Overview

• Cameron Pettaway returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown 11 seconds into the game on his first collegiate touch, with reports listing the distance as 98 yards (AP) or 91.
• Bowling Green ran for 156 yards and its defense produced seven tackles for loss and three sacks while holding Lafayette to 177 total yards.
• Kicker Jackson Kleather made field goals from 30 and 35 yards and drilled a career-long 56-yarder to help build a 20-0 third-quarter lead during a game that included a 42-minute lightning delay.
• The victory marked Eddie George’s first FBS win since being hired in March after four seasons at Tennessee State.
• For the second straight year, Bowling Green opened its season with a kickoff-return touchdown.