Toledo 28 at Bowling Green 21
Toledo holds off Bowling Green 28-21
Saturday, Oct 15, 2011BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP)—Morgan Williams rushed for three touchdowns to help Toledo pull away in the second half in a 28-21 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.
Williams, who rushed for 136 yards, scored twice in the fourth quarter to break a 14-14 tie. His 13-yard score gave the Rockets (4-2, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) a 21-14 lead with 10:43 to play. Then, Williams scored on a 24-yard run to push the lead to 28-14 with 1:34 left.
BooBoo Gates returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown for the Falcons (3-4, 1-2), who lost their third straight game.
It was Toledo’s first win at Bowling Green since 2005.
The Rockets limited the Falcons’ Matt Schilz, who entered the game with a MAC-leading 16 touchdown passes, to one touchdown. Schilz passed for 220 yards, including a 27-yard scoring pass to Kamar Jorden that put the Falcons ahead 7-0 with 1 second remaining before halftime.
Head to Head - Week 7
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 456 | 188 | 268 | 21 | 42.9% | 8/58 | 0 | 18:03 |
| Bowling Green | 343 | 220 | 123 | 19 | 31.3% | 6/47 | 1 | 00:00 |
