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Chip Trayanum at BGSU
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Chip Trayanum rushed for 125 yards and scored a rushing TD for the fifth consecutive game at Bowling Green on Saturday.
23
Toledo UT 3-3 , 1-2
28
Winner Bowling Green BG 3-3 , 1-1
Toledo UT
3-3 , 1-2
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Final
28
Bowling Green BG
3-3 , 1-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UT Toledo 14 7 0 2 23
BG Bowling Green 0 7 7 14 28

Game Recap: Football |

Rockets Fall to BGSU in Battle of I-75

Falcons' second-half rally gives them 28-23 victory

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Toledo Rockets lost to arch-rival Bowling Green, 28-23, in the Battle of I-75 at Doyt Perry Stadium on Saturday.

Toledo (3-3, 1-2 MAC) jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first half and led 21-7 heading into the locker room, but the Falcons (3-3, 1-1 MAC) scored 21 points in the second half to take a 28-21 lead. Toledo was credited with a safety on the game's final play when Bowling Green intentionally ran the ball out of the back of the end zone to run out the clock.

"Obviously, a tough outcome to that football game," said Head Coach Jason Candle. "Hats off to Bowling Green. That was one tough game today. They made a couple more plays than we did at the end. Disappointed in our ability to complete in the second half and pick up first downs. We put ourselves in a hole, often times with penalties that cost us and put us behind the eight ball. We had a lot of mistakes and self-inflicted things we have to clean up if we're going to improve as a football team."

Senior quarterback Tucker Gleason finished 19-of-30 on the day with one touchdown, adding a 12-yard rushing score. Senior Chip Trayanum rushed for 125 yards on 27 carries with a touchdown. Senior wide receiver Junior Vandeross finished with 100 yards on six catches to lead Rocket receivers.

Junior K'Von Sherman made 12 tackles with seven solo stops, adding 2.0 tackles for loss. Braden Awls came away with the Rockets' only turnover with a fourth-quarter interception.

First Quarter

  • On Toledo's opening drive, Junior Vandeross caught passes of 39 and 15 yards, and Chip Trayanum ran it in from 14 yards out to give the Rockets a 7-0 lead.
  • Tucker Gleason made it 14-0 on a 12-yard QB keeper to cap a seven-play, 67-yard drive.

Second Quarter

  • Toledo had a chance to pad its lead but a short pass in the end zone on fourth-and-two fell incomplete with 4:51 left in the half.
  • The Rockets made it 21-0 late in the first half on a 17-yard pass from Gleason to tight end Jacob Peterson.
  • BG cut the lead to 21-7 on a short pass over the middle that resulted in a 45-yard touchdown with 13 seconds left in the half.

Third Quarter

  • The Falcons made it a one-score game, 21-14, on an eight-yard TD pass to end zone sideline capping a seven-play, 51-yard drive with 1:52 left in the third quarter.

Fourth Quarter

  • The Falcons tied the game on a trick play, with running back RJ Garcia II throwing to Cameron Pettaway for 73 yards to make the score 21-21 with 7:03 left.
  • After a Toledo fumble gave the Falcons the ball at the one-yard line, Bowling Green took the lead for the first time with a one-yard dive from Chris McMillan to go up 28-21 with 6:07 remaining.
  • Toledo reached the Bowling Green 32-yard line with under two minutes to play, but the drive was stopped by an interception.
  • BGSU took an intentional safety on the game's  final play.

Up Next

      The Rockets host Kent State at the Glass Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 18 (ESPN+/2:00 p.m.).

Post-Game Notes

  • Toledo outgained Bowling Green, 429-226, including 308-101 in the first half.
  • Senior quarterback Tucker Gleason completed 19-of-30 passes for 264 yards and one TD. He moved into 11th place on Toledo's career passing yards list with 5,333 career yards, moving past Rocket legend and College Football Hall of Famer Chuck Ealey (5,275 from 1969-71).
  • Gleason's moved into a tie for eighth all-time with Chris Wallace (1995-97) with his 44th touchdown toss.
  • Junior Vandeross caught six passes for 100 yards, giving him 170 receptions for his career.
  • Vandeross' 100 receiving yards gives him 2,119 for his career and moves him into 14th place ahead of Nick Moore on Toledo's career list. He also secured his third game this season and eighth game of his career with at least 100 yards receiving
  • Senior running back Chip Trayanum rushed for 125 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries, his third game as a Rocket over 100 yards. He now has seven rushing touchdowns on the season and has rushing touchdowns in five consecutive games. Trayanum is the first Rocket running back with rushing touchdowns in five straight contests since Kareem Hunt in 2015.
  • Senior tight end Jacob Peterson caught his first touchdown pass as a Rocket, a 17-yarder in the second quarter. It was the eighth touchdown reception of his career.
  • Junior linebacker K'Von Sherman led Toledo with a career-high 12 tackles. He also added 2.0 tackles for loss.
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