BOWLING GREEN — In recent seasons, a penalty deep in its own territory might have flustered the Bowling Green State University offense.
That wasn’t the case in the Falcons’ 27-10 win over Murray State on Saturday at Doyt Perry Stadium.
Consider the scenario: The Falcons were a 2½-point underdog to an FCS team on their homecoming weekend. They had not won a football game since November, 2019 in a span that stretched 686 days. They entered halftime tied with that FCS team, and had a big play break for the go-ahead touchdown that got called back because of a penalty.