2023 Buffalo Bulls football team

2023 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDJ Mangas (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRobert Wright (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Ohio   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Kent State   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Toledo xy   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Western Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by third-year coach Maurice Linguist and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 3–9 and 3–5 in conference play[3]

Preseason

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Preseason polls

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Coaches Poll

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On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Buffalo was picked to finish third in the East. They received one vote to win conference.[4]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 66 (11)
2 Eastern Michigan 55 (1)
3 Northern Illinois 38
4 Central Michigan 37
5 Ball State 27
6 Western Michigan 23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Toledo 7
2 Ohio 4
3 Buffalo 1

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 3:30 p.m. at No. 19 Wisconsin*
FS1 L 17–38 76,224
September 9 6:00 p.m. Fordham*
ESPN+ L 37–40 15,854
September 16 12:00 p.m. Liberty*
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 CBSSN L 27–55 13,020
September 23 7:30 p.m. at Louisiana*
ESPN+ L 38–45 17,674
September 30 12:00 p.m. at Akron
ESPN+ W 13–10 OT 5,490
October 7 2:00 p.m. Central Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN+ W 37–13 12,093
October 14 3:30 p.m. Bowling Greendagger
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN+ L 14–24 15,196
October 21 3:30 p.m. at Kent State
ESPN+ W 24–6 11,735
October 31 7:30 p.m. at Toledo
ESPN2 L 13–31 14,939
November 7 7:30 p.m. Ohio
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN2 L 10–20 11,444
November 15 7:00 p.m. at Miami (OH)
ESPN2 L 10–23 7,561
November 21 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN2 L 11–24 11,243
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source[5][6]

Game summaries

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at No. 19 Wisconsin

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See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 7 3 0717
No. 19 Badgers 7 7 141038

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Sunny; Wind at S13 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,224
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • WISC – (7:16) Chez Mellusi 1-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:53; Wisconsin 7–0)
  • UB – (5:07) Cole Harrity 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • WISC – (1:00) Chimere Dike 29-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:08; Wisconsin 14–7)
  • UB – (0:07) Alex McNulty 53-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:53; Wisconsin 14–10)
Third quarter
  • WISC – (8:28) Chez Mellusi 89-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 1 plays, 89 yards, 0:15; Wisconsin 21–10)
  • WISC – (2:37) Braelon Allen 6-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:13; Wisconsin 28–10)
Fourth quarter
  • WISC – (13:45) Nathanial Vakos 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:56; Wisconsin 31–10)
  • UB – (7:43) Cole Harrity 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:40; Wisconsin 31–17)
  • WISC – (6:38) Braelon Allen 22-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:05; Wisconsin 38–17)

After a strong first half showing by the Bulls where they played Wisconsin down to the wire, the Badgers pulled away and routed the Bulls 38-17.

Statistics UB WISC
First downs 14 23
Plays–yards 71–316 71–503
Rushes–yards 30–122 40–314
Passing yards 194 184
Passing: comp–att–int 26–41–0 24–31–2
Time of possession 27:24 30:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 26/41, 194 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Mike Washington 12 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Darrell Harding, Jr. 1 reception, 51 yards
Wisconsin Passing Tanner Mordecai 24/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Chez Mellusi 13 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Will Pauling 5 receptions, 55 yards

Fordham

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See also: 2023 Fordham Rams football team
Buffalo (0–1) vs. Fordham (FCS) (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 17 61440
Bulls 14 7 9737

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 15,854
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UB – (10:47) Mike Washington 1-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:07; Buffalo 7–0)
  • UB – (10:06) Marlyn Johnson 22-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 1 plays, 22 yards, 0:05; Buffalo 14–0)
  • FOR – (3:40) Brandon Peskin 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:26; Buffalo 14–3)
Second quarter
  • UB – (14:16) Darrell Harding Jr. 15-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:18; Buffalo 21–3)
  • FOR – (11:10) Mekai Felton 9-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01; Buffalo 21–10)
  • FOR – (1:53) Mekai Felton 12-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 5:32; Buffalo 21–17)
  • FOR – (0:15) Brandon Peskin 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:18; Buffalo 21–20)
Third quarter
  • FOR – (7:33) Julius Loughridge 9-yard pass from C. J. Montes (blocked PAT) (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:07; Fordham 26–21)
  • UB – (7:33) Clevester Hines III 75-yard PAT return; Fordham 26–23
  • UB – (3:13) Mike Washington 5-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Buffalo 30–26)
Fourth quarter
  • FOR – (12:46) Garrett Cody 2-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:23; Fordham 33–30)
  • UB – (8:03) Marlyn Johnson 36-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Buffalo 37–33)
  • FOR – (2:32) M. J. Wright 15-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:31; Fordham 40–37)
Statistics FOR UB
First downs 27 23
Plays–yards 79–459 60–362
Rushes–yards 43–150 30–97
Passing yards 309 265
Passing: comp–att–int 23–36–0 24–30–0
Time of possession 34:10 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Fordham Passing C. J. Montes 23/36, 309 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Julius Loughridge 20 carries, 106 yards
Receiving MJ Wright 7 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 24/30, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Mike Washington 13 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Marlyn Johnson 7 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

