{"id":1665,"date":"2019-12-20T12:28:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/?page_id=1665"},"modified":"2019-12-20T12:28:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T17:28:50","slug":"season-bowling_green","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/season-bowling_green\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall 24, Bowling Green 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top:-20px\">\n\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-7\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h2>November 14, 1970 &#8230; Remembered<\/h2>\n\n<h2>DETAILED INFORMATION\n\n                                            \n        \n    <div\n        id=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season\"\n        x-data=\"accordion('the-herd-s-1970-football-season', false)\"\n        class=\"rounded-lg overflow-hidden mb-2 transition-all duration-300 ease-out bg-gray-50\"\n        x-bind:class=\"expanded ? 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'text-green' : ''\"\n            id=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-button\"\n            aria-controls=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-panel\">\n            <div class=\"text-left font-bold contrast-more:font-black tracking-wide text-base lg:text-lg hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900\">\n                The HERD&#039;S 1970 Football Season\n            <\/div>\n\n            <span class=\"ml-3\">\n                <svg class=\"h-5 w-5 transition-transform duration-300 ease-out stroke-gray-400 shrink-0\"\n                     x-bind:class=\"{ 'rotate-180': expanded }\"\n                     aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" d=\"M19 9l-7 7-7-7\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/button>\n\n        <div\n            id=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-panel\"\n            role=\"region\"\n            aria-labelledby=\"the-herd-s-1970-football-season-button\"\n            x-show=\"expanded\"\n            x-collapse\n            x-cloak>\n            <div class=\"text-gray-700  bg-white py-6 px-5 styled-list\">\n                \n\n\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n <ul>\t\t\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-morehead\">Morehead State University (September 19 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"..\/season-toledo\">University of Toledo (September 26 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"..\/season-xavier\">Xavier University (October 3 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-miami\">Miami University (October 10 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"..\/season-louisville\">University of Louisville (October 17 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"..\/season-western_michigan\">Western Michigan University (October 24 &#8211; Home Game &#8211; Homecoming)<\/a><\/li>\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-bowling_green\">Bowling Green State University (October 31 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"..\/season-kent_state\">Kent State University (November 7 &#8211; Home Game)<\/a><\/li>\n          <li><a href=\"..\/season-east_carolina\">East Carolina University (November 14 &#8211; Away Game)<\/a><\/li>\n       <li><a href=\"..\/season-ohio\">Ohio University (November 21 &#8211; Away Game [Game Cancelled])<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n <div style=\"float:left;margin-right: 20px\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/files\/2020\/01\/season-bowling_green1.jpg\" alt=\"marshall bowling green\" width=\"160\" height=\"161\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1669\" \/>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <div style=\"float:left;margin-right: 20px\">\n<p class=\"caption\">Kevin Gilmore plows <br \/>into the Bowling <br \/>Green line.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n\n\n \t\t<\/h2><h2>Falcons Trim Herd, 26-24<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">By Lowell Gade, Herald-Advertiser Sports Writer <em>Huntington Herald-Advertiser,<\/em> November 1, 1970.(Used with permission)<\/p>\n\t\t<h2>MU Loses Gamble, Game<\/h2>\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">&#8220;I blew it\u2026we gambled and lost.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t\t<p>Coach Rick Tolley shouldered the blame for Marshall&#8217;s 26-24 loss here \n\t\tSaturday to Bowling Green before 10,073 Dad&#8217;s Day fans who watched the \n\t\tFalcons&#8217; No. 2 quarterback steal the day from Marshall&#8217;s backup signal \n\t\tcaller.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">John Plusquellic came on in the second half for Bowling Green to \n\t\treplace veteran starter Vern Wireman to engineer two touchdowns and a \n\t\tfield goal after Marshall led at halftime, 17-7. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>Orders Safety<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Plusquellic, a junior transfer from Pitt, stole the show from Marshall&#8217;s \n\t\tBob Harris who quarterbacked all the way for the Thundering Herd. MU \n\t\tregular Ted Shoebridge sat out the game with a bruised shoulder which he \n\t\tsuffered in the 34-3 loss last week to Western Michigan.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Tolley ordered his punter Marcelo Lajterman to down the football in the \n\t\tend zone for a safety with 2:19 to play in the game and the Herd leading \n\t\t24-21. The safety cut the margin to one.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">&#8220;We thought we could keep them out of the field goal range,&#8221; said Tolley, \n\t\t&#8220;and we didn&#8217;t think he (Stu Chestina) had the range,&#8221; But Chestina won \n\t\tthe game for the Falcons with a 38-yard field goal with 1:04 left to \n\t\tplay. The field goal, which was true with plenty to spare, was \n\t\tChestina&#8217;s longest of the season.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall, which lost its fifth game of the season against two victories, \n\t\tand its fourth in a row, showed its best scoring punch since the 31-14 \n\t\twin over Xavier.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Bob Harris had a fine day with 13 completions out of 25 attempts for 205 \n\t\tyards and had some brilliant catches by Dennis Blevins, Joe Hood, and \n\t\tArt Harris.