Bowling Green 31, Troy 14

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	17	21
Total Yards	304	389
Passing	263	339
Rushing	41	50
Penalties	4-30	6-49
3rd Down Conversions	4-13	4-13
4th Down Conversions	0-3	3-3
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	25:21	34:39

Air/Ground Leaders
Troy Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Brown 28/44 263 1 2	Bowling Green Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Sheehan 32/44 339 2 1
Troy Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Jernigan 4 30 0 10 Southward 2 11 0 7	Bowling Green Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Geter 9 49 0 16 Bullock 10 16 1 4
Troy Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Gill 8 102 0 25 Jernigan 5 37 1 21	Bowling Green Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Barnes 15 157 2 31 Scheidler 4 72 0 40

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				TROY	BGSU
	TD	13:06	DuJuan Harris 2 Yd Run (Sam Glusman Kick)	7	0
SECOND QUARTER				TROY	BGSU
	TD	09:29	Jerrel Jernigan 12 Yd Pass From Levi Brown (Sam Glusman Kick)	14	0
	TD	03:48	Freddie Barnes 31 Yd Pass From Tyler Sheehan (Jerry Phillips Kick)	14	7
THIRD QUARTER				TROY	BGSU
	TD	03:49	Freddie Barnes 8 Yd Pass From Tyler Sheehan (Jerry Phillips Kick)	14	14
FOURTH QUARTER				TROY	BGSU
	FG	10:45	Jerry Phillips 21 Yd	14	17
	TD	07:19	Chris Bullock 1 Yd Run (Jerry Phillips Kick)	14	24
	TD	02:14	Adrien Spencer 64 Yd Interception Return (Jerry Phillips Kick)	14	31

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Tyler Sheehan threw two touchdown passes to help Bowling Green defeat Troy 31-14 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams.

Sheehan was 32 of 44 passing with one interception for the Falcons, and Freddie Barnes caught 15 passes for 157 yards and both of Sheehan's touchdown passes.

The Falcons outgained the Trojans 394-293, helping new Bowling Green coach Dave Clawson notch a win in his debut.

Levi Brown was 28 of 42 passing with one touchdown and two interceptions for the Trojans, and Tebiarus Gill had eight catches for 102 yards.

Trailing 14-7 at halftime, Sheehan threw a touchdown to Barnes to tie the game with 3:49 left in the third quarter and Chris Bullock's 1-yard rush put the Falcons up 24-14 with 7:19 to play.

Adrien Spencer's 64-yard interception return sealed the game for Bowling Green with 2:14 left.