Liberty

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See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team
Liberty (2–0) vs. Buffalo (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 10 14 171455
Bulls 0 14 7627

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 12 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,020
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play); Malik Zaire (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:18) LIB – Nick Brown 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:38; Liberty 3–0)
  • (5:43) LIB – Treon Sibley 56-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:13; Liberty 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:03) LIB – Elijah Smoot 42-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:50; Liberty 17–0)
  • (8:33) LIB – Kaidon Salter 1-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:47; Liberty 24–0)
  • (5:38) UB – Darrell Harding Jr. 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Liberty 24–7)
  • (0:28) UB – Nik McMillan 33-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 1:13; Liberty 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (12:13) LIB – Nick Brown 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 1:24; Liberty 27–14)
  • (8:40) LIB – Elijah Smoot 33-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 1:00; Liberty 34–14)
  • (4:20) UB – Ron Cook 2-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:18; Liberty 34–21)
  • (3:25) LIB – C.J. Daniels 75-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Liberty 41–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) LIB – Austin Henderson 3-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:31; Liberty 48–21)
  • (10:14) UB – Marlyn Johnson 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder (2-pt conversion failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Liberty 48–27)
  • (6:24) LIB – Aaron Bedgood 49-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 49 yards, 0:10; Liberty 55–27)
Statistics LIB UB
First downs 20 22
Plays–yards 65–569 81–363
Rushes–yards 36–225 30–87
Passing yards 344 276
Passing: comp–att–int 16–29–0 29–51–2
Time of possession 28:35 31:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 16/26, 344 yards, TD
Rushing Kaidon Salter 10 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Treon Sibler 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 29/51, 276 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Mike Washington 11 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Nik McMillan 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

at Louisiana

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See also: 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Buffalo (0–3) vs. Louisiana (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 0 211738
Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 211445

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 17,674
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:57) LA – Neal Johnson 8-yard pass from Zeon Chriss (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:56; Louisiana 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (4:08) LA – Nick Brown 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:38; Louisiana 10–0)
Third quarter
  • (12:05) LA – Zeon Chriss 54-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 1:35; Louisiana 17–0)
  • (9:25) UB – CJ Ogbonna 4-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:30; Louisiana 17–7)
  • (8:20) LA – Jacob Kibodi 69-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Louisiana 24–7)
  • (6:30) LA – Patrick Mensah 24-yard interception returned (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:24; Louisiana 31–7)
  • (3:06) UB – Ron Cook Jr. 4-yard rush (two-point rush conversion attempt failed) (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:26; Louisiana 31–13)
  • (0:47) UB – Ron Cook Jr. 12-yard rush (Ron Cook Jr. two-point conversion rush) (Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:50; Louisiana 31–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:46) LA – Zeon Chriss 1-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Louisiana 38–21)
  • (10:42) UB – Alex McNulty 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:04; Louisiana 38–24)
  • (7:40) LA – Jacob Kibodi 20-yard rush (Kenneth Almendares kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:02; Louisiana 45–24)
  • (4:32) UB – Marlyn Johnson 12-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:08; Louisiana 45–31)
  • (2:00) UB – Jacqez Barksdale 1-yard rush (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:31; Louisiana 45–38)
Statistics UB ULL
First downs 19 24
Plays–yards 79–373 67–518
Rushes–yards 44–178 38–269
Passing yards 195 249
Passing: comp–att–int 18–35–2 22–29–2
Time of possession 33:21 26:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 17/34, 198 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Mike Washington 13 carries, 88 yards
Receiving Cameron Ball 2 receptions, 51 yards
Louisiana Passing Zeon Chriss 22/29, 249 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 13 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Charles Robertson 4 receptions, 58 yards

at Akron

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See also: 2023 Akron Zips football team
Buffalo (0–4) vs. Akron (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Bulls 0 7 30313
Zips 7 3 00010

at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,490
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • AKR – (0:38) Drake Anderson 1-yard pass from DJ Irons, Owen Wiley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 5:42; Akron 7–0)
Second quarter
  • UB – (6:21) Boobie Curry 9-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 9:09; Tied 7–7)
  • AKR – (0:21) Owen Wiley 38-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:00; Akron 10–7)
Third quarter
  • UB – (3:30) Alex McNulty 43-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 46 yards, 7:41; Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
Overtime
  • UB – Alex McNulty 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard; Buffalo 13–10)
Statistics UB AKR
First downs 16 15
Plays–yards 68–248 52–258
Rushes–yards 34–106 25–122
Passing yards 142 136
Passing: comp–att–int 20–34–0 19–27–0
Time of possession 33:22 26:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 19/34, 142 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ron Cook 17 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Chance Morrow 2 receptions, 45 yards
Akron Passing DJ Irons 19/26, 136 yards, 1 TD
Rushing DJ Irons 16 carries, 100 yards
Receiving Myles Walker 4 receptions, 40 yards

