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BGSU ranks first in the MAC in quarterback sacks and fewest sacks allowed 1 BGSU's five sacks against Louisiana Tech were the BOWLING GREEN at #9/10 NOTRE DAME most for the program since 5 the final game of 2016 Sat., Oct. 5, 2019 • 3:30 pm ET • Notre Dame, Ind. • Notre Dame Stadium (77,622) HEAD COACH HEAD COACH RB Marlow had six recep- Scot Loeffler Brian Kelly tions at Kent State after Record at BGSU: 1-3, 1st year Record at Notre Dame: 63-34, 10th year posting just three in the Career record: 1-3, 1st year Career record: 234-91-2, 28th year first three games 6 RECORD RECORD Overall: 1-3 Overall: 3-1 Scot Loeffler is the sev- MAC: 0-1 Streak: W1 enth man to coach a game Streak: L3 for BGSU since the 2013 7 MAC Championship game STAT LEADERS STAT LEADERS Rushing | #24 Davon Jones Rushing | #6 Tony Jones Jr. BGSU has 12 sacks 43-205 | 1 TD | 4.8 ypc | 51.2 ypg 48-279 | 4 TD | 5.8 ypc | 69.8 ypg through four games, just three shy of the team's 12 Passing | #6 Darius Wade Passing | #12 Ian Book total for all of 2018 66-114-664 | 57.9 pct | 3 TD | 3 INT 75-119-993 | 63.0 pct | 8 TD | 2 INT Receiving | #80 Quintin Morris Receiving | #83 Chase Claypool Brandon Perce had 15 16-218 | 2 TD | 13.6 ypc | 54.5 ypg 21-286 | 2 TD | 13.6 ypc | 71.5 ypg tackles at Kent State, the most for a BG player in a 15 Tackles | #1 Brandon Perce Tackles | #6 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah game this year 19-19-38 | 4.5 tfl | 0.5 sack | 1 INT | 1 PBU 20-6-26 | 4.5 tfl | 1 FF BGSU has 17 league championships all-time (12 TELEVISION | NBC in the MAC) 17 Mike Tirico (pxp) | Doug Flutie (analysis) | Chris Simms (field analysis) | Kathryn Tappen (sideline) FALCON RADIO NETWORK Flagship Coverage WFRO 99.1 FM | Stream on BGSUFalcons.com Todd Walker (pxp) | John Gibson (analysis) | Kevin Piel (sideline) LIVE STATS UND.com 2019 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV Location Series Record Aug. 29 MORGAN STATE W, 46-3 ESPN3 Bowling Green, Ohio BGSU leads, 2-0 Sept. 7 at Kansas State L, 52-0 FSN Manhattan, Kan. KS leads, 2-0 Sept. 14 LOUISIANA TECH L, 35-7 ESPN+ Bowling Green, Ohio LT leads, 3-0 Sept. 21 at Kent State L, 62-20 ESPN3 Kent, Ohio BGSU leads, 60-21-6 Oct. 5 at Notre Dame 3:30 pm NBC Notre Dame, Ind. First Meeting Oct. 12 TOLEDO 12:00 pm CBS Sports Bowling Green, Ohio UT leads, 40-39-4 Oct. 19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA TBA Bowling Green, Ohio BGSU leads, 22-18 Oct. 26 at Western Michigan 12:00 pm TBA Kalamazoo, Mich. BGSU leads, 32-19-3 Nov. 2 AKRON TBA TBA Bowling Green, Ohio BGSU leads, 17-8 Nov. 13 at Miami 8:00 pm ESPN2/ESPNU Oxford, Ohio MU leads, 43-24-5 Nov. 19 OHIO 7:30 pm ESPN2/ESPNU Bowling Green, Ohio BGSU leads, 40-28-2 Nov. 29 at Buffalo TBA TBA Buffalo, N.Y. BGSU leads, 11-5 2019 BGSU FOOTBALL SETTING THE SCENE 12 Northern Illinois (when ESPN's College and his alma mater Grand Valley State. • Bowling Green concludes its non-conference Gameday aired from Bowling Green) in 2003, • Associate Head Coach Steve Morrison has schedule with a nationally-televised contest at and No. 16 Purdue in 2003. held full-time coaching positions at Syracuse, Notre Dame this Saturday (Oct. 5). The game Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan. He will kickoff from Notre Dame Stadium at 3:30 ENTER SCOT LOEFFLER holds Michigan's single-game record with 23 p.m., and will air live on NBC. Notre Dame is • BGSU Director of Athletics Bob Moosbrugger tackles and went on to play in the NFL with the ranked No. 9 in the AP Top 25 and No. 10 in the named veteran coordinator Scot Loeffler as the Indianapolis Colts. Coaches Poll. 20th head coach in Bowling Green history on • The remainder of the new coaching staff is • Bowling Green will enter Saturday’s game off a Nov. 28, 2018. a mix of veterans (Erik Campbell and Chris 14-day bye. The bye was the longest in-season • Loeffler became the program's second Hedden) and young, pedigree-rich individuals break for the Falcons since 2013. consecutive first-time head coach. Prior to Mike (Max Warner, Louie Addazio, Julian Campenni). • Saturday will mark the first-ever football game Jinks, the program had not named a first-time • Loeffler retained two coaches from the between Bowling Green and Notre Dame. head coach to the position since Gregg Brandon previous staff in Jacob Schoonover and • The Falcons will be taking on a top-10 team for was promoted from offensive coordinator in LaMarcus Hicks. the first time since facing Ohio State in the 2016 2003. Brandon was BGSU's fourth consecutive season opener. Ohio State was ranked No. 6 in first-time head coach, following in the footsteps RUSHING ATTACK SURPASSES 100- the AP