2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...

in the 2007 NCAA football

2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top...

season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon

Gregg Brandon

Gregg Brandon is the current offensive coordinator of the University of Wyoming Cowboys. Brandon recently coached tight ends in the UFL for the Las Vegas Locomotives...

and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium

Doyt Perry Stadium

Doyt L. Perry Stadium is a stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Bowling Green State University Falcons. It opened in 1966 and originally held 23,232 people. Recent renovations and new NCAA seating regulations have...

in Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green, Ohio

Bowling Green is the county seat of Wood County in the U.S. state of Ohio. At the time of the 2010 census, the population of Bowling Green was 30,028. It is part of the Toledo, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bowling Green is the home of Bowling Green State University...

. It was the 89th season of play for the Falcons. Bowling Green finished the season 8-5 overall and has finished 4-2 in the MAC East. They participated in the GMAC Bowl

2008 GMAC Bowl

The 2008 GMAC Bowl was an American college football bowl game. It was part of the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season and was the 9th annual playing of the game...

, losing to 63-7. They capped the regular season by beating arch rival for the first time in 3 years.

Pre-season

Bowling Green was picked to finish fifth in the MAC East Division by the MAC News Media Association . Three Falcons, Senior Kory Lichtensteiger and Juniors Erique Dozier and Corey Partridge, garnered preseason honors by being named to All-MAC preseason teams.

All-MAC preseason teams

First team
- Kory Lichtensteiger, C
  Center (American football)
  Center is a position in American football and Canadian football . The center is the innermost lineman of the offensive line on a football team's offense...
Second team
- Erique Dozier, LB
  Linebacker
  A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
- Corey Partridge, WR
  Wide receiver
  A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

Schedule

Roster

The 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team consists of 95 total players. The class breakdown of these players is 12 seniors, 21 juniors, 30 sophomores, 12 redshirt freshman, and 18 true freshman . Returning starters from the 2006 team are six offensive starters and eight defensive starters. Overall, 53 lettermen are returning from the 2006 team (25 on offense, 28 on defense and 0 on special teams).

Wide Receivers

7 Barnes, Freddie - Sophomore
84 Brighton, Derek -
Freshman
6 Charles, Zach - Sophomore
80 Cheathem, Keston - Junior
81 Emans, Matt - Senior
82 Hodges, Adrian - Freshman
85 Hutson, Ray - Freshman
86 Kelley, Jermiah - Junior
3 Parks, Marques - Junior
1 Partridge, Corey - Junior
83 Pronty, Tyrone - Sophomore
15 Wiley, Calvin - Sophomore
12 Wright, Chris - Sophomore

Offensive Lineman

64 Albert, Scott - Sophomore
61 Bojicic, Ben- Freshman
60 Buckosh, Jarrett - Sophomore
55 Curtis, Brandon - Junior
66 Dodge, Josh - Freshman
46 Donahue, Tyler -
Freshman
74 Fink, Jeff - Junior
73 Huelsman, Kevin - Senior
76 Kent, Aaron - Junior
78 Lichtensteiger, Kory - Senior
50 Mack, Brandon - Senior
70 Minturn, Brady - Sophomore
71 Nystrom, Drew - Senior
72 Stanford, Andrew - Senior
75 Steffy, Shane - Sophomore
65 Watson, Pat - Senior

Tight End

91 Rieke, Nick -
Freshman
89 Scheidler, Jimmy - Sophomore

Quarterback

14 Brown, Nathan - Freshman
8 Glaud, Anthony -
Freshman
16 Hunter, Tony - Sophomore
13 Sheehan, Tyler
Tyler Sheehan
Tyler Allen Sheehan is an American football player. He an American football quarterback who is currently a member of the Cincinnati Commandos.-Early life:...