Central Michigan

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See also: 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Buffalo (1–4) vs. Central Michigan (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 0 7 0613
Bulls 10 13 14037

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,093
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CMU UB
First downs 21 18
Plays–yards 74–360 67–355
Rushes–yards 25–80 35–123
Passing yards 280 232
Passing: comp–att–int 28–49–3 20–32–0
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing Jase Bauer 28/49, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jase Bauer 6 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Marion Lukes 7 receptions, 73 yards
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 20/32, 232 yards
Rushing Ron Cook 11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Boobie Curry 4 receptions, 74 yards

Bowling Green

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See also: 2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Buffalo (2–4) vs. Bowling Green (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 14 0024
Bulls 7 0 7014

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); Rain; Wind at SW8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 15,196
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman, Je'Rod Cherry
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (07:38) BUFF – Cole Snyder 10-yard run (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:30; Buffalo 7-0)
  • (02:42) BGSU – Alan Anaya 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:56; Buffalo 7-3)
  • (00:25) BGSU – Camden Orth 1-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 1:23; Bowling Green 10-7)
Second quarter
  • (05:23) BGSU – Ta'ron Keith 3-yard pass from Camden Orth (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 8:06; Bowling Green 17-7)
  • (02:20) BGSU – PeSean Wimberly 18-yard blocked punt return (Alan Anaya kick) (Bowling Green 24-7)
Third quarter
  • (03:02) BUFF – Darrell Harding Jr. 24-yard pass from CJ Ogbonna (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:33; Bowling Green 24-14)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics BGSU UB
First downs 13 18
Plays–yards 59–295 66–238
Rushes–yards 43–218 37–167
Passing yards 77 71
Passing: comp–att–int 9–16–2 9–29–4
Time of possession 33:28 26:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Camden Orth 9/16, 77 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Terion Stewart 25 carries, 123 yards
Receiving Austin Osborne 3 receptions, 59 yards
Buffalo Passing CJ Ogbonna 4/14, 41 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ron Cook 12 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Darrell Harding Jr. 2 receptions, 39 yards, TD

at Kent State

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See also: 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Buffalo (2–5) vs. Kent State (1–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 7 7 3724
Golden Flashes 6 0 006

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); Cloudy; Wind at W13 MPH
  • Game attendance: 11,735
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • KENT – (6:16) Andrew Glass 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:48; Kent State 3–0)
  • KENT – (4:31) Andrew Glass 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:26; Kent State 6–0)
  • UB – (6:21) Andrew Schnackenberg 2-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:27; Buffalo 7–6)
Second quarter
  • UB – (9:56) Ron Cook 1-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:34; Buffalo 14–6)
Third quarter
  • UB – (11:55) Alex McNulty 53-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 2:57; Buffalo 17–6)
Fourth quarter
  • UB – (5:54) Al-Jay Henderson 2-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 4:29; Buffalo 24–6)
Statistics UB KENT
First downs 15 10
Plays–yards 67–331 61–164
Rushes–yards 34–136 35–86
Passing yards 195 78
Passing: comp–att–int 18–33–1 12–26–1
Time of possession 31:58 27:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 18/33, 195 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jacqez Barksdale 10 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Marlyn Johnson 5 receptions, 64 yards
Kent State Passing Michael Alaimo 7/14, 51 yards
Rushing Jaylen Thomas 17 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Chrishon McCray 5 receptions, 52 yards

at Toledo

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See also: 2023 Toledo Rockets football team
Buffalo (3–5) vs. Toledo (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 7 0 6013
Rockets 14 10 7031

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

  • Date: October 31, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C); Snow; Wind at E7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 14,939
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Aaron Murray (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UB UT
First downs 18 13
Plays–yards 85–324 53–355
Rushes–yards 44–173 34–179
Passing yards 151 176
Passing: comp–att–int 14–41–2 12–19–1
Time of possession 34:44 25:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 14/41, 151 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ron Cook 17 carries, 97 yards
Receiving Darrell Harding, Jr. 2 receptions, 44 yards
Toledo Passing Dequan Finn 12/19, 176 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Peny Boone 12 carries, 125 yards, TD
Receiving Anthony Torres 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Ohio

