BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
Location: Bowling Green, OH (pop. 29,600)
Founded: 1910
Enrollment: More than 21,000 students
Official Website: http://www.bgsu.edu
Conference: Mid- America East Division
Nickname: Falcon
Stadium: Perry Stadium
Capacity: 24,000
Playing Surface: Field Turf
2007 Record: 2-1
BG 32 @ Minnesota 31 (OT)
BG 17 @ Michigan State 28
BG 48 Temple 35
WKU VS BGSU Historical Data
The Series: First Meeting
Offense: Spread
Defense: 4-3
Lettermen Returning: 53 Lost 17
Lettermen Lost: 8 offense, 9 defense
Lettermen Returning: 25 offense, 23 defense
Offensive Starters Returning 6 Lost 5
Defensive Starters Returning 8 Lost 3
Head Coach: Greg Brandon (Northern Colorado, ‘78)
Overall Record: 30-19, 21-11 MAC
Offensive Coordinator: Mick McCall (South Colorado, ’79)
Defensive Coordinator: Mike Ward (Georgetown, ’84)
FALCONS PROBABLE OFFENSIVE STARTERS AND DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE (SPREAD)
TE 89 Jimmy Scheidler 6-4, 244, r-So
91 Nick Rieke 6-4, 250 r-Fr
H 1 Corey Partridge 5-11, 184, r-Jr
6 Zach Charles 5-10, 179, So
LT 71 Drew Nystrom 6-5, 300, 5-Sr
76 Aaron Kent 6-6, 291, r-Jr
LG 75 Shane Steffy 6-3, 302, r-So
77 Brady Minturn 6-4, 288, r-So
72 Andrew Stanford 6-3, 297, 5-Sr
C 78 Kory Lichtensteiger 6-3, 300, 5-Sr
65 Patrick Watson 6-5, 289, 5-Sr
RG 55 Brandon Curtis 6-2, 285, r-Jr
74 Jeff Fink 6-5, 290, r-Jr
50 Brandon Mack 6-5, 283, Sr
RT 73 Kevin Huelsman 6-5, 290, 5-Sr
56 Tyler Donahue 6-6, 281, r-Fr
Z 83 Tyrone Pronty 6-0, 181, So
15 Calvin Wiley 5-11, 195, r-So
12 Chris Wright 5-10, 190, r-So
X 3 Marques Parks 5-11, 192, r-Jr
85 Kelvin Davis 5-11, 175, Fr
E 7 Freddie Barnes 6-2, 212, r-So
84 Derek Brighton 5-10, 184, r-Fr
QB 13 Tyler Sheehan 6-3, 225, So
17 Anthony Turner 6-2, 229, r-Jr
18 Anthony Glaud 6-3, 212, r-Fr
FB 11 Pete Winovich 6-3, 248, Sr
89 Jimmy Scheidler 6-4, 244, r-So
TB 31 Eric Ransom 5-10, 184, Jr
33 Chris Bullock 5-11, 220, r-So
5 Dan Macon 6-1, 214, 5-Sr.
DEFENSE (4-3)
E 99 Diyral Briggs 6-4, 230, r-Jr
47 Adrian Baker 6-3, 218, r-Jr
97 Darius Smith 6-2, 217, r-Fr
49 Nick Lawrence 6-2, 230, r-So
NG 90 Michael Ream 6-3, 270, r-So
59 Nick Davis 6-3, 281, r-Jr
63 Orlando Barrow 6-2, 287, r-Fr
DT 88 Sean O’Drobinak 6-4, 270, 5-Sr
87 D.J. Young 6-5, 278, So
93 Garth Hartung 6-1, 244, r-So
E 93 Jacob Hardwick 6-3, 260, r-So
40 Joe Schaefer 6-4, 256, r-Jr
51 Angelo Magnone 6-3, 235, r-Fr
94 Carlos Tipton 6-3, 230, r-Fr
MIKE 30 Erique Dozier 6-0, 221, r-Jr
45 Cody Basler 6-3, 238, r-So
43 Brandon Jackson 6-2, 231, So
WILL 9 Loren Hargrove 5-11, 211, 5-Sr
44 John Haneline 6-2, 231, r-Jr
36 Lewis Parks 6-2, 228, r-Fr
53 Jerrson Davis 5-11, 175, Fr
SAM 25 P.J. Mahone 5-11, 201, So
46 Josh Scheidler 5-11, 207, r-Fr
42 Champ Fells 6-1, 215, r-Fr
37 Aaron Davis 6-2, 197, R.-So
CB 2 Antonio Smith 5-10, 180, Jr
10 Roger Williams 5-9, 184, So
SS 4 Jerett Sanderson 6-0, 189, So
22 Vincent Corner 5-9, 200, So
FS 24 Jahmal Brown 5-10, 192, So
28 Calvin Marshall 5-11, 190, r-Fr
CB 21 Kenny Lewis 5-11, 185, Jr
23 Tarell Lewis 5-10, 187, So
SPECIALISTS
HOLD 1 Corey Partridge 5-11, 184, r-Jr
7 Freddie Barnes 6-2, 212, r-So
LS 46 Craig Rutherford 5-11, 204, So
54 Kyle Cutler 6-1, 227, 5-Sr
PR 1 Corey Partridge 5-11, 187, r-Jr
6 Zach Charles 5-10, 179, So
KR 21 Kenny Lewis 5-11, 185, Jr
22 Vincent Corner 5-9, 200, So
P 26 Nick Iovinelli 6-0, 188, Jr
K 41 Sinisa Vrvilo 6-1, 234, Jr
Hilltopper Notes: The game is homecoming for Bowling Green State and they will be fired up and ready to put on a show for their fans. The Falcons love to pass the ball and they have the quarterback and receivers to do it. The Hilltopper defense must get pressure on the quarterback and not give him time to pick the secondary apart.
The defense is without SR #10 Marion Rumph but SR #20 Clay Stephens is ready to step in and play. Stephens is not a rookie but a SR that has logged plenty of playing time during his years on the Hill. The defense will be fine. As potent, as Bowling Green’s offense is a shutout is asking a lot of any defense. However, the Hilltopper defense is fast, aggressive and disciplined with a lot of pride. With SR leaders #13 Andre Lewis, #53 Dusty Bear, #5 Bo Smith and #91 Chris Walker, the defense will be ready and play tough.
The offense, regardless if it is #7 K.J. Black or #3 David Wolke under center, should be productive. The Falcons gave up 35 points and 401 yards of offense to Temple. 102 yards of that total was in the running game, a WKU strength. I expect #1 Tyrell Hayden to have another great game. If the Hilltoppers can establish the running game it will give better opportunities for #15 Curtis Hamilton and #86 Quinterrance Cooper to make plays in the passing game. WKU executes a balanced offensive attack and we should score points.
With PK #83 Chris James and P #44 Jeremy Moore, special teams should remain consistent and dependable to come through when needed.
The Hilltoppers must sustain drives and move the chains. Bowling Green’s pass happy offense will wear a defense out. Three and outs will put the ball back in the hands of a potent offense and keep the defense on the field. We have to have sustained drives and not allow the defense to be field on the field all day. WKU has a solid offensive line and we can definitely be successful driving the football.
This is another big game in a hostile environment. Head Coach David Elson has the Hilltoppers confident and ready to take another step toward making history.