Oct. 8, 2016
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CAPTAINS: Casey Sayles, Quentin Poling, Jordan Reid, A.J. Ouellette
WEATHER: 66 degrees, Wind: N 12 mph, Mostly cloudy
ATTENDANCE: 23,077
- Ohio is now 26-39-2 against Bowling Green
- Ohio’s victory over Bowling Green is the first since 2011
- Ohio is now 2-0 in MAC play for the second straight year
- Head Coach Frank Solich is now 142-82 overall and 84-63 at Ohio
- Ohio recorded 183 rushing yards and 203 passing yards for a total of 386 yards.
Offense
- RS SO Maleek Irons had two rushing touchdowns in the first half for Ohio
- RS SO Maleek Irons totaled 74 yards for the game. His longest rush was for 30 yards and he averaged 6.4 yards.
- Ohio was 4-4 in red zone efficiency, earning 27 points throughout the game.
- RS SR Greg Windham was 20-27 in passing, threw for 190 yards, and recorded one TD and one INT.
- RS FR Quinton Maxwell made a brief appearance for Ohio, going 1-2 in passing and earning 13 yards.
- Ohio recorded three touchdowns and one field goal in the first half.
- SR Sebastian Smith was the top receiver for the Bobcats and recorded five receptions for 72 total yards and one touchdown. He averaged 14.4 yards and was targeted seven times.
- RS SR Bo Hardy led Ohio with 16 rushes for a total of 83 yards.
Defense
- SR Tarell Basham now has 6.5 sacks on the year. Basham also recorded four tackles, one solo, broke up one pass and two tackles for loss.
- RS FR Javon Hagan and RS SR Blair Brown each had nine tackles in the game. Hagan recorded seven solo tackles while Brown had eight.
- Ohio recorded 17 points off turnovers.
- Ohio intercepted RS FR James Morgan twice in the first half, once in the second half and forced a total of four turnovers.
- Ohio recorded four sacks on the night.
Special Teams
- RS FR Michael Farkas punted five times for 245 yards, averaging 49 yards. His longest punt was 74 yards and he placed three punts inside the opposing 20.
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