2005 Bowling Green Falcons football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2005

| team = Bowling Green Falcons

| sport= football

| image = Bowling Green Falcons wordmark.svg

| image_size = 250

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| division = East

| short_conf = MAC

| BCSRank =

| CoachRank =

| APRank =

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Gregg Brandon

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Greg Studrawa

| oc_year = 3rd

| def_coach = John Lovett

| dc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_scheme =

| stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| champion = MAC East Division co-champion

| bowl =

| bowl_result =

}}

{{2005 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 2005 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A 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 87th season of play for the Falcons.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2005

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, Wisconsin

| tv = ESPN

| score = 42–56

| attend = 82,138

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium

| site_cityst = Muncie, Indiana

| tv =

| score = 40–31

| attend = 17,460

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 8:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Boise State

| site_stadium = Bronco Stadium

| site_cityst = Boise, Idaho

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 20–48

| attend = 30,561

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank =

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Ohio

| tv =

| score = 70–7

| attend = 19,462

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Ohio

| tv =

| score = 38–14

| attend = 14,177

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium = UB Stadium

| site_cityst = Amherst, New York

| tv =

| score = 27–7

| attend = 6,436

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Western Michigan

| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Ohio

| tv = BCSN

| score = 14–45

| attend = 13,959

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 4:00 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Ohio

| tv =

| score = 14–24

| attend = 9,608

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Kent State

| gamename = Battle for the Anniversary Award

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, Ohio

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 24–14

| attend = 6,357

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, Ohio

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 42–14

| attend = 5,749

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Toledo

| gamename = Peace Pipe Trophy

| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, Ohio

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 41–44

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 17,438

}}

}}{{Cite web|url=http://bgsufalcons.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=39&path=football|title = 2005 Football Schedule}}

Roster

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 2005

| team = Bowling Green Falcons

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players =

{{American football roster/Player|num=4|class=Jr|first=Omar|last=Jacobs|pos=QB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=78|class=So|first=Kory|last=Lichtensteiger|pos=OC|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=33|class=Sr|first=P. J. |last=Pope|pos=RB|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=Sr|first=Steve|last=Sanders|dab=Steve Sanders (American football)|pos=WR|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|num=1|class=Sr|first=Charles|last=Sharon|pos=WR|link=y}}

| defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|num=99|class=Fr|first=Diyral|last=Briggs|pos=DL|link=y}}

| special_teams_players=

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *Gregg Brandon

| asst_coach =

| accessdate=

}}

Season summary

=Toledo=

{{See also|Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry}}

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|title=Toledo Rockets (7–3) at Bowling Green Falcons (6–4)

|date={{tooltip|November 22, 2005|Tuesday}}

|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Toledo

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=17 |R4=7 |R5= 13

|home=Bowling Green

|H1= 7|H2= 0|H3=10 |H4=14 |H5= 10

|stadium=Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, Ohio

|attendance=17,438

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ESPN2

|TVAnnouncers=Dave Barnett, Craig James, Rob Stone

|reference=[https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/253260189 Box Score]

|scoring=

First quarter

  • BGSU – Omar Jacobs 1-yard run (Joe Timchenko kick), 7:33. Bowling Green 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 7:27.

Second quarter

  • TOL – Steve Odom 29-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:11. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 0:57.

Third quarter

  • TOL – Jason Robbins 44-yard field goal, 11:41. Toledo 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:19.
  • BGSU – BJ Lane 1-yard run (Joe Timchenko kick), 8:45. Bowling Green 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:53.
  • TOL – Trinity Dawson 23-yard run (Jason Robbins kick), 4:49. Toledo 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:48.
  • BGSU – Joe Timchenko 27-yard field goal, 2:39. Tie 17–17. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:03.
  • TOL – Josh Powell 17-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:29. Toledo 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:03.

Fourth quarter

  • BGSU – Steve Sanders 21-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 12:40. Tie 24–24. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:38.
  • BSGU – Charles Sharon 11-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 8:01. Bowling Green 31–24. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:38.
  • TOL – Chris Hopkins 3-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (Jason Robbins kick), 1:43. Tie 31–31. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:13.

Overtime

  • TOL – Trinity Dawson 2-yard run (Jason Robbins kick). Toledo 38–31.
  • BGSU – Steve Sanders 25-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick). Tie 38–38.
  • BGSU – Joe Timchenko 37-yard field goal. Bowling Green 41–38.
  • TOL – Chris Hopkins 22-yard pass from Bruce Gradkowski (no kick). Toledo 44–41.

|stats=

;Top passers

;Top rushers

  • TOL – Trinity Dawson – 28 rushes, 170 yards, 2 TD
  • BGSU – P.J. Pope – 23 rushes, 131 yards

;Top receivers

  • TOL – Steve Odom – 10 receptions, 146 yards, TD
  • BGSU – Charles Sharon – 10 receptions, 106 yards, TD

}}

References

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