Fordham Rams at Bowling Green Falcons
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Terion Stewart runs for 161 yards, 3 TDs as Bowling Green tops Fordham 41-17
Justin Pegues took the opening kick and raced 100 yards for a touchdown and Terion Stewart ran for three scores, including 73 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, and Bowling Green rolled to a 41-17 win over Fordham in the season-opener on Thursday night.
The Falcons opened their season at home for the first time since 2019 with their first meeting with the Rams.
Pegues, a transfer from Tennessee Tech, fielded the opening kick while straddling the goal line, found a big hole in the Fordham kick coverage at the 20 and raced down the right-hand sideline for the score just 12 seconds into the contest. Jaison Patterson threw a pair of key blocks to help spring Pegues.
Stewart scored the first offensive touchdown for Bowling Green, bursting seven-yards for the score midway through the first quarter. Lucian Anderson III scored from 13-yards out to make it 20-0 after a quarter. Connor Bazelak added an eight-yard touchdown in the second quarter before Bennett Henderson connected on a 24-yard field goal as time expired to get the Rams on the board before intermission.
CJ Montes hit Cole Thornton for a 30-yard touchdown to start the third quarter, but Stewart scored on a seven-yard run late in the third quarter and put the game away with his 73-yard score midway though the fourth quarter.
Bazelak completed 15 of 22 passes for 168 yards to lead Bowling Green through the air while Stewart carried 14 times for 161 yards.
Montes was 13 of 21 passing for 159 yards and a touchdown to lead Fordham.
UP NEXT
Fordham travels to face Central Connecticut September 7.
Bowling Green faces a pair of tough non-conference road games, playing at No. 8 Penn State September 7 and at No. 20 Texas A&M Sep. 21.
How To Watch
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:48 | Justin Pegues 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Jackson Kleather PAT failed) |
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TD | 1st Period 8:20 | Terion Stewart 7 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:09 | Lucian Anderson III 13 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 9:54 | Connor Bazelak 8 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:00 | Bennett Henderson 24 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:35 | Cole Thornton 30 Yd pass from CJ Montes (Bennett Henderson Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:21 | Terion Stewart 7 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 7:28 | Terion Stewart 73 Yd Run (Jackson Kleather Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 0:24 | Jack Betten 60 Yd pass from Jack Capaldi (Bennett Henderson Kick) |
Statistics
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 BGSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 4-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-9 |
| 4-5 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 401 | Total Yards | 475 |
| 219 | Passing | 170 |
| 14/23 | Comp/Att | 16/23 |
| 9.5 | Yards per pass | 7.4 |
| 182 | Rushing | 305 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
| 4.3 | Yards per rush | 9.2 |
| 6-40 | Penalties | 7-85 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 32:37 | Possession | 27:23 |
Game Information
Location: Bowling Green, OH
Attendance: 12,786 · Capacity:
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