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2021 ALL-MAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Tight End - Christian Sims, Bowling Green,...Sims (Jr., Norcross, Ga.) led the league's tight ends with 41 receptions and 418 receiving yards. He was second among MAC tight ends with two receiving touchdowns. He added another touchdown on his first career rush, a four-yard score at NIU. Sims had his best game at Buffalo when he made five catches for 103 yards and two touchdowns, which included a career-long 81-yard receiving touchdown. Sims gives BGSU a first-team All-MAC tight end for the second year in a row. Quintin Morris earned the accolade in 2020. - Bowling Green Football

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02/28/22 - Devin Taylor, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 6-0, 191 (DS#94 CB) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Defensive Back - Devin Taylor, Bowling Green,...Taylor (Sr., Lansing, Mich.) was one of the top shutdown corners in the league. He arrived on campus a week before the first game after transferring from Virginia Tech. Taylor started all 12 games and made 43 tackles, two interceptions and broke up eight passes as opponents limited testing his side of the field. - Bowling Green Football

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02/28/22 - Karl Brooks, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-3, 296 (DS#10 DT) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Down Lineman - Karl Brooks, Bowling Green,...Brooks (Jr., Lansing, Mich.) made 42 tackles, 12.5 TFLs and 7.5 sacks. His 7.5 sacks rank No. 5 in the MAC, while his 12.5 TFLs rank No. 4 in the league. He is the first BGSU defensive linemen to be named to any of the All-MAC teams since Bryan Thomas in 2014. - Bowling Green Football

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DT Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
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02/28/22 - Matt Naranjo, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 5-10, 200 (DS#999 P) + More +

2021 ALL-MAC THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Punter - Matt Naranjo, Bowling Green,...Naranjo (Sr., Skokie, Ill.) led the league in punt yards (2,620) and was No. 5 in the league with a 41.59 punting average and No. 4 in the league with 20 punts inside the 20-yard line. - Bowling Green Football

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P Matt Naranjo, Bowling Green
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11/30/21 - Odieu Hilaire, rSr/2024, Bowling Green, 5-11, 182 (DS#85 WR) + More +

2021 ALL-SWAC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): Wide Receiver: Odieu Hilaire - Alabama A&M,...One of the top receiving threats in the country, Hilaire led the SWAC in receptions (71) and catches per game (7.1) and finished second in yards per game (91.8) and total yards (918), both of the latter to his teammate Ibrahim. On the year he finished fourth in catches per game at the FCS level and was 14th in receiving yards per game and 16th in total receiving yards. Additionally, his nine receiving touchdowns tied for fourth in the league.

Individually, Hilaire had at least six catches in seven games, highlighted by a career-high 12 for 122 yards and a pair of scores at Texas Southern (11/13). He also hauled in 10 grabs for a then career-high 161 yards and a score at Grambling (10/2) and 10 the following week for 117 yards and a TD against Jackson State (10/9). He would cap the 2021 campaign with eight catches for a career-best 162 yards and a score against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/20). - Alabama A&M Football

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WR Odieu Hilaire, Bowling Green
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11/26/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

Matt McDonald completed 24 of 37 passes for 255 yards and a touchdown and Bowling Green beat Ohio 21-10 on Friday in the season finale for both teams. The Bobcats beat Bowling Green 52-10 last season. On fourth-and-goal from the 1, Bowling Green's Nick Mosley was dropped in the backfield by Bryce Houston but, after a false start by the Bobcats, Blaine Spires and Karl Brooks stopped Armani Rogers in the end zone to give the Falcons a 15-10 lead with 12:55 to play.

Nate Needham, who missed from 43 yards in the second quarter, made field goals of 23 and 43 yards before his 40-yarder capped a 13-play, 51-yard drive to make it 18-10 with 7:03 left. He added a 39-yard field goal to cap the scoring with 1:17 to play. Rogers, who finished with three carries for minus-4 yards, took a snap from the shotgun and plowed into the end zone from 1-yard out early in the second quarter and Steven Johnson kicked a 22-yard field goal to give Ohio (3-9, 3-5 Mid-American Conference) a 10-3 lead with 8:47 left in the first half. The Falcons (4-8, 2-6) responded with an 11-play, 70-yard drive that culminated when McDonald threw a 14-yard pass TD to Austin Osborne that made it 10-all at halftime. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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11/21/21 - Connor Bazelak, rSr/2025, Bowling Green, 6-3, 212 (DS#26 QB) + More +

Connor Bazelak threw a 2-point conversion pass to Daniel Parker Jr. to lift Missouri to a 24-23 overtime victory over Florida on Saturday. The Tigers (6-5, 3-4 Southeastern Conference) drew within a point on Tyler Badie's 13-yard touchdown run, and Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz elected to go for 2 rather than send the game to a second overtime with a PAT kick. Parker, a tight end, slipped undetected into the left side of the end zone and caught the lobbed pass. Badie rushed 27 times for 146 yards. Bazelak completed 15 of 26 passes for 165 yards and a touchdown. Florida (5-6, 2-6 SEC) got the ball first in overtime, and Emory Jones caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Trent Whittemore on a trick play to give the Gators a brief lead. Jones completed 20 of 32 passes for 261 yards and a touchdown.

