2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg 250 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 10–4 7–1 Dino Babers 2nd regular season Brian Ward interim, bowl game Mike Lynch 2nd Sean Lewis 2nd Veer and shoot Brian Ward 1st Multiple Doyt Perry Stadium MAC championMAC East Division champion GoDaddy Bowl L 27–58 vs. Georgia Southern MAC Championship W 34–14 vs. Northern Illinois The 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They were led by second-year head coach Dino Babers and were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in MAC play to be champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the MAC Championship where they defeated Northern Illinois to become MAC champions. They were invited to the GoDaddy Bowl where they lost to Georgia Southern. Schedule 2015 AP Eastern September 5 4:00 p.m. l y y Tennessee 25 Nissan Stadium Nashville, TN SECN 30–59 61,323 September 12 12:00 p.m. w y y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD BTN 48–27 36,332 September 19 3:00 p.m. l y Memphis Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ASN 41–44 21,178 September 26 12:00 p.m. w y y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 35–28 33,162 October 3 3:30 p.m. w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY BCSN, ESPN3 28–22 20,843 October 10 2:00 p.m. w UMass Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 62–38 17,118 October 17 3:00 p.m. w y Akron Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 59–10 20,021 October 24 1:00 p.m. w y Kent State Dix Stadium Kent, OH Anniversary Award ESPN3 48–0 14,739 November 4 8:00 p.m. w Ohio Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH ESPN2 62–24 16,233 November 11 8:00 p.m. w y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI ESPN2 41–27 14,436 November 17 6:00 p.m. l Toledo Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH rivalry ESPN2 28–44 23,492 November 24 7:00 p.m. w y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN3 48–10 5,201 December 4 8:00 p.m. w y Northern Illinois Ford Field Detroit, MI MAC Championship Game ESPN2 34–14 16,425 December 23 8:00 p.m. l y y Georgia Southern Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL GoDaddy Bowl ESPN 27–58 28,656 http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/mid-amer/2015-bowling-green-falcons-football-schedule.php 2015 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule FB Schedules April 9, 2015 Roster 2015 Bowling Green Falcons y 1 Roger Lewis Roger Lewis (American football) WR y So 3 James Knapke QB n Jr y 4 Gehrig Dieter WR Jr y y 5 Ronnie Moore WR n Jr 6 Chris Gallon WR n Sr y 7 Robbie Rhodes WR n So y 8 Travis Greene RB n Sr y C 9 Teo Redding WR y So y 10 Herve Coby WR n Sr y 11 Matt Johnson Matt Johnson (quarterback) QB y Sr y C 12 Diontre Delk WR n Sr y 12 Nolan Dieter QB n Sr y 14 Janarvis Pough WR n Fr 15 Quinn Thomas WR n Fr 16 James Morgan James Morgan (American football) QB y Fr 17 Ryan Burbrink WR n Sr y 21 Scotty Miller WR y Fr 23 Matt Domer RB n Fr 24 Charles Lamar RB n Fr 28 Fred Coppet RB n Jr 32 Kyle Bobo FB n Jr 40 Brian Jennings II RB n So 41 Patrick Hannon FB n So y 44 Donovan Wilson RB n So y 53 Logan Dietz OL n Jr y 55 Alex Huettel OL n Sr y C 60 Tyler King OL n Fr y 62 Spencer Cairo OL n Sr y 64 Austin Labus OL n Fr y 66 Geno Zappa OL n So y 67 Jacob Bennett OL n Jr y 68 Ryan Hunter OL y So y 70 De'Angelo Ware OL n Fr y 71 Tim McAuliffe OL n So y 72 Ben Steward OL n Jr y 74 Christian Piazza OL n Sr y 75 JC Bartok OL n Fr 76 Andrew Lucke OL n Fr y 77 J.J. Beggan OL n Jr y 78 Clark Clancy OL n So y 81 Trevor Roop WR n So y 82 Brandon Poncsak WR n Fr y 83 Derek Lee TE n Sr 84 Tim Tupa WR n Fr yes 86 Vito Sosic TE n Sr 87 Jermal Hosley WR n Jr yes 88 Hunter Folkertsma TE n So yes 89 Deric Phouthavong WR n Fr 1 Darrell Hunter II DB n Sr yes 2 Clint Stephens DB n Sr 4 Eilar Hardy DB n Sr 9 Isaiah Gourdine DB n Jr 11 Aaron Banks LB n So yes 13 Jamari Bozeman DB n Fr 14 Marcus Milton DB n Fr 15 Blake Lucky LB n Fr 16 Austin Valdez LB n So yes 18 Dernard Turner DB n Sr C 19 Brandon Harris LB n Fr 20 Trenton Greene LB n Jr yes 21 Robert Jackson Jr. DB n Fr 23 Bobo Jones DB n Fr 24 Tavaraus Wade DB n So 25 Nilijah Ballew DB n So 26 Alfonso Mack DB n Jr yes 27 Nate Locke LB n So yes 31 Matt Robinson DB n So yes 33 Taylor Royster DL n Sr yes 35 James Sanford LB n Jr yes C 36 Jack Walz III DB n Fr yes 38 Ben Hale DB n So 40 Matthew Finkler LB n Fr 42 David Runnoe DL n Jr yes 46 Quintaz Wright LB n So 47 Dorian Hendrix LB n Fr yes 47 Harrison Roberts LB n Fr 50 Izaah Lunsford DL n Jr yes 51 Malik Brown DL n So yes 52 Griff Saunders LB n Fr yes 53 Nico Lautanen DL n Fr 57 Zac Bartman LB n Jr yes 58 Brian Sanders DL n Fr yes 61 Terrance Bush LB n Jr yes 63 Gus Schwieterman DL n So yes 65 Jack Kramer DL n Fr 90 Tyler Horstman DL n Fr 92 Zach Colvin DL n Sr yes C 93 Shannon Smith DL n So yes 94 David Konowalski DL n Fr yes 95 Kyle Junior DL n Fr 99 Bryan Baird DL n Sr yes 39 Sam Crosa K n Fr 46 Jake Suder K n Fr 49 Joseph Davidson P n So yes 52 Greg Hohenstein LS n Jr yes 91 Nick Fields K n So yes 96 Tristian Epley LS n Fr 97 Anthony Farinella K n Sr 98 Tyler Tate K n Sr https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/roster/2015 Dino Babers Kim McCloud – Assistant Head coach Brian Ward – Defensive Coordinator Sean Lewis – Co-Offensive Coordinator Mike Lynch – Co-Offensive Coordinator Tom Kaufman – Special Teams/Defensive Line Nick Monroe – Secondary Mike Mickens – Cornerbacks Tom Freeman – Offensive Line Andrew Sowder – Outside Receivers Sean Edinger – Strength & Conditioning Brad Wittke – Director of Football Operations Roy Wittke – Recruiting Coordinator Chris Zuccaro – Video John Pike – Graduate Assistant - Linebackers Jeff LePak – Graduate Assistant - Tight ends Vincent Marshall – Graduate Assistant - Running backs Ben Olson – Graduate Assistant – Defensive line Game summaries Vs. Tennessee 2015 Tennessee Volunteers football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons (0-0) at #25 Tennessee Volunteers (0-0) – Game summary September 5, 2015 4:00 p.m. Bowling Green 10 10 10 0 #25 Tennessee 21 14 14 10 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tennessee 61,323 Temperature: 89 F C • Wind: E 9 mph km/h on • Weather: partly cloudy Ken Williamson • Umpire: Wally Hough • Linesman: Lane Thomas • Line judge: Mickey Bryson • Back judge: Grantis Bell • Field judge: Jamie Grant • Side judge: Rob Skelton • Center judge: Martin Hankins SECN Tom Hart (play–by–play), Andre Ware (color), Laura Rutledge (sideline) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/-25-tennessee/boxscore/7205 Box score (Bowling Green) bgsufalcons September 6, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (12:43) BGSU – Tyler Tate 40 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:17; Bowling Green 3–0) (8:59) UT – Jalen Hurd 8 yard run (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Tennessee 7–3) (7:18) UT – Alvin Kamara 10 yard run (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 29 yards, :22; Tennessee 14–3) (5:07) UT – Jalen Hurd 1 yard run (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:13; Tennessee 21–3) (2:47) BGSU – Hunter Folkertsma 11 yard pass from Matt Johnson(Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tennessee 21–10) Second quarter (11:00) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 31 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 94 yards, 2:13; Tennessee 21–17) (5:31) BGSU – Tyler Tate 37 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 