Bowling Green 13, Western Michigan 9
Associated Press
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Harold Fannin Jr. had a rushing touchdown, Mason Lawler made two field goals and Bowling Green held off Western Michigan 13-9 despite turning it over three times.
Ta'ron Keith returned the second-half kickoff 83 yards and Fannin scored three plays later from 8 for a 13-0 lead.
The Broncos pulled within four points on a field goal with 5:28 remaining in the fourth quarter and forced a three-and-out to get it back with four minutes left. Western Michigan used eight plays to get to the Bowling Green 19 but lost three yards on fourth down.
Matt McDonald was 23-of-31 passing for 161 yards for Bowling Green (5-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference), which won its third straight conference game.
Bowling Green led 6-0 at halftime after holding Western Michigan to four first downs and 91 total yards.
Western Michigan (3-6, 2-3) scored for the first time with 3:11 left in the third when Corey Crooms caught a short pass over the middle and eluded the Bowling Green safety for a 39-yard touchdown. Crooms finished with eight catches for 151 yards.
| Scoring Summary |
| Second Quarter |
WestMI | BGSU |
| BGSU |
FG |
12:54 |
Mason Lawler 24 yard field goal |
0 |
3 |
| BGSU |
FG |
1:45 |
Mason Lawler 28 yard field goal |
0 |
6 |
| Third Quarter |
WestMI | BGSU |
| BGSU |
TD |
13:39 |
Harold Fannin Jr. 8 yard TD run (Mason Lawler Extra Point) |
0 |
13 |
| WestMI |
TD |
3:11 |
Corey Crooms 39 yard TD pass from Treyson Bourguet (Nick Mihalic 2pt conversion attempt is NO GOOD) |
6 |
13 |
| Fourth Quarter |
WestMI | BGSU |
| WestMI |
FG |
5:28 |
Palmer Domschke 31 yard field goal |
9 |
13 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Western Michigan |
Bowling Green |
| First downs |
16 |
17 |
| Rushing |
7 |
8 |
| Passing |
7 |
8 |
| Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-15, 33% |
5-14, 36% |
| 4th down efficiency |
1-3, 33% |
1-1, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
36-127 |
32-128 |
| Passing Yards |
191 |
161 |
| Return Yards |
99 |
166 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
16-27-1 |
23-31-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1-6 |
4-17 |
| Punts |
5 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
2-1 |
3-3 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-40 |
5-50 |
| Western Michigan Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Bourguet |
16 |
27 |
191 |
1 |
1 |
| Bowling Green Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. McDonald |
23 |
31 |
161 |
0 |
0 |
| Western Michigan Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Tyler |
26 |
93 |
3.6 |
0 |
| T. Bourguet |
7 |
29 |
4.1 |
0 |
| Z. Abdus-Salaam |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| M. Hrabowski |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Patterson |
10 |
56 |
5.6 |
0 |
| T. Keith |
10 |
53 |
5.3 |
0 |
| J. Johnson |
3 |
18 |
6.0 |
0 |
| H. Fannin Jr. |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
1 |
| C. Sims |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| C. Lewis |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| M. McDonald |
5 |
-9 |
-1.8 |
0 |
| Western Michigan Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Crooms |
8 |
151 |
18.9 |
1 |
| A. Sambucci |
2 |
20 |
10.0 |
0 |
| J. Galloway |
4 |
15 |
3.8 |
0 |
| N. Anderson |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| S. Tyler |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Bowling Green Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| O. Hiliare |
9 |
51 |
5.7 |
0 |
| C. Sims |
4 |
41 |
10.3 |
0 |
| H. Fannin Jr. |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| T. Broden |
2 |
15 |
7.5 |
0 |
| C. Lewis |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| C. Croom |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
0 |
| T. Keith |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| L. Gazarek |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| J. Johnson |
1 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Western Michigan Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Bowling Green Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| C. Bacon |
1 |
39 |
| Western Michigan Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| N. Mihalic |
5 |
217 |
43.4 |
| Bowling Green Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. Sir |
5 |
232 |
46.4 |
| Western Michigan Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Sambucci |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
| Bowling Green Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Rogers |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
| Western Michigan Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Tyler |
4 |
88 |
22.0 |
| Bowling Green Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Keith |
2 |
102 |
51.0 |
| R. Hicks |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| Western Michigan Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Bowling Green Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