Missouri entered the game with the nation's 118th-ranked defense, and Florida had yielded 92 points in its last two games. No matter - the defenses dominated in a stingy battle of field position and field goals. Missouri led 9-6 at halftime on three Harrison Mevis field goals. Florida finally broke the touchdown drought on its first drive of the second half. Jones hit Jacob Copeland on a 49-yard pass to set up a Dameon Pierce 2-yard scoring run. Missouri answered early in the fourth quarter when Bazelak connected with tight end Niko Hea on a 41-yard touchdown pass. Missouri missed a chance to take the lead with 1:04 left in regulation when Mevis - who had made 17 of 18 field-goal attempts this season - pushed a 46-yarder wide right. Florida coach Dan Mullen elected to run out the clock and take his chances in overtime rather than throw the ball. - Missouri/AP College Football

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QB Connor Bazelak, Bowling Green
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10/30/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

Matt McDonald threw for 263 yards and a career-best four touchdowns - three in the first half - ran 47 yards for the capper with under a minute to play and Bowling Green survived the ejection of head coach Scot Loeffler to upend Buffalo 56-44 on Saturday. McDonald entered the game with six touchdown passes on the season. The teams combined for 49 points in the fourth quarter alone, matching score for score, and Buffalo rallied with 34 points after halftime. The teams amassed 983 yards of total offense. The Falcons (3-6, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) ended a four-game skid. McDonald's run for the final touchdown appeared to be set up as a kneel-down when he saw a gap and bolted out of the pocket.

McDonald completed eight of his first 11 passes with two touchdowns to Christian Sims, for 81 and 6 yards - and a third to Tyrone Broden. Broden had two TD catches and 110 yards receiving while Sims made five catches for 103 yards. Terion Stewart rushed for 170 yards and two second-half touchdowns as Bowling Green gained 221 yards on the ground. Loeffler was ejected in the third quarter after being flagged for two unsportsmanlike conduct calls on back-to-back drives. He became the first head coach ejected since a rules change in 2016. In 18 minutes after his ejection, Bowling Green scored more points than in any full game over the last two seasons. Buffalo backup quarterback Matt Myers was 12-of-24 passing for 239 yards with a touchdown pass, and he ran for two more after starter Kyle Vantrease left after a sack. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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10/21/21 - Nate Needham, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 6-0, 193 (DS#7 K) + More +

OCT 18 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nate Needham, Bowling Green, PK, Senior, Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton),...Recorded a career-high four field goals and a career-high 14 points scored in a narrow loss at NIU. Connected on field goals of 23, 49, 42, 42 on a day when winds were whipping between 17 and 30 MPH. Made a 49-yard field goal with seven seconds left in the second quarter to make it a one-possession game. He is one of 13 FBS players who is perfect on the year, but his 13 made field goals ranks No. 1 in the nation among those who are perfect. A perfect 9-of-9, he leads the nation with nine field goals from 40+ yards. His 13 made field goals in a row ranks No. 6 in the nation among active streaks. - MAC Football

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K Nate Needham, Bowling Green
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10/05/21 - Nate Needham, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 6-0, 193 (DS#7 K) + More +

OCT 4 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Nate Needham, Bowling Green, PK, Senior, Chesterton, Ind. (Chesterton),...Booted a 52-yard field goal at Kent State last time out. The career-long field goal by Needham is the longest in the MAC this season, tied for 12th longest in the nation and his second field goal of 50+ yards this year. He is one of five FBS players with multiple 50+-yard field goals this season, joining Cade York (LSU), Harrison Mevis (Missouri), James McCourt (Illinois) and Gabe Brkic (Oklahoma). Needham Also connected on a 42-yard field goal at Kent State to keep BGSU in the game in the first half as the Falcons trailed 13-6 at the intermission. Also hit on both his PAT opportunities, the second putting BGSU up for the first time in the game late in the third quarter, 20-13. - MAC Football

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K Nate Needham, Bowling Green
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09/27/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

