2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team explained
| Year: | 2010 |
| Team: | Bowling Green Falcons |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Doyt Perry Stadium
(Capacity: 23,724) |
The 2010 Bowling Green Falcons football team was the 92nd varsity football team to represent Bowling Green State University and the program's 58th season in the Mid-American Conference. The Falcons play in the MAC's east division and are led by second year head coach Dave Clawson. They played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.
Preseason
In early July 2010, Falcon Sports Properties secured a three-year agreement with Toledo's ESPN Radio affiliate WLQR (1470 AM) to carry all Bowling Green Falcons football games, as well as a partial men's basketball schedule. As part of the agreement, WLQR will air daily shows as well as coaches' show for both teams. With the addition of WLQR, the Falcon Sports Network to seven stations across northwest Ohio.[1]
At the 2010 Mid-American Conference Media Day, Bowling Green was picked to finish fourth in the conference's East Division. The Falcons are expected to finish behind Temple, Ohio and Kent State[2]
Team departures
2010 Bowling Green offseason departures| Name | Pos. |
|---|
| Scott Albert | OL |
| WR |
| Chris Bullock | RB |
| Toby Hunter | QB |
| Brady Minturn | OL |
| Jimmy Scheidler | TE |
| QB |
| Shane Steffy | OL |
| Chris Wright | WR |
| Cody Basler | LB |
| Jahmal Brown | DB |
| Giovanni Fillari | DB |
| Brandon Jackson | LB |
| P. J. Mahone | DB |
| Jarrett Sanderson | LB |
| James Schneider | LB |
| Roger Williams | DB |
| Nick Iovinelli | P |
| Craig Rutherford | LS |
|
Recruiting class
Game summaries
At Troy Trojans
See also: 2010 Troy Trojans football team.
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Troy |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 68–329 | 84–475 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–108 | 44–211 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 264 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–43–1 | 27–40–2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 22/43, 221 yards, TD, INT |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 20 carries, 93 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 9 receptions, 111 yards |
| Troy | Passing | | 25/38, 252 yards, TD, 2 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Shawn Southward | 13 carries, 70 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Tebiarus Gill | 6 receptions, 68 yards | |
At Tulsa Golden Hurricane
See also: 2010 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team.
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Tulsa |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 31 |
| Plays–yards | 65–303 | 88–546 |
| Rushes–yards | 25–41 | 40–190 |
| Passing yards | 262 | 356 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 29–40–3 | 27–48–1 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 28:15 | 31:45 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 29/40, 262 yards, 3 INTs |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 15 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 14 receptions, 168 yards |
| Tulsa | Passing | | 27/47, 356 yards, 2 TDs, INT |
|---|
| Rushing | Alex Singleton | 10 carries, 74 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Damaris Johnson | 7 receptions, 84 yards | |
vs Marshall Thundering Herd
See also: 2010 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
| Statistics | Marshall | Bowling Green |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 73–376 | 77–393 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–185 | 44–101 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 292 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–47–4 | 24–33–1 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 22:20 | 37:40 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Marshall | Passing | Brian Anderson | 20/44, 191 yards, TD, 4 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Antavious Wilson | 7 carries, 121 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Chuck Walker | 7 receptions, 66 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 19/25, 181 yards, TD, |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 31 carries, 100 yards |
| Receiving | Willie Geter | 5 receptions, 86 yards | |
At Michigan Wolverines
See also: 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team.
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Michigan |
|---|
| First downs | 12 | 31 |
| Plays–yards | 58–283 | 82–721 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–32 | 56–466 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 255 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–31–2 | 23–26–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:54 | 33:06 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Aaron Pankratz | 17/28, 231 yards, TD, INT |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 12 carries, 33 yards |
| Receiving | Tyrone Pronty | 3 receptions, 92 yards, TD |
| Michigan | Passing | | 12/12, 110 yards, TD |
|---|
| Rushing | | 5 carries, 129 yards, 2 TDS |
| Receiving | Roy Roundtree | 9 receptions, 118 yards | |
Bowling Green was without starting quarterback Matt Schilz due to a shoulder injury he sustained in the second half the previous week against Marshall. Backup quarterback Aaron Pankratz made his first collegiate start in front of 109,933 fans at "The Big House". Pankratz finished 17-of-28 passing for 231 yards with one touchdown and interception. He threw a 71-yard touchdown to wide receiver Tyrone Pronty on a screen pass to make the score 21–14 midway through the second quarter. Redshirt freshman running back Jordan Hopgood scored a pair of touchdowns for the Falcons, twice converting on fourth-and-goal plays from the 1-yard line for the Falcons other two scores. Bowling Green ended the non-conference portion of the schedule with a record of 1–3.
[3] vs Buffalo Bulls
See also: 2010 Buffalo Bulls football team.
| Statistics | Buffalo | Bowling Green |
|---|
| First downs | 27 | 10 |
| Plays–yards | 92–441 | 62–176 |
| Rushes–yards | 58–200 | 25–9 |
| Passing yards | 241 | 167 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–34–1 | 12–37–3 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 5 |
| Time of possession | 38:22 | 21:38 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Buffalo | Passing | Jerry Davis | 19/34, 241 yards, 3 TD, 4 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Jeffvon Gill | 13 carries, 52 yards |
| Receiving | Terrell Jackson | 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Aaron Pankratz | 12/37, 167 yards, 2 TDS, 3 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 12 carries, 32 yards |
| Receiving | Tyrone Pronty | 2 receptions, 63 yards, TD | |
At Ohio Bobcats
See also: 2010 Ohio Bobcats football team.
