Minnesota 35, Middle Tennessee 24
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 6, 2014
Where: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature:
73°
Head Official:
Dave Witvoet
Attendance:
47223
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Bowling Green 48, Virginia Military Institute 7: Travis Greene rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns as the Falcons won their sixth straight home opener.
James Knapke threw for 237 yards and a touchdown and Ryan Burbrink returned a punt 75 yards for a score as Bowling Green (1-1) bolted to a 28-0 lead en route to its ninth consecutive win over an FCS opponent.
Al Cobb threw for 224 yards and an interception for the Keydets (0-2), who were hurt by three turnovers. Backup quarterback Hayden Alford scored VMI's only TD on a 1-yard run while Doug Burton had five receptions for 86 yards.
Knapke capped a 71-yard drive with a 1-yard run before Burbrink's punt return made it 14-0 with 3 1/2 minutes left in the opening quarter. The Falcons broke it open with scoring drives of 86 and 88 yards, with Fred Coppet finishing the first with a 15-yard run before Greene dashed in from 21 yards out for a 28-0 cushion less than four minutes into the second quarter.
The Keydets, who dropped their opener to Bucknell, responded with a six-play, 69-yard scoring drive but Greene scored his second touchdown on a 7-yard run to make it 34-7 at halftime. Roger Lewis hauled in a 50-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter and finished with six catches for 140 yards.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Middle Tennessee |
|
Minnesota |
Reggie Whatley
|
Player |
David Cobb
|
14 |
Attempts |
29 |
84 |
Yards |
220 |
6.0 |
Avg Yards |
7.6 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Middle Tennessee
|
445 |
190 |
255 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0 |
Minnesota
|
351 |
284 |
67 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
2.0 |
1 |