Ohio Bobcats at Bowling Green Falcons
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Needham kicks 4 FGs, Bowling Green beats Ohio 21-10
The Bobcats beat Bowling Green 52-10 last season.
On fourth-and-goal from the 1, Bowling Green's Nick Mosley was dropped in the backfield by Bryce Houston but, after a false start by the Bobcats, Blaine Spires and Karl Brooks stopped Armani Rogers in the end zone to give the Falcons a 15-10 lead with 12:55 to play.
Nate Needham, who missed from 43 yards in the second quarter, made field goals of 23 and 43 yards before his 40-yarder capped a 13-play, 51-yard drive to make it 18-10 with 7:03 left. He added a 39-yard field goal to cap the scoring with 1:17 to play.
Rogers, who finished with three carries for minus-4 yards, took a snap from the shotgun and plowed into the end zone from 1-yard out early in the second quarter and Steven Johnson kicked a 22-yard field goal to give Ohio (3-9, 3-5 Mid-American Conference) a 10-3 lead with 8:47 left in the first half.
The Falcons (4-8, 2-6) responded with an 11-play, 70-yard drive that culminated when McDonald threw a 14-yard pass TD to Austin Osborne that made it 10-all at halftime.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 8:14 | Nate Needham 23 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:17 | Armani Rogers 1 Yd Run (Stephen Johnson Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 8:47 | Stephen Johnson 22 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 4:48 | Austin Osborne 14 Yd pass from Matt McDonald (Nate Needham Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 4:06 | Nate Needham 43 Yd Field Goal |
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SF | 4th Period 12:55 | Team Safety |
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FG | 4th Period 7:03 | Nate Needham 40 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 1:19 | Nate Needham 39 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 OHIO |
 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 2-11 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-19 |
| 1-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 223 | Total Yards | 349 |
| 103 | Passing | 255 |
| 12/24 | Comp/Att | 24/37 |
| 4.3 | Yards per pass | 6.9 |
| 120 | Rushing | 94 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 43 |
| 4.3 | Yards per rush | 2.2 |
| 4-31 | Penalties | 4-30 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 3 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 23:00 | Possession | 37:00 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 9,339 · Capacity:
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