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2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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2022 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–7 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorMax Warner (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorGreg Nosal (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorEric Lewis (2nd season)
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 1     10 4  
Buffalo   5 3     7 6  
Bowling Green   5 3     6 7  
Miami (OH)   4 4     6 7  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   5 3     9 5  
Eastern Michigan x   5 3     9 4  
Western Michigan   4 4     5 7  
Ball State   3 5     5 7  
Central Michigan   3 5     4 8  
Northern Illinois   2 6     3 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by fourth-year head coach Scot Loeffler and played their home games at Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. They competed as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 2:30 p.m. at UCLA* P12N L 17–45 27,143
September 10 4:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky* ESPN3 L 57–59 7OT 17,376
September 17 5:00 p.m. Marshall*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
NFLN W 34–31 OT 21,158
September 24 12:00 p.m. at Mississippi State* SECN L 14–45 48,376
October 1 3:30 p.m. at Akron ESPN+ W 31–28 8,093
October 8 12:00 p.m. Buffalo
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+ L 7–38 8,724
October 15 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH)
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+ W 17–13 7,841
October 22 1:00 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPN3 W 34–18 14,676
November 2 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN2 W 13–9 7,589
November 9 7:00 p.m. Kent State
CBSSN L 6–40 7,291
November 15 7:00 p.m. at Toledo ESPNU W 42–35 20,027
November 22 7:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPNU L 14–38 11,693
December 26 1:30 p.m. vs. New Mexico State* ESPN L 19–24 22,987
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At UCLA

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Bowling Green Falcons (0-0) vs UCLA Bruins (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 7 0017
Bruins 7 17 71445

at Rose BowlPasadena, CA

  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 101 °F (38 °C)
  • Game attendance: 27,143
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:46) BGSU – Charles Rosser 11-yard return of blocked punt, Mason Lawler kick (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:14; Bowling Green 7–0)
  • (12:20) UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 68-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:26; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:29) BGSU – Mason Lawler 24-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:13; Bowling Green 14–7)
Second Quarter
  • (13:43) BGSU – Christian Sims 22-yard pass from Matt McDonald, Mason Lawler kick (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:31; Bowling Green 17–7)
  • (8:28) UCLA – Nicholas Barr-Mira 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 5:15; Bowling Green 17–10)
  • (4:04) UCLA – Kazmeir Allen 20-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 2:58; Tied 17–17)
  • (2:18) UCLA – Keegan Jones 52-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 1 plays, 52 yards, 0:00; UCLA 24–17)
Third Quarter
  • (11:03) UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 4-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:20; UCLA 31–17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:54) UCLA – Dorian Thompson-Robinson 8-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 2:45; UCLA 38–17)
  • (4:21) UCLA – Josiah Norwood 50-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:44; UCLA 45–17)
Statistics BGSU UCLA
First downs 9 29
Total yards 162 626
Rushes/yards 25–37 45–269
Passing yards 125 357
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–36–0 35–47–1
Time of possession 25:12 34:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Matt McDonald 17/34, 125 yards, TD
Rushing Jamal Johnson 10 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Christian Sims 4 receptions, 33 yards, TD
UCLA Passing Dorian Thompson-Robinson 32/43, 298 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Zach Charbonnet 21 carries, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Kazmeir Allen 10 receptions, 85 yards, TD

Eastern Kentucky

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0–1) at Bowling Green Falcons (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OT3OT4OT5OT6OT7OTTotal
Colonels 0 24 77762202259
Falcons 10 7 714762202057