3:59; Tennessee 21–20) (1:52) UT – Jalen Hurd 13 yard run (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Tennessee 28–20) (:24) UT – Ethan Wolf 11 yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, :40; Tennessee 35–20) Third quarter (11:33) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 7 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Tennessee 35–27) (11:17) UT – Ethan Wolf 18 yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 18 yards, :06; Tennessee 42–27) (4:26) BGSU – Tyler Tate 25 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 4:04; Tennessee 42–30) (:03) UT – Alvin Kamara 56 yard run (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, :11; Tennessee 49–30) Fourth quarter (10:02) UT – Joshua Dobbs 18 yard run (Aaron Medley kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:12; Tennessee 56–30) (3:08) UT – Aaron Medley 26 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:37; Tennessee 59–30) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 24 557 34-124-1 433 29–51–0 26:09 29 604 64–399-6 205 15–23–0 33:51 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Matt Johnson 27/49, 424 yards, 2 TDS Fred Coppet 12 carries, 63 yards Gehrig Dieter 7 receptions, 133 yards, 1 TD Joshua Dobbs 15/22, 205 yards, 2 TDS Jalen Hurd 23 carries, 123 yards, 3 TDS Jauan Jennings 3 receptions, 56 yards At Maryland 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons (0-1) at Maryland Terrapins (1-0) – Game summary September 12, 2015 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green 0 6 14 28 Maryland 10 3 7 7 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD 36,332 Temperature: 75 F C • Wind: N/A • Weather: Rainy Greg Blum • Umpire: Brad Hudak • Linesman: Robert Davis • Line judge: Jeff Meslow • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: Paul Sroka • Side judge: Gaylon Williams BTN Joe Beninati (play–by–play), Scott McBrien (color) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/maryland/boxscore/7206 Box score (Bowling Green vs Maryland) bgsufalcons September 12, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (12:45) UMD – Brad Craddock 41 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:15; Maryland 3–0) (00:00) UMD – William Likely 85 yard punt return (Brad Craddock kick) (Maryland 10–0) Second quarter (12:05) BGSU – Derek Lee 5 yard pass from Matt Johnson (James Knapke pass failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 2:55; Maryland 10–6) (7:52) UMD – Brad Craddock 23 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 4:07; Maryland 13–6) Third quarter (12:10) BGSU – Roger Lewis 58 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, :34; Tied 13–13) (10:47) UMD – D. J. Moore 42 yard pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:22; Maryland 20–13) (7:54) BGSU – Travis Greene 3 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:50; Tied 20–20) Fourth quarter (14:27) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 5 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 17 plays, 99 yards, 5:23; Bowling Green 27-20) (12:30) UMD – Levern Jacobs 22 yard pass from Perry Hills (Brad Craddock kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; Tied 27–27) (9:53) BGSU – Roger Lewis 27 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:33; Bowling Green 34–27) (8:18) BGSU – Robbie Rhodes 44 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, :34; Bowling Green 41–27) (5:24) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 14 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:47; Bowling Green 48–27) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Maryland Terrapins Maryland 35 692 50-201-1 491 36–55–1 37:57 16 341 26–156-0 185 16–33–3 22:03 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Maryland Terrapins Maryland Matt Johnson 36/55, 491 yards, 6 TDS, 1 INT Fred Coppet 15 carries, 109 yards Roger Lewis 15 receptions, 200 yards, 2 TDS Perry Hills 15/30, 168 yards, 2 TDS, 1 INT Perry Hills 8 carries, 94 yards Amba Etta-Tawo 5 receptions, 49 yards The road win over a Power Five Conference opponent marks the first since a 8/30/08 win at Pittsburgh.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/12/FB_0912151746 B!G>B1G: BGSU Rolls Past Maryland, 48-27 bgsufalcons September 12, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Memphis 2015 Memphis Tigers football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Memphis Tigers (2-0) at Bowling Green Falcons (1-1) – Game summary September 19, 2015 3:00 p.m. Memphis 10 7 17 10 Bowling Green 14 13 7 7 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 21,178 Temperature: 70 F C • Wind: NW 17 mph km/h on • Weather: Cloudy Ed Ardito • Umpire: Jeffrey Akers • Linesman: Stephen Ray • Line judge: Charles Twiddy • Back judge: Gary Powers • Field judge: James Reif • Side judge: Alex Moore ASN Dave Armstrong (play–by–play), Rich Baldinger (color) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/memphis/boxscore/7207 Box score (Bowling Green vs Memphis) bgsufalcons September 12, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (13:44) BGSU – Roger Lewis 62 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:16; Bowling Green 7–0) (9:11) MEM – Doroland Dorceus 17 yard run (Jake Elliott kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:32; Tied 7–7) (5:47) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 2 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Bowling Green 14–7) (1:50) MEM – Jake Elliott 34 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:52; Bowling Green 14–10) Second quarter (9:40) MEM – Daniel Montiel 6 yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Jake Elliott kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 5:57; Memphis 17–14) (2:11) BGSU – Matt Johnson 23 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 2:50; Bowling Green 21–17) (0:03) BGSU – Teo Redding 9 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 1:25; Bowling Green 27–17) Third quarter (11:44) MEM – Jake Elliott 52 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 3:10; Bowling Green 27–20) (4:34) MEM – Sam Craft 3 yard run (Jake Elliott kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:09; Tied 27–27) (3:52) BGSU – Roger Lewis 94 yard pass from Matt Johnson (quarterback) (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 95 yards, :36; Bowling Green 34–27) (1:00) MEM – Sam Craft 60 yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Jake Elliott kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 2:46; Tied 34–34) Fourth quarter (14:13) BGSU – Roger Lewis 62 yard pass from Matt Johnson (quarterback) (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:47; Bowling Green 41–34) (11:19) MEM – Tevin Jones 48 yard pass from Paxton Lynch (Jake Elliott kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Tied 41–41) (7:35) MEM – Jake Elliott 29 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:48; Memphis 44–41) left Memphis Tigers Memphis Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 28 541 50-155-2 386 29–40–0 36:41 24 579 29–136-2 443 28–45–0 23:19 right Memphis Tigers Memphis Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Paxton Lynch 29/40, 386 yards, 3 TDS Doroland Dorceus 16 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD Tevin Jones 3 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD Matt Johnson 28/44, 443 yards, 4 TDS Travis Greene 11 carries, 63 yards Roger Lewis 7 receptions, 261 yards, 3 TDS At Purdue 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons (1-2) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-2) – Game summary September 26, 2015 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green 7 14 0 14 Purdue 7 7 7 7 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN 33,162 Temperature: 75 F C • Wind: Wind: ENE 10 mph km/h on • Weather: Overcast Daneil Capron • Umpire: Pat Bayers • Linesman: Jim Ryan • Line judge: Brian Bolinger • Back judge: Jake Kemp • Field judge: Kyle DeBus • Side judge: Craig Jeffreys BTN Chris Denari (play–by–play), Stanley Jackson (color) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/purdue/boxscore/7208 Box score (Bowling Green vs Purdue) bgsufalcons September 26, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (11:01) BGSU – Travis Greene 11 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 3:59; Bowling Green 7–0) (2:05) PUR – David Blough 1 yard run (Paul Griggs kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 40 yards, 6:03; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (13:58) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 2 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; Bowling Green 14–7) (11:39) PUR – DeAngelo Yancey 45 yard pass from David Blough (Paul Griggs kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 14–14) (1:02) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:19; Bowling Green 21–14) Third quarter (10:45) PUR – Jarrett Burgess 5 yard run (Paul Griggs kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; Tied 21–21) Fourth quarter (8:34) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 4 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 3:13; Bowling Green 28–21) (7:58) PUR – Gregory Phillips 62 yard pass from David Blough (Paul Griggs kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, :36; Tied 28–28) (0:09) BGSU – Travis Greene 12 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:41; Bowling Green 35–28) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 39 539 33-137-4 402 43–59–1 27:31 25 426 38–77-2 349 30–40–1 32:29 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Purdue Boilermakers Purdue Matt Johnson 43/59, 402 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Travis Greene 11 carries, 70 yards, 2 TDS Gehrig Dieter 10 receptions, 96 yards David Blough 29/39, 340 yards, 2 TDS, 1 INT D.J. Knox 19 carries, 42 yards Gregory Phillips 4 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD The win marks the first time BGSU has defeated two Big Ten teams on the road in the same season. Advanced to 3-0 all-time against Purdue.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/26/FB_0926154803 Falcons score with nine seconds left to beat Purdue, 35-28 bgsufalcons September 26, 2015 bgsufalcons.com At Buffalo 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons (2-2) at Buffalo Bulls (2-2) – Game summary October 3, 2015 13:30 p.m. Bowling Green 7 14 0 7 Buffalo 3 3 3 13 UB Stadium • Amherst, NY 20,843 Temperature: 47 F C • Wind: ENE22 mph km/h on • Weather: Showers, Windy Curt Johnson • Umpire: David Parker • Linesman: Lance Ferrell • Line judge: Mike Maisner • Back judge: Rich Grube • Field judge: Kyle DeBuse • Side judge: Matt Kukar TWCS/BCSN/ESPN3 Mike Cairns (play–by–play), Frank Stams (color) Mike Cairns,& Ben Wagner (sideline) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/buffalo/boxscore/7209 Box score (Bowling Green vs Buffalo) bgsufalcons October 3, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (10:36) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:24; Bowling Green 7-0) (05:32) UB – Adam Mitcheson 30 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:04; Bowling Green 7-3) Second quarter (11:08) BGSU – Matt Johnson 10 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, :42; Bowling Green 14-3) (07:54) BGSU – Roger Lewis 12 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:05; Bowling Green 21-3) (00:22) UB – Adam Mitcheson 28 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 2:00; Bowling Green 21-6) Third quarter (02:41) UB – Adam Mitcheson 27 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 5:35; Bowling Green 21-9) Fourth quarter (14:54) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 7 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 2:42; Bowling Green 28-9) (08:42) UB – Jordan Johnson 1 yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 6:05; Bowling Green 28-16) (05:13) UB – Ron Willoughby 5 yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick failed) (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:16; Bowling Green 28-22) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 25 536 42-212-3 324 23–29–0 26:15 34 500 37–152-1 348 35–59–1 33:45 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Matt Johnson 23/29, 324 yards, 1 TDS Travis Greene 17 carries, 119 yards Roger Lewis 10 receptions, 201 yards, 1 TD Joe Licata 35/59, 348 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Anthone Taylor 21 carries, 93 yards Matt Weiser 8 receptions, 90 yards The win marked Dino Babers' 30th career victory in just his 45th career game as head coach.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/3/FB_1003155920 Falcons Best Bulls In MAC Opener, 28-22 bgsufalcons October 3, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Massachusetts 2015 UMass Minutemen football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee UMass Minutemen (1-3) at Bowling Green Falcons (3-2) – Game summary October 10, 2015 2:00 p.m. Massachusetts 10 7 14 7 Bowling Green 14 14 24 10 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 17,118 Temperature: 61 F C • Wind: SW 2 mph km/h on • Weather: Sunny Mark Kluczynski • Umpire: Tony Smith • Linesman: Rudy Studd • Line judge: John Swartz • Back judge: T. Ripenhoff • Field judge: Kevin Sullivan • Side judge: Lewis Garrison ESPN3 Jim Barbar (play–by–play), John Gregory (color) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/umass/boxscore/7210 Box score (Bowling Green vs UMass) bgsufalcons October 10, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (11:11) BGSU – Derek Lee 2 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Bowling Green 7–0) (7:50) UMASS – Logan Laurent 22 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:21; Bowling Green 7–3) (1:28) UMASS – Shakur Nesmith 15 yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Logan Laurent kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:29; UMass 10–7) (00:00) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 71 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:21; Bowling Green 14–10) Second quarter (10:09) BGSU – Travis Greene 32 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:38; Bowling Green 21–10) (4:34) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:42; Bowling Green 28–10) (2:57) UMASS – Tajae Sharpe 23 yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Logan Laurent kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 1:32; Bowling Green 28–17) Third quarter (10:40) BGSU – Fred Coppet 10 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 2:49; Bowling Green 35–17) (9:33) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 40 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, :59; Bowling Green 42–17) (9:18) UMASS – James Oliphant 97 yard kickoff return (Logan Laurent kick) (Bowling Green 42–24) (5:49) BGSU – Travis Greene 12 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Bowling Green 49–24) (3:57) UMASS – Marken Michel 21 yard pass from Blake Frohnapfel (Logan Laurent kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; Bowling Green 49–31) (0:00) BGSU – Tyler Tate 37 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 3:57; Bowling Green 52–31) Fourth quarter (12:02) BGSU – Roger Lewis 68 yard pass from Matt Johnson (quarterback) (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:39; Bowling Green 59–31) (5:51) BGSU – Tyler Tate 27 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:14; Bowling Green 62–31) (2:15) UMASS – Dan Jonah 25 yard pass from Ross Comis (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, :39; Bowling Green 62–31) left UMass Minutemen UMass Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 30 516 15-30-0 486 37–61–1 22:43 37 725 46–206-3 519 37–45–1 37:17 right UMass Minutemen UMass Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Blake Frohnapfel 34/56, 409 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT Marquis Young 5 carries, 35 yards Tajae Sharpe 13 receptions, 156 yards, 1 TD Matt Johnson 33/39, 450 yards, 5 TDS, 1 INT Travis Greene 15 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD Roger Lewis 8 receptions, 242 yards, 1 TD The Falcons had a school-record 725 yards of total offense, beating the previous school record of 706 set versus Grand Valley in 1978. BGSU ran 91 plays (46 rush, 45 pass).https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/10/FB_1010153729 BGSU Explodes For 725 Yards In 62-38 Win Over UMass bgsufalcons October 10, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Akron 2015 Akron Zips football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Akron Zips (3-3) at Bowling Green Falcons (4-2) – Game summary October 17, 2015 3:00 p.m. Akron 7 3 0 0 Bowling Green 7 21 21 10 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 20,021 Temperature: 45 F C • Wind: NW 9 mph km/h on • Weather: Overcast Larry Smith • Umpire: Tim Gover • Linesman: Kole Knueppel • Line judge: Michael Sharp • Back judge: Jake Kemp • Field judge: Brad Horchem • Side judge: Edward Smith ESPN3 https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/akron/boxscore/7211 Box score (Bowling Green vs Akron) bgsufalcons October 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (10:40) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 2 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:39; Bowling Green 7–0) (1:52) AKR – Tyrell Goodman 14 yard pass from Tommy Woodson (Robert Stein kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:46; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (13:55) BGSU – Donovan Wilson 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:59; Bowling Green 14–7) (13:46) BGSU – Roger Lewis 12 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, :04; Bowling Green 21–7) (10:19) AKR – Robert Stein 46 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:24; Bowling Green 21–10) (4:20) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 13 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 1:57; Bowling Green 28–10) Third quarter (11:31) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 34 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:23; Bowling Green 35–10) (5:04) BGSU – Fred Coppet 6 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 4:29; Bowling Green 42–10) (1:08) BGSU – Travis Greene 8 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:22; Bowling Green 49–10) Fourth quarter (14:56) BGSU – Roger Lewis 1 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, :15; Bowling Green 56–10) (4:41) BGSU – Tyler Tate 28 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:11; Bowling Green 59–10) left Akron Zips Akron Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 16 271 42-167-0 104 15–30–2 32:02 27 532 42–120-3 412 27–33–0 27:58 right Akron Zips Akron Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Tommy Woodson 13/28, 91 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTS Conor Hundley 16 carries, 69 yards Jerome Lane 4 receptions, 45 yards Matt Johnson 25/30, 357 yards, 5 TDS Travis Greene 13 carries, 64 yards Roger Lewis 6 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDS Quarterback Matt Johnson threw his 50th-career touchdown pass with 4:20 remaining in the second quarter. The 49 point victory over Akron was the Falcons' largest margin of victory all-time in the series with the Zips.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/17/FB_1017153248 Falcons Cruise To 59-10 Win Over Akron bgsufalcons October 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com At Kent State 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football Anniversary Award Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons (5-2) at Kent State Golden Flashes (3-4) – Game summary October 24, 2015 1:00 p.m. Bowling Green 14 17 10 7 Kent State 0 0 0 0 Dix Stadium • Kent, OH 14,739 Temperature: 61 F C • Wind: S8 mph km/h on • Weather: Overcast Greg Blum • Umpire: Brad Hudak • Linesman: BJ Henry • Line judge: Jeff Meslow • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: Monte Tilgner • Side judge: Gaylon Williams ESPN3 https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/kent-state/boxscore/7212 Box score (Bowling Green vs Kent State) bgsufalcons October 24, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (09:40) BGSU – Matt Johnson 4 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:20; Bowling Green 7-0) (04:38) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 24 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:40; Bowling Green 14-0) Second quarter (14:35) BGSU – Ryan Burbrink 11 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 2:56; Bowling Green 21-0) (08:45) BGSU – Tyler Tate 22 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:09; Bowling Green 24-0) (04:21) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 58 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:55; Bowling Green 31-0) Third quarter (08:07) BGSU – Tyler Tate 25 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:23; Bowling Green 34-0) (02:01) BGSU – Roger Lewis 64 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, :31; Bowling Green 41-0) Fourth quarter (08:55) BGSU – Roger Lewis 15 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:20; Bowling Green 48-0) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 31 602 46-153-1 449 29–45–0 33:47 10 166 26–55-0 111 12–25–2 26:13 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Matt Johnson 27/40, 430 yards, 5 TDS Travis Greene 18 carries, 53 yards Roger Lewis 4 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TDS George Bollas 12/25, 111 yards, 2 INTS P.J. Simmons 4 carries, 48 yards Antwan Dixon 3 receptions, 52 yards The Falcons outgained the Golden Flashes, 602-166, and held Kent State to just 55 rushing yards on 26 attempts. Defensive back Jamari Bozeman led BG with eight tackles. The 48-point margin of victory was the Falcons' largest all-time against Kent State. This was the first shutout against Kent State since a 44-0 win in 1970.