# 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Lance Leipold, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the MAC's East Division. The team played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:30 pm | Albany* | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | W 51–14 | 20,872 |
| September 12 | 12:00 pm | at Penn State* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ESPN2 | L 14–27 | 93,065 |
| September 19 | 12:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic* | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ASN | W 33–15 | 15,397 |
| September 26 | 3:30 pm | Nevada* | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 19,072 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | Bowling Green | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | TWCS/ESPN3 | L 22–28 | 20,843 |
| October 17 | 1:00 pm | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | L 14–51 | 14,301 |
| October 24 | 3:30 pm | Ohio | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ASN/ESPN3 | W 41–17 | 17,128 |
| October 29 | 7:30 pm | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | W 29–24 | 12,697 |
| November 5 | 7:00 pm | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | W 18–17 | 10,379 |
| November 11 | 8:00 pm | Northern Illinois | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPNU | L 30–41 | 14,260 |
| November 21 | 3:30 pm | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | CBSSN | L 21–42 | 15,727 |
| November 27 | 4:30 pm | Massachusetts | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPNU | L 26–31 | 15,648 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Albany

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Great Danes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bulls | 7 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 51 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY
* Date: September 5
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 80 • Wind: SW 5-10
* Game attendance: 20,872
* Referee: Tom Stapleton
* TV: ESPN3
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
UA – Josh Gontarek 4-yard pass from DJ Crook (Patrick Toole kick), 6:27. Great Danes 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:54.
UB – Marcus McGill 9-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 3:29. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:49.
Second quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 40-yard field goal, 14:30. Bulls 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:26.
UB – Anthone Taylor 21-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:19. Bulls 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 4:45.
UB – Jordan Johnson 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:28. Bulls 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:15.
Third quarter
UB – Anthone Taylor 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:16. Bulls 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:54.
UB – Jacob Martinez 20-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 9:08. Bulls 38–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:32.
Fourth quarter
UA – Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks 1-yard run (Patrick Toole kick), 11:48. Bulls 38–14. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:47.
UB – Tony Daniel 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick blocked), 4:01. Bulls 44–14. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 6:00.
UB – Jacob Martinez 86-yard punt return for TD (Adam Mitcheson kick), 1:32. Bulls 51–14.
Leading Passers
UA – DJ Crook 11/22 Comp/Att 104 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
UB – Joe Licata 20/26 Comp/Att 246 Yds, 2 TD
Leading Rushers
UA – Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks 11 Rushes 74 Yds. 6.7 Avg 20 Lng.
UB – Anthone Taylor 17 Rushes 104 Yds. 6.1 Avg 21 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UA – Josh Gontarek 5 Rec. 66 Yds. 13.2 Avg 30 Lng.
UB – Mason Schreck 5 Rec. 62 Yds. 12.4 Avg 18 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UA – Colin Cooper 5 Tack 6 Ast
UB – Okezie Alozie 5 Tack 2 Ast :
In their first game of the season, the Bulls won, 51–14 over the Albany Great Danes.

### @ Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Nittany Lions | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Rainy • Temperature: 61-64 • Wind: SE 4-6
* Game attendance: 93,065
* Referee: D. Willard
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht & Paul Carcaterra
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
No Scoring
Second quarter
PSU – Brandon Polk 22-yard run (Joey Julius kick), 6:57. Nittany Lions 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:37.
PSU – Joey Julius 22-yard field goal, 3:58. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:54.
Third quarter
UB – Ron Willoughby 14-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 5:33. Nittany Lions 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:48.
PSU – Joey Julius 21-yard field goal, 0:20. Nittany Lions 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:07.
Fourth quarter
PSU – DaeSean Hamilton 5-yard pass from Christian Hackenberg (Joey Julius kick), 12:04. Nittany Lions 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:25.
PSU – Saquon Barkley 9-yard run (Joey Julius kick), 9:02. Nittany Lions 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:54.
UB – Marcus McGill 10-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 4:38. Nittany Lions 27–14. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 4:18.
Leading Passers
UB – Joe Licata 24/35 Comp/Att 205 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
PSU – Christian Hackenberg 14/27 Comp/Att 128 Yds, 1 TD
Leading Rushers
UB – Anthone Taylor 18 Rushes 93 Yds. 5.2 Avg 29 Lng.
PSU – Saquon Barkley 12 Rushes 115 Yds. 9.6 Avg 33 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UB – Ron Willoughby 8 Rec. 80 Yds. 10.0 Avg 21 Lng.
PSU – Chris Godwin 5 Rec. 75 Yds. 15.0 Avg 38 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UB – Okezie Alozie 3 Tack 4 Ast
PSU – Austin Johnson 4 Tack 5 Ast :
In their second game of the season, the Bulls lost, 27–14 to the Penn State Nittany Lions.

