BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Nathan Rourke and A.J. Ouellette each rushed for more than 120 yards and combined for five touchdowns as Ohio galloped past Bowling Green 48-30 on Saturday.
Rourke, along with two blockers, sprinted up the left sideline 75 yards to score late in the third quarter, answering a Bowling Green TD that had put the Falcons ahead 23-21. After Rourke’s TD run, the Bobcats (5-2, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) never trailed again. Rourke finished with 143 yards rushing, three TDs and also passed for 105 yards and a touchdown. Ouellette added 123 yards rushing and scoring runs of 6 and 2 yards.
Andrew Meyer hauled in a 40-yard bomb from Rourke for a 34-23 lead.
Two fumbles and two interceptions hurt Bowling Green (1-6, 1-2) Freshman Andrew Clair rushed for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
Ohio, the defending MAC East champion, has traded division titles with Bowling Green the last four seasons.

Ohio U. Stats
Ohio 48, Bowling Green 30
Ohio    0    21    6    21    =    48
Bowling Green    6    10    7    7    =    30
First Quarter
BGN—FG Suder 42, 11:35
BGN—FG Suder 35, 7:46
Second Quarter
OHI—Ouellette 6 run (Zervos kick), 14:54
BGN—Clair 3 run (Suder kick), 13:07
OHI—Ellis 15 interception return (Zervos kick), 8:24
BGN—FG Suder 32, 2:33
OHI—Rourke 7 run (Zervos kick), 1:07
Third Quarter
BGN—Folkertsma 10 pass from Jam.Morgan (Suder kick), 3:41
OHI—Rourke 75 run (pass failed), 3:28
Fourth Quarter
OHI—Meyer 40 pass from Rourke (Zervos kick), 14:23
OHI—Ouellette 2 run (Zervos kick), 11:02
BGN—Clair 1 run (Suder kick), 9:23
OHI—Rourke 1 run (Zervos kick), 1:55
A—17,641.
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OHI    BGN
First downs    18    22
Rushes-yards    43-335    47-229
Passing    105    192
Comp-Att-Int    7-22-2    17-43-2
Return Yards    27    65
Punts-Avg.    8-37.25    5-42.6
Fumbles-Lost    0-0    2-2
Penalties-Yards    6-58    5-55
Time of Possession    28:06    31:54
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Ohio, Rourke 8-143, Ouellette 24-123, D.Brown 10-71, (Team) 1-(minus 2). Bowling Green, Clair 18-148, Cleveland 22-84, Loy 3-13, Pough 1-(minus 1), (Team) 1-(minus 2), Jam.Morgan 2-(minus 13).
PASSING—Ohio, Rourke 7-22-2-105. Bowling Green, Loy 1-2-1-10, Jam.Morgan 16-41-1-182.
RECEIVING—Ohio, Meyer 3-84, Ouellette 1-7, Cope 1-6, Odom 1-6, D.Brown 1-2. Bowling Green, S.Miller 6-95, Cleveland 3-17, Phouthavong 2-23, Te.Redding 2-10, Wilcox 1-14, Pough 1-13, Folkertsma 1-10, Norris 1-10.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.