Bowling Green Dominates Ball State 38-13 in Week 13
Bowling Green dominated Ball State with a dominant defensive performance, cruising to a 38-13 victory in Week 13. The Falcons' defense set the tone early, recording a key interception by Jordan Oladokun in the second quarter that shifted momentum. Bowling Green's offense capitalized on the turnover opportunities, with Connor Bazelak connecting with Rahkeem Smith on a 66-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to extend the lead. Smith was a standout receiver, leading all receivers with 81 yards. The Falcons' defense continued to impose its will, forcing multiple negative plays that kept Ball State's offense under constant pressure. Bowling Green built momentum throughout the second half, scoring 18 third-quarter points to effectively put the game out of reach. Lucian Anderson III added a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Ball State managed only a touchdown in the second quarter and a field goal in the fourth, unable to generate sustained offensive drives against the Falcons' stingy defense. Bowling Green's balanced attack and defensive pressure proved too much to overcome.
AI-generated recap · Sep 2, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bowling Green | 7 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 38 |
 Ball State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Bowling Green | Ball State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 19-30 | 19-38 |
| Pass Yards | 259 | 211 |
| Rush Yards | 106 | 43 |
| Total Yards | 365 | 254 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 7-17 | 5-15 |
| Penalties | 9-79 | 9-87 |
| Possession | 34:57 | 25:03 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 1 yd to the BALL 26
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
Kadin Semonza run for 8 yds to the BALL 34
Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 59 yds
Terion Stewart run for no gain to the BGSU 7
Jamal Johnson run for 5 yds to the BGSU 12
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 8 yds to the BGSU 20 for a 1ST down
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Rahkeem Smith for 6 yds to the BGSU 26
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 23 yds to the BGSU 49 for a 1ST down
Rahkeem Smith run for 7 yds to the BALL 44
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Malcolm Johnson Jr. for 2 yds to the BALL 42
Terion Stewart run for 3 yds to the BALL 39 for a 1ST down
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Malcolm Johnson Jr. for 11 yds to the BALL 28 for a 1ST down
Terion Stewart run for 8 yds to the BALL 20
(07:23) No Huddle-Shotgun Harris,Jacob rush middle for 11 yards gain to the BSU09 (Coleman,Jordan) PENALTY BGSU Holding (Burns,Jake) 10 yards from BSU20 to BSU30. NO PLAY.
Connor Bazelak run for 11 yds to the BALL 19
Connor Bazelak run for 2 yds to the BALL 17 for a 1ST down
Terion Stewart run for 3 yds to the BALL 14
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 10 yds to the BALL 4 for a 1ST down
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 4 yds for a TD (Zach Long KICK)
Braedon Sloan run for 1 yd to the BALL 26
(04:09) PENALTY BSU False Start (Dalton,Luke) 5 yards from BSU26 to BSU21. NO PLAY.
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 5 yds to the BALL 26
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Cam Pickett for 10 yds to the BALL 36 for a 1ST down
Kadin Semonza sacked by Ali Saad for a loss of 9 yards to the BALL 27 Kadin Semonza fumbled, recovered by BALL Luke Dalton , return for 0 yards
TJ Horton run for 7 yds to the BALL 34
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Cam Pickett
Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BGSU 30
Jaison Patterson run for 4 yds to the BGSU 34
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Jaison Patterson
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Malcolm Johnson Jr.
John Henderson punt for 53 yds
Braedon Sloan run for 17 yds to the BALL 30 for a 1ST down
(14:57) Shotgun Semonza,Kadin pass incomplete deep left to Ferrell,Tyce thrown to BGSU45 broken up by Benjamin,Jacorey PENALTY BSU Illegal Formation 5 yards from BSU30 to BSU25. NO PLAY.
Braedon Sloan run for 2 yds to the BALL 27
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Dahya Patel for 18 yds to the BALL 45 for a 1ST down
Cam Pickett run for a loss of 3 yards to the BALL 42
Kadin Semonza sacked by Joseph Sipp Jr. for a loss of 6 yards to the BALL 36
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Qian Magwood for 16 yds to the BGSU 48
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
Connor Bazelak sacked by Riley Tolsma for a loss of 7 yards to the BGSU 41
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Malcolm Johnson Jr.
