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11/08 14:43 CST MAC matchup features Bowling Green playing Kent State
MAC matchup features Bowling Green playing Kent State
By The Associated Press
Kent State (3-6) at Bowling Green (2-7), Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. EST.
Opening Line: Bowling Green by 5.5. Against the spread: Bowling Green 4-5, Kent
State 4-5.
How to watch: ESPNU
Key stats
Bowling Green Offense
Overall: 286.4 yards per game (136th in FBS)
Passing: 176.3 yards per game (122nd)
Rushing: 110.1 yards per game (125th)
Scoring: 17.8 points per game (131st)
Bowling Green Defense
Overall: 380.8 yards per game (94th in FBS)
Passing: 168.8 yards per game (10th)
Rushing: 212.0 yards per game (133rd)
Scoring: 29.0 points per game (105th)
Kent State Offense
Overall: 287.8 yards per game (135th in FBS)
Passing: 188.6 yards per game (111th)
Rushing: 99.2 yards per game (132nd)
Scoring: 14.3 points per game (137th)
Kent State Defense
Overall: 360.6 yards per game (71st in FBS)
Passing: 216.3 yards per game (70th)
Rushing: 144.2 yards per game (73rd)
Scoring: 30.6 points per game (114th)
Kent State is 101st in third down percentage, converting 36.1% of the time.
Bowling Green ranks 37th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 34.6%.
Kent State ranks 127th in the FBS with a -7 turnover margin.
Kent State ranks 110th in the FBS averaging 65.4 penalty yards per game,
compared to Bowling Green's 39th-ranked 47.7 per-game average.
Both teams have weak red zone offenses. Kent State is 137th in FBS in red zone
offense, scoring on 59.3% of trips. Bowling Green's red zone offense ranks
119th, scoring on 77.3% of chances.
Team leaders
Bowling Green
Passing: Jay Kastantin, 1,567 yards, 11 TDs, 8 INTs, 66.7 completion percentage
Rushing: Austyn Dendy, 371 yards on 104 carries, 4 TDs
Receiving: Winn Sharp, 314 yards on 28 catches, 1 TD
Kent State
Passing: Dru DeShields, 1,629 yards, 9 TDs, 7 INTs, 55.8 completion percentage
Rushing: Brandon White, 268 yards on 78 carries, 0 TDs
Receiving: Wayne Harris, 662 yards on 42 catches, 5 TDs
Last game
Bowling Green fell to Western Michigan 23-10 on Oct. 31. Kastantin led Bowling
Green with 149 yards on 20-of-31 passing (64.5%) for one touchdown and two
interceptions. He also carried the ball 10 times for 41 yards. Nakai Amachree
carried the ball 11 times for 61 yards, adding three receptions for 17 yards.
Eli Jacon-Duffy had four receptions for 41 yards.
Kent State fell 31-10 to Sacramento State on Oct. 30. DeShields threw for 190
yards on 16-of-33 attempts (48.5%) with one touchdown and one interception. He
also carried the ball 10 times for 43 yards. White had 33 rushing yards on 10
carries, adding three receptions for six yards. Harris had three receptions for
122 yards and one touchdown.
Next game
Bowling Green plays at Toledo on Nov. 20. Kent State hosts Miami (OH) on Nov.
17.
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