### @ Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 33 |
| Owls | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 • Wind: @10 E
* Game attendance: 15,397
* Referee: Joe Pester
* TV announcers (ASN): Mike Gleason & Doug Chapman
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
FAU – Team safety, Joe Licata called for intentional grounding in the endzone, 8:19. Owls 2–0.
Second quarter
FAU – Nate Terry 6-yard pass from Jason Driskel (Greg Joseph kick), 13:31. Owls 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:20.
UB – Travis Pitzonka 60-yard fumble return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 1:11. Owls 9–7.
Third quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 19-yard field goal, 8:47. Bulls 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04.
UB – Boise Ross 39-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 8:30. Bulls 17–9.
UB – Team safety, Greg Howell tackled in the endzone, 4:40. Bulls 19–9.
UB – Jordan Johnson 19-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:54. Bulls 26–9. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:46.
Fourth quarter
FAU – Kamrin Solomon 54-yard pass from Jason Driskel (2-point pass failed), 14:50. Bulls 26–15. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:12.
UB – Brandon Crawford 11-yard fumble return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 5:40. Bulls 33–15.
Leading Passers
UB – Joe Licata 10/20 Comp/Att 105 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
FAU – Jason Driskel 26/55 Comp/Att 385 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Leading Rushers
UB – Anthone Taylor 25 Rushes 116 Yds. 4.6 Avg 10 Lng.
FAU – Greg Howell 14 Rushes 75 Yds. 5.4 Avg 13 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UB – Malcolm Robinson 1 Rec. 43 Yds. 43 Avg 43 Lng.
FAU – Jenson Stoshak 7 Rec. 124 Yds. 17.7 Avg 44 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UB – Brandon Berry 6 Tack 4 Ast
FAU – Azeez Al-Shaair 6 Tack 5 Ast :
In their third game of the season, the Bulls won, 33–15 over the Florida Atlantic Owls.

### Nevada

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Bulls | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 72 • Wind: 11 ENE
* Game attendance: 19,072
* Referee: Greg Sujack
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Sherman & Josh Cribbs
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
UB – Matt Weiser 41-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 11:11. Bulls 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:53.
UNR – James Butler 5-yard run (Brent Zuzo kick), 3:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:40.
UNR – Don Jackson 55-yard run (Brent Zuzo kick), 0:12. Wolf Pack 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:54.
Second quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 33-yard field goal, 11:11. Wolf Pack 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:01.
UNR – Brent Zuzo 38-yard field goal, 8:41. Wolf Pack 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:30.
Third quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 43-yard field goal, 6:56. Wolf Pack 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:43.
Fourth quarter
UNR – Don Jackson 10-yard run (Brent Zuzo kick), 10:25. Wolf Pack 24–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:27.
UB – Collin Lisa 5-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point run good), 8:06. Wolf Pack 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:19.
Leading Passers
UNR – Tyler Stewart 12/21 Comp/Att 90 Yds, 0 TD
UB – Joe Licata 28/46 Comp/Att 338 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Leading Rushers
UNR – James Butler 16 Rushes 177 Yds. 11.1 Avg 91 Lng.
UB – Jordan Johnson 13 Rushes 79 Yds. 6.1 Avg 37 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UNR – Hasaan Henderson 2 Rec. 28 Yds. 14 Avg 20 Lng.
UB – Matt Weiser 10 Rec. 131 Yds. 13.1 Avg 41 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UNR – Matthew Lyons 9 Tack 7 Ast
UB – Brandon Berry 7 Tack 6 Ast :
In their fourth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 24–21 to the Nevada Wolf Pack.