- Sophomore
17 Turner, Anthony - Junior

Running Back

33 Bullock, Chris - Sophomore
28 Geter, Willie - Freshman
49 Lawrence, Nick - Sophomore
5 Macon, Dan - Senior
19 Ransom, Eric - Junior
34 Van Demark, Curtis - Sophomore
35 Waldron, Nate - Junior
11 Winovich, Pete - Senior

Defensive Lineman

92 Alvarado, Kevin - Freshman
63 Barrow, Orlando -
Freshman
96 Branch, Darren - Freshman
99 Briggs, Diyral - Junior
62 Burrell, Preston - Freshman
95 Davis, Nick - Junior
93 Hardwick, Jacob - Sophomore
98 Johnson, Andrew - Freshman
88 O'Drobinak, Sean - Senior
90 Ream, Michael - Sophomore
40 Schaefer, Joe - Junior
77 Torresso, Nick - Freshmann

Defensive Tackles

87 Young, D.J. - Sophomore

Defensive End

47 Baker, Adrian - Junior
93 Hartung, Garth - Sophomore
51 Magnone, Angelo -
Freshman
97 Smith, Darius -
Freshman
94 Tipton, Carlos -
Freshman

Cornerbacks

18 Williams, Derrick - Freshman
28 Wooldridge, Mark - Freshman

Defensive Backs

24 Brown, Jahmal - Sophomore
22 Corner, Vincent - Sophomore
37 Davis, Aaron - Sophomore
27 Fillari, Giovanni - Junior
21 Lewis, Kenny - Junior
23 Lewis, Tarell - Sophomore
25 Mahone, P.J. - Sophomore
10 Marshall, Calvin -
Freshman
32 Mosley, Anthony - Freshman
4 Sanderson, Jerett - Sophomore
2 Smith, Antonio - Junior
32 Tomlinson, Alfred -
Freshman
31 Williams, Roger - Sophomore

Linebackers

45 Basler, Cody - Sophomore
57 Dahlman, Neal - Freshman
53 Davis, Jerrson - Sophomore
30 Dozier, Erique - Junior
42 Fells, Eugene -
Freshman
44 Haneline, John - Junior
9 Hargrove, Loren - Senior
43 Jackson, Brandon - Sophomore
36 Parks, Lewis -
Freshman
35 Scheidler, Josh - Sophomore
52 Stanley, Glen - Freshman
48 Wright, Gary - Freshman
38 Young, Chris - Freshman

Long Snappers

54 Cutler, Kyle - Senior
46 Rutherford, Craig - Sophomore

Kickers

39 Norsic, Matthew - Sophomore
41 Vrvilo, Sinisia - Junior

Punters

26 Iovinelli, Nick - Junior

Coaching staff

Gregg Brandon
Gregg Brandon
Gregg Brandon is the current offensive coordinator of the University of Wyoming Cowboys. Brandon recently coached tight ends in the UFL for the Las Vegas Locomotives...

- Head Coach
Troy Rothenbuhler - Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting
Mick McCall - Offensive Coordinator
Mike Ward - Defensive Coordinator
Stephen Bird - Special Teams/Outside Receivers
Matt Campbell - Offensive Line
Adam Gonzaga - Secondary
Deion Melvin - Linebackers
John Hunter - Running Backs
Doug Phillips - Defensive Line
Jason Morton - Offensive Assistant
Brad Wilson - Defensive Assistant
Aaron Hillmann - Strength and Conditioning
David Ebersbach - Director of Operations

Post season

As the 2007 college football season neared the end, many organizations began to announce finalists and winners of various post-season awards. Kory Lichtensteiger was named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, given to the nation's best center. He was one of 6 athletes recognized. Bowling Green also had eight players make the All-Conference Teams (the fourth most of any school in the MAC).

