Central Michigan University
Bowling Green
Bowling Green Rolls Past CMU, 38-14
10/9/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 9, 2004
MOUNT PLEASANT - Omar Jacobs tied a Kelly/Shorts Stadium record with four touchdown passes in leading Bowling Green State University to a 38-14 win over Central Michigan University here Saturday afternoon in Mid-American Conference football.
Jacobs, a 6-4, 224-pound sophomore, completed 31-of-42 passes for 387 yards. Three of his TD passes went to Steve Sanders.
The win upped BG's record to 3-2 for the season and 1-1 in MAC action. The Chippewas are now 2-3 overall and 1-1 in league play.
CMU amassed enough offense but couldn't stop the high-powered Falcons. The Chippewas, behind Jerry Seymour's 155 yards, rushed for 210 yards and passed for 191 more for 401 yards in total offense.
However, BG finished with 510 yards, adding 123 on the ground behind Jacobs' 75 on 11 carries.
Bowling Green never trailed, although the game was tied at 7-7 early in the second period when Jemmy Jasmin scored on a 25-yard end around for the Chippewas with 14:48 to go in the half.
The Falcons answered with a pair of TD passes from Jacobs to Sanders to move into a 21-7 halftime lead.
Thomas Keith and Tony Thompson wrap up BGSU's B.J. Lane. Keith finished with a team-high 10 tackles against the Falcons.  | |
BG scored first in the third period on another Jacobs-Sanders pass before CMU QB Kent Smith scored on a four-yard run before the end of the period to make it 28-14.
The Falcons scored 10 points in the final period to wrap up the scoring.
Seymour broke the 100-yard mark for the fourth time this season, rushing 28 times for 155 yards. He also caught five passes for 50 yards.
Smith, who sustained a head injury in the first half, returned to finish the game. He completed 17-of-30 passes for 181 yards.
CMU heads out on the road for the next two games, playing at Northern Illinois next Saturday and at Toledo the following week. The next Chippewa home game is set for Oct. 30 against Western Michigan.
