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Week 7 Bowling Green Game Recap

Posted on January 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM.

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The Falcons will be kicking themselves over this one, should they miss out on a conference championship by a game, as they thoroughly out-played NIU, but couldn't finish the job, losing at home by the score of 20-17.

The BG running game continued to dominate, rushing for nearly 200 yards, but the offense repeatedly went cold in the red zone, twice having to settle for field goals. Phillip Rush and the BG passing game never found a good rhythm, as the SR finished with just over 50% passing, 200 yards, 0 TDs and 1 Int.

NIU Freshman QB deserves a purple heart after this game. With an offensive line missing 3 starters he was routinely harassed, taking 5 sacks and hit way more than that, but he completed 24/31 for 264 yards.

For NIU, they get a much needed bye week next week, hopefully with a chance to recover from some tough injury luck.

Bowling Green will need to recover from this one quickly as they have another tough MAC matchup next week, hosting Easter Michigan.

Northern Illinois Huskies at Bowling Green Falcons
Oct 17, 2026	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Northern Illinois Huskies ( 2-5 (1-2))	3	7	7	3	20
Bowling Green Falcons (2-4 (1-1))	3	3	3	8	17

Team Stats Comparison
	NIU	BGSU
Total Offense	298	389
Rushing Yards	34	184
Passing Yards	264	205
First Downs	15	21
Punt Return Yards	0	0
Kick Return Yards	22	46
Total Yards	320	435
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Conversion	5/13	9/17
4th Down Conversion	0/0	0/2
2-Point Conversion	0/0	1/1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-1-100%	0-2-50%
Penalties	0-0	2-20
Possession Time	15:20	28:40