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Harris threw for two touchdowns, a four-yarder to Art Harris and a \n\t\t14-yard flip to Devin Gilmore. Art also scored on a one-yard plunge.&lt;<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Bowling Green started the scoring, capitalizing on a Marshall fumble at \n\t\tthe Herd 37. Wireman directed his team in nine plays and went the final \n\t\ttwo yards himself on a slant over right guard.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>Drove 58 Yards<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Marshall came right back however. Bob Harris drove the Herd 58 yards for \n\t\ta score with 12-12 left in the first half, passing to Art Harris for the \n\t\tsix-pointer. The drive got off to a good start when Bobby flipped 28 \n\t\tyards to John Young to put the ball on the Falcon 30.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Lajterman made it 10-7 on a 36-yard field goal with 6:28 left in the half \n\t\twhen a MU drive bogged down at the Bowling Green 20. Stu Cottrell, \n\t\tfilling in for injured Felix Jordan, started the drive by intercepting \n\t\tWireman at the Marshall 22. Bob Harris passed to Young for 15 yards and \n\t\tto Blevins for 30 to highlight the drive.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The Herd got another score before the half starting a drive after Al Sayor \n\t\trecovered a Bob Livas fumble at the Marshall 38. Harris struck his \n\t\tteam quickly. He teamed up with Blevins for 28 yards to the Falcons 34; \n\t\t23 yards to Hood at the 17, and a nine-yard pass to Art Harris put the \n\t\tball on the eight. In three pays, Broadway Artie scored from the one. \n\t\tWith Plusquellic at the controls, however, Bowling Green got a quick \n\t\ttouchdown to start the second half. He passed 20 yards to Pittman to put \n\t\tthe ball on the MU 49, and three plays later, Pittman sprung loose on \n\t\this reverse.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The Falcons failed to convert the extra point, however, \n\t\twhen Chestina was forced to run with a bad center snap. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Late in the third quarter the Herd defense stopped Bowling Green at the \n\t\tFalcons 27, and Chestina punted poorly to Gilmore at the Marshall 45. \n\t\tThe ball went through Gilmore&#8217;s arms, bounded off his knee, and was \n\t\tcovered by Saylor at midfield.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Bob Harris connected on 4 of 5 passes to strike the Head for six points. \n\t\tArt Harris caught two for ten and 19 yards, and Hood a nine-yarder, \n\t\tbefore Gilmore took the scoring pass. Gilmore caught Harris&#8217; aerial at \n\t\tthe six and twisted past two BeeGee defenders to score.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">After a Bowling Green drive ended at the MU 28, Marshall netted minus \n\t\tsix yards on three tries and had to punt from its 18. Pittman returned \n\t\tfrom his 47 to the Herd 48, and Plusquellic quickly directed the Falcons \n\t\tto a touchdown in eight plays. Tailback Roger Murray got the six points \n\t\tfrom five yards out.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">The next time Marshall got the ball Harris threw his first of two \n\t\tinterceptions on the first play from scrimmage. The Falcons moved to the \n\t\tHerd seven where the MU defense held with 3:19 left in the game. \n\t\tMarshall took over with a chance to hang onto the ball and the victory. \n\t\tBut when A. Harris didn&#8217;t get the first down, on third and four, \n\t\tLajterman came on for the safety play.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Bowling Green, victim of Marshall&#8217;s streak-ending 21-16 victory last \n\t\tyear in Huntington, won its second game of the season against four \n\t\tlosses and a tie.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>Stopped Drive<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Before the safety, Marshall had stopped a BeeGee drive on the seven yard \n\t\tline. Bob Harris ran three straight keepers onto the line and came up \n\t\tshort by two yards.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Lajterman came on and lined up in the end zone. When he took the center \n\t\tsnap, he dropped to one knee giving BeeGee two points and cutting the \n\t\tmargin to one, 24-23. Marshall then got a free kick from its 20, and \n\t\tLajterman teed the ball up for a soccer-style boot. He kicked to Falcon \n\t\tspeedster Bill Pittman at the Bowling Green 32 and Pittman sprinted back \n\t\tto the Marshall 45. <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Fullback Ike Wright got eight yards for the Falcons \n\t\tto the 37, then Plusquellic hit end Gary Shaeffer for 11 yards to the \n\t\t26. Three more Plusquellic passes, however, netted but four yards, and \n\t\tChestina came on to boot the game-winning field goal.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Pluspuellic had a brilliant second half and made a strong bid for a \n\t\tstarting job next week against Ohio U. After Wireman, who hit a record \n\t\t26 passes against the Herd last year, completed but four of 15 for 51 \n\t\tyards in the fist half, Plusquellic came on to complete 13 of 19 for 146 \n\t\tyards and had one string of ten in a row.<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>Caught 11 Passes<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Pittman, the nation&#8217;s second best in kickoff returns, caught 11 passes \n\t\tfor 151 yards, returned five kickoffs for 105 yards, and scored the \n\t\tFalcons first touchdown of the second half with a 34-yard sprint around \n\t\tleft end on a wingback reverse.