Coaching Career of Matt Lytle (NCAA Football '09)

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MAC Championship Game
#3 Bowling Green Falcons vs Western Michigan Broncos
Saturday December 5, 2009

Lee's Pick
Bowling Green

Kirk's Pick
Bowling Green


Box Score

	VS
7	QT 1	0
10	QT 2	6
7	QT 3	0
7	QT 4	7
N/A	OT	N/A
31	FINAL	13

Team Stats

W. Michigan	Stats	Bowling Green
13	SCORE	31
8	FIRST DOWNS	17
195	TOTAL OFFENSE	333
15-9-0	RUSHES-YDS-TD	14-84-3
13-21-1	COMP-ATT-TD	19-28-1
186	PASSING YDS	249
2-8 (25%)	3RD DOWN CONV	2-4 (50%)
0-1 (0%)	4TH DOWN CONV	0-1 (0%)
0-0 (0%)	2-POINT CONV	0-0 (0%)
2-0-1 (50%)	RED ZONE-TD-FG	3-3-1 (133%)
2	TURNOVERS	3
0	FUMBLES LOST	2
2	INTERCEPTED	1
0	PR YDS	25
131	KR YDS	56
326	TOTAL YDS	414
3-44.3	PUNTS-AVG	0-0.0
2-46	PENALTIES-YDS	0-0
7:48	TOP	8:15

Bowling Green Players of the Game
(QB) Trevor Smith: 19/28, 249 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
(HB) Tim Golston: 14 Att, 94 Yds, 6.4 Avg, 3 TDs

Thoughts

Happy that we played so well. I saw that #2 Texas lost, so I assume we are going to move up and end up being in the National Championship Game. If so, we will do everything we can to be prepared, get pumped up, and do what we've been doing all year long...win.

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Yep...#2 Bowling Green v.s. #1 Boise State - National Championship...

We'll see what happens. It's going to be tough. I can't believe we went undefeated...Didn't plan on doing that at all.

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This is such a fluke National Championship Game. I don't think either team deserves to be in it. Their ratings are terrible compared to top teams!

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National Championship Game
#2 Bowling Green Falcons (13-0) vs #1 Boise State Broncos (12-0)
Friday January 8, 2010

Lee's Pick
Boise State

Kirk's Pick
Bowling Green


Box Score

	VS
7	QT 1	0
14	QT 2	7
7	QT 3	0
7	QT 4	0
N/A	OT	N/A
35	FINAL	7

Team Stats

Bowling Green	Stats	Boise State
35	SCORE	7
23	FIRST DOWNS	3
400	TOTAL OFFENSE	51
29-155-2	RUSHES-YDS-TD	7-2-0
17-22-3	COMP-ATT-TD	7-11-0
245	PASSING YDS	49
10-10 (100%)	3RD DOWN CONV	1-5 (30%)
0-0 (0%)	4TH DOWN CONV	0- (0%)
0-0 (0%)	2-POINT CONV	0-0 (0%)
4-4-0 (100%)	RED ZONE-TD-FG	0-0-0 (0%)
0	TURNOVERS	1
0	FUMBLES LOST	0
0	INTERCEPTED	1
8	PR YDS	0
26	KR YDS	241
434	TOTAL YDS	292
0-0.0	PUNTS-AVG	4-45.3
2-10	PENALTIES-YDS	0-0
11:32	TOP	4:34

Bowling Green Players of the Game
(QB) Trevor Smith: 17/22, 245 Yds, 3 TDs
(HB) Tim Golston: 23 Att, 116 Yds, 5.0 Avg, 2 TDs
(WR) Dustin Hicks: 5 Rec, 87 Yds, 2 TDs

Coach Lytle's Thoughts
I can't believe it. Right now I feel like I'm dreaming. This team was ranked below 100 at the beginning of the season, and the main thing we wanted to do, was go out there, play our best, and have fun playing the sport that we all love. We've had bad games, we've had good games, but nothing, nothing beats the feeling of winning the National Championship! I am so proud of each and every one of these players. I can't explain how proud I am of all of them. This is awesome.

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Now it's recruiting time!

I'm looking for a lot. A scrambling QB, offensive line players, and a bunch on defense!

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We are ranked preseason #24...

It's weird to see the National Champions ranked that low, but I can't say Bowling Green doesn't deserve it.

I'm going to make our schedule a lot harder this year. It'll be a true test.

Also, I lost a lot of my good players. Actually, I pretty much lost ALL of my good players. They were all seniors.

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2010 Schedule

Wk. 1: 8/28 at Virginia Tech
Wk. 2: 09/04 vs FCS West
Wk. 3: 09/11 at Tennessee
Wk. 4: 09/18 at Northern Illinois
Wk. 5: 09/25 vs Eastern Michigan
Wk. 6: 09/30 at Temple
Wk. 7: 10/09 vs Buffalo
Wk. 8: 10/16 at Central Michigan
Wk. 9: 10/23 at Akron
Wk. 10: 10/29 vs Kent State
Wk. 11: BYE
Wk. 12: 11/10 vs Miami University
Wk. 13: 11/20 vs USC
Wk. 14: BYE

Blue = Conference Games

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#24 Bowling Green at Virginia Tech
Saturday August 28, 2010

Lee's Pick
Virginia Tech

Kirk's Pick
Bowling Green


Box Score

	VS
7	QT 1	7
14	QT 2	7
0	QT 3	3
14	QT 4	0
N/A	OT	N/A
35	FINAL	17

Team Stats

Bowling Green	Stats	Virginia Tech
35	SCORE	17
15	FIRST DOWNS	8
343	TOTAL OFFENSE	259
12-43-2	RUSHES-YDS-TD	12-47-1
26-35-3	COMP-ATT-TD	13-24-1
300	PASSING YDS	212
4-7 (57%)	3RD DOWN CONV	2-7 (28%)
1-1 (100%)	4TH DOWN CONV	1-3 (33%)
0-0 (0%)	2-POINT CONV	0-0 (0%)
5-5-0 (100%)	RED ZONE-TD-FG	3-1-1 (66%)
1	TURNOVERS	2
1	FUMBLES LOST	0
0	INTERCEPTED	2
10	PR YDS	7
43	KR YDS	150
396	TOTAL YDS	416
1-33.0	PUNTS-AVG	1-43.0
0-0	PENALTIES-YDS	1-1
9:05	TOP	6:59

Bowling Green Players of the Game
(QB) Claude Mueller: 26/35, 300 Yds, 3 TDs
(HB) Jimmy McNeal: 2 Rush TDs, 2 Rec TDs

Sports World Thoughts
Bowling Green didn't look to come out too strong from being crowned the National Champions just seven months ago. They were favored to win their opening game against Virginia Tech, but only by seven points. They must have heard everyone talking about them, because they came out with fire in their eyes, looking to prove everyone and their brother wrong! The game started out close, 7-7. But Bowling Green quickly opened their game up, with their new starting quarterback Claude Mueller, hitting pass after pass. Soon it was 21-14. That's how things ended at half. And after halftime, Virginia Tech looked to make it a game, making the score 21-17...that is until Bowling Green scored 14 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to secure the victory for them.

Bowling Green may not have the best players, the best coach, or the best set of plays, but I tell you, after this game, they looked more for real than they ever have! A bigger test may be waiting for them in two weeks, when they travel to Tennessee to take on the Volunteers. It should be an explosive game!