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See also: 2023 Ohio Bobcats football team
Ohio (6–3) vs. Buffalo (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 0 101020
Bulls 0 3 7010

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: November 7, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); Clear; Wind at 15 MPH
  • Game attendance: 11,444
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Jay Alter (play-by-play) and Tom Luginbill (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • UB – (6:24) Alex McNulty 41-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:51; Buffalo 3–0)
Third quarter
  • OHIO – (8:48) Gianni Spetic 29-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:07; Tied 3–3)
  • OHIO – (2:46) Sieh Bangura 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:52; Ohio 10–3)
Fourth quarter
  • UB – (13:30) CJ Ogbonna 2-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Tied 10–10)
  • OHIO – (8:52) Gianni Spetic 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:38; Ohio 13–10)
  • OHIO – (1:55) Sieh Bangura 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 5:05; Ohio 20–10)
Statistics OHIO UB
First downs 15 14
Plays–yards 51–236 64–295
Rushes–yards 30–115 41–114
Passing yards 121 181
Passing: comp–att–int 14–21–0 16–23–0
Time of possession 27:50 29:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke 14/21, 121 yards
Rushing Sieh Bangura 17 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Tyler Walton 6 receptions, 62 yards
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 14/21, 171 yards
Rushing Ron Cook 16 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Boobie Curry 4 receptions, 66 yards

at Miami

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See also: 2023 Miami RedHawks football team
Buffalo (3–7) vs. Miami (8–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 3 7010
RedHawks 0 10 31023

at Fred C. Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

  • Date: November 15, 2023
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m.
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Clear; Wind at SW3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 7,561
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Rocky Boiman (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • MIAMI – (8:45) Graham Nicholson 25-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:34; Miami 3–0)
  • MIAMI – (2:50) Rashad Amos 30-yard run, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:36; Miami 10–0)
  • UB – (0:00) Alex McNulty 48-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 2:46; Miami 10–3)
Third quarter
  • MIAMI – (9:47) Graham Nicholson 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:05; Miami 13–3)
  • UB – (2:14) CJ Ogbonna 2-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:33; Miami 13–10)
Fourth quarter
  • MIAMI – (10:45) Rashad Amos 2-yard run, Graham Nicholson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:31; Miami 20–10)
  • MIAMI – (3:11) Graham Nicholson 23-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:44; Miami 23–10)
Statistics UB MIAMI
First downs 12 13
Plays–yards 61–278 52–326
Rushes–yards 44–131 36–180
Passing yards 147 146
Passing: comp–att–int 7–17–0 9–16–0
Time of possession 30:08 29:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 6/14, 120 yards
Rushing CJ Ogbonna 16 carries, 50 yards, TD
Receiving Marlyn Johnson 1 reception, 80 yards
Miami Passing Aveon Smith 9/16, 146 yards
Rushing Rashad Amos 15 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Javon Tracy 5 receptions, 123 yards

Eastern Michigan

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See also: 2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan (5–6) vs. Buffalo (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 17 0024
Bulls 0 0 8311

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: November 21, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); Rain
  • Game attendance: 11,243
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schick (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • EMU – (7:20) Austin Smith 5-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:09; Eastern Michigan 7–0)
Second quarter
  • EMU – (8:41) Jaylon Jackson 19-yard pass from Austin Smith, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:49; Eastern Michigan 14–0)
  • EMU – (4:21) Jesus Gomez 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 4:13; Eastern Michigan 17–0)
  • EMU – (0:07) Samson Evans 1-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:02; Eastern Michigan 24–0)
Third quarter
  • UB – (4:45) Ron Cook 6-yard run, Cameron Ball pass (Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:30; Eastern Michigan 24–8)
Fourth quarter
  • UB – (6:01) Alex McNulty 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:20; Eastern Michigan 24–11)
Statistics EMU UB
First downs 21 18
Plays–yards 73–367 58–337
Rushes–yards 46–226 30–163
Passing yards 141 174
Passing: comp–att–int 19–27–0 12–28–0
Time of possession 34:52 24:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Michigan Passing Austin Smith 19/27, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Samson Evans 22 carries, 127 yards, TD
Receiving JB Mitchell 7 receptions, 75 yards
Buffalo Passing Cole Snyder 11/26, 135 yards
Rushing Ron Cook
CJ Ogbonna		 10 carries, 43 yards, TD
6 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Marlyn Johnson 4 receptions, 80 yards

References

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  1. ^ "UB Stadium". Buffalo Athletics.
  2. ^ "Maurice Linguist". Sports Reference.
  3. ^ "MAC College Football Standings - 2023". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Buffalo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Bulls Schedule 2023". ESPN.
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