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Finn Hogan
John Henderson punt for 49 yds
Braedon Sloan run for 1 yd to the BALL 11
Kadin Semonza pass complete to TJ Horton for 2 yds to the BALL 13
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Malcolm Gillie for 12 yds to the BALL 25 for a 1ST down
Vaughn Pemberton run for 10 yds to the BALL 35 for a 1ST down
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
(07:45) Shotgun Semonza,Kadin pass complete short left to Magwood,Qian caught at BSU30, for 4 yards to the BSU39 (Revels,Tracy), out of bounds PENALTY BSU Holding (Patel,Dahya) 10 yards from BSU35 to BSU25. NO PLAY.
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to TJ Horton
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Vaughn Pemberton for 10 yds to the BALL 35
Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Justin Pegues at the BGSU 20
Bowling Green Penalty, (-10 Yards) to the BGSU 12
Rahkeem Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the BGSU 10
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Malcolm Johnson Jr. for 19 yds to the BGSU 29
Terion Stewart run for a loss of 4 yards to the BGSU 25 Terion Stewart fumbled, recovered by BALL DD Snyder
Cam Pickett pass intercepted Jordan Oladokun return for 33 yds to the BGSU 43
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
Jaison Patterson run for 2 yds to the BALL 48
Connor Bazelak run for 3 yds to the BALL 45 for a 1ST down
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Justin Pegues for 6 yds to the BALL 39
(02:36) PENALTY BGSU False Start (Pabst,Nate) 5 yards from BSU39 to BSU44. NO PLAY.
Terion Stewart run for 14 yds to the BALL 30 for a 1ST down
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Jaison Patterson for 5 yds to the BALL 25
Connor Bazelak run for no gain to the BALL 25
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Harold Fannin Jr.
Zach Long 43 yd FG GOOD
Zach Long kickoff for 57 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 23 yds to the BALL 31
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Malcolm Gillie for 3 yds to the BALL 34
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Braedon Sloan
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Cam Pickett for 15 yds to the BALL 49 for a 1ST down
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Qian Magwood
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Vaughn Pemberton for 51 yds for a TD (Jackson Courville KICK)
Carson Holmer kickoff for 50 yds , Ian Drummond return for no gain to the BGSU 15
C. Bazelak takes a knee
End of 2nd Quarter
Carson Holmer kickoff for 54 yds , Rahkeem Smith return for 20 yds to the BGSU 31
Terion Stewart run for 3 yds to the BGSU 34
Jamal Johnson run for 9 yds to the BGSU 43 for a 1ST down
(13:30) PENALTY BGSU False Start (Fannin Jr.,Harold) 5 yards from BGSU43 to BGSU38. NO PLAY.
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Levi Gazarek
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Harold Fannin Jr.
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 12 yds to the 50 yard line
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Jaison Patterson for 10 yds to the BALL 40 for a 1ST down
Terion Stewart run for a loss of 1 yard to the BALL 41
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Rahkeem Smith for 5 yds to the BALL 36
Jamal Johnson run for 6 yds to the BALL 30 for a 1ST down
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 18 yds to the BALL 12 for a 1ST down
Harold Fannin Jr. run for 2 yds to the BALL 10
Connor Bazelak sacked by Riley Tolsma for a loss of 8 yards to the BALL 18
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Harold Fannin Jr.
Zach Long 36 yd FG GOOD
Zach Long kickoff for 64 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 24 yds to the BALL 41 Ball State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Leo Collins) to the BALL 15
PENALTY BSU False Start (Sullivan,Max) 5 yards from BSU15 to BSU10. NO PLAY.
Vaughn Pemberton run for 1 yd to the BALL 11
Vaughn Pemberton run for 3 yds to the BALL 14
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Malcolm Gillie
Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 45 yds , Justin Pegues returns for 23 yds to the BALL 46
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 6 yds to the BALL 40
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Harold Fannin Jr. for 37 yds to the BALL 3 for a 1ST down
Rahkeem Smith run for 2 yds to the BALL 1
Connor Bazelak run for no gain to the BALL 1
Rahkeem Smith 1 Yd Run (Jamal Johnson Pass to Connor Bazelak for Two-Point Conversion)
PENALTY BSU Personal Foul (Berger,Brandon) 15 yards from BGSU35 to BGSU50. NO PLAY.