All-MAC First Team
Kory Lichtensteiger, Sr., C Diyral Briggs, Jr., DL

All-MAC Second Team
Drew Nystrom, Sr., OL P.J. Mahone, So., DB

All-MAC Third Team
Tyler Sheehan, So., QB Freddie Barnes, So., WR Sinisa Vrvilo, Jr., PK Antonio Smith, Jr., DB

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">		Team	Opp
Scoring	392	417
Points per Game	30.2	32.1
First Downs	299	302
Rushing	113	146
Passing	170	126
Penalty	16	30
Total Offense	5232	5518
Avg per Play	5.6	5.8
Avg per Game	402.5	424.5
Fumbles-Lost	19-12	24-12
Penalties-Yards	85-731	75-669
Avg per Game	56.2	51.5

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> Team Opp Punts-Yards 55-2035 54-2066 Avg per Punt 37.0 38.3 Time of Possession/Game 28:41 31:19 3rd Down Conversions 74/180 (41%) 83/180 (46%) 4th Down Conversions 12/21 (57%) 7/17 (41%) Touchdowns Scored 49 55 Field Goals-Attempts-Long 15-19 11-16 PAT-Attempts 47-47 (100%) 50-51 (98%) Attendance 80398 199086 Games/Avg per Game 5/16080 7/28441 Neutral Site 1/36932

Scores by quarter

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Turner, Anthony	13	106	552	33	519	4.9	9	39	39.9
Geter, Willie	12	71	457	25	432	6.1	1	50	36.0
Bullock, Chris	11	64	314	33	281	4.4	0	24	25.5
Macon, Dan	13	36	186	24	162	4.5	2	26	12.5
Sheehan, Tyler	13	93	366	218	148	1.6	3	23	11.4
Ransom, Eric	2	9	46	0	46	5.1	0	14	23.0
Glaud, Anthony	8	15	56	36	20	1.3	0	13	2.5
Barnes, Freddie	13	3	11	0	11	3.7	0	8	0.8
Partridge, Corey	8	2	9	0	9	4.5	0	7	1.1
Steffy, Shane	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
TEAM	10	15	0	31	-31	-2.1	0	0	-3.1
Total	13	418	2007	400	1607	3.8	16	50	123.6
Opponents	13	570	2950	248	2702	4.7	25	63	207.8

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Cmp-Att-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Sheehan, Tyler Murray (the bomb)	13	132.6	303-476-11	63.7	3264	23	83	251.1
Glaud, Anthony	8	133.2	23-36-2	63.9	266	2	32	33.2
Turner, Anthony	13	387.2	4-5-0	80.0	65	3	33	5.0
Barnes, Freddie	13	0.0	0-2-1	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Partridge, Corey	8	631.6	1-1-0	100.0	24	1	24	3.0
Brighton, Derek	12	150.4	1-1-0	100.0	6	0	6	0.5
TEAM	10	0.0	0-1-0	0.0	0	0	0	0.0
Total	13	134.9	332-522-14	63.6	3625	29	83	278.8
Opponents	13	138.5	230-381-14	60.4	2816	27	76	216.6

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Barnes, Freddie	13	82	962	11.7	9	44	74.0
Partridge, Corey	8	46	453	9.8	2	28	56.6
Geter, Willie	12	37	296	8.0	0	33	24.7
Parks, Marques	13	28	360	12.9	5	36	27.7
Wright, Chris	12	26	370	14.2	3	83	30.8
Turner, Anthony	13	22	185	8.4	1	31	14.2
Pronty, Tyrone	13	19	165	8.7	2	23	12.7
Winovich, Pete	13	15	93	6.2	0	11	7.2
Kelley, Jermiah	9	12	219	18.2	3	52	24.3
Charles, Zach	13	10	102	10.2	0	49	7.8
Brighton, Derek	12	10	97	9.7	0	18	8.1
Ransom, Eric	2	9	117	13.0	1	53	58.5
Macon, Dan	13	7	100	14.3	1	43	7.7
Bullock, Chris	11	4	29	7.2	0	11	2.6
Sheehan, Tyler	13	2	49	24.5	2	25	3.8
Cheathem, Keston	8	2	32	16.0	0	25	4.0
Scheidler, Jimmy	13	1	-4	-4.0	0	0	-0.3
Total	13	332	3625	10.9	29	83	278.8
Opponents	13	230	2816	12.2	27	76	216.6

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External links

Bowling Green Falcons Football official site

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