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH

  • Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: S 10 mph
  • Game attendance: 17,376
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Jim Barbar (play-by-play), Randy Buffington (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:59) BGSU – Mason Lawler 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:57; Bowling Green 3–0)
  • (1:43) BGSU – CJ Lewis 26-yard pass from Matt McDonald (Mason Lawler kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:24; Bowling Green 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (7:52) EKU – Jayden Higgins 6-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Patrick Nations kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:37; Bowling Green 10–7)
  • (5:39) BGSU – Matt McDonald 31-yard run (Mason Lawler kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; Bowling Green 17–7)
  • (2:12) EKU – Patrick Nations 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:20; Bowling Green 17–10)
  • (1:41) EKU – Jayden Bost fumble recovery in endzone (Patrick Nations kick) (Tied 17–17)
  • (:13) EKU – Braedon Sloan 15-yard run (Mason Lawler kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, :43; Eastern Kentucky 24–17)
Third quarter
  • (7:44) EKU – Cornelius McCoy 2-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Patrick Nations kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 4:33; Eastern Kentucky 31–17)
  • (5:49) BGSU – CJ Lewis 34-yard pass from Matt McDonald (Mason Lawler kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:47; Eastern Kentucky 31–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:55) BGSU – Tyrone Broden 20-yard pass from Matt McDonald (Mason Lawler kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:14; Tied 31–31)
  • (3:39) BGSU – Jaison Patterson 2-yard run (Mason Lawler kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:46; Bowling Green 38–31)
  • (:00) EKU – Jayden Higgins 3-yard pass from Parker McKinney (Patrick Nations kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Tied 38–38)
Overtime
  • BGSU – Ta'ron Keith 3-yard pass from Matt McDonald (Mason Lawler kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, :00; Bowling Green 45–38)
  • EKU – Kyeandre Magloire 3-yard run (Patrick Nations kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, :00; Tied 45–45)
Overtime (2)
  • EKU – Braedon Sloan 4-yard run (Two-point pass failed) (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, :00; Eastern Kentucky 51–45)
  • BGSU – Odieu Hiliare 7-yard pass from Matt McDonald (Two-point pass failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, :00; Tied 51–51)
Overtime (3)
  • BGSU – Christian Sims pass from Matt McDonald (Bowling Green 53–51)
  • EKU – Jayden Higgins pass from Parker McKinney (Tied 53–53)
Overtime (4)
  • EKU – Jayden Higgins pass from Parker McKinney (Eastern Kentucky 55–53)
  • BGSU – Odieu Hiliare pass from Matt McDonald (Tied 55–55)
Overtime (5)
  • BGSU – Matt McDonald pass failed (Tied 55–55)
  • EKU – Parker McKinney pass failed (Tied 55–55)
Overtime (6)
  • EKU – Braedon Sloan rush attempt successful (Eastern Kentucky 57–55)
  • BGSU – Odieu Hiliare pass from Matt McDonald (Tied 57–57)
Overtime (7)
  • BGSU – Matt McDonald pass failed (Tied 57–57)
  • EKU – Braedon Sloan pass from Parker McKinney (Eastern Kentucky 59–57)
Statistics EKU BGSU
First downs 28 27
Plays–yards 84–442 85–431
Rushes–yards 37–118 45–148
Passing yards 324 283
Passing: compattint 33–47–1 23–40–0
Time of possession 33:31 26:29
Team Category Player Statistics
EKU Passing Parker McKinney 33/47, 324 yards, 3 TDS, 1 INT
Rushing Braedon Sloan 9 carries, 56 yards, 2 TDS
Receiving Jaden Smith 7 receptions, 102 yards
Bowling Green Passing Matt McDonald 23/40, 283 yards, 5 TDS
Rushing Jaison Patterson 18 carries, 48 yards, TD
Receiving Odieu Hilliare 7 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Marshall

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Marshall Thundering Herd (2–0) at Bowling Green Falcons (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Thundering Herd 14 7 07331
Falcons 0 21 07634

at Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH

  • Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 21,158
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play), Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
  • Pregame line: Marshall –16.5
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:59) MRSH – Corey Gammage 51 yard pass from Henry Colombi, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Marshall 7–0)
  • (12:28) MRSH – Caleb McMillan 78 yard pass from Henry Colombi, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:41; Marshall 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:30) BGSU – Odieu Hilliare 25 yard pass from Matt McDonald, Mason Lawler kick (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:41; Marshall 14–7)
  • (9:25) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 5 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:59; Marshall 21–7)
  • (6:10) BGSU – Odieu Hilliare 27 yard pass from Matt McDonald, Mason Lawler kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Marshall 21–14)
  • (1:44) BGSU – Cavon Croom 30 yard pass from Matt McDonald, Mason Lawler kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:40; Tied 21–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:08) BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr. 1 yard run, Mason Lawler kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:54; Bowling Green 28–21)
  • (5:43) MRSH – Khalan Laborn 8 yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:17; Tied 28–28)
Overtime
  • MRSH – Rece Verhoff 38 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards; Marshall 31–28)
  • BGSU – Ta'ron Keith 2 yard pass from Matt McDonald (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; Bowling Green 34–31)
Statistics MRSH BGSU
First downs 23 19
Plays–yards 75–547 74–377
Rushes–yards 37–191 27–77
Passing yards 356 300
Passing: compattint 26–38–1 29–47–0
Time of possession 28:12 31:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Henry Colombi 23/34, 338 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Khalan Laborn 24 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Corey Gammage 7 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
Bowling Green Passing Matt McDonald 27/45, 282 yards, 4 TD
Rushing PaSean Wimberly 5 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Odieu Hilliare 4 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD

At Mississippi State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 0 7 0 7 14
Bulldogs 17 14 7 7 45

At Akron

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 14 0 7 31
Zips 7 7 7 7 28

Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 17 14 7 0 38
Falcons 0 0 7 0 7

Miami (OH)

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1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 7 3 0 13
Falcons 0 7 3 7 17

At Central Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 10 0 17 34
Chippewas 3 0 7 8 18

