FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Dwayne Woods returned an interception 48 yards for a Bowling Green touchdown, one of four Falcons interceptions in a 24-0 Mid-American Conference victory Saturday over Massachusetts.
Woods' pickoff came on Massachusetts' second play after the Falcons (5-3, 3-1) had taken a 14-0 third-quarter lead on Matt Schilz's 2-yard pass to Alex Bayer at the end of a 74-yard drive.
Trailing 21-0, the Minutemen (0-7, 0-4) replaced quarterback Mike Wegzyn with A.J. Doyle, but he was intercepted by BooBoo Gates. Gates' 38-yard return led to Tyler Tate's 42-yard field goal and a 24-0 Bowling Green lead early in the fourth quarter.
Jude Adjei-Barimah had the other two interceptions for Bowling Green, whose last shutout was a 52-0 win over Western Michigan in 2004.
Massachusetts, which had been allowing 43.5 points per game, limited Bowling Green to 282 yards, but the Minutemen managed only 118 themselves and were 1-of-16 on third downs.
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| Scoring Summary |
| BGREEN | Shaun Joplin 16 yd pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) |
| BGREEN | Alex Bayer 2 yd pass from Matt Schilz (Stephen Stein kick) |
| BGREEN | Dwayne Woods 48 yd interception return (Stephen Stein kick) |
| BGREEN | Tyler Tate 42 yd FG |
| Team Stats | ||
| BGREEN | MA | |
| First Downs | 15 | 6 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 4-17 | 1-16 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 73-282 | 60-118 |
| Rushes-Yds | 37-94 | 26-85 |
| Passing Yds | 188 | 33 |
| Kick Return Yds | 0 | 54 |
| Punt Return Yds | 63 | -6 |
| Passes | 21-36-1 | 13-34-4 |
| Punts | 8-356 | 10-478 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 15-130 | 6-63 |
| Time of Poss. | 35:29 | 24:31 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| BGREEN: Anthon Samuel 22-60, John Pettigrew 9-35, Andre Givens 2-5, Team 2--2, Matt Schilz 2--4 |
| MA: Michael Cox 10-37, Mike Wegzyn 7-33, Jordan Broadnax 6-13, Jamal Wilson 1-3, A.J. Doyle 2--1 |
| PASSING |
| BGREEN: Matt Schilz 21-35-188-0, Matt Johnson 0-1-0-1 |
| MA: Mike Wegzyn 9-25-23-2, A.J. Doyle 4-9-10-2 |
| RECEIVING |
| BGREEN: Anthon Samuel 5-58, Je'Ron Stokes 5-21, Ryan Burbrink 3-35, Chris Gallon 3-35, Shaun Joplin 2-25, Alex Bayer 2-8, Tyler Beck 1-6 |
| MA: Marken Michel 5-18, Deion Walker 3-13, Tajae Sharpe 2-4, Jordan Broadnax 2--2, Michael Cox 1-0 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Bowling Green | 2nd Mid American East | 6-2 | 8-5 |
