Quick Lane Bowl: New Mexico State 24, Bowling Green 19
(AP Photo/Al Goldis)
By BOB TRIPI
The Associated Press
DETROIT - Diego Pavia threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns, and New Mexico State held off a late rally by Bowling Green to win the Quick Lane Bowl 24-19.
The Aggies (7-6) were up 24-7 late in the third quarter, but the Falcons closed the gap in the fourth quarter to make it 24-19 after a field goal, a safety off of a blocked punt and Camden Orth's 19-yard touchdown pass to Tyrone Broden with 6:27 left.
From there, New Mexico State kept control of the ball for the rest of the game.
Bowling Green (6-7) lost starting quarterback Matt McDonald early in the first quarter when he was hit late by Aggies safety Dylan Early while going out of bounds on a third-down run. He was replaced by Orth, who twice led the Falcons into field-goal range in the first half but Mason Lawler missed both tries.
The Aggies scored first to make it 7-0 on Pavia's 15-yard scoring pass to Star Thomas on their first possession of the game. The junior quarterback later added a 2-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to Eric Marsh.
THE TAKEAWAY
New Mexico State: It's only the second time in the last 20 seasons that New Mexico State has won at least seven games, the first being 2017 when the Aggies beat Utah State in the Arizona Bowl.
Bowling Green: The Falcons' defense struggled throughout the season and it carried over into the game. Bowling Green was unable to slow the Aggies' offense, especially Pavia's ability to extend plays with his passing and running.
December 26, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
NMSt | BGSU |
| NMSt |
TD |
9:39 |
Star Thomas 15 yard TD pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
NMSt | BGSU |
| NMSt |
TD |
7:36 |
Eric Marsh 2 yard TD pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson Extra Point) |
14 |
0 |
| Third Quarter |
NMSt | BGSU |
| NMSt |
FG |
11:15 |
Ethan Albertson 35 yard field goal |
17 |
0 |
| BGSU |
TD |
11:02 |
Taron Keith 75 yard kick return for TD (Mason Lawler Extra Point) |
17 |
7 |
| NMSt |
TD |
3:26 |
Ahmonte Watkins 45 yard TD run (Ethan Albertson Extra Point) |
24 |
7 |
| Fourth Quarter |
NMSt | BGSU |
| BGSU |
FG |
14:55 |
Mason Lawler 49 yard field goal |
24 |
10 |
| BGSU |
SF |
7:10 |
Team safety |
24 |
12 |
| BGSU |
TD |
6:27 |
Tyrone Broden 19 yard TD pass from Camden Orth (Mason Lawler Extra Point) |
24 |
19 |
| Team Stats |
| |
New Mexico State |
Bowling Green |
| First downs |
21 |
17 |
| Rushing |
13 |
4 |
| Passing |
7 |
12 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
11-17, 65% |
3-9, 33% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
41-240 |
21-73 |
| Passing Yards |
167 |
221 |
| Return Yards |
38 |
192 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
17-29-1 |
16-26-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
0-0 |
1-2 |
| Punts |
4 |
2 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
8-55 |
4-41 |
| New Mexico State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| D. Pavia |
17 |
29 |
167 |
2 |
1 |
| Bowling Green Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Orth |
14 |
22 |
191 |
1 |
0 |
| M. McDonald |
2 |
4 |
30 |
0 |
1 |
| New Mexico State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Watkins |
9 |
76 |
8.4 |
1 |
| D. Pavia |
12 |
65 |
5.4 |
0 |
| S. Thomas |
9 |
48 |
5.3 |
0 |
| J. Brady |
1 |
37 |
37.0 |
0 |
| J. Jones |
9 |
15 |
1.7 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Patterson |
6 |
23 |
3.8 |
0 |
| C. Orth |
4 |
16 |
4.0 |
0 |
| J. Johnson |
4 |
15 |
3.8 |
0 |
| M. McDonald |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| T. Keith |
6 |
8 |
1.3 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. David |
5 |
54 |
10.8 |
0 |
| J. Brady |
4 |
43 |
10.8 |
0 |
| J. Powers |
1 |
42 |
42.0 |
0 |
| S. Thomas |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
1 |
| T. Whitford |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| E. Marsh |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
1 |
| B. Childress |
2 |
1 |
.5 |
0 |
| J. Jones |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Keith |
3 |
69 |
23.0 |
0 |
| C. Sims |
4 |
56 |
14.0 |
0 |
| O. Hiliare |
4 |
43 |
10.8 |
0 |
| T. Broden |
2 |
33 |
16.5 |
1 |
| A. Osborne |
2 |
19 |
9.5 |
0 |
| H. Fannin Jr. |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| New Mexico State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Brohard |
1 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. Bacon |
1 |
17 |
| New Mexico State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| G. Eberle |
3 |
95 |
31.7 |
| Bowling Green Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. Sir |
2 |
77 |
38.5 |
| New Mexico State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. Dixon |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| New Mexico State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Brady |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| L. Dixon |
1 |
24 |
24.0 |
| Bowling Green Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Embry |
4 |
100 |
25.0 |
| T. Keith |
1 |
75 |
75.0 |
| New Mexico State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Bowling Green Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| M. Lawler |
48 |
| M. Lawler |
41 |
