Murray State University Athletics
Murray State
2-2
Bowling Green
3-1
Racers Fall on the Road at Bowling Green
9/21/2013 4:04:00 PM | Football
Murray State closed out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a 48-7 loss at Bowling Green Saturday afternoon at Doyt Perry Stadium.
The Racers move to 2-2 on the season, while the Falcons improve to 3-1.
The Falcons got on the board midway through the first quarter by putting together an eight-play drive that covered 63 yards. The drive started with a 20-yard pass to Chris Gallon and ended when quarterback Matt Johnson hit Gallon on a four-yard touchdown pass on third down.
The Racers looked to get on the board late in the first quarter as they used a Darrian Skinner interception to drive deep into Falcons territory. MSU reached the one-yard line, but unfortunately a fumble turned into a 99-yard scoring drive for BGSU. Â
The Falcons used 11 plays to go the length of the field, and reached the endzone on an eight-yard Travis Greene touchdown run to make it 13-0.
BGSU added to its lead on its next possession as they used the big play to cover 69 yards on just five plays. The big play was a 29-yard completion to Shaun Joplin. The drive was capped off with a seven-yard Johnson touchdown run.
The Falcons closed out the first-half scoring by driving 97 yards, ending with a Johnson one-yard touchdown pass to Gallon.
After the Falcons scored to start the second half, the Racers put together their lone scoring drive of the game with a 13-play drive that covered 83 yards. MSU picked up a pair of first downs on passes to Pokey Harris and Nevar Griffin. Â
A pass interference call moved the ball into Falcon territory, and Maikhail Miller broke up the middle for a 22-yard run. A pass interference call moved the ball to the two-yard line and Jaamal Berry finished the drive with the two-yard run up the middle.
Berry led the Racer ground game with 55 yards on nine carries. Miller added 52 yards on 10 carries.
Miller finished the day 22-for-32 for 134 yards. Griffin was the main target with five catches for 42 yards.
The Racers return to action Sept. 28 as they open Ohio Valley Conference action at Jacksonville State. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.
Team Stats
MUR 0, BGSU 6
BGSU - GALLON, Chris 4 yd pass from JOHNSON, Matt (TATE, Tyler kickfailed) 8 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:49
MUR 0, BGSU 13
BGSU - GREENE, Travis 8 yd run (TATE, Tyler kick), 11 plays, 99 yards, TOP 5:19
MUR 0, BGSU 20
BGSU - JOHNSON, Matt 7 yd run (TATE, Tyler kick), 5 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:12
MUR 0, BGSU 27
BGSU - GALLON, Chris 1 yd pass from JOHNSON, Matt (TATE, Tyler kick) 16 plays, 97 yards, TOP 5:01
MUR 0, BGSU 34
BGSU - GIVENS, Andre 9 yd run (TATE, Tyler kick), 4 plays, 68 yards, TOP 1:56
MUR 7, BGSU 34
MUR - BERRY, Jaamal 2 yd run (BENTON, Jordan kick), 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:32
MUR 7, BGSU 41
BGSU - HOUSTON, W. 1 yd run (TATE, Tyler kick), 6 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:08
MUR 7, BGSU 48
BGSU - MOORE, Ronnie 17 yd pass from KNAPKE, James (TATE, Tyler kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:01
