2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team


The 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team represented Bowling Green State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Gregg Brandon and played their home games in Doyt Perry Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio. It was the 89th season of play for the Falcons. Bowling Green finished the season 8–5 overall and has finished 4–2 in the MAC East. They participated in the GMAC Bowl, losing to Tulsa 63–7. They capped the regular season by beating arch rival Toledo for the first time in 3 years.

Pre-season

Bowling Green was picked to finish fifth in the MAC East Division by the MAC News Media Association. Three Falcons, Senior Kory Lichtensteiger and Juniors Erique Dozier and Corey Partridge, garnered preseason honors by being named to All-MAC preseason teams.

All-MAC preseason teams

Roster

The 2007 Bowling Green Falcons football team consists of 95 total players. The class breakdown of these players is 12 seniors, 21 juniors, 30 sophomores, 12 redshirt freshman, and 18 true freshman. Returning starters from the 2006 team are six offensive starters and eight defensive starters. Overall, 53 lettermen are returning from the 2006 team.
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;Wide Receivers
  • 7 Barnes, Freddie – Sophomore
  • 84 Brighton, Derek – Freshman
  • 6 Charles, Zach – Sophomore
  • 80 Cheathem, Keston – Junior
  • 81 Emans, Matt – Senior
  • 82 Hodges, Adrian – Freshman
  • 85 Hutson, Ray – Freshman
  • 86 Kelley, Jermiah – Junior
  • 3 Parks, Marques – Junior
  • 1 Partridge, Corey – Junior
  • 83 Pronty, Tyrone – Sophomore
  • 15 Wiley, Calvin – Sophomore
  • 12 Wright, Chris – Sophomore
;Offensive Lineman
  • 64 Albert, Scott – Sophomore
  • 61 Bojicic, Ben- Freshman
  • 60 Buckosh, Jarrett – Sophomore
  • 55 Curtis, Brandon – Junior
  • 66 Dodge, Josh – Freshman
  • 46 Donahue, Tyler – Freshman
  • 74 Fink, Jeff – Junior
  • 73 Huelsman, Kevin – Senior
  • 76 Kent, Aaron – Junior
  • 78 Lichtensteiger, Kory – Senior
  • 50 Mack, Brandon – Senior
  • 70 Minturn, Brady – Sophomore
  • 71 Nystrom, Drew – Senior
  • 72 Stanford, Andrew – Senior
  • 75 Steffy, Shane – Sophomore
  • 65 Watson, Pat – Senior
;Tight End
  • 91 Rieke, Nick – Freshman
  • 89 Scheidler, Jimmy – Sophomore
;Quarterback
  • 14 Brown, Nathan – Freshman
  • 8 Glaud, Anthony – Freshman
  • 16 Hunter, Tony – Sophomore
  • 13 Sheehan, Tyler – Sophomore
  • 17 Turner, Anthony – Junior
 ;Running Back
  • 33 Bullock, Chris – Sophomore
  • 28 Geter, Willie – Freshman
  • 49 Lawrence, Nick – Sophomore
  • 5 Macon, Dan – Senior
  • 19 Ransom, Eric – Junior
  • 34 Van Demark, Curtis – Sophomore
  • 35 Waldron, Nate – Junior
  • 11 Winovich, Pete – Senior
;Defensive Lineman
  • 92 Alvarado, Kevin – Freshman
  • 63 Barrow, Orlando – Freshman
  • 96 Branch, Darren – Freshman
  • 99 Briggs, Diyral – Junior
  • 62 Burrell, Preston – Freshman
  • 95 Davis, Nick – Junior
  • 93 Hardwick, Jacob – Sophomore
  • 98 Johnson, Andrew – Freshman
  • 88 O'Drobinak, Sean – Senior
  • 90 Ream, Michael – Sophomore
  • 40 Schaefer, Joe – Junior
  • 77 Torresso, Nick – Freshmann
;Defensive Tackles
  • 87 Young, D.J. – Sophomore
;Defensive End
  • 47 Baker, Adrian – Junior
  • 93 Hartung, Garth – Sophomore
  • 51 Magnone, Angelo – Freshman
  • 97 Smith, Darius – Freshman
  • 94 Tipton, Carlos – Freshman
;Cornerbacks
;Defensive Backs
  • 24 Brown, Jahmal – Sophomore
  • 22 Corner, Vincent – Sophomore
  • 37 Davis, Aaron – Sophomore
  • 27 Fillari, Giovanni – Junior
  • 21 Lewis, Kenny – Junior
  • 23 Lewis, Tarell – Sophomore
  • 25 Mahone, P.J. – Sophomore
  • 10 Marshall, Calvin – Freshman
  • 32 Mosley, Anthony – Freshman
  • 4 Sanderson, Jerett – Sophomore
  • 2 Smith, Antonio – Junior
  • 32 Tomlinson, Alfred – Freshman
  • 31 Williams, Roger – Sophomore
  • 14 Walker, Freddie – Junior
 ;Linebackers
  • 45 Basler, Cody – Sophomore
  • 57 Dahlman, Neal – Freshman
  • 53 Davis, Jerrson – Sophomore
  • 30 Dozier, Erique – Junior
  • 42 Fells, Eugene – Freshman
  • 44 Haneline, John – Junior
  • 9 Hargrove, Loren – Senior
  • 43 Jackson, Brandon – Sophomore
  • 36 Parks, Lewis – Freshman
  • 35 Scheidler, Josh – Sophomore
  • 52 Stanley, Glen – Freshman
  • 48 Wright, Gary – Freshman
  • 38 Young, Chris – Freshman
;Long Snappers
  • 54 Cutler, Kyle – Senior
  • 46 Rutherford, Craig – Sophomore
;Kickers
  • 39 Norsic, Matthew – Sophomore
  • 41 Vrvilo, Sinisia – Junior
;Punters
  • 26 Iovinelli, Nick – Junior

Coaching staff

  • Gregg Brandon – Head Coach
  • Troy Rothenbuhler – Asst. Head Coach/Tight Ends/Recruiting
  • Mick McCall – Offensive Coordinator
  • Mike Ward – Defensive Coordinator
  • Stephen Bird – Special Teams/Outside Receivers
  • Matt Campbell – Offensive Line
  • Adam Gonzaga – Secondary
  • Deion Melvin – Linebackers
  • John Hunter – Running Backs
  • Doug Phillips – Defensive Line
  • Jason Morton – Offensive Assistant
  • Brad Wilson – Defensive Assistant
  • Aaron Hillmann – Strength and Conditioning
  • David Ebersbach – Director of Operations

    Student assistants

  • Mike Burtch
  • Nick Byer
  • Ryan Riebau
  • Kevin Zilch
  • Brendon Skowronski
  • Greg Brabenec

    Post season

    • As the 2007 college football season neared the end, many organizations began to announce finalists and winners of various post-season awards. Kory Lichtensteiger was named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, given to the nation's best center. He was one of 6 athletes recognized. Bowling Green also had eight players make the All-Conference Teams.

    Statistics

    Team

    Scores by quarter

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    Rushing

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