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/24/FB_1024153528 Bowling Green Shuts Out Kent State En Route To 48-0 Victory bgsufalcons October 24, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Ohio 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Ohio Bobcats (5-3) at Bowling Green Falcons (6-2) – Game summary Wednesday, November 4, 2015 8:00 p.m. Ohio 7 7 3 7 Bowling Green 14 13 21 14 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 16,233 Temperature: 63 F C • Wind: S 4 mph km/h on • Weather: Clear skies Curt Johnson • Umpire: Bob Holcomb • Linesman: Daniel Richard • Line judge: Vincent Winters • Back judge: Jeff Latkiewicz • Field judge: John Masterson • Side judge: Ryan Flynn ESPN2 Dave LaMont (play–by–play), Desmond Howard (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/ohio/boxscore/7213 Box score (Bowling Green vs Ohio) bgsufalcons November 4, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (07:24) BGSU – Travis Greene 11 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 1:39; Bowling Green 7–0) (3:20) OHIO – A.J. Ouellette 7 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:56; Tied 7–7) (00:01) BGSU – Travis Greene 10 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Bowling Green 14–7) Second quarter (10:03) OHIO – Daz'mond Patterson 4 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:57; Tied 14–14) (08:20) BGSU – Ronnie Moore 48 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:37; Bowling Green 20–14) (04:47) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 10 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:23; Bowling Green 27–14) Third quarter (11:38) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 75 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:08; Bowling Green 34–14) (08:51) BGSU – Dernard Turner 85 yard interception return (Tyler Tate kick) (Bowling Green 41–14) (04:12) OHIO – Josiah Yazdani 25 yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 67 yards, 4:39;(Bowling Green 41–17) (01:16) BGSU – Roger Lewis 19 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 2:21; Bowling Green 48–17) Fourth quarter (08:38) BGSU – Travis Greene 43 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 2:42; Bowling Green 55–17) (06:53) OHIO – Maleek Irons 44 yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:40; Bowling Green 55–24) (03:26) BGSU – Teo Redding 7 yard pass from James Knapke (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:19; Bowling Green 62–24) left Ohio Bobcats Ohio Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 34 543 56-299-3 244 21–41–2 37:06 29 581 30–182-3 399 29–39–0 22:54 right Ohio Bobcats Ohio Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green J.D. Sprague 10/24, 162 yards, 2 INT Maleek Irons 4 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD Sebastian Smith 10 receptions, 84 yards Matt Johnson 26/35, 365 yards, 4 TDS Travis Greene 13 carries, 106 yards, 3 TDS Gehrig Dieter 9 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TDS The win over Ohio marked the Falcons 17th straight victory over opponents from the MAC East. For the third straight season, BG finished undefeated against the East Division, going 5-0 in 2015. Roger Lewis had 102 receiving yards, making the fifth straight game he has gone over 100 yards on the season. Bowling Green went over 500 yards of total offense for the ninth time this season.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/4/FB_1104155508 Falcons Remain Perfect Against the East, Downing Ohio, Ohio, 62-24 bgsufalcons November 4, 2015 bgsufalcons.com At Western Michigan 2015 Western Michigan Broncos football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons (7-2) at Western Michigan Broncos (6-3) – Game summary Wednesday, November 11, 2015 8:00 p.m. Bowling Green 14 13 14 0 Western Michigan 10 10 7 0 Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI 14,436 Temperature: 53 F C • Wind: Wind: SSE 18 mph km/h on • Weather: Clear, pot. rain Gus Sujack • Umpire: John Hanneke • Linesman: Paul Beyerle • Line judge: Jon Shelton • Back judge: Reggie Berry • Field judge: Phil Hicks • Side judge: Arthur Lucky ESPN2 Dave LaMont (play–by–play), Desmond Howard (color), Paul Carcaterra (sideline) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/western-michigan/boxscore/7214 Box score (Bowling Green vs Western Michigan) bgsufalcons November 11, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (13:13) BGSU – Roger Lewis 35 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 1:47; Bowling Green 7-0) (09:29) WMU – Andrew Haldeman 48 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:44; Bowling Green 7-3) (07:24) BGSU – Travis Greene 24 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:05; Bowling Green 14-3) (02:55) WMU – Jamauri Bogan 3 yard run (Andrew Haldeman kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:29; Bowling Green 14-10) Second quarter (13:45) WMU – Jamauri Bogan 3 yard run (Andrew Haldeman kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 2:41; Western Michigan 17-14) (09:41) BGSU – Teo Redding 42 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 1:48; Bowling Green 21-17) (04:38) BGSU – Roger Lewis 31 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:02; Bowling Green 27-17) (00:00) WMU – Andrew Haldeman 21 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, :35; Bowling Green 27-20) Third quarter (10:39) WMU – Zach Terrell 10 yard run (Andrew Haldeman kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 4:11; Tied 27-27) (08:43) BGSU – Travis Greene 26 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:06; Bowling Green 34-27) (02:54) BGSU – Travis Greene 5 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:48; Bowling Green 41-27) left Bowling Green Falcons y Bowling Green Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 28 505 41-236-3 269 23–41–1 24:23 27 487 45–205-3 282 24–40–1 35:37 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green y Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Matt Johnson 23/31, 269 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT Travis Greene 24 carries, 170 yards, 3 TDS Roger Lewis 5 receptions, 86 yards Zach Terrell 24/40, 282 yards, 1 INT Jamauri Bogan 22 carries, 118 yards, 1 TDS Corey Davis 13 receptions, 159 yards P. J. Fleck's Broncos entered the game on a five game winning streak, all coming against MAC opponents. The Falcons became the first team to win three straight MAC East titles since Marshall won six consecutive East Division championships from 1997-2002. BG improved to 6-0 in MAC play for the first time since 1994. First victory over WMU since 52-0 win in 2004.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/12/FB_1111155619 Three In A ROW! Falcons Clinch MAC East With 41-27 Win At WMU bgsufalcons November 12, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Toledo 2015 Toledo Rockets football team Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Toledo Rockets (8-1) at Bowling Green Falcons (8-2) – Game summary Tuesday, November 17, 2015 6:00 p.m. Toledo 17 13 7 7 Bowling Green 0 14 14 0 Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH 23,492 Temperature: 59 F C • Wind: SE 12 mph km/h on • Weather: Cloudy Larry Smith • Umpire: Tim Gover • Linesman: Kole Knueppel • Line judge: Michael Sharp • Back judge: Jake Kemp • Field judge: Brad Horchem • Side judge: Edward Smith • Center judge: Jason Grant ESPN2 Mark Neely (play–by–play), Ray Bentley (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/toledo/boxscore/7215 Box score (Bowling Green vs Toledo) bgsufalcons November 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (12:55) TOLEDO – Kareem Hunt 5 yard run (Jameson Vest kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:52; Toledo 7–0) (10:02) TOLEDO – Terry Swanson 23 yard run (Jameson Vest kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, :50; Toledo 14–0) (03:10) TOLEDO – Jemeson Vest 20 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:29; Toledo 17–0) Second quarter (14:14) TOLEDO – Jemeson Vest 22 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:47; Toledo 