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Ohio |
|---|
| First downs | 23 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 74–414 | 52–380 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–137 | 36–257 |
| Passing yards | 277 | 123 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–37–1 | 10–16–0 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:22 | 25:38 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 23/37, 277 yards, 2 TDS, INT |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 22 carries, 98 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 8 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TDS |
| Ohio | Passing | Boo Jackson | 9/14, 76 yards, 3 TDS |
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| Rushing | Phil Bates | 11 carries, 142 yards, 2 TDS |
| Receiving | Donte Foster | 1 reception, 47 yards | |
At Temple Owls
See also: 2010 Temple Owls football team.
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Temple |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 88–323 | 45–307 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–36 | 27–133 |
| Passing yards | 287 | 174 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–52–0 | 10–18–1 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 37:18 | 22:42 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 30/51, 287 yards, TD |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 16 carries, 61 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 12 receptions, 143 yards |
| Temple | Passing | Mike Gerardi | 9/15, 163 yards, 2 TDS |
|---|
| Rushing | Bernard Pierce | 15 carries, 106 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Rod Streater | 4 reception, 88 yards, TD | |
vs Kent State Golden Flashes
See also: 2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football team and Anniversary Award.
| Statistics | Kent State | Bowling Green |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 11 |
| Plays–yards | 70–351 | 63–135 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–128 | 24– -10 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 145 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 26–32–0 | 20–39–2 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 34:59 | 25:01 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Kent State | Passing | Spencer Keith | 26/32, 223 yards, 2 TDS |
|---|
| Rushing | Jacquise Terry | 22 carries, 94 yards |
| Receiving | Tyshon Goode | 12 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TDS |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 18/35, 118 yards, 2 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Calvin Wiley | 2 carries, 22 yards |
| Receiving | Alex Bayer | 3 receptions, 38 yards | |
At Central Michigan Chippewas
See also: 2010 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Central Michigan |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 72–307 | 59–231 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–107 | 34–99 |
| Passing yards | 200 | 132 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 22–39–2 | 14–25–1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 31:30 | 28:30 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 22/39, 200 yards, 2 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 26 carries, 103 yards |
| Receiving | | 9 receptions, 92 yards |
| Central Michigan | Passing | Ryan Radcliff | 9/15, 163 yards, 2 TDS |
|---|
| Rushing | Paris Cotton | 23 carries, 111 yards |
| Receiving | Cedric Fraser | 2 reception, 29 yards | |
vs Miami RedHawks
See also: 2010 Miami RedHawks football team.
| Statistics | Miami | Bowling Green |
|---|
| First downs | 20 | 11 |
| Plays–yards | 62–377 | 56–220 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–156 | 27–44 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 176 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–25–0 | 17–29–2 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 33:10 | 26:50 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Miami | Passing | Zac Dysert | 19/25, 221 yards, TD |
|---|
| Rushing | Thomas Merriweather | 17 carries, 88 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Nick Harwell | 10 receptions, 125 yards, TD |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 17/29, 176 yards, TD, 2 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 16 carries, 34 yards, 2 TDS |
| Receiving | Kamar Jorden | 4 receptions, 95 yards | |
At Toledo Rockets
See also: 2010 Toledo Rockets football team and Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry.
