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Dollar General Bowl<br />
2003: Miami (Ohio) 49, Louisville 28. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 376 yards and four scores as Miami tied a<br />
school record with its 13th straight win. All four of Roethlisberger’s TD passes came in the first half when<br />
the RedHawks jumped to a 35-7 lead. After the game, Roethlisberger announced he would leave early for<br />
the NFL Draft.<br />
2008: Tulsa 63, Bowling Green 7. Tulsa posted the largest victory margin in collegiate bowl history and became the<br />
first team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers.<br />
QB Paul Smith needed 247 yards and receiver Charles Clay needed 45 yards to reach that mark, and both got<br />
there in the fourth quarter.<br />
2015: Toledo and Arkansas State teamed to score the third-highest total points in collegiate bowl history, with<br />
Toledo taking a 63-44 win. The only higher scoring bowl games in history were the 2001 game in Mobile<br />
(then known as the GMAC bowl) where Marshall and East Carolina scored 125 points, and the 2012 Alamo<br />
Bowl where Baylor beat Washington 67-56.<br />
Top Individual Performances:<br />
Byron Leftwich, QB, Marshall, 2002 -- After a first-half injury, Leftwich was unable to put weight on his front leg,<br />
and was picked up and carried downfield by his offensive linemen between long plays. He finished with 249<br />
yards passing and four touchdowns, becoming the first player in Division I bowl history to throw four TD’s in<br />
two bowl games in the Herd’s win over Louisville.<br />
Byron Leftwich, QB, Marshall, 2001 -- Threw for 576 yards and four touchdowns in the highest-scoring game in<br />
collegiate bowl history, as Marshall overcame a 30-point halftime deficit to win 64-61 in double overtime. He<br />
finished 41-of-70 throwing and also ran for a TD.<br />
Omar Jacobs, QB, Bowling Green, 2004 -- Went from obscurity to the MAC’s standout quarterback as a sophomore,<br />
and capped his season with 365 passing yards and five touchdowns in Bowling Green’s 52-35 win over<br />
Memphis.<br />
LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU, 1999 & 2000 -- Rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns on 64 carries in his two<br />
back-to-back appearances in Mobile, including leading the Horned Frogs to a 28-14 win over East Carolina in<br />
the inaugural game.<br />
Kareem Hunt, RB, Toledo, 2015 -- Rushed for 271 yards and five touchdowns in leading the Rockets to a 63-44 win<br />
over Arkansas State. In that same game, ASU quarterback Fredi Knighten threw for 403 yards and five scores<br />
on 23-of-31 passes in a losing effort.<br />
Last Year’s Game:<br />
Jalin Moore ran for 125 yards and a career-high three touchdowns and Appalachian State beat Toledo 34-0.<br />
Appalachian State (9-4) won its third straight bowl game since making the complete transition to the Football<br />
Bowl Subdivision in 2015. Moore’s big night and the Mountaineers’ impressive defense were the biggest reasons<br />
the streak continues. Appalachian State ran for 327 yards. Senior quarterback Taylor Lamb, who was starting<br />
his 49th straight game, threw for 131 yards. It was the second straight year the two programs had met in the<br />
postseason. The Rockets (11-3) were also hurt by four turnovers. Toledo’s Logan Woodside threw for 124 yards and<br />
three interceptions. The Rockets finished with just 146 yards of total offense.<br />
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final<br />
Appalachian State 7 13 7 7 34<br />
Toledo 0 0 0 0 0<br />
Team Statistics: Ohio Troy<br />
First downs 23 8<br />
Rushes net yards 327 22<br />
Net yards passing 131 124<br />
Passing(comp-att-int) 8-17-0 16-29-3<br />
Total plays 70 50<br />
Fumbles- lost 1-0 2-1<br />
Penalties- yards 4-25 5-35<br />
Time of possession 35:50 24-10<br />
Individual Statistics<br />
RUSHING<br />
App State: Jalin Moore 22-127, Daetrich Harrington 9-81, Marcus Williams, Jr. 9-68, Taylor Lamb 8-48, Ike Lewis<br />
1-10, DeMarcus Harper 3-7, Malik Williams 1-3<br />
Toledo: Terry Swanson 11-45, Art Thompkins 2-11, Shakif Seymour 3-1, Logan Woodside 5-3<br />
PASSING<br />
App State: Taylor Lamb 8-16-0, 131 yards<br />
Toledo: Logan Woodside 16-29-3, 124 yards<br />
RECEIVING<br />
App State: Ike Lewis 4-67, Thomas Hennigan 1-29, Daetrich Harrongton 1-15, Jalen Virgil 1-13, Collin Reed 1-7<br />
Toledo: Terry Swanson 3-26, Shakif Seymour 3-14, Jordan Fisher 2-29, Diontae Johnson 2-21, Art Thompkins 2-13<br />
PUNTING<br />
App State: Xavier Subotsch 3-123, 43 long<br />
Toledo: Bailey Flint 8-340, 55 long<br />
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