### Bowling Green

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Bulls | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Showers, Windy • Temperature: 47 • Wind: 22 ENE
* Game attendance: 20,843
* Referee: Curt Johnson
* TV announcers (TWCS/ESPN3): Mike Cairns, Frank Stams & Ben Wagner
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
BGSU – Donovan Wilson 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick), 10:36. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:24.
UB – Adam Mitcheson 30-yard field goal, 5:32. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:04.
Second quarter
BGSU – Matt Johnson 10-yard run (Tyler Tate kick), 11:08. Falcons 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:42.
BGSU – Roger Lewis 12-yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick), 7:54. Falcons 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:05.
UB – Adam Mitcheson 28-yard field goal, 0:22. Falcons 21–6. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 2:00.
Third quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 27-yard field goal, 2:41. Falcons 21–9. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 5:35.
Fourth quarter
BGSU – Ronnie Moore 7-yard run (Tyler Tate kick), 14:54. Falcons 28–9. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 2:42.
UB – Jordan Johnson 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 8:42. Falcons 28–16. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 6:05.
UB – Ron Willoughby 5-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick failed), 5:13. Falcons 28–22. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:16.
Leading Passers
BGSU – Matt Johnson 23/29 Comp/Att 324 Yds, 1 TD
UB – Joe Licata 35/59 Comp/Att 348 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Leading Rushers
BGSU – Travis Greene 17 Rushes 119 Yds. 7.0 Avg 29 Lng.
UB – Anthone Taylor 21 Rushes 93 Yds. 4.4 Avg 12 Lng.
Leading Receivers
BGSU – Roger Lewis 10 Rec. 201 Yds. 20.1 Avg 61 Lng.
UB – Matt Weiser 8 Rec. 90 Yds. 11.3 Avg 18 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
BGSU – James Sanford 10 Tack 3 Ast
UB – Nick Gilbo 8 Tack 4 Ast :
In their fifth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 28–22 to the Bowling Green Falcons.

### @ Central Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Chippewas | 14 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 46 • Wind: 10-15 NW
* Game attendance: 14,301
* Referee: A. Cannella
* TV: ESPN3
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
CMU – Martez Walker 6-yard run (Brian Eavey kick), 11:56. Chippewas 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04.
UB – Ron Willoughby 34-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 6:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:26.
CMU – Cooper Rush 1-yard run (Brian Eavey kick), 3:05. Chippewas 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:58.
Second quarter
CMU – Jesse Kroll 46-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 9:09. Chippewas 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:29.
CMU – Team safety, blocked punt through the endzone, 7:32. Chippewas 23–7.
CMU – Trevor Thomas 2-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 4:23. Chippewas 30–7. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:09.
CMU – Anthony Rice 23-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 2:54. Chippewas 37–7. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:24.
Third quarter
CMU – Martez Walker 1-yard run (Brian Eavey kick), 4:28. Chippewas 44–7. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:32.
Fourth quarter
UB – Andrew Dadeboe 17-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:39. Chippewas 44–14.
CMU – Eric Cooper 19-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 9:35. Chippewas 51–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:04.
Leading Passers
UB – Joe Licata 13/25 Comp/Att 133 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
CMU – Cooper Rush 23/30 Comp/Att 313 Yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Leading Rushers
UB – Anthone Taylor 13 Rushes 47 Yds. 3.6 Avg 12 Lng.
CMU – Martez Walker 20 Rushes 60 Yds. 3.0 Avg 9 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UB – Ron Willoughby 2 Rec. 53 Yds. 26.5 Avg 34 Lng.
CMU – Jesse Kroll 7 Rec. 133 Yds. 19.0 Avg 46 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UB – Brandon Berry 7 Tack 4 Ast
CMU – Nathan Ricketts 5 Tack 1 Ast :
In their sixth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 51–14 to the Central Michigan Chippewas.

