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Bowling Green beats Troy 31-14

Sep 3, 10:21 pm EDT

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP)—Tyler Sheehan threw two touchdown passes to help Bowling Green defeat Troy 31-14 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.

Sheehan was 32 of 44 passing with one interception for the Falcons, and Freddie Barnes caught 15 passes for 157 yards and both of Sheehan’s touchdown passes.

The Falcons outgained the Trojans 394-293, helping new Bowling Green coach Dave Clawson notch a win in his debut.

Levi Brown was 28 of 42 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions for the Trojans, and Tebiarus Gill had eight catches for 102 yards.

Trailing 14-7 at halftime, Sheehan threw a touchdown to Barnes to tie the game with 3:49 left in the third quarter and Chris Bullock’s 1-yard rush put the Falcons up 24-14 with 7:19 to play.

Adrien Spencer’s 64-yard interception return sealed the game for Bowling Green with 2:14 left.

Updated Sep 3, 10:21 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 1

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
Troy 304 263 41 17 30.8% 4/30 2 25:21
Bowling Green 389 339 50 21 30.8% 6/49 1 34:39
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  1. Cabrito
    12. Posted by Cabrito Wed Sep 9 10:00pm EDT

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    Troy is a good team. They do have a good coach. Their only problem is they have no depth. Thats why they blew it against LSU last season. And Florida the season before, and Florida State the season before that. And LSU again the season before that. That takes it back to 2005. Now All 4 of those games they lost by 14 or less ( I can not be to sure on the Florida game from 07 but I remember they did make a comeback).

    Now in 07 they played Florida, who everone knows won the National tile the season before. Last year they played LSU who everyone should remember won the National title the season before. Now that's 2 years in a row the Trojans have played the team who won the National title the season before. I say there is a thing in college football where things happen in either 2's or 3's. This is the 3rd season in a row Troy will play the defending National Champ. Reason why I would bet for Troy to keep it close (if not win it) Florida will be over looking them. Another Troy really has nothing to lose.

    Also Florida played Charlton Southern and only scored 63 points.

    HOW DO YOU ONLY SCORE 63 WHEN YOUR FAVORED BY 73. And to make it worse they even allowed them to score 3.

    Now time for the Gayturd fans to start hating on me for saying this but GO TROY. Congrats to BG for beating a good Troy team.

    I think Troy will come back from this loss and do well in the Sun Belt and the rest of this season.
  2. NoetiC
    11. Posted by NoetiC Wed Sep 9 2:28am EDT

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    major hype...... troy?........

    gtfo, lol.......... no
  3. Loren
    10. Posted by Loren Sat Sep 5 2:30pm EDT

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    Darn Cutting edge, did a Trojan break your hear??? That's what happens though when players start reading the headlines when they are a long shot in the first place: Hype+Long shot+believing it as a player= just loud hype.
  4. Jeff H
    9. Posted by Jeff H Fri Sep 4 10:52pm EDT

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    Dave Clawson was my quarterback in high school. Hes a great guy and really smart. He got a raw deal in Knoxville last year. Bowling Green was lucky to get him
  5. John
    8. Posted by John Fri Sep 4 6:10pm EDT

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    I was at the game. Turning point was when BG stopped Troy on 4th down in the red zone right before half. Troy's kicker appeared to be not very good and this gave BG momentum going into the second half.
  6. CO-D
    7. Posted by CO-D Fri Sep 4 1:54pm EDT

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    Haha wow hard to believe...i played against Sheenan in high school I even picked him off twice lol. but i am glad to see hes making it happen up in Ohio. Go Falcons!
  7. <i>re_stull</i>
    6. Posted by re_stull Fri Sep 4 2:17am EDT

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    Troy did have a lot of hype, especially on the defensive side of the ball. I saw Eugene Kinlaw play at Hutchinson CC in Kansas, and he was an absolute monster.
  8. Cutting Edge
    5. Posted by Cutting Edge Fri Sep 4 1:21am EDT

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    I don't know how many of you all know what has been said about Troy this preseason, but they were hyped up BIG time. Said to be the best Troy team ever. Some even said that if they played Auburn in the first game of the season, they'd beat Auburn. Way to go, Troy. You got Florida next. You may play anyone, anywhere, but it's not as intimidating as it would be if you actually WON the games. You blew it against LSU last year and can't even run the table in the Sun Belt. For so much NFL talent on your team, you sure can't get them to play on the collegiate level.
  9. Finley
    4. Posted by Finley Fri Sep 4 1:05am EDT

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    i was there...see what they can do against Boise.
  10. PhilM
    3. Posted by PhilM Fri Sep 4 12:31am EDT

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    Go Falcons! Congrats on an opening win. May it be a sign of things to come this season!
  11. BGSUfan
    2. Posted by BGSUfan Fri Sep 4 12:03am EDT

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    Way to be falcons!
  12. Trey
    1. Posted by Trey Thu Sep 3 10:49pm EDT

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    cant believe I beat Tyler Sheehan as a QB when i was younger. This guy is the real deal. GO BG!
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