20–0) (12:20) BGSU – Fred Coppet 5 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:47; Toledo 20–7) (08:33) TOLEDO – Jemeson Vest 35 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:47; Toledo 23–7) (05:58) TOLEDO – Kareem Hunt 11 yard run (Jameson Vest kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 3:47; Toledo 30–7) (01:34) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 5 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:17; Toledo 30–14) Third quarter (12:25) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 3 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:19; Toledo 30–21) (11:10) TOLEDO – Phillip Ely 8 yard run (Jameson Vest kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, :35; Toledo 37–21) (08:03) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 11 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:01; Toledo 37–28) Fourth quarter (08:38) TOLEDO – Alonzo Russell 15 yard pass from Phillip Ely (Jameson Vest kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:14; Toledo 44–28) left Toledo Rockets Toledo Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 20 406 50-198-4 208 16–24–1 34:31 28 368 30–94-1 274 28–46–2 25:29 right Toledo Rockets Toledo Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Phillip Ely 16/24, 208 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Kareem Hunt 29 carries, 153 yards, 2 TDS Alonzo Russell 3 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD Matt Johnson 28/46, 274 yards, 3 TDS, 2 INTS Travis Greene 17 carries, 73 yards Gehrig Dieter 13 receptions, 103 yards, 3 TDS Toledo's defense held BG to 368 yards of total offense, 216 below its average of 584. The Rockets defense caused five turnovers, including three fumble recoveries and two interceptions.https://utrockets.com/news/2015/11/17/FB_1117154039.aspx Toldeo Shoots Down Falcons, 44-28 utrockets November 17, 2015 utrockets.com Travis Greene became BGSU's all-time leading rusher. He finished the game with 73 rushing yards and had a new career total of 3,492, passing former running back Dave Preston. Quarterback Matt Johnson set a school record for the most passing yards in a single-season, passing Tyler Sheehan's 2009 mark of 4,051. Linebacker Austin Valdez led the Flacons with 13 total tackles and 2.5 TFLs. He also added his second career interception.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/17/FB_1117153641 Falcons Fall In Battle Of I-75 bgsufalcons November 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com At Ball State 2015 Ball State Cardinals football team Bowling Green Falcons ;text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee Bowling Green Falcons (8-3) at Ball State Cardinals (3-8) – Game summary Tuesday, November 24, 2015 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green 13 14 7 14 Ball State 0 0 7 3 Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN 5,201 Temperature: 45 F C • Wind: SE 4 mph km/h on • Weather: Clear Ron Hudson • Umpire: David Parker • Linesman: Lance Ferrell • Line judge: Michael Maisner • Back judge: Rich Grub • Field judge: Kyle DeBuse • Side judge: Matt Kukar ESPN3 Jim Barbar (play–by–play), Mark Herrmann (color) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/ball-state/boxscore/7216 Box score (Bowling Green vs Ball State) bgsufalcons November 24, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (06:45) BGSU – Hunter Folkertsma 3 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick failed) (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 2:40; Bowling Green 6–0) (01:37) BGSU – Fred Coppet 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 2:55; Bowling Green 13–0) Second quarter (09:39) BGSU – Travis Greene 4 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:36; Bowling Green 20–0) (00:36) BGSU – Matt Johnson 4 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, :41; Bowling Green 27–0) Third quarter (11:11) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 1 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:16; Bowling Green 34–0) (04:09) BALL – Chris Shillings 7 yard pass from Riley Neal (Morgan Hagee kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 3:52; Bowling Green 34–7) Fourth quarter (09:25) BALL – Morgan Hagee 32 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 46 yards, 6:25; Bowling Green 34–10) (06:16) BGSU – Travis Greene 8 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:04; Bowling Green 41–10) (00:39) BGSU – Matt Domer 95 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 95 yards, :13; Bowling Green 48–10) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Ball State Cardinals Ball State 22 576 37-337-5 239 26–45–0 22:26 15 264 38–110-0 154 24–40–3 37:34 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Ball State Cardinals Ball State Matt Johnson 24/31, 236 yards, 2 TDS Fred Coppet 12 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD Gehrig Dieter 11 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TDS Riley Neal 24/40, 154 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTS James Gilbert 16 carries, 66 yards KeVonn Mabon 7 receptions, 54 yards Quarterback Matt Johnson tied the school and MAC record for touchdown passes in a single season. Johnson's 41st touchdown tied fellow Falcon Omar Jacobs' mark that was set in 2004. Running back Matt Domer's 95-yard touchdown was the second-longest touchdown run in school history. Travis Greene went over 1,000 rushing yards for the season, becoming the second player in school history, joining Paul Miles, to rush for 1,000 yards in multiple seasons. Defensively, the Falcons had three first-half interceptions. Alfonso Mack had his team-leading fifth interception, while Dernard Turner had his fourth of the season and Eilar Hardy registered his second. Linebacker Brandon Harris had a career-high 11 tackles. BGSU finished the regular season at 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the Mid-American Conference.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/24/FB_1124150858 BGSU Beats Ball State, 48-10, To Close Regular Season bgsufalcons November 24, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Northern Illinois–MAC Championship Game 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team 2015 MAC Championship Game Mid-American Conference white; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 2015 MAC Championship GameBowling Green Falcons (9–3, 7–1) vs. Northern Illinois Huskies (8–4, 6–2) Friday, December 4, 2015 8:00 p.m. EST Bowling Green 7 14 7 6 Northern Illinois 0 0 14 0 Ford Field • Detroit, MI 16,425 N/A (game played indoors) M. Kluczynski • Umpire: Bob Holcomb • Linesman: Kole Knueppel • Line judge: Mark Bennett • Back judge: Doug Warns • Field judge: D. Pender • Side judge: Rich Ames ESPN2/IMG College Dave Flemming, Mack Brown, Allison Williams (ESPN2)David Shumate, Jon Jansen (IMG College) https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/northern-illinois/boxscore/7217 Box score (Bowling Green vs Northern Illinois) bgsufalcons December 4, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First Quarter (04:15) BGSU – Fred Coppet 4 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 2:40; Bowling Green 7–0) Second quarter (05:28) BGSU – Derek Lee 2 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, :56; Bowling Green 14–0) (01:04) BGSU – Travis Greene 25 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:32; Bowling Green 21–0) Third quarter (12:26) BGSU – Roger Lewis 45 