garrison32 carries, 291 yards, 2 TDS ReceivingStedman Bailey4 receptions, 112 yards Statistics Final Statistics through November 25, 2011 Individual Leaders Passing Passing statisticsWR Ray Hutson threw one incompletion 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 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 References American football Ohio Schools Bowling Green Category:Bowling Green Falcons football seasons Bowling Green Falcons football