2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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2007 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC East Division co-champion
GMAC Bowl, L 7–63 vs Tulsa
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall
Defensive coordinatorMike Ward
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy   4 – 2     5 – 2     6 – 7  
Bowling Green x   4 – 2     6 – 2     8 – 5  
Buffalo x   4 – 2     5 – 3     5 – 7  
Ohio   3 – 3     4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 3     4 – 4     4 – 8  
Akron   2 – 4     3 – 5     4 – 8  
Kent State   1 – 5     1 – 7     3 – 9  
West Division
Central Michigan xy$   4 – 1     6 – 1     8 – 6  
Ball State x   4 – 1     5 – 2     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 2     3 – 4     4 – 8  
Western Michigan   2 – 3     3 – 4     5 – 7  
Toledo   2 – 3     3 – 5     5 – 7  
Northern Illinois   0 – 5     1 – 6     2 – 10  
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

The 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 89th season of play for the Falcons. Bowling Green finished the season 8–5 overall and has finished 4–2 in the MAC East. They participated in the GMAC Bowl, losing to Tulsa 63–7. They capped the regular season by beating arch rival Toledo for the first time in 3 years.[1]

Pre-season

Bowling Green was picked to finish fifth in the MAC East Division by the MAC News Media Association.[2] Three Falcons, Senior Kory Lichtensteiger and Juniors Erique Dozier and Corey Partridge, garnered preseason honors by being named to All-MAC preseason teams.[3]

All-MAC preseason teams

  • First team
    • Kory Lichtensteiger,
      C
  • Second team
    • Erique Dozier, LB
    • Corey Partridge, WR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 pmat Minnesota*
BTNW 32–31 OT49,253
September 812:00 pmat
Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
    		• BTNL 17–2867,276
    September 2212:00 pm
    ESPN+
    		W 48–3516,482
    September 296:00 pmWestern Kentucky*dagger
    • Doyt Perry Stadium
    • Bowling Green, OH
    		W 42–2120,622
    October 612:00 pmat No. 7 Boston College*
    		ESPNUL 24–5540,117
    October 133:00 pmat
    FSNO
    		L 14–4716,148
    October 204:00 pmat
    Battle for the Anniversary Award
    )    		W 31–2010,248
    October 276:00 pmOhio
    • Doyt Perry Stadium
    • Bowling Green, OH
    		ESPNGPL 27–3811,602
    November 27:30 pmAkron
    • Doyt Perry Stadium
    • Bowling Green, OH
    		ESPNUW 44–2012,766
    November 97:30 pmat Eastern Michigan
    		ESPNUW 39–324,304
    November 171:00 pmat Buffalo
    		W 31–1711,740
    November 232:30 pmToledo
    		ESPNUW 37–1018,926
    January 68:00 pmvs. Tulsa
    		ESPNL 7–6336,932
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Eastern time

    Roster

    The 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team consists of 96 total players. The class breakdown of these players is 12 seniors, 21 juniors, 30 sophomores, 12 redshirt freshman, and 19 true freshman.[4] Returning starters from the 2006 team are six offensive starters and eight defensive starters. Overall, 53 lettermen are returning from the 2006 team (25 on offense, 28 on defense and 0 on special teams).[5]

    Wide Receivers
    • 7 Barnes, Freddie – Sophomore
    • 84 Brighton, Derek – Redshirt Freshman
    • 6 Charles, Zach – Sophomore
    • 80 Cheathem, Keston – Junior
    • 81 Emans, Matt – Senior
    • 82 Hodges, Adrian – Freshman
    • 85 Hutson, Ray – Freshman
    • 86 Kelley, Jermiah – Junior
    • 3 Parks, Marques – Junior
    • 1 Partridge, Corey – Junior
    • 83 Pronty, Tyrone – Sophomore
    • 15 Wiley, Calvin – Sophomore
    • 12 Wright, Chris – Sophomore
    Offensive Lineman
    • 64 Albert, Scott – Sophomore
    • 61 Bojicic, Ben- Freshman
    • 60 Buckosh, Jarrett – Sophomore
    • 55 Curtis, Brandon – Junior
    • 66 Dodge, Josh – Freshman
    • 46 Donahue, Tyler – Redshirt Freshman
    • 74 Fink, Jeff – Junior
    • 73 Huelsman, Kevin – Senior
    • 76 Kent, Aaron – Junior
    • 78 Lichtensteiger, Kory – Senior
    • 50 Mack, Brandon – Senior
    • 70 Minturn, Brady – Sophomore
    • 71 Nystrom, Drew – Senior
    • 72 Stanford, Andrew – Senior
    • 75 Steffy, Shane – Sophomore
    • 65 Watson, Pat – Senior
    Tight End
    • 91 Rieke, Nick – Redshirt Freshman
    • 89 Scheidler, Jimmy – Sophomore
    Quarterback
    • 14 Brown, Nathan – Freshman
    • 8 Glaud, Anthony – Redshirt Freshman
    • 16 Hunter, Tony – Sophomore
    • 13 Sheehan, Tyler – Sophomore
    • 17 Turner, Anthony – Junior
    		  