### Ohio

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulls | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Showers & Cloudy • Temperature: 55 • Wind: 7 SSW
* Game attendance: 17,128
* Referee: Tim O'Dey
* TV: ASN/ESPN3
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
OU – Daz'mond Patterson 6-yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), 9:46. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
UB – Ryan Williamson 15-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 8:31. Tied 7–7.
UB – Jordan Johnson 4-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:20. Bulls 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:30.
Second quarter
OU – Josiah Yazdani 24-yard field goal, 12:44. Bulls 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:36.
UB – Joe Licata 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:22. Bulls 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:14.
UB – Okezie Alozie 22-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 3:05. Bulls 28–10.
UB – Adam Mitcheson 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Bulls 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 0:36.
Third quarter
OU – Malek Irons 1-yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), 3:58. Bulls 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:59.
Fourth quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 35-yard field goal, 13:06. Bulls 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:52.
UB – Jordan Johnson 39-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 1:58. Bulls 41–17. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:54.
Leading Passers
OU – Derrius Vick 32/51 Comp/Att 323 Yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
UB – Joe Licata 21/32 Comp/Att 212 Yds, 0 TD
Leading Rushers
OU – Daz'mond Patterson 11 Rushes 28 Yds. 2.5 Avg 10 Lng.
UB – Jordan Johnson 28 Rushes 147 Yds. 5.3 Avg 39 Lng.
Leading Receivers
OU – Keith Heitzman 6 Rec. 83 Yds. 13.8 Avg 22 Lng.
UB – Marcus McGill 8 Rec. 81 Yds. 10.1 Avg 24 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
OU – Blair Brown 3 Tack 5 Ast
UB – Nick Gilbo 10 Tack 5 Ast :
In their seventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–17 over the Ohio Bobcats.

### @ Miami (OH)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 10 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 29 |
| RedHawks | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Weather: Clear • Temperature: 46 • Wind: W 9 MPH
* Game attendance: 12,697
* Referee: Greg Sujack
* TV: ESPN3
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 46-yard field goal, 10:23. Bulls 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:59.
MU – Brison Burris 76-yard interception return (Kaleb Patterson kick), 5:46. RedHawks 7–3.
UB – Ron Willoughby 78-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 5:29. Bulls 10–7. Drive: 1 plays, 78 yards, 0:17.
Second quarter
MU – Kaleb Patterson 33-yard field goal, 10:16. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:40.
UB – Jordan Johnson 2-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:20. Bulls 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:48.
MU – Sam Martin 16-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Kaleb Patterson kick), 1:10. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:10.
Third quarter
UB – Jordan Johnson 6-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick blocked), 11:15. Bulls 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:45.
UB – Ron Willoughby 9-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point pass failed), 4:29. Bulls 29–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:10.
Fourth quarter
MU – Ryan Smith 2-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Kaleb Patterson kick), 2:21. Bulls 29–24. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:01.
Leading Passers
UB – Joe Licata 22/29 Comp/Att 289 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
MU – Billy Bahl 13/36 Comp/Att 224 Yds, 2 TD
Leading Rushers
UB – Jordan Johnson 28 Rushes 123 Yds. 4.4 Avg 48 Lng.
MU – Leonard Ross 6 Rushes 42 Yds. 7.0 Avg 20 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UB – Ron Willoughby 2 Rec. 87 Yds. 43.5 Avg 78 Lng.
MU – Sam Martin 4 Rec. 95 Yds. 23.8 Avg 43 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UB – Okezie Alozie 4 Tack 2 Ast
MU – Buchi Okafor 5 Tack 5 Ast :
In their eighth game of the season, the Bulls won, 29–24 over the Miami RedHawks.

### @ Kent State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 66 • Wind: Calm
* Game attendance: 10,379
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV: ESPN3
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
UB – Jordan Johnson 10-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick failed), 5:39. Bulls 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:17.
Second quarter
KSU – Demetrius Monday 69-yard interception return (Shane Hynes kick), 9:40. Golden Flashes 7–6.
KSU – Shane Hynes 38-yard field goal, 1:49. Golden Flashes 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:45.
Third quarter
KSU – Ernest Calhoun 31-yard pass from George Bollas (Shane Hynes kick), 1:32. Golden Flashes 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:34.
Fourth quarter
UB – Ron Willoughby 29-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point pass failed), 11:21. Golden Flashes 17–12. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:05.
UB – Matt Weiser 8-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point pass failed), 0:58. Bulls 18–17. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:28.
Leading Passers
UB – Joe Licata 25/39 Comp/Att 190 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
KSU – George Bollas 13/21 Comp/Att 107 Yds, 1 TD
Leading Rushers
UB – Anthone Taylor 16 Rushes 64 Yds. 4.0 Avg 9 Lng.
KSU – Trayion Durham 9 Rushes 38 Yds. 4.2 Avg 13 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UB – Marcus McGill 6 Rec. 50 Yds. 8.3 Avg 15 Lng.
KSU – Antwan Dixon 6 Rec. 72 Yds. 12.0 Avg 40 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UB – Okezie Alozie 7 Tack 5 Ast
KSU – Nate Holley 9 Tack 3 Ast :
In their ninth game of the season, the Bulls won, 18–17 over the Kent State Golden Flashes.