preseason poll for 2016. of Urban Meyer, Gary Blackney and Moe YARD MARK AGAIN • For the second-straight season, BGSU will Ankney. • Last time out at Kent State, the Falcons gained be taking on a major university in its fifth game • While Loeffler's experience in the lead chair is 154 yards rushing, marking the third time in four of the season. In 2018, the Falcons traveled limited, he is a veteran coach who has served games the Orange and Brown have surpassed to Georgia Tech for their fifth game of the as the offensive coordinator at Boston College, the century mark for rushing. campaign. Virginia Tech, Auburn and Temple. He has also • Andrew Clair led the team, racking up 61 coached at Florida, his alma mater Michigan, yards on the ground over 14 carries while also AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS and Central Michigan -- as well as the Detroit finding the end zone for one of the three BGSU • BGSU last played a top 10 ranked team in Lions. touchdowns. 2016. The Falcons opened that campaign • Loeffler has coached seven quarterbacks who • Davon Jones and Bryson Denley both chipped against No. 6 Ohio State. went on to play in the NFL, including Tom Brady in on the ground gaining 34 and 33 yards, • Bowling Green's last contest against a ranked and Tim Tebow. His team's have qualified for 17 respectively. Jones saw six carries while Denley opponent came in last year's season opener bowl games, including coaching for Michigan's received seven. when the Falcons traveled to Eugene to face 1997 Rose Bowl team that won the national • Bowling Green ran for 119 yards versus No. 24 Oregon. BGSU led that game 10-0 championship. Louisiana Tech, while rushing for a season-high before falling 58-24. 326 yards in a win over Morgan State. • Bowling Green's last win over a ranked THE COACHING STAFF opponent came in the 2013 MAC Championship • Scot Loeffler's first task upon being hired game when the Falcons faced No. 14 in late November was to assemble the most undefeated Northern Illinois and beat the Jordan experienced coaching staff he could. He did not ATHLETIC Lynch-led Huskies 47-27. disappoint. COMMUNICATIONS • The Falcons have scored the first points in • Bowling Green's coaching staff has mentored Mailing Address games against ranked opponents in three more than 150 players who went on to play in Bowling Green State University consecutive meetings, and in four of the past the NFL and the staff has competed for both c/o Jason Knavel five contests against ranked foes. national championships and Super Bowl rings. 249 Perry Stadium East • BGSU has a storied history of wins over • Athlon Sports' Mark Ross named Terry Malone Bowling Green, OH 43403 ranked opponents. Amongst other wins over as the Top Coordinator Hire for the MAC ranked opponents, the Falcons have recent during the offseason. Malone has 36 years of Staff victories over No. 25 Pittsburgh in 2008, No. coaching experience, including nine years in the Jason Knavel .............. Assistant AD/Football NFL and 14 years with Power Five confernce [email protected] schools. He was a member of staffs that won SOCIAL MEDIA Office Phone ........................... 419-372-7075 the 1997 National Championship (Michigan), Twitter Cell Phone .............................. 814-464-5009 Athletics: @BGAthletics the 2009 Super Bowl (New Orleans), two MAC Championships (Bowling Green) and five Big Football: @BG_Football James Nahikian ..............Football Secondary Ten titles (Michigan). Coach Scot Loeffler: @CoachLoefflerBG [email protected] • Defensive Coordinator Brian VanGorder is a Office Phone ........................... 419-372-7105 Instagram: @BGFalcons former winner of the Broyles Award, given to the top assistant coach in the country. A veteran of Instagram: @BGSU_Football Mike Cihon........................ Assistant Director more than 30 years in coaching, VanGorder has Official Facebook: /BGSUAthletic Kellan Godfrey ..................................... Intern been the DC at Louisville, Notre Dame, Auburn, YouTube: /FalconAthletics Kyle Edmond ....................................... Intern Georgia, Western Carolina, Central Michigan Weekly Schedule / Media Information Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sept. 29 Sept. 30 Oct. 1 Oct. 2 Oct. 3 Oct. 4 Oct. 5 Closed Practice 10:50 am - MAC Closed Practice Practice open Closed Practice Travel Day 3:30 pm - BGSU at Teleconference for media (upon Notre Dame, NBC request) 11:00 am - Weekly Press Conference 2 // BGSUFalcons.com // @BG_Football // #RelentlessEffort 2019 BGSU FOOTBALL LOEFFLER ERA STARTS WITH A BANG at USC, was then hired to lead the Falcons • Bowling Green opened the Scot Loeffler era beginning with the 2016 season.