    Running Back
    • 33 Bullock, Chris – Sophomore
    • 28 Geter, Willie – Freshman
    • 49 Lawrence, Nick – Sophomore
    • 5 Macon, Dan – Senior
    • 19 Ransom, Eric – Junior
    • 34 Van Demark, Curtis – Sophomore
    • 35 Waldron, Nate – Junior
    • 11 Winovich, Pete – Senior
    Defensive Lineman
    • 92 Alvarado, Kevin – Freshman
    • 63 Barrow, Orlando – Redshirt Freshman
    • 96 Branch, Darren – Freshman
    • 99 Briggs, Diyral – Junior
    • 62 Burrell, Preston – Freshman
    • 95 Davis, Nick – Junior
    • 93 Hardwick, Jacob – Sophomore
    • 98 Johnson, Andrew – Freshman
    • 88 O'Drobinak, Sean – Senior
    • 90 Ream, Michael – Sophomore
    • 40 Schaefer, Joe – Junior
    • 77 Torresso, Nick – Freshmann
    Defensive Tackles
    • 87 Young, D.J. – Sophomore
    Defensive End
    • 47 Baker, Adrian – Junior
    • 93 Hartung, Garth – Sophomore
    • 51 Magnone, Angelo – Redshirt Freshman
    • 97 Smith, Darius – Redshirt Freshman
    • 94 Tipton, Carlos – Redshirt Freshman
    Cornerbacks
    • 18 Williams, Derrick – Freshman
    • 28 Wooldridge, Mark – Freshman
    Defensive Backs
    • 24 Brown, Jahmal – Sophomore
    • 22 Corner, Vincent – Sophomore
    • 37 Davis, Aaron – Sophomore
    • 27 Fillari, Giovanni – Junior
    • 21 Lewis, Kenny – Junior
    • 23 Lewis, Tarell – Sophomore
    • 25 Mahone, P.J. – Sophomore
    • 10 Marshall, Calvin – Redshirt Freshman
    • 32 Mosley, Anthony – Freshman
    • 4 Sanderson, Jerett – Sophomore
    • 2 Smith, Antonio – Junior
    • 32 Tomlinson, Alfred – Redshirt Freshman
    • 31 Williams, Roger – Sophomore
    • 14 Walker, Freddie – Junior
    		  
    Linebackers
    • 45 Basler, Cody – Sophomore
    • 56 Tyler, Jason - Freshman
    • 57 Dahlman, Neal – Freshman
    • 53 Davis, Jerrson – Sophomore
    • 30 Dozier, Erique – Junior
    • 42 Fells, Eugene – Redshirt Freshman
    • 44 Haneline, John – Junior
    • 9 Hargrove, Loren – Senior
    • 43 Jackson, Brandon – Sophomore
    • 36 Parks, Lewis – Redshirt Freshman
    • 35 Scheidler, Josh – Sophomore
    • 52 Stanley, Glen – Freshman
    • 48 Wright, Gary – Freshman
    • 38 Young, Chris – Freshman
    Long Snappers
    • 54 Cutler, Kyle – Senior
    • 46 Rutherford, Craig – Sophomore
    Kickers
    • 39 Norsic, Matthew – Sophomore
    • 41 Vrvilo, Sinisia – Junior
    Punters
    • 26 Iovinelli, Nick – Junior

    Coaching staff

    • Gregg Brandon – Head Coach
    • Troy Rothenbuhler – Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting
    • Mick McCall – Offensive Coordinator
    • Mike Ward – Defensive Coordinator
    • Stephen Bird – Special Teams/Outside Receivers
    • Matt Campbell – Offensive Line
    • Adam Gonzaga – Secondary
    • Deion Melvin – Linebackers
    • John Hunter – Running Backs
    • Doug Phillips – Defensive Line
    • Jason Morton – Offensive Assistant
    • Brad Wilson – Defensive Assistant
    • Aaron Hillmann – Strength and Conditioning
    • David Ebersbach – Director of Operations

    Post season

    As the 2007 college football season neared the end, many organizations began to announce finalists and winners of various post-season awards. Kory Lichtensteiger was named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, given to the nation's best center. He was one of 6 athletes recognized.[6] Bowling Green also had eight players make the All-Conference Teams (the fourth most of any school in the MAC[7]).

