Austin Novosad threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns as the Bowling Green Falcons defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes 33-28 on Tuesday night at Doyt L. Perry Stadium.
The lead changed hands four times. The Green Falcons led 17-14 at halftime. They fell behind 14-7 in the second quarter. After the Golden Flashes went ahead 28-27 on Dru DeShields' 25-yard touchdown run with 2:00 left, Nakai Amachree's 48-yard touchdown run with 1:51 left put the Green Falcons ahead for good at 33-28.
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For Bowling, Novosad completed 15 of 25 passes for 229 yards with three touchdowns, Amachree had three catches for 87 yards and a touchdown, and Eli Jacon-Duffy had three catches for 59 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Myles Bradley had five sacks, Eriq George had 1.5 sacks and Nick Sawyer had an interception.
For Kent State, DeShields completed 19 of 38 passes for 332 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, DeShields ran for 35 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries, and Wayne Harris had eight catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
Kent State outgained Bowling 409-347 but could not make up the difference. The Green Falcons moved to 3-7. The Golden Flashes fell to 3-7.
The Green Falcons are seventh in the MAC. Bowling is 2-3 at home and 1-4 on the road. The Golden Flashes are 11th in the MAC and have lost two straight. Kent State is 3-1 at home and 0-6 away from home.
The Green Falcons next visit the Toledo Rockets on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Golden Flashes next host the Miami (OH) RedHawks on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