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:37; Bowling Green 28–0) (05:43) NIU – Desroy Maxwell 32 yard pass from Tommy Fiedler (Christian Hagan kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:29; Bowling Green 28–7) (02:24) NIU – Shawun Lurry 64 yard interception return (Christian Hagan kick) (Bowling Green 28–14) Fourth quarter (12:32) BGSU – Travis Greene 1 yard run (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:47; Bowling Green 34–14) left Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 25 501 53-266-3 235 25–37–2 34:26 17 259 38–107-0 152 12–28–3 25:34 right Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Matt Johnson 25/37, 235 yards, 2 TDS, 2 INTS Travis Greene 29 carries, 183 yards, 2 TDS Gehrig Dieter 7 receptions, 75 yards Tommy Fiedler 12/28, 152 yards, 1 TD, 3 INTS Joel Bouagnon 14 carries, 57 yards Desroy Maxwell 3 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD The 2015 conference title was the second MAC Championship over the last three years for the Falcons and is the 12th MAC Championship in school history. Redshirt-senior Travis Greene ran for a career-high 183 yards and two touchdowns, earning him the Most Valuable Player award. Quarterback Matt Johnson threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Gehrig Dieter caught a game high seven receptions for 75 yards, while Roger Lewis totaled six catches for 75 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown catch and run in the third quarter. Defensively, BG was led by linebacker Austin Valdez's 13 total tackles, while defensive back Alfonso Mack finished with seven total stops and an interception. The defense forced three interceptions and two fumble recoveries.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/5/FB_1205151234 2015 MAC Champs!!! Falcons Soar To 12th MAC Championship In School History bgsufalcons December 5, 2015 bgsufalcons.com On December 5, Dino Babers became the head coach at Syracuse.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14294355/syracuse-orange-name-dino-babers-head-coach Syracuse names Bowling Green's Dino Babers head coach ESPN December 5, 2015 Georgia Southern–GoDaddy Bowl 2015 Georgia Southern Eagles football team 2015 GoDaddy Bowl (December) background:#00B67C; color:#ffffff; a #000000 2px; text-align:center; autocollapse #fff #eee 2015 GoDaddy Bowl Georgia Southern Eagles (8-4, 6-2) vs Bowling Green Falcons (10-3, 7-1) Wednesday, December 23, 2015 7:00 p.m. Georgia Southern 9 14 21 14 Bowling Green 13 14 0 0 Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL 28,656 Temperature: 72 F C • Wind: S 19 mph km/h on • Weather: Cloudy Scott Campbell • Umpire: M Henderson • Linesman: Greg Downum • Line judge: Steve Hoslett • Back judge: Robert Lewis • Field judge: Kirk Wisneski • Side judge: Rick Ockey ESPN Tom Hart (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Laura Rutledge (sideline) (ESPN)Volner, Derek http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2015/12/college-football-playoff-highlights-2015-16-bowl-schedule/ College Football Playoff Highlights 2015-16 Bowl Schedule ESPN December 8, 2015 December 23, 2015 https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2015/georgia-southern/boxscore/7643 Box score (Bowling Green vs Georgia Southern) bgsufalcons December 23, 2015 bgsufalcons.com First quarter (08:52) GASO – La Ramsby 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Georgia Southern 7–0) (07:29) BGSU – Roger Lewis 45 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick blocked) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Georgia Southern 7–6) (07:29) GASO – Matt Dobson 99 yard defensive 2-point conversion return(Georgia Southern 9–6) (00:33) BGSU – Ronnine Moore 15 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick)(Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:42; Bowling Green 13–9) Second quarter (11:42) BGSU – Gehrig Dieter 51 yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 1 play, 51 yards, :08; Bowling Green 20–9) (07:53) GASO – Wesley Fields 26 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:49; Bowling Green 20–16) (01:27) GASO – Montay Crockett 31 yard pass from Kevin Ellison (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:15; Georgia Southern 23–20) (00:36) BGSU – Travis Greene 5 yard run (Tyler Tate kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, :51; Bowling Green 27–23) Third quarter (07:26) GASO – Favian Upshaw 3 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Georgia Southern 30–27) (02:55) GASO – Favian Upshaw 80 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, :11; Georgia Southern 37–27) (01:51) GASO – Matt Breida 1 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, :23; Georgia Southern 44–27) Fourth quarter (14:55) GASO – Favian Upshaw 8 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, :48; Georgia Southern 51–27) (05:25) GASO – Favian Upshaw 3 yard run (Younghoe Koo kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:59; Georgia Southern 58–27) left Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 26 534 68-452-7 82 4–8–0 40:39 15 362 29–116-1 246 15–34–0 19:21 right Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Kevin Ellison 3/5, 65 yards, 1 TD Favian Upshaw 12 carries, 199 yards, 4 TDS Montay Crockett 1 reception, 31 yards, 1 TD Matt Johnson 15/34, 246 yards, 3 TDS Travis Greene 10 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD Ronnie Moore 5 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD Georgia Southern scored 35 unanswered points in the second half to overcome Bowling Green's 27-23 halftime lead. Quarterback Matt Johnson threw three first half touchdowns. He became BG's passing touchdown leader, passing Omar Jacobs's 70-touchdown mark with 73 to end his career. Johnson extended his MAC and school records for most passing yards (4,946) and touchdown passes (46) in a single season. With his 15 completions, Johnson finished the year with 383, breaking the school record set by Tyler Sheehan (373) in 2009. Running back Travis Greene finished his career with 3,852 rushing yards, most in program history. Wide receiver Roger Lewis (1,544) and Gehrig Dieter (1,033), combined for the most yards for any wide receiver duo in school history. Punter Joe Davidson's 73-yard punt became the longest punt in GoDaddy Bowl history and BGSU's bowl history. Defensively, Taylor Royster and Austin Valdez each recorded 11 tackles. Bowling Green ended the season with a record of 10-4, winning double-digit games for the sixth time in program history. Bowling Green became 6-7 all-time in bowl games and 1-2 all-time in the GoDaddy Bowl. On the season, the Falcons scored a school record 591 points and 81 touchdowns.https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/23/FB_1223151704 Falcons Season Comes To A Close In GoDaddy Bowl bgsufalcons December 23, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Awards and honors Weekly awards Bowling Green Falcons Award Player Position Year Date Source MAC East Offensive Player of the WeekMatt JohnsonQBR-Sr. Sep. 7https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/7/FB_0907150440 Johnson Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week September 7, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Scott SweganMAC East Offensive Player of the WeekMatt Johnson (2)QBR-Sr.Sep. 14https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/14/FB_0914152110 Johnson, Davidson Honored by Mid-American Conference September 14, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Special Teams Player