SEPT 27 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt McDonald, Bowling Green, QB, Senior, Newport Beach, Calif. (Mission Viejo),...McDonald rushed for two touchdowns, accounting for all of BGSU's scores in the upset of Minnesota. The BGSU win halted Minnesota's 21-game winning streak against non-conference teams, which was the longest in the nation heading into the week. McDonald navigated the BGSU offense against the nation's No. 14 defense, which has only allowed 255 yards of total offense over the last 120 minutes of football. His first touchdown of the game snapped Minnesota's streak of 87:24 of game time without allowing points. Tailing in the late in third quarter, 10-7, led BGSU on an 8-play, 65-yard drive to take the lead for good. His rush on a 4th and 1 opportunity from the BG 43 went for 18 yards. Four plays later BG was in the end zone and on top for good. The 18-yard rush was BG's longest of the game. Lost 32 yards rushing via sacks. - MAC Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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09/27/21 - Matt Naranjo, rSr/2022, Bowling Green, 5-10, 200 (DS#999 P) + More +

SEPT 27 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Matt Naranjo, Bowling Green, P, Senior, Skokie, Ill. (Niles North),...Naranjo Helped flip the field multiple times in BGSU's upset at Minnesota. The win snapped Minnesota's 21-game winning streak against non-conference teams. Averaged 44.1 yards per punt, had two pinned inside the 20-yard line and set a Huntington Bank Stadium record with a 77-yard punt against the Gophers. - MAC Football

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P Matt Naranjo, Bowling Green
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09/27/21 - Brock Horne, rSr/2025, Bowling Green, 6-1, 235 (DS#74 ILB) + More +

SEPT 27 MAC EAST DIVISION DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Brock Horne, Bowling Green, LB, Sophomore, Romeo, Mich. (Romeo),...Horne was a key cog in helping Bowling Green upset Minnesota and holding the Gophers to 241 yards of total offense, while also forcing six three-and-outs. The BGSU win halted Minnesota's 21-game winning streak against non-conference teams, which was the longest in the nation heading into the week. The 241 yards of total offense was the fewest yards Minnesota has gained at home since a 2017 meeting with Wisconsin. The 241 yards of total offense was the fewest yards Minnesota gained at home against a non-""Power 5"" school since 2009 against South Dakota State. Horne led BGSU with nine tackles, 1.0 sack and 1 forced fumble. His sack pushed Minnesota out of field goal range early in the game, forcing the Gophers to punt. Forced a fumble with the ball in BGSU territory. The Falcons covered up the ball and stopped another Minnesota drive. - MAC Football

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ILB Brock Horne, Bowling Green
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09/25/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

Quarterback Matt McDonald ran for a pair of scores, and two late interceptions by the Bowling Green defense sealed the win as the Falcons shocked heavily-favored Minnesota, 14-10, on homecoming Saturday. The loss snapped Minnesota's streak of 21 straight non-conference wins, the longest streak in the country entering Saturday's game. The Gophers' last non-conference loss was Sept. 3, 2015 against TCU. It also marked Minnesota's first loss to a non-Power 5 conference opponent since losing to North Dakota State on Sept. 24, 2011. "Give Bowling Green a lot of credit," said Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck. "I know how excited they are, and they deserve it and they earned it. We did not deserve to win that football game whatsoever." Bowling Green came to Minneapolis as 31-point underdogs but used a strong defensive effort to slow down the Golden Gopher offense.

Minnesota's fans booed their team at numerous points in the game, while Falcons players jumped on the field in celebration after the upset was complete. "I couldn't be more happy for a group of kids that have really been through a lot," said Bowling Green head coach Scott Loeffler. "We've got the 24-hour rule. We're going to celebrate for 24 hours, and then we're going to get back to the office." The Gophers had the ball with a chance to take the lead late in the fourth quarter after Bowling Green failed to fall on a muffed punt by Minnesota's Trey Potts. But one play after recovering the fumble, quarterback Tanner Morgan lofted a deep interception into the hands of Devin Taylor with 2:13 remaining. Morgan threw another pick with 17 seconds remaining. The Gophers' passing game struggled all day against the Falcons. Morgan was just 5-of-13 for 59 yards. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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09/18/21 - Matt McDonald, rSr/2023, Bowling Green, 6-2, 211 (DS#40 QB) + More +

Matt McDonald threw for a touchdown and ran for another and Bowling Green ended a 10-game losing streak with a 27-10 win over FCS-level Murray State on Saturday. The Falcons (1-2), who went 0-5 in the pandemic shortened 2020 season, dominated the second half behind McDonald, outscoring the Racers 17-0. Bowling Green took the opening drive of the second half and went 71 yards in 13 plays, capped by McDonald's plunge over the right side.

Another lengthy drive led to Nate Needham's second field goal in the closing seconds of the third quarter. A third long drive, capped by McDonald flipping a 5-yard clincher to Taron Keith, wrapped it up in the middle of the fourth quarter. McDonald finished 22 of 28 for 221 yards with an interception. Bowling Green had 210 yards in the second half to 83 for Murray State and a 2-to-1 advantage in time of possession. Damonta Witherspoon scored the Racers' touchdown on a 6-yard run in the second quarter. Murray State finished with 201 total yards. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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QB Matt McDonald, Bowling Green
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