Minnesota 42, Bowling Green 17
September 6, 2008 - Doyt Perry Stadium - Bowling Green, OH
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Minnesota 42, Bowling Green 17 September 6, 2008 - Doyt Perry Stadium - Bowling Green, OH |
NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MINNESOTA 7 7 7 21 42 BOWLING GREEN 0 10 7 0 17 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: MINN - TD, DUANE BENNETT 34 YD PASS FROM ADAM WEBER (JOEL MONROE KICK), 10:56 2ND QTR: BGSU - TD, ANTHONY TURNER 1 YD RUN (SINISA VRVILO KICK), 9:06 MINN - TD, ERIC DECKER 12 YRD RUN (JOEL MONROE KICK), 6:48 BGSU - FG, SINISA VRVILO 26 YD, :15 3RD QTR: MINN - TD, NICK TOW-ARNETT 8 YD PASS FROM ADAM WEBER (JOEL MONROE KICK), 12:32 BGSU - TD, CHRIS WRIGHT 27 YD PASS FROM TYLER SHEEHAN (SINISA VRVILO KICK), 8:56 4TH QTR: MINN - TD, ERIC DECKER 28 YD PASS FROM ADAM WEBER (JOEL MONROE KICK), 10:41 MINN - TD, ADAM WEBER 3 YD RUN (JOEL MONROE KICK), 6:54 MINN - TD, SHADY SALAMON 5 YD RUN (JOEL MONROE KICK), 3:55
Extended BoxNCAAF 1 2 3 4 F - - - - -- Minnesota 7 7 7 21 42 Bowling Green 0 10 7 0 17 FINAL
Minnesota-Bennett 34 pass from Weber (Monroe kick) Bowling Green-Turner 1 run (Vrvilo kick) Minnesota-Decker 12 run (Monroe kick) Bowling Green-FG Vrvilo 26 Minnesota-Tow-Arnett 8 pass from Weber (Monroe kick) Bowling Green-Wright 27 pass from Sheehan (Vrvilo kick) Minnesota-Decker 28 pass from Weber (Monroe kick) Minnesota-Weber 3 run (Monroe kick) Minnesota-Salamon 5 run (Monroe kick)
Minnesota Bowling Green First downs 22 22 Rushed-yards 45-164 26-128 Passing yards 233 261 Sacked-yards lost 3-14 1-8 Return yards 11 20 Passes 21-25-0 29-45-1 Punts 6-40.5 4-40.5 Fumbles-lost 1-0 5-4 Penalties-yards 2-20 0-0 Time of possession 33:15 29:30
Individual Statistics RUSHING: Minnesota-Salamon 12-64, Bennett 14-48, Decker 2-31, Weber 11-13, Eskridge 3-7, Spry 1-2. Bowling Green-Bullock 5-40, A Turner 5-27, Geter 8-27, Barnes 3-25, Pronty 1-8, Sheehan 4-1.
PASSING: Minnesota-Weber 21-25-0-233. Bowling Green-Sheehan 29-44-1-261, A Turner 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Minnesota-Bennett 8-100, Decker 6-86, Kuznia 4-33, N Tow-Arnett 1-8, Simmons 1-7, Spry 1-(-1). Bowling Green-Partridge 7-60, Kelley 5-73, C Wright 4-57, Barnes 3-21, A Turner 2-14, Bullock 2-7, Geter 2-6, Pronty 2-5, Parks 1-13, Scheidler 1-5.
Att: 23,184
Game StoryBOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) -- Adam Weber threw three touchdown passes andmade a nifty grab of his own in the fourth quarter to help Minnesota beat Bowling Green 42-17 on Saturday night. Lined up in the shotgun on third down, Weber leaped high to grab an errant snap, spun around and flung a 14-yard pass to Ben Kuznia, keeping a drive alive. Five plays later, Weber threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to the diving Eric Decker that put Minnesota ahead 28-17 with 10:41 left in the game. The Gophers then turned a pair of Bowling Green turnovers into two touchdowns, sealing the victory. Minnesota (2-0) has doubled its win total from a year ago when the Gophers finished 1-11 in coach Tim Brewster's first season. "We made a decision before we left Minneapolis that we were coming here to win a football game," Brewster said. "Our team did the things necessary -- the things that good football teams do -- to win the game. ... I said we've taken the steps necessary to be an improved football team. I think it's pretty evident that we are." The Gophers took advantage of Bowling Green's mistakes in the second half; the Falcons (1-1) lost four fumbles and Tyler Sheehan threw an interception. "It was just different guys making turnovers," said linebacker Deon Hightower, one of five Gophers to get a turnover. "Everybody made plays when they were in position to make plays." It all started when Roger Williams fumbled the opening kickoff of the second half, giving the Gophers the ball at the 21. Weber spotted Nick Tow-Arnett in the back of the end zone where he made a diving 8-yard catch and gave the Gophers a 21-10 lead. Sheehan's interception then set up Weber's scoring pass to Decker. Bowling Green moved the ball easily at times against Gophers who a year ago finished last among the 119 major teams in the nation in yards allowed. Sheehan threw for 261 yards and the Falcons used multiple formations and three quarterbacks to confuse the Gophers. But turnovers killed any chance Bowling Green had to notch a second straight win against a team from one of the six power conferences. The Falcons opened their season last week, knocking off Pitt, which started the season at No. 25. The Gophers beat another MAC opponent in its opener, getting by Northern Illinois 31-27 with a touchdown in the final minute. Weber was 21-of-25 passing for 233 yards. He was perfect on the opening drive Saturday, completing all four passes. He found running back Duane Bennett all alone near the right sideline for a 34-yard touchdown that put the Gophers ahead 7-0 just 4 minutes into the game. The Falcons started alternating Sheehan and Anthony Turner at quarterback in the second quarter with success. Turner, a former quarterback turned receiver, ran four times for 24-yards, the last a 1-yard touchdown run that tied it at 7 with 9:06 left in the half. Minnesota answered 2 minutes later with a 48-yard scoring drive set up Troy Stoudermire's 48-yard kickoff return. Eric Decker took a long pitch from Weber and raced 12-yards to put the Gophers up 14-7.