of the WeekJoseph DavidsonPR-So.Sep. 14MAC East Offensive Player of the WeekRoger LewisWRSo.Sep. 21https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/21/FB_0921154842 Lewis Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week September 21, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Offensive Player of the WeekMatt Johnson (3)QBR-Sr.Sep. 28https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/28/FB_0928151717 Johnson Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week September 28, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Offensive Player of the WeekRoger Lewis (2)WrSo.Oct. 5https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/5/FB_1005152344 Lewis Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week October 5, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Offensive Player of the WeekMatt Johnson (4)QBR-Sr. Oct. 12https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/12/FB_1012155740 Johnson, Tate Honored by Mid-American Conference October 12, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Special Teams Player of the WeekTyler TateKR-Sr.Oct. 12MAC East Offensive Player of the WeekMatt Johnson (5)QBR-Sr.Oct. 19https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/19/FB_1019152349 Johnson Named MAC East Offensive Player of the Week October 19, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Offensive Player of the WeekMatt Johnson (6)QBR-Sr.Oct. 26https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/26/FB_1026153422 Johnson, Davidson Honored by Mid-American Conference October 26, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Special Teams Player of the WeekJoseph Davidson (2)PR-So.Oct. 26MAC East Offensive Player of the WeekTravis GreeneRBR-Sr.Nov. 9https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/9/FB_1109153718 Greene Named MAC East Offensive Player of the week November 9, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Offensive Player of the WeekTravis Greene (2)RBR-Sr.Nov. 16https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/16/FB_1116153822 Greene Named MAC East Offensive Player of the week November 16, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic CommunicationsMAC East Defensive Player of the WeekBrandon HarrisLBFr.Nov. 30https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/30/FB_1130151332 Harris Named MAC East Defensive Player of the week November 30, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU Athletic Communications MAC Conference Individual Yearly awards Bowling Green Falcons Award Player Position Year Date Source MAC Offensive Player of the YearMatt JohnsonQBR-Sr. Dec. 2https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/1/FB_1201155404 Johnson Named MAC Offensive Player Of Year And Vern Smith Leadership Award Recipient December 2, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Scott SweganVern Smith Leadership Award WinnerMatt JohnsonQBR-Sr. Dec. 2 All-MAC awards Bowling Green Falcons Award Player Position Year All-MAC First Team OffenseMatt JohnsonQBR-Sr. All-MAC First Team OffenseRoger LewisWRSo. All-MAC First Team OffenseTravis GreeneRBR-Sr. All-MAC First Team DefenseAustin ValdezILBR-So. All-MAC First Team DefenseJoseph DavidsonPR-So. All-MAC Second Team OffenseAlex HuettelOLR-Sr. All-MAC Second Team OffenseJacob BennettOLR-Jr. All-MAC Second Team OffenseGehrig DieterWRR-Jr. All-MAC Second Team DefenseTrenton GreeneOLBR-Jr. All-MAC Third Team OffenseRonnie MooreWRJr. All-MAC Third Team SpecialistsRyan BurbrinkPRR-Sr. Sourcehttps://getsomemaction.com/news/2015/12/1/FB_1201152551.aspx MAC Announces 2015 All-MAC Teams and Postseason Awards Mid-American Conference enhttps://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/2/FB_1201150916 11 Falcons Earn All-MAC Honors BGSU Athletics en Annual Awards Bowling Green Falcons Award Player Position Date Sammy Baugh Top Passer AwardMatt JohnsonQBDec. 2Paul Warfield AwardRoger LewisWRDec. 2 Sourcehttps://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/2/FB_1202155021 Johnson, Lewis Receive National Awards December 2, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Scott Swegan All-Americans NCAA Recognized All-American Honors Bowling Green Falcons Player Position AFCA AP FWAA Sporting News WCFF DesignationRoger LewisWR3rd Team2nd Team Sourcehttps://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/13/FB_1213152139 Lewis Named To Associated Press All-America Third Team BGSU Athletics enhttps://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/14/FB_1214150944 Lewis Named FWAA Second Team All-America BGSU Athletics en Other All-American Honors Bowling Green Falcons Player Position Athletic Athlon Bleacher Report CBS Sports CFN ESPN FOX Sports Phil Steele Scout SI USA TodayAlex HuettelOL 1st Team Matt JohnsonQB4th TeamHMRoger LewisWR2nd TeamHM Sourcehttps://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/12/17/FB_1217153211 Huettel Headlines Three Falcons Named To Phil Steele All-America Teams December 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com Scott SweganBaker Mayfield, Derrick Henry lead SI.com's 2015 All-America Team https://www.si.com/college/2015/12/10/college-football-all-america-team si.com November 27, 2023 Midseason Awards & watch lists Bowling Green Falcons Award Player Position Date Manning Award Stars of the WeekJohnson Named One Of Manning Award Stars Of The Week https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/14/FB_0914154641 September 14, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsMatt JohnsonQBSep. 14Davey O' Brien Quarterback of the WeekJohnson Named Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/17/FB_0917151508 September 15, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsMatt JohnsonQBSep. 15Maxwell Award National Player of the WeekJohnson Named Maxwell Award National Player of the Week https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/17/FB_0917151508 September 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsMatt JohnsonQBSep 17CFPA National Player of the WeekJohnson Named Maxwell Award National Player of the Week https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/9/17/FB_0917151508 September 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsMatt JohnsonQBSep. 17Biletnikoff watchlistMoore Named To Biletnikoff Award Watch List https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/28/FB_1028151646 October 28, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsRyan Burbrink, Roger Lewis and Ronnie MooreWROct. 28Ray Guy AwardDavidson Named Candidate For Ray Guy Award https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/10/30/FB_1030152534 October 30, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsJoseph DavidsonPOct. 30Davey O' Brien SemifinalistJohnson Named Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/2/FB_1102155111 November 2, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsMatt JohnsonQBNov. 2Biletnikoff SemifinalistLewis Named Semifinalist For Biletnikoff Award https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/2/FB_1102155111 November 17, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsRoger LewisWRNov. 17Broyles AwardLewis Nominated For Broyles Award https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2015/11/25/FB_1125152451 November 25, 2015 bgsufalcons.com BGSU AthleticsSean LewisOCNov. 25 References Bowling Green Category:Bowling Green Falcons football seasons Category:Mid-American Conference football champion seasons Bowling Green Falcons football