Central Michigan University Athletics
Bowling Green at Central Michigan -- Game Notes and Quotes
10/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 12, 2002
Central Michigan University vs Bowling Green State University
October 12, 2002
Post Game Notes and Quotes
NOTES:
*CMU scored at 9:32 of the first quarter. It's the thrird straight time Bowling Green allowed its opponent to score first.
*BG's two blocked punts marks the third and fourth on the season. Keon Newson had two in the season opener versus Tennessee Tech.
*The Falcons, who average 33.5 points in the first half, only had 28 today against CMU.
*Bowling Green's 28 points marks the sixth straight game it had 22 or more points in the first half.
*Shaun Suisham is 8-for-8 in field goals this year. He had a 35-yarder in the third quarter.
*Falcon QB Josh Harris had three rushing TDs on the afternoon and it's the seventh straight time he has rushed for two or more TDs in a game.
*Bowling Green is off to a 5-0 start and it's the first time it has been 5-0 since it won the first 11 games of the 1985 campaign.
*The 10-point win for Bowling Green is the closest margin of victory on the season. Previously, the 23-point win over Kansas was the closest game BG had been involved.
*CMU tailback Robbie Mixon rushed for his fourth 100-yard game of the year.
*The Chippewas haven't scored 35 or more points and lost since the tilt with Kent State in 1997, 60-37.
*Both teams were a combined 7-for-7 scoring in the red zone. BG was 4-for-4, on three TDs and a field goal. CMU was 3-for-3 with three touchdowns.
BGSU head coach Urban Meyer
"I have been lucky to be involved in a lot of great wins in my career, but this may be the best team win that I've ever been a part of. I think that we played outstanding. We scored 45 points against a great team."
"I kept telling the coaches in the booth to get the ball to Josh Harris. When a guy like Josh comes to the sideline and says to give him the ball, it doesn't take a smart coach to give him the ball.
"I thought that the blocked punts were what won the game for us. They changed the momentum at critical points in the game."
"Central has a good team, it has a good program, and a great atmosphere at its stadium."
CMU head coach Mike DeBord
"The blocked punts really killed us today. When we came into this game, we had things that we wanted to and that we didn't want to do. And, on special teams, blocked kicks is what we wanted to prevent the most.If we look at those two plays, that was the difference in the game."
"I've said all along that this team has a great attitude, and never hangs its head at any point in a game. When we were down, 31-7, we just kept fighting, and that is attributed to our senior leadership."
"Bowling Green puts so much pressure on you offensively. One of our big goals today was that we did not want to give up any big plays. For the most part, I thought we were able to do that. Our secondary has began to mesh and I think today was our best game yet. Josh Harris is such a dangerous threat that it is almost impossible to contain a player like that. Today, we struggled to contain him."
