BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Ben Roethlisberger passed for 305 yards and two touchdowns as Miami beat Bowling Green 24-21 on Saturday and achieved a 6-0 start in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since 1975.

        Roethlisberger, who completed 15 of 25 passes with one interception, hit Korey Kirkpatrick on a 46-yard touchdown pass and Michael Larkin (St. Xavier) on an 81-yard scoring play.

        Steve Little rushed for 99 yards on 22 carries for the RedHawks (7-2, 4-0 Mid-American Conference), adding a 14-yard scoring run midway through the third period that gave Miami a 21-7 lead.

        Roethlisberger, a redshirt freshman quarterback, set the MAC freshman passing record for a season, with 2,205 yards. Saturday marked his third 300-yard game in the past four.

        Roethlisberger now has 21 touchdowns this season and at least one TD pass in each of his nine college starts.

Team		1	2	3	4			SCORE
Miami-Ohio		7	7	7	3			24
Bowling Green		0	7	0	14			21

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter	Miami-Ohio Touchdown - 46-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Korey Kirkpatrick. (Jared Parseghian kick). 4:57 remaining.
2nd Quarter	Bowling Green Touchdown - 4-yard run by Josh Harris. (Shaun Suisham kick). 14:02 remaining. Miami-Ohio Touchdown - 81-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Michael Larkin. (Jared Parseghian kick). 10:01 remaining.
3rd Quarter	Miami-Ohio Touchdown - 14-yard run by Steve Little. (Jared Parseghian kick). 9:30 remaining.
4th Quarter	Bowling Green Touchdown - 61-yard punt return by Robert Redd. (Shaun Suisham kick). 7:45 remaining. Miami-Ohio Field Goal - 28-yarder by Jared Parseghian. 1:52 remaining. Bowling Green Touchdown - 35-yard pass from Andy Sahm to Kurt Gerling. (Shaun Suisham kick). 0:31 remaining.

Final Team Statistics	Miami-Ohio	Bowling Green
First downs	17	21
Rushes-yards	38-109	39-127
Passing yards	305	185
Return yards	18	94
Passing (Att-Comp-Int)	25-15-1	30-14-1
Punts-Average	7-34.3	8-42.5
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	0-0
Penalties-Yards	9-69	3-29
Time of Possession	29:46	30:14

Rushing
Miami-Ohio	- Little 22-99, Clemens 9-20, Murray Jr 2-5, team 1-(-1), Roethlisberger 4-(-14).
Bowling Green	- Alls 13-56, Harris 11-38, Gibson 6-25, Magner 3-14, Sahm 6-(-6).
Passing
Miami-Ohio	- Roethlisberger 15-25-1, 305 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Bowling Green	- Sahm 13-25-1, 173 yards and 1 touchdown. Harris 0-3-0, 0 yards. Magner 1-2-0, 12 yards.
Receiving
Miami-Ohio	- Larkin 2-94, Kirkpatrick 2-86, Murray Jr 2-43, Branch 2-23, Frazier 2-15, Henry 2-14, Clemens 1-18, Brandt 1-10, Little 1-2
Bowling Green	- Bautista 7-91, Redd 3-28, Magner 2-13, Gerling 1-35, Gibson 1-18.

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