Western Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 0 0 6 3 9
Falcons 0 6 7 0 13

Kent State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 20 3 17 40
Falcons 0 0 6 0 6

At Toledo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 7 6 15 42
Rockets 0 14 0 21 35

At Ohio

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Bowling Green Falcons (6–5, 5–2) vs. Ohio Bobcats (8–3, 6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 0 0714
Bobcats 0 28 3738

at Peden StadiumAthens, OH

  • Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2022
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: clear, Temperature:50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 11,693
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Connor Onion, Craig Haubert
  • Pregame line: OHIO -5.5
Game information
First Quarter
  • (02:21) BGSU – Broden, Tyrone 44 yd pass from McDonald, Matt (Lawler, Mason kick) 9 plays, 89 yards, TOP 04:13 (BGSU 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:44) OHIO – Harris, CJ 5 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 05:35 (Tied 7–7)
  • (08:25) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 20 yd pass from Harris, CJ (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 79 yards, TOP 01:34 (OHIO 14–7)
  • (03:42) OHIO – Bangura, Sieh 3 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 03:07 (OHIO 21–7)
  • (00:24) OHIO – Harris, CJ 8 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 3 plays, 14 yards, TOP 00:15 (OHIO 28–7)
Third Quarter
  • (02:27) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 32 yd field goal 15 plays, 71 yards, TOP 07:39 (OHIO 31–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:43) OHIO – Harris, CJ 12 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 03:24 (OHIO 38–7)
  • (02:24) BGSU – Orth, Camden 10 yd run (Lawler, Mason kick) 7 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:05 (OHIO 38–14)
Statistics BGSU OHIO
First downs 14 21
Total yards 279 384
Rushes/yards 21/50 54/188
Passing yards 229 196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–32–3 10–21–0
Time of possession 23:41 36:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Matt McDonald 16/29, 217 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Nick Mosley 4 rushes, 29 yards
Receiving Tyrone Broden 2 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Ohio Passing CJ Harris 10/21, 196 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Sieh Bangura 27 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jacoby Jones 4 receptions, 96 yards

Vs. New Mexico State (Quick Lane Bowl)

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New Mexico State Aggies (6–6) vs. Bowling Green Falcons (6–6) – 2022 Quick Lane Bowl Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 7 7 10024
Falcons 0 0 71219

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Date: December 26
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. MST/2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 22,987
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (ESPN): John Schriffen, Rene Ingoglia, and Tera Talmadge
Game information
First quarter
  • NMSU – Star Thomas 15-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 9:39. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:05.

Second quarter

  • NMSU – Eric Marsh 2-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick), 7:36. Aggies 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:11.

Third quarter

  • NMSU – Ethan Albertson 35-yard field goal, 11:15. Aggies 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:45.
  • BGSU – Ta'Ron Keith 75-yard kickoff return (Mason Lawler kick), 11:02. Aggies 17–7.
  • NMSU – Ahmonte Watkins 45-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick), 3:26. Aggies 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:45.

Fourth quarter

  • BGSU – Mason Lawler 49-yard field goal, 14:55. Aggies 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:31.
  • BGSU – Davion Daniels blocked punt out of the end zone, 7:10. Aggies 24–12.
  • BGSU – Tyrone Broden 19-yard pass from Camden Orth (Mason Lawler kick), 6:27. Aggies 24–19. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:43.

Statistics

Statistics NMSU BGSU
First downs 21 16
Total yards 407 294
Rushing yards 240 84
Passing yards 167 221
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 38:10 21:50
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Diego Pavia 17/29, 167 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ahmonte Watkins 9 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Kordell David 5 receptions, 54 yards
Bowling Green Passing Camden Orth 14/22, 191 yards, TD
Rushing Jaison Patterson 6 rushes, 23 yards
Receiving Ta'ron Keith 3 receptions, 69 yards

Coaching staff

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Coach Title
Scot Loeffler Head coach
Kevin Tolbert Strength and conditioning Coach
Steve Morrison Associate head coach / Inside Linebackers coach
Brian White Assistant head coach / Runningbacks coach
Sammy Lawanson Assistant head coach / outside linebackers coach
Greg Nosal Co-offensive coordinator / tight ends coach
Max Warner Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach
Eric Lewis Defensive coordinator / defensive backs coach
Alex Bayer Special teams coordinator
Erik Campbell Passing game coordinator / wide receivers coach
Chris Hedden Run game coordinator / offensive line coach
Julian Campenni Defensive run game coordinator / defensive line coach
Mitch Fair Defensive graduate assistant
Brady Thomas Defensive graduate assistant
Grant Strock Offensive graduate assistant
Pat Forgarty Offensive graduate assistant

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
6 178 Karl Brooks DT Green Bay Packers

References

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  1. ^ "2022 Bowling Green Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.