Toledo scores late to defeat Bowling Green 28-25
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Terrance Owens threw for three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1:22 remaining, to lead Toledo over Bowling Green 28-25 on Saturday.
The Rockets (5-3, 3-1 Mid-American) blew a 21-0 lead after Bowling Green (5-3, 3-1) scored on Travis Greene's 7-yard run with 5:59 remaining. But Owens led the Rockets down the field, scrambling for 17 yards to the Falcons 11 on third-and-26 before throwing the fourth-down score to Alonzo Russell, who had two TD catches.
The Falcons didn't cross midfield on their final drive. They had rallied from a 21-0 second-quarter deficit with 25 consecutive points, including a 1-yard run by Matt Johnson in the final minute of the first half, a third-quarter field goal and two Greene runs in the fourth quarter.
Kareem Hunt had 114 of Toledo's 242 rushing yards, including a touchdown.
Toledo defeated Bowling Green for the fourth straight time in their "Battle of I-75."
Game Information
2022 Mid-American Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Ohio | 7-1 | 10-4 |
Buffalo | 5-3 | 7-6 |
Bowling Green | 5-3 | 6-7 |
Miami (OH) | 4-4 | 6-7 |
Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
Akron | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Toledo | 5-3 | 9-5 |
Eastern Michigan | 5-3 | 9-4 |
Western Michigan | 4-4 | 5-7 |
Ball State | 3-5 | 5-7 |
Central Michigan | 3-5 | 4-8 |
Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 |