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Cam Pickett
Vaughn Pemberton run for 3 yds to the BALL 28
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Cam Pickett
Brian Cooey Jr. punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Justin Pegues at the BGSU 30
Terion Stewart run for 4 yds to the BGSU 34
Connor Bazelak pass complete to Rahkeem Smith for 66 yds for a TD (Zach Long KICK)
PENALTY BSU Personal Foul (Stemler,Joey) 15 yards from BGSU35 to BGSU50. NO PLAY.
TJ Horton run for no gain to the BALL 20
TJ Horton run for 12 yds to the BALL 32 for a 1ST down
Kadin Semonza run for 1 yd to the BALL 33
Kadin Semonza sacked by Joseph Sipp Jr. for a loss of 10 yards to the BALL 23
Kadin Semonza sacked by Chace Davis for a loss of 13 yards to the BALL 10
Brian Cooey Jr. punt blocked by Rahkeem Smith blocked by Rahkeem Smith
Jaison Patterson run for 7 yds to the BALL 39
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Rahkeem Smith
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Jacob Harris
(13:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Bazelak,Connor pass incomplete short left to Johnson Jr.,Malcolm thrown to BSU31, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY BSU Pass Interference (Baldwin,Thailand) 7 yards from BSU39 to BSU32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Connor Bazelak pass incomplete to Malcolm Johnson Jr.
Jaison Patterson run for 4 yds to the BALL 28
Jaison Patterson run for a loss of 2 yards to the BALL 30
Zach Long 48 yd FG GOOD
Zach Long kickoff for 61 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 23 yds to the BALL 27
TJ Horton run for 2 yds to the BALL 29
TJ Horton run for a loss of 2 yards to the BALL 27
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
PENALTY BGSU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Eklund,Justin) 15 yards from BSU27 to BSU42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Braedon Sloan for 4 yds to the BALL 46
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Cam Pickett for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Braedon Sloan run for 7 yds to the BGSU 43 for a 1ST down
Braedon Sloan run for a loss of 1 yard to the BGSU 44
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Cam Pickett for 17 yds to the BGSU 27 for a 1ST down
(08:38) Semonza,Kadin pass incomplete deep middle to Pickett,Cam thrown to BGSU00 PENALTY BGSU Pass Interference (Bumphis,Todd) 14 yards from BGSU27 to BGSU13, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Qian Magwood for 13 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Justin Pegues run for 3 yds to the BGSU 43
PENALTY BGSU False Start (Harris,Alex) 5 yards from BGSU43 to BGSU38. NO PLAY.
Lucian Anderson III run for a loss of 1 yard to the BGSU 37
Lucian Anderson III run for 4 yds to the BGSU 41
John Henderson punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the BALL 18 , Nick Munson returns for no gain to the BALL 18
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 8 yds to the BALL 26
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Qian Magwood
Braedon Sloan run for no gain to the BALL 26
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Cam Pickett
Justin Pegues run for 4 yds to the BALL 22
Justin Pegues run for 2 yds to the BALL 20
Lucian Anderson III run for 10 yds to the BALL 10 for a 1ST down
Justin Pegues run for a loss of 1 yard to the BALL 11
Lucian Anderson III run for 8 yds to the BALL 3
Lucian Anderson III run for a loss of 1 yard to the BALL 4
Lucian Anderson III pass complete to Rahkeem Smith for 4 yds for a TD (Zach Long KICK)
Zach Long kickoff for 62 yds , Malcolm Gillie return for 49 yds to the BGSU 48
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 4 yds to the BGSU 44
Vaughn Pemberton run for 12 yds to the BGSU 32 Vaughn Pemberton fumbled, recovered by BALL Vaughn Pemberton for a 1ST down
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Vaughn Pemberton for 9 yds to the BGSU 23
Kadin Semonza pass complete to Tanner Koziol for 9 yds to the BGSU 14 for a 1ST down
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Braedon Sloan
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Tanner Koziol
Kadin Semonza pass incomplete to Cam Pickett
L. Anderson III takes a knee