Bowling Green Football Talk

Bowling Green is Bowl Bound as the Falcons Beat the Flashes for the First Time Since 2017! (photo via BG Athletics) Takeaways     WE ARE GOING BOWLING! After so many years of darkness, we are now going to back-to-back bowl games. TaRon Keith became the first Falcon to ever rush and receive over 100 yards in a single game. TK rushed for 103 yards on just 9 carries and caught 8 balls for 130 yards and scored a TD each way. Scot Loeffler notched his FIRST win over the Golden Flashes. BG was on an 0-5 skid to our Anniversary Award rivals, losing last year 40-6. Now BG has flipped the script, capping off a 4 game heater by whooping the Flashes 49-19. While BG had 11 penalties and just 4/10 on third downs, the Falcons gained 476 yards, won the turnover battle and Cam Orth had 3 scores. Connor Bazelak had another efficient game and the defense once again just dominated a MAC opponent. The offensive and defensive lines looked really sharp and BG pounded the rock for 190 yards and 5 scores on t

      Bowling Green Wins Late to Extend Win Streak to 3! (photo via BG Athletics) Takeaways     Scot Loeffler said after the Akron win to watch, as this team is going to do something special here at Bowling Green. Getting a win in the first weeknight game of the season makes "special" something possible here at BG. The Falcons now are above .500 with a 5-4 record, 3-2 in MAC play. Coach Loeffler and the lads have now won three straight games as BG comes up with a 24-21 win against Ball State (2-7). Despite the record, BG was just a 5 point favorite against Ball State, who came out matching the Falcons blow to blow in the battle of the birds.      BG and Ball State traded touchdowns until Alan Anaya hit a late FG to take the lead which Ball St could not match, missing a 52 yard boot just short with 0 seconds left. Looking at the numbers, the game was basically even exempt for one stat, the turnovers. The Falcons won the turnover battle 2-0, scoring two touchdowns off of the ta