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<h2>SUMMARY<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<table width=\"250\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\">  \n          <tr>\n            <td>Marshall<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">0<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">17<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">7<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\">0<\/td>\n\t\t    <td width=\"20\"><strong>24<\/strong><\/td>\n\t      <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Bowling Green <\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">7<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">0<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">6<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\">13<\/td>\n            <td width=\"20\"><strong>26<\/strong><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/table>\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"newsprint\">Bowling Green \u2013 Wireman 2 run (Chestina kick)<br \/>\n\t\tMarshall \u2013 A. Harris 4 pass from B. Harris (Lajterman kick)<br \/>\n\t\tMarshall \u2013 FG Lajterman 33<br \/>\n\t\tMarshall \u2013 A. Harris 1 run (Lajterman kick)<br \/>\n\t\tBowling Green \u2013 Pittman 34 run (run failed)<br \/>\n\t\tMarshall \u2013 Gilmore 14 pass for B. Harris (Lajterman kick)<br \/>\n\t\tBowling Green \u2013 Murray 5 run (Lawrence pass from Plusquellic)<br \/>\t\t\n\t\tBowling Green \u2013 Safety (Lajterman downed ball in end zone)<br \/>\t\t\t\t\n\t\tBowling Green \u2013 FG Chestina 38<br \/>\n\t\tA \u2013 16,073<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<h2>STATISTICS<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<table width=\"300\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" summary=\"game statistics\">\n          <tr>\n            <td width=\"112\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n            <td width=\"79\"><strong>MU<\/strong><\/td>\n            <td width=\"79\"><strong>BG<\/strong><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>First downs<\/td>\n            <td>14<\/td>\n            <td>19<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Rushing yardage<\/td>\n            <td>31<\/td>\n            <td>45<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Passing yardage<\/td>\n            <td>205<\/td>\n            <td>197<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Total offense <\/td>\n            <td>236<\/td>\n            <td>442<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Passes<\/td>\n            <td>13-25-2<\/td>\n            <td>17-34-2<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Return yardage<\/td>\n            <td>119<\/td>\n            <td>224<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Punts<\/td>\n            <td>8-37-5<\/td>\n            <td>6-31-5<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Fumbles lost<\/td>\n            <td>1<\/td>\n            <td>1<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Yards penalized<\/td>\n            <td>5<\/td>\n            <td>91<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/table>\n\t \n\n\t\t<h2>INDIVIDUAL LEADERS<\/h2>\n <p class=\"newsprintsubheading\">Rushing<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsprint\">MU: A. Harris 25-36, B. Harris 12 (minus 10), Gilmore 4-7 <br \/>\nBG: Murray 14-70, Pittman 5-60, Wright 7-34; Bower 5-22, Fields 6-18, Wireman 5-15, Plusquellic 8-12<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"newsprintsubheading\">Passing<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsprint\">MU: B. Harris 13-25-2 (205 yards); <br \/>\nBG: Wireman 4-15-1 (51 yards); Plusquellic 13-19-1 (142 yards)<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"newsprintsubheading\">Receiving<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsprint\">MU: Blevins 2-57; Young 2-44, Hood 3-45, A. Harris 4-41, Gilmore 2-18<br \/>\nBG: Pittman 11-151, Lawrence 2-16, Wright 2-15, Shaeffer 1-12.<\/p>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-5\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:-10px\">\n<h2>Related Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\t\t\n          <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/\">Coaches, Players, Staff<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/fans\/\">Fans<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/flight-crew\/\">Flight Crew<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/1970-season\/\">1970 Season<\/a><\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/accident-report\/\">Accident Report<\/a><\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/memorial-service\/\">Memorial Service<\/a><\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/fountain\/\">Memorial Fountain<\/a><\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/marshall-university-1970\/\">Marshall University, 1970<\/a> <\/li>\t\t\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/movie\/\">&#8220;We Are Marshall&#8221; movie<\/a> <\/li>\n         <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/acknowledgements\/\">Acknowledgements<\/a> <\/li>\t \t\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>OTHER RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Special Collections, Morrow Library,\nMarshall University,\nOne John Marshall Drive,\nHuntington, WV 25755<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:speccoll@marshall.edu\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speccoll@marshall.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:304-696-2343\">304-696-2343<\/a> telephone<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:304-696-2361\">304-696-2361<\/a> fax<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"tel:800-818-9816\">(800) 818-9816<\/a> toll free<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marshall.special.collections\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2>OTHER RESOURCES<\/h2>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/directory\/\">Staff\/Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/directions\/\">Directions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/fees\/\">Research &amp; Duplication Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/about\/hours\/\">Regular Hours:<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;Mon&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Fri:&nbsp; 8 am&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;4:30 pm; Sat&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Sun:&nbsp; closed<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/lisle-brown-campaign\/\">Contribute to Lisle Brown Memorial Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"parent":160,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar-left.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1665","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1665\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}