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.
2014 Bowling Green Falcons football | |
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MAC East Division champion Camellia Bowl champion | |
MAC Championship Game, L 17–51 vs. Northern Illinois | |
Camellia Bowl, W 33–28 vs. South Alabama | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 8–6 (5–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Sterlin Gilbert (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kim McCloud (1st season) |
Home stadium | Doyt Perry Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:30 pm | at Western Kentucky* | CBSSN | L 31–59 | 17,215 | |
September 6 | 3:30 pm | VMI* | ESPN3 | W 48–7 | 18,311 | |
September 13 | 12:00 pm | Indiana* |
| ESPNU | W 45–42 | 23,717 |
September 20 | 12:00 pm | at No. 19 Wisconsin* | ESPN2 | L 17–68 | 79,849 | |
September 27 | 3:00 pm | at Massachusetts | ESPN3 | W 47–42 | 17,000 | |
October 4 | 3:30 pm | Buffalo |
| ESPN3 | W 36–35 | 17,185 |
October 11 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio | ESPN3 | W 31–13 | 24,311 | |
October 18 | 2:00 pm | Western Michigan |
| ESPN3 | L 14–26 | 15,201 |
November 4 | 8:00 pm | at Akron | ESPN2 | W 27–10 | 10,348 | |
November 12 | 8:00 pm | Kent State |
| ESPN2 | W 30–20 | 8,417 |
November 19 | 8:00 pm | at Toledo | ESPN2 | L 20–27 | 17,486 | |
November 28 | 1:00 pm | Ball State |
| ESPN3 | L 24–41 | 8,534 |
December 5 | 7:00 pm | vs. Northern Illinois | ESPN2 | L 17–51 | 15,110 | |
December 20 | 9:15 pm | vs. South Alabama* | ESPN | W 33–28 | 20,256 | |
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Game summaries
editAt Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 0 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
Hilltoppers | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 59 |
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)
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Statistics | Bowling Green | Western Kentucky |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
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)
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Statistics | VMI | Bowling Green |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hoosiers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
Falcons | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 45 |
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)
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Statistics | Indiana | Bowling Green |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Badgers | 14 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 68 |
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)
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Statistics | Bowling Green | Wisconsin |
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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 |
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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
editPeriod | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Falcons | 10 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 47 |
Minutemen | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
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)
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Statistics | Bowling Green | UMass |
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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 |
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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
edit- ^ "2014 Bowling Green Falcons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ "Bowling Green 31-59 Western Kentucky (AUG 29, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bowling Green's Matt Johnson goes from broken hip to breaking records". USA Today. November 17, 2015.
- ^ "VMI 7-48 Bowling Green (SEP 6, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Indiana 42-45 Bowling Green (SEP 13, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Falcons Score In Final Seconds To Knock Off Indiana". bgsufalcons.com. bgsu. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bowling Green 17-68 Wisconsin (SEP 20, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bowling Green 47-42 Wisconsin (SEP 27, 2014) Play-by-Play". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved July 2, 2024.