Bowling Green at Toledo

Saturday, October 15, 2016. Toledo kept the Battle of I-75 Trophy

Toledo beat Bowling Green 42–⁠35. It was their 55th meeting; after it, Toledo led the series 28–⁠26–⁠1.

AwayBowling Green4–⁠8 in 2016
35
HomeToledo9–⁠4 in 2016
42

Final at Glass Bowl, ToledoTV: ESPN3Attendance 30,147

At kickoff
75°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph, gusts to 18 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Toledo Suburban Airport (KDUH), 9 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Larry Smith; umpire John Hanneke; head linesman Kole Knueppel; line judge Robert Davis; side judge Edward Smith; field judge Phil Hicks; back judge Jake Kemp; center judge Amanda SauerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Bowling Green7072135
Toledo77131542

Standouts

  • PassingJames Morgan25 of 38, 335 yards, 5 TD, 1 INTBowling Green
  • RushingTerry Swanson12 carries, 112 yards, 1 TDToledo
  • ReceivingScott Miller8 catches, 149 yards, 3 TDBowling Green
  • DefenseTyrik Jones9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2.5 for lossBowling Green

Player stats

Bowling Green

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
James Morgan25/3833551
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Fred Coppet17104027
Josh Cleveland1162016
Joseph Davidson124024
Ronnie Moore1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Scott Miller8149357
Teo Redding450118
Ronnie Moore336016
Deric Phouthavong231016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tyrik Jones92.520
Brandon Harris9000
Austin Valdez8100
Izaah Lunsford7110
Antonyo Sotolongo0001

Toledo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Logan Woodside23/3032241
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Terry Swanson12112163
Kareem Hunt2599114
Damion Jones-Moore219017
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Michael Roberts694341
Corey Jones590164
Cody Thompson674017
Kareem Hunt326013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Connery Swift7000
Tyler Taafe7000
Olasunkanmi Adeniyi6210
John Stepec5210
DeJuan Rogers5000
Trevon Mathis3001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Bowling GreenToledo
502Total yards541
335Passing yards322
167Rushing yards219
8.8Yards per pass10.7
4.9Yards per rush5.1
24First downs25
3–⁠14Third downs6–⁠14
3–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
10–⁠83Penalties7–⁠73
28:33Possession31:27
3Sacks (by defense)2

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Toledo 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Toledo −24, over/under 71.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Toledo 95%, Bowling Green 5%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Toledo leads 33–⁠30–⁠1 in 64 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Bowling Green 28, Toledo 23
2024Bowling Green 41, Toledo 26
2023Toledo 32, Bowling Green 31
2022Bowling Green 42, Toledo 35
2021Toledo 49, Bowling Green 17
2020Toledo 38, Bowling Green 3

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