2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team explained

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.

Game summaries

At Idaho Vandals

See also: 2011 Idaho Vandals football team.

Statistics	Bowling Green	Idaho
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	Passing	Matt Schilz	19/31, 291 yards, 2 TDS
Rushing	Anthon Samuel	22 carries, 141 yards, TD
Receiving	Eugene Cooper	4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TDS
Idaho	Passing	Brian Reader	19–43, 177 yards, 2 TDs, INT
Rushing	Ryan Bass	12 carries, 44 yards
Receiving	Mike Scott	6 receptions, 89 yards

vs Morgan State Bears

See also: 2011 Morgan State Bears football team.

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	Passing	Robert Council	4/19, 32 yards, INT
Rushing	Travis Davidson	12 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving	Winfred Diggs	2 receptions, 19 yards
Bowling Green	Passing	Matt Schilz	16/23, 258 yards, 5 TDS, INT
Rushing	Anthon Samuel	11 carries, 122 yards, TD
Receiving	Eugene Cooper	6 receptions, 134 yards, 4 TDS

vs Wyoming Cowboys

See also: 2011 Wyoming Cowboys football team.

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	Passing	Brett Smith	25/38, 267 yards, TD
Rushing	Alvester Alexander	9 carries, 42 yards, TD
Receiving	Mazi Ogbonna	6 receptions, 79 yards
Bowling Green	Passing	Matt Schilz	34/55, 437 yards, 4 TDS, 2 INTS
Rushing	Jordan Hopgood	12 carries, 48 yards
Receiving	Kamar Jorden	9 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDS

Quarterback Matt Schilz threw for a career-high 437 yards, his first 400 yard game of his career.^[1]

Statistics

Final Statistics through November 25, 2011

Individual Leaders

Passing

Passing statistics
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
	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
	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
	11	1	1	1.0	1	1
Totals	12	254	3,139	12.4	83	28

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mistakes Doom Falcons in 28-27 Loss to Wyoming. bgsufalcons.com . BGSU Athletics . 11 August 2024.