Observations on the first half with Bowling Green, 14-6

Michigan converted one of two red zones for 7 points; Bowling Green gained 3 points off one red zone; the Wolverines couldn't score off one Falcon turnover, but the Falcons scored 6 points off 3 Wolverine turnovers.

Offense gained 197 yards with 112 on the ground; they were 1 of 2 on 3rd down conversions. J.J. McCarthy had a poor first half with 5 of 8 for 85 yards, one touchdown, but two interceptions; he was sacked once and ran twice for -5 yards. Blake Corum had 8 runs for 86 yards and a TD. Donovan Edwards had 6 runs for 31 yards. Roman Wilson caught two passes for 42 yards and a 33 yard TD. Cornelius Johnson had 2 catches for 21 yards, and Colston Loveland caught one pass for 22 yards. Darren Anders has 6 tackles for the Falcons.

Defense held Bowling Green to 5 first downs and 120 yards with only 12 on the ground with 2 sacks; they were 2 of 8 in 3rd down conversions. Two Falcon quarterbacks hit 11 of 16 passes for 108 yards to five different receivers with an end zone drop that would have been a touchdown. Bowling Green dominated time of possession by 5 minutes, and that resulted in 6 more offensive plays. Mike Sainristil had a sack and 3 tackles, and Keon Sabb, Josh Wallace and Michael Barrett also had 3 tackles to lead the defense. Cam Goode also had a sack, and Quentin Johnson got his first interception. Defense forced 3 punts and a turnover plus stopped a red zone opportunity by the Falcons.

Special Teams were terrible! A fumble by Max Bredeson ended in a turnover on a kickoff, and another fumble by Braiden McGregor was nearly recovered by the Falcons. Good strategy by Coach Loeffler!!! Tommy Doman hit all kickoffs for touchbacks, and punted once for 47 yards for one downed inside the 20. Jake Thaw and Tyler Morris had two punt returns for 6 and 22 yards.

Second Half should be a much better performance! Go Blue!