### Northern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
| Bulls | 3 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 30 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY
* Date: November 11
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Weather: Mostly Clear • Temperature: 45 • Wind: 9SW
* Game attendance: 14,260
* Referee: Greg Blum
* TV: ESPNU
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 26-yard field goal, 12:05. Bulls 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:55.
NIU – Kenny Golladay 15-yard pass from Ryan Graham (Christian Hagan kick), 6:03. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 3:24.
NIU – Joel Bouagnon 58-yard run (Christian Hagan kick), 3:21. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:09.
Second quarter
NIU – Joel Bouagnon 1-yard run (Christian Hagan kick), 8:25. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:33.
NIU – Jordan Huff 1-yard run (Christian Hagan kick), 0:10. Huskies 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:14.
Third quarter
UB – Marcus McGill 16-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:25. Huskies 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:33.
NIU – Christian Hagan 22-yard field goal, 3:52. Huskies 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 3:23.
UB – Jordan Johnson 47-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick blocked), 1:44. Huskies 31–16. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:03.
Fourth quarter
UB – Cameron Lewis 68-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:27. Huskies 31–23.
NIU – Kenny Golladay 68-yard pass from Ryan Graham (Christian Hagan kick), 12:46. Huskies 38–23. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:35.
UB – Collin Lisa 35-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 6:46. Huskies 38–30. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:08.
NIU – Christian Hagan 47-yard field goal, 2:50. Huskies 41–30. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:24.
Leading Passers
NIU – Ryan Graham 15/24 Comp/Att 190 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
UB – Joe Licata 31/47 Comp/Att 354 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
Leading Rushers
NIU – Joel Bouagnon 28 Rushes 156 Yds. 5.6 Avg 58 Lng.
UB – Jordan Johnson 6 Rushes 66 Yds. 11.0 Avg 47 Lng.
Leading Receivers
NIU – Kenny Golladay 6 Rec. 141 Yds. 23.5 Avg 68 Lng.
UB – Ron Willoughby 6 Rec. 101 Yds. 16.8 Avg 40 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
NIU – Marlon Moore 4 Tack 5 Ast
UB – Nick Gilbo 11 Tack 8 Ast :
In their tenth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 41–30 to the Northern Illinois Huskies.

### @ Akron

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Zips | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at InfoCision Stadium, Akron, OH
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Weather: Overcast • Temperature: 48 • Wind: 13 mph
* Game attendance: 15,727
* Referee: Greg Sujack
* TV: CBSSN
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
UA – Jerome Lane 29-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 10:34. Zips 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:02.
UA – Austin Wolf 36-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 9:04. Zips 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 36 yards, 0:07.
Second quarter
UB – Marcus McGill 5-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 12:22. Zips 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:40.
UA – Imani Davis 11-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 7:51. Zips 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:15.
UB – Jordan Johnson 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:26. Zips 21–14. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:49.
UA – Jerome Lane 28-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 0:41. Zips 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:40.
Third quarter
UA – Donnell Alexander 7-yard run (Robert Stein kick), 5:42. Zips 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:01.
Fourth quarter
UA – Donnell Alexander 35-yard run (Robert Stein kick), 8:38. Zips 42–14. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:39.
UB – Jordan Johnson 2-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:24. Zips 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:13.
Leading Passers
UB – Joe Licata 32/51 Comp/Att 262 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
UA – Thomas Woodson 17/30 Comp/Att 258 Yds, 4 TD
Leading Rushers
UB – Anthone Taylor 18 Rushes 98 Yds. 5.4 Avg 21 Lng.
UA – Donnell Alexander 24 Rushes 143 Yds. 6.0 Avg 35 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UB – Ron Willoughby 11 Rec. 105 Yds. 9.5 Avg 20 Lng.
UA – Imani Davis 7 Rec. 118 Yds. 16.9 Avg 30 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UB – Nick Gilbo 7 Tack 3 Ast
UA – Jatavis Brown 6 Tack 6 Ast :
In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulls lost, 42–21 to the Akron Zips.

### Massachusetts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Minutemen | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
| Bulls | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY
* Date: November 27
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Weather: Rain • Temperature: 54 • Wind: SW 17
* Game attendance: 15,648
* Referee: Tim O'Dey
* TV: ESPNU
* Final Stats
Game information :
First quarter
UM – Marquis Young 6-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 12:16. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:