Ohio Tech suffers their first set back
The Ohio Tech Polar Bears led for most of the second half, but couldn't hold on to the lead in the end.

Three minutes in to the game, Bowling Green took the lead with a 19 yard field goal by M. Manning. Ohio Tech couldn't mount any offense the rest of the quarter, with Sophomore RB Alex Gooden being hit with the injury bug once again for the remainder of the 1st quarter. Ohio Tech's defense held strong despite a good passing attack from BG.

Oh Tech drove down the field to begin the 2nd quarter, but Gooden's knees were taken out from under him down inside the 10, and he coughed up the ball. After a good stand from the D, Oh Tech went back down the field and took the lead going in to the half on a 3 yard TD rush from Gerren Brink. An Obadiah Robertson extra point gave the Bears a 7-3 lead at the break.

After some questionable play calling from BG's offensive coordinator trying to convert a 4th down, Jonathan Shuler came up with a big sack that swung the momentum to the Bears side. Robertson nailed a 34 yard field goal to extend the lead by a touchdown. A stalled drive by BG, and the Bears scored once again before the end of the quarter on a 44 yard TD pass from QB Mason Torres to a wide open Adrian Scales, who outran the secondary to widen the margin to 17-10.

The Bears looked like they were on cruise control, just trying to wear out the clock in the 4th quarter. After 43 yard field goal attempt that came up short from Robertson, a spark was beginning to ignite for the home crowd. RB C. Powell from BG sauntered up the middle untouched from 13 yards out to tie the game up. A stalled drive led to a 43 yard bomb from QB J. Lewis to a shifty J. Allen, and the Falcons were in the driver's seat, up 24-10. Torres looked up to the challenge to lead his team down to tie the score up, but was picked off by C. Royal. Running out of time outs, BG drove the field and extended their lead by 10 on a 39 yard field goal. After a 47 yard return from Gooden, Torres hit Scales for a 48 yard bomb, but Scales was chased down and ended at the 1 yard line. With 15 seconds left, the Bears were unable to score, and left Bowling Green with a loss of 27-17.


Game Stats

Box Score
1 2 3 4 F
OH Tech 0 7 10 0 17
Bowling Green 3 0 7 17 27

Game Summary

OH Tech BG
Score 17 27
First Downs 16 11
Total Offense 316 368
Rushes-Yards-TD 37-115-1 24-121-2
Comp-Att-TD 10-26-1 22-32-1
Passing Yards 201 247
3rd Down Conv 6-13 1-11
4th Down Conv 0-0 0-2
2-Pt Conv 0-0 0-0
Red Zone-TD-FG 4-1-1 4-2-1
Turnovers 3 0
Fumbles Lost 2 0
Intercepted 1 0
PR Yards 83 0
KR Yards 168 103
Total Yards 567 471
Punts-AVG 5-45.2 6-38.3
Penalties-Yards 3-40 5-40
T.O.P. 20:26 13:57

Players of the Game
OH Tech: A. Scales, 2 Rec, 92 Yds, TD
BG: C. Powell, 8 Car, 74 Yds, 2 TD

Wow, upon seeing the stats, I'm stunned. They only converted 1 3rd down, no PR yards, I had a little more than 6 minutes T.O.P. on them. Just costly turnovers at bad times, and a couple big plays on their part. Ugh,