| Statistics | Bowling Green | Toledo |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 70–254 | 73–537 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–35 | 47–277 |
| Passing yards | 219 | 260 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 30–47–2 | 17–26–1 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:27 | 36:33 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 29/47, 219 yards, TD, 2 INTS |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 11 carries, 31 yards |
| Receiving | | 8 receptions, 75 yards |
| Toledo | Passing | Terrance Owens | 16/25, 225 yards, 2 TDS, INT |
|---|
| Rushing | Adonis Thomas | 24 carries, 163 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Eric Page | 9 receptions, 111 yards, TD | |
vs Western Michigan Broncos
See also: 2010 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
| Statistics | Western Michigan | Bowling Green |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 67–442 | 67–396 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–191 | 35–114 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 282 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 23–36–0 | 19–32–1 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:40 | 33:20 | |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Western Michigan | Passing | Alex Carder | 23/33, 251 yards, 4 TDS |
|---|
| Rushing | Tevin Drake | 10 carries, 127 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Jordan White | 7 receptions, 110 yards |
| Bowling Green | Passing | Matt Schilz | 19/31, 282 yards, TD, INT |
|---|
| Rushing | Willie Geter | 15 carries, 87 yards |
| Receiving | Kamar Jorden | 8 receptions, 114 yards, TD | |
Statistics
Final Statistics through November 26, 2010
Individual Leaders
Passing
| Passing statistics |
|---|
| NAME | GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Rtg |
|---|
| Matt Schilz | 10 | 10 | 2–8 | 229 | 377 | 60.7 | 2,223 | 8 | 14 | 109.8 |
| Aaron Pankratz | 6 | 2 | 0–2 | 35 | 77 | 45.5 | 520 | 4 | 5 | 106.3 |
| Kallen Pagel | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 56.0 |
| Totals | 12 | 12 | 2–10 | 266 | 459 | 58.0 | 2,779 | 12 | 20 | 108.7 | |
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Rushing
| Rushing statistics |
|---|
| NAME | GP | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|
| Willie Geter | 12 | 197 | 718 | 3.6 | 35 | 6 |
| Jordan Hopgood | 12 | 76 | 167 | 2.2 | 17 | 6 |
| Matt Schilz | 10 | 50 | -143 | -2.9 | 8 | 3 |
| Calvin Wiley | 12 | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 25 | 1 |
| Aaron Pankratz | 6 | 10 | -22 | -2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Erique Geiger | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tyrone Pronty | 12 | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Eugene Cooper | 11 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| John Pettigrew | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bryan Wright | 12 | 1 | -30 | -30.0 | -30 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 361 | 754 | 2.1 | 35 | 16 | |
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Receiving
| Receiving statistics |
|---|
| NAME | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|
| 12 | 96 | 1,109 | 11.6 | 76 | 4 |
| Tyrone Pronty | 12 | 35 | 502 | 14.3 | 71 | 3 |
| Willie Geter | 12 | 31 | 236 | 7.6 | 48 | 1 |
| Calvin Wiley | 12 | 25 | 201 | 8.0 | 33 | 2 |
| 12 | 22 | 298 | 13.5 | 37 | 1 |
| Adrian Hodges | 11 | 20 | 156 | 7.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Eugene Cooper | 11 | 17 | 130 | 7.6 | 23 | 0 |
| Jordan Hopgood | 12 | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Nick Rieke | 12 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Ray Hutson | 12 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Tyler Beck | 11 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Shaun Joplin | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 266 | 2,779 | 10.4 | 76 | 12 | |
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Awards and honors
Weekly awards
| MAC East Defensive Player of the Week | Keith Morgan | DB | Jr. | Sept. 6 | [4] |
| MAC East Defensive Player of the Week | Dwayne Woods | LB | So. | Sept. 20 | [5] |
| MAC East Defensive Player of the Week | Chris Jones | DT | So. | Nov. 1 | [6] |
| MAC East Defensive Player of the Week | Dwayne Woods | LB | So. | Nov. 15 | [7] |
| MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week | Eugene Cooper | PR | Jr. | Nov. 22 | [8] |
|
All-MAC awards
Postseason All-MAC teams| style= | Award | style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Year |
|---|
| All-MAC First Team Offense | Kamar Jorden | WR | Jr. |
| All-MAC Second Team Defense | Dwayne Woods | LB | So. |
| All-MAC Second Team Specialist | Eugene Cooper | PR | Jr. |
| All-MAC Second Team Specialist | Bryan Wright | P | GS |
| All-MAC Third Team Offense | Willie Jeter | RB | GS |
| All-MAC Third Team Defense | Chris Jones | DT | So. |
|
Source
[9] National awards
National Award Honors| CFPA National Punter Returner of the Week | Eugene Cooper | PR | [10] |
| CFPA National Defensive Lineman of the Week | Chris Jones | DT | [11] |
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Notes and References
- News: Staff report. BGSU football on 1470 AM. Toledo Blade. July 7, 2010. July 21, 2010.
- News: Carle. Jack. Temple picked to win MAC tirtle; BG selected No. 4 in MAC East. Sentinel-Tribune. July 30, 2010. https://archive.today/20120730044109/http://sent-trib.com/trib/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17833:temple-picked-to-win-mac-tirtle-bg-selected-no-4-in-mac-east&catid=22:bgsu-sports&Itemid=40. dead. July 30, 2012. July 31, 2010.
- Web site: Michigan Runs Past Falcons, 65-21. bgsufalcons.com.
- Web site: Non-AQ conference players of the week . Adelson . Andrea . 2010-09-06 . 2010-09-21 . ESPN. https://web.archive.org/web/20100909163117/http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/26181/non-aq-conference-players-of-the-week. 9 September 2010 . live.
- Web site: Woods Named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week. September 20, 2010. August 9, 2024. bgsufalcons.com. BGSU Falcons.
- Web site: He Did it Again: Jones Named MAC East Defensive POW. November 1, 2010. August 9, 2024. bgsufalcons.com. BGSU Falcons.
- Web site: Woods Named MAC East Defensive Player of the Week. November 15, 2010. August 9, 2024. bgsufalcons.com. BGSU Falcons.
- Web site: Cooper Named MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week. November 22, 2010. August 9, 2024. bgsufalcons.com. BGSU Falcons.
- Web site: Six Falcons Earn All-MAC Honors. BGSU Athletics. en.
- Cooper Named National Punt Returner of the Week . BGSU Athletics . November 22, 2010 . August 9, 2024.
- Jones Named National Defensive Lineman of the Week . BGSU Athletics . October 31, 2010 . August 9, 2024.