    All-MAC First Team
    • Kory Lichtensteiger, Sr., C
    • Diyral Briggs, Jr., DL
    All-MAC Second Team
    • Drew Nystrom, Sr., OL
    • P.J. Mahone, So., DB
    All-MAC Third Team
    • Tyler Sheehan, So., QB
    • Freddie Barnes, So., WR
    • Sinisa Vrvilo, Jr., PK
    • Antonio Smith, Jr., DB

    Statistics

    Team

    Team Opp
    Scoring 392 417
      Points per Game 30.2 32.1
    First Downs 299 302
      Rushing 113 146
      Passing 170 126
      Penalty 16 30
    Total Offense 5232 5518
      Avg per Play 5.6 5.8
      Avg per Game 402.5 424.5
    Fumbles-Lost 19–12 24–12
    Penalties-Yards 85–731 75–669
      Avg per Game 56.2 51.5
    Team Opp
    Punts-Yards 55-2035 54-2066
      Avg per Punt 37.0 38.3
    Time of Possession/Game 28:41 31:19
    3rd Down Conversions 74/180 (41%) 83/180 (46%)
    4th Down Conversions 12/21 (57%) 7/17 (41%)
    Touchdowns Scored 49 55
    Field Goals-Attempts-Long 15–19 11–16
    PAT-Attempts 47–47 (100%) 50–51 (98%)
    Attendance 80398 199086
      Games/Avg per Game 5/16080 7/28441
      Neutral Site 1/36932

    Scores by quarter

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Opponents 102 109 77 122 410
    Bowling Green 85 110 107 82 384

    Offense

    Rushing

    Name GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
    Turner, Anthony 13 106 552 33 519 4.9 9 39 39.9
    Geter, Willie 12 71 457 25 432 6.1 1 50 36.0
    Bullock, Chris 11 64 314 33 281 4.4 0 24 25.5
    Macon, Dan 13 36 186 24 162 4.5 2 26 12.5
    Sheehan, Tyler 13 93 366 218 148 1.6 3 23 11.4
    Ransom, Eric 2 9 46 0 46 5.1 0 14 23.0
    Glaud, Anthony 8 15 56 36 20 1.3 0 13 2.5
    Barnes, Freddie 13 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 8 0.8
    Partridge, Corey 8 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 7 1.1
    Steffy, Shane 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
    TEAM 10 15 0 31 −31 −2.1 0 0 −3.1
    Total 13 418 2007 400 1607 3.8 16 50 123.6
    Opponents 13 570 2950 248 2702 4.7 25 63 207.8

    Passing

    Name GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
    Sheehan, Tyler Murray (the bomb) 13 132.6 303–476–11 63.7 3264 23 83 251.1
    Glaud, Anthony 8 133.2 23–36–2 63.9 266 2 32 33.2
    Turner, Anthony 13 387.2 4–5–0 80.0 65 3 33 5.0
    Barnes, Freddie 13 0.0 0–2–1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
    Partridge, Corey 8 631.6 1–1–0 100.0 24 1 24 3.0
    Brighton, Derek 12 150.4 1–1–0 100.0 6 0 6 0.5
    TEAM 10 0.0 0–1–0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
    Total 13 134.9 332–522–14 63.6 3625 29 83 278.8
    Opponents 13 138.5 230–381–14 60.4 2816 27 76 216.6

    Receiving

    Name GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
    Barnes, Freddie 13 82 962 11.7 9 44 74.0
    Partridge, Corey 8 46 453 9.8 2 28 56.6
    Geter, Willie 12 37 296 8.0 0 33 24.7
    Parks, Marques 13 28 360 12.9 5 36 27.7
    Wright, Chris 12 26 370 14.2 3 83 30.8
    Turner, Anthony 13 22 185 8.4 1 31 14.2
    Pronty, Tyrone 13 19 165 8.7 2 23 12.7
    Winovich, Pete 13 15 93 6.2 0 11 7.2
    Kelley, Jermiah 9 12 219 18.2 3 52 24.3
    Charles, Zach 13 10 102 10.2 0 49 7.8
    Brighton, Derek 12 10 97 9.7 0 18 8.1
    Ransom, Eric 2 9 117 13.0 1 53 58.5
    Macon, Dan 13 7 100 14.3 1 43 7.7
    Bullock, Chris 11 4 29 7.2 0 11 2.6
    Sheehan, Tyler 13 2 49 24.5 2 25 3.8
    Cheathem, Keston 8 2 32 16.0 0 25 4.0
    Scheidler, Jimmy 13 1 −4 −4.0 0 0 −0.3
    Total 13 332 3625 10.9 29 83 278.8
    Opponents 13 230 2816 12.2 27 76 216.6

    Statistics from: "Bowling Green – Cumulative Season Statistic". BGSUFalcons.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved March 2, 2008.

    References

    1. Toledo Blade. Archived from the original
      on May 16, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
    2. ^ "Falcons Tabbed for Fifth in East". BGSUFalcons.com. July 25, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
    3. ^ "Three Falcons Earn MAC Preseason Honors". BGSUFalcons.com. June 19, 2007. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
    4. ^ "2007 roster". BGSUFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
    5. ^ "2007 Bowling Green Preview". Scout.com. May 17, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
    6. ^ "Lichtensteiger Named a Finalist for the Rimington Trophy". BGSUFalcons.com. November 28, 2007. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
    7. ^ "Eight Falcons Earn All-MAC Honors". BGSUFalcons.com. November 27, 2007. Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
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