2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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]

2007 Bowling Green Falcons football
MAC East Division co-champion
GMAC Bowl, L 7–63 vs Tulsa
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
2007 record8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMick McCall
Defensive coordinatorMike Ward
Home stadiumDoyt Perry Stadium (c. 23,724, Field Turf)
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L    W L 
East Division
Miami 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.

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 Michigan State*
BTNL 28–1767,276
September 2212:00 pmTemple
ESPN+W 48–3516,482
September 296:00 pmWestern Kentucky*
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
W 42–2120,622
October 612:00 pmat No. 7 Boston College*
ESPNUL 55–2440,117
October 133:00 pmat Miami (OH)
FSNOL 47–1416,148
October 204:00 pmat Kent State
W 31–2010,248
October 276:00 pmOhio
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPNGPL 38–2711,602
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
  • Doyt Perry Stadium
  • Bowling Green, OH
ESPNUW 37–1018,926
January 68:00 pmvs. Tulsa
ESPNL 63–736,932
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • 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 95 total players. The class breakdown of these players is 12 seniors, 21 juniors, 30 sophomores, 12 redshirt freshman, and 18 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 – 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 – 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 – Freshman
  • 89 Scheidler, Jimmy – Sophomore
Quarterback
  • 14 Brown, Nathan – Freshman
  • 8 Glaud, Anthony – 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 – 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 – Freshman
  • 97 Smith, Darius – Freshman
  • 94 Tipton, Carlos – 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 – Freshman
  • 32 Mosley, Anthony – Freshman
  • 4 Sanderson, Jerett – Sophomore
  • 2 Smith, Antonio – Junior
  • 32 Tomlinson, Alfred – Freshman
  • 31 Williams, Roger – Sophomore
  • 14 Walker, Freddie – Junior
  
Linebackers
  • 45 Basler, Cody – Sophomore
  • 57 Dahlman, Neal – Freshman
  • 53 Davis, Jerrson – Sophomore
  • 30 Dozier, Erique – Junior
  • 42 Fells, Eugene – Freshman
  • 44 Haneline, John – Junior
  • 9 Hargrove, Loren – Senior
  • 43 Jackson, Brandon – Sophomore
  • 36 Parks, Lewis – 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

Student assistants
  • Mike Burtch
  • Nick Byer
  • Ryan Riebau
  • Kevin Zilch
  • Brendon Skowronski
  • Greg Brabenec

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
TeamOpp
Scoring392417
  Points per Game30.232.1
First Downs299302
  Rushing113146
  Passing170126
  Penalty1630
Total Offense52325518
  Avg per Play5.65.8
  Avg per Game402.5424.5
Fumbles-Lost19–1224–12
Penalties-Yards85–73175–669
  Avg per Game56.251.5
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards55-203554-2066
  Avg per Punt37.038.3
Time of Possession/Game28:4131:19
3rd Down Conversions74/180 (41%)83/180 (46%)
4th Down Conversions12/21 (57%)7/17 (41%)
Touchdowns Scored4955
Field Goals-Attempts-Long15–1911–16
PAT-Attempts47–47 (100%)50–51 (98%)
Attendance80398199086
  Games/Avg per Game5/160807/28441
  Neutral Site1/36932

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

Rushing
NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Turner, Anthony13106552335194.993939.9
Geter, Willie1271457254326.115036.0
Bullock, Chris1164314332814.402425.5
Macon, Dan1336186241624.522612.5
Sheehan, Tyler13933662181481.632311.4
Ransom, Eric29460465.101423.0
Glaud, Anthony8155636201.30132.5
Barnes, Freddie133110113.7080.8
Partridge, Corey829094.5071.1
Steffy, Shane1200000100
TEAM1015031−31−2.100−3.1
Total13418200740016073.81650123.6
Opponents13570295024827024.72563207.8

Passing
NameGP-GSEfficCmp-Att-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Sheehan, Tyler Murray (the bomb)13132.6303–476–1163.732642383251.1
Glaud, Anthony8133.223–36–263.926623233.2
Turner, Anthony13387.24–5–080.0653335.0
Barnes, Freddie130.00–2–10.00000.0
Partridge, Corey8631.61–1–0100.0241243.0
Brighton, Derek12150.41–1–0100.06060.5
TEAM100.00–1–00.00000.0
Total13134.9332–522–1463.636252983278.8
Opponents13138.5230–381–1460.428162776216.6

Receiving
NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Barnes, Freddie138296211.794474.0
Partridge, Corey8464539.822856.6
Geter, Willie12372968.003324.7
Parks, Marques132836012.953627.7
Wright, Chris122637014.238330.8
Turner, Anthony13221858.413114.2
Pronty, Tyrone13191658.722312.7
Winovich, Pete1315936.20117.2
Kelley, Jermiah91221918.235224.3
Charles, Zach131010210.20497.8
Brighton, Derek1210979.70188.1
Ransom, Eric2911713.015358.5
Macon, Dan13710014.31437.7
Bullock, Chris114297.20112.6
Sheehan, Tyler1324924.52253.8
Cheathem, Keston823216.00254.0
Scheidler, Jimmy131−4−4.000−0.3
Total13332362510.92983278.8
Opponents13230281612.22776216.6

Statistics from: "Bowling Green – Cumulative Season Statistic". BGSUFalcons.com. Retrieved March 2, 2008.

References
  1. Autullo, Ryan (November 24, 2007). "BG Makes its Points: Falcons Rout UT to Finish Strong". 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. 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. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
  7. "Eight Falcons Earn All-MAC Honors". BGSUFalcons.com. November 27, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008.
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