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Morgan State at Bowling Green

Bowling Green 58, Morgan St. 13

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio. (AP) - Matt Schilz threw five touchdown passes in the first half, leading Bowling Green in a 58-13 rout of Morgan State on Saturday night.

Schilz finished 16 for 23 passing with 258 yards and an interception, leading the Falcons (2-0) to a 35-10 halftime lead with his prolific first-half passing.

Bowling Green outgained the Bears 572-193 in offensive yards, including a 304-37 margin through the air.

Schilz connected with Eugene Cooper on touchdown passes of 37, 6, 23 and 18 yards in the first half. Four of Cooper's six receptions were for scores, as he finished with 134 yards.

Jordan Hopgood rushed 12 times for 90 yards and also had 37 yards and a touchdown on three receptions for the Falcons, who have won consecutive games to open a season for the first time since 2003.

Travis Davidson led the Bears (0-2) with 89 rushing yards and a touchdown.

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Scoring Summary
BGEugene Cooper 37 yd pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick)
BGKamar Jorden 10 yd pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick)
MRGNSTTravis Davidson 61 yd run (Abraham Mercado kick)
BGEugene Cooper 6 yd pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick)
BGEugene Cooper 23 yd pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick)
MRGNSTAbraham Mercado 28 yd FG
BGEugene Cooper 18 yd pass from Matt Schilz (Kyle Burkhardt kick)
BGJordan Hopgood 14 yd run (Kyle Burkhardt kick)
BGAnthon Samuel 47 yd run (Kyle Burkhardt kick)
MRGNSTAbraham Mercado 29 yd FG
BGStephen Stein 26 yd FG
BGJamel Martin 3 yd run (missed kick)
 
Team Stats
 MRGNSTBG
First Downs1228
Third Down Efficiency2-167-12
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-0
Plays-Net Yards63-19376-572
Rushes-Yds34-15649-268
Passing Yds37304
Kick Return Yds15316
Punt Return Yds0-3
Passes8-29-119-27-1
Punts8-3043-119
Fumbles-Lost2-12-2
Penalties-Yds9-529-79
Time of Poss.28:4831:12
 
Individual Stats
RUSHING
MRGNST: Travis Davidson 12-89, Robert Council 12-51, Jourdan Brooks 7-21, Nader Furrha 1-3, Nicholas Adams 1-0, Andre Nelson 1--8
BG: Anthon Samuel 11-122, Jordan Hopgood 12-90, Jamel Martin 7-35, Eugene Cooper 1-17, John Pettigrew 5-13, Erique Geiger 3-10, Ray Hutson 1-4, Matt Schilz 4-3, Trent Hurley 1--8, Team 4--18
PASSING
MRGNST: Robert Council 4-19-32-1, Donovan Dickerson 2-5-7-0, Nader Furrha 1-4-2-0, Tyrone Hendrix 1-1--4-0
BG: Matt Schilz 16-23-258-1, Trent Hurley 3-4-46-0
RECEIVING
MRGNST: Winfred Diggs 2-19, Tyrone Hendrix 2-11, Chris Flowers 2--2, Derrick Sherman 1-7, Lamont Bryant 1-2
BG: Eugene Cooper 6-134, Kamar Jorden 4-51, Jordan Hopgood 3-37, Shaun Joplin 2-30, Clay Rolf 1-23, Ray Hutson 1-14, Justus Jones 1-9, Adrian Hodges 1-6