Bowling Green 34, Marshall 31
Associated Press
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Matt McDonald found Ta'ron Keith from 2 yards out in overtime to lift Bowling Green to a 34-31 win over Marshall.
The Thundering Herd came into the game looking to build momentum after shocking Notre Dame, 28-21, to break into the Top 25 for the first time in two seasons.
Henry Colombi fired a 51-yard touchdown pass to Corey Gammage in the first quarter to open the scoring for Marshall and followed it with a 78-yard strike to Caleb McMillan to take a 14-0 lead after one quarter.
McDonald got the Falcons on the board with a 25-yard strike to Odieu Hiliare, but Marshall answered with a 5-yard run by Khalan Laborn to take a 21-7 lead.
McDonald hit Hiliare from 27-yards out, then found Cavon Croom with a 30-yard strike to even the game at 21-21 at intermission.
Bowling Green took the lead when Harold Fannin Jr. punched in from the 1, but Marshall answered on an 8-yard run by Laborn to tie the game and force overtime.
The Thundering Herd got the ball first in overtime and Rece Verhoff kicked a 38-yard field goal.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Marsh | BGSU |
| Marsh |
TD |
13:59 |
Corey Gammage 51 yard TD pass from Henry Colombi (Rece Verhoff Extra Point) |
7 |
0 |
| Marsh |
TD |
12:28 |
Caleb McMillan 78 yard TD pass from Henry Colombi (Rece Verhoff Extra Point) |
14 |
0 |
| Second Quarter |
Marsh | BGSU |
| BGSU |
TD |
12:30 |
Odieu Hiliare 25 yard TD pass from Matt McDonald (Mason Lawler Extra Point) |
14 |
7 |
| Marsh |
TD |
9:25 |
Khalan Laborn 5 yard TD run (Rece Verhoff Extra Point) |
21 |
7 |
| BGSU |
TD |
6:10 |
Odieu Hiliare 27 yard TD pass from Matt McDonald (Mason Lawler Extra Point) |
21 |
14 |
| BGSU |
TD |
1:44 |
Cavon Croom 30 yard TD pass from Matt McDonald (Mason Lawler Extra Point) |
21 |
21 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Marsh | BGSU |
| BGSU |
TD |
13:08 |
Harold Fannin Jr. 1 yard TD run (Mason Lawler Extra Point) |
21 |
28 |
| Marsh |
TD |
5:43 |
Khalan Laborn 8 yard TD run (Rece Verhoff Extra Point) |
28 |
28 |
| OT |
Marsh | BGSU |
| Marsh |
FG |
|
Rece Verhoff 38 yard field goal |
31 |
28 |
| BGSU |
TD |
|
Taron Keith 2 yard TD pass from Matt McDonald |
31 |
34 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Marshall |
Bowling Green |
| First downs |
24 |
19 |
| Rushing |
11 |
6 |
| Passing |
13 |
12 |
| Penalty |
0 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-15, 47% |
7-18, 39% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
2-2, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
37-191 |
27-77 |
| Passing Yards |
356 |
300 |
| Return Yards |
88 |
17 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
26-38-1 |
29-47-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4-29 |
2-14 |
| Punts |
6 |
9 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
0-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-35 |
4-25 |
| Marshall Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| H. Colombi |
23 |
34 |
338 |
2 |
1 |
| C. Fancher |
3 |
4 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. McDonald |
28 |
46 |
297 |
4 |
0 |
| C. Orth |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Marshall Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Laborn |
24 |
157 |
6.5 |
2 |
| C. Fancher |
2 |
24 |
12.0 |
0 |
| E. Payne |
2 |
9 |
4.5 |
0 |
| H. Colombi |
9 |
1 |
0.1 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| P. Wimberly |
5 |
35 |
7.0 |
0 |
| M. McDonald |
8 |
24 |
3.0 |
0 |
| T. Keith |
3 |
15 |
5.0 |
0 |
| N. Mosley |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| J. Patterson |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| H. Fannin Jr. |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
1 |
| C. Croom |
1 |
-1 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| C. Orth |
2 |
-2 |
-1.0 |
0 |
| O. Hiliare |
2 |
-4 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Marshall Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| C. Gammage |
7 |
100 |
14.3 |
1 |
| C. McMillan |
2 |
92 |
46.0 |
1 |
| T. Keaton |
1 |
38 |
38.0 |
0 |
| S. Ahmed |
3 |
36 |
12.0 |
0 |
| D. Miller |
5 |
29 |
5.8 |
0 |
| K. Laborn |
3 |
29 |
9.7 |
0 |
| E. Payne |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
0 |
| C. Montgomery |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| J. Harrison |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Bowling Green Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| O. Hiliare |
4 |
79 |
19.8 |
2 |
| T. Keith |
8 |
58 |
7.3 |
1 |
| C. Croom |
4 |
50 |
12.5 |
1 |
| C. Lewis |
4 |
49 |
12.3 |
0 |
| T. Broden |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
0 |
| C. Sims |
5 |
25 |
5.0 |
0 |
| N. Mosley |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Patterson |
1 |
-2 |
-2.0 |
0 |
| Marshall Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Bowling Green Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Simms |
1 |
1 |
| Marshall Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. McConnell |
6 |
254 |
42.3 |
| Bowling Green Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| S. Sir |
9 |
360 |
40.0 |
| Marshall Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Keaton |
4 |
11 |
2.8 |
| Bowling Green Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Marshall Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Harrison |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
| C. Harrison |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
| Bowling Green Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Keith |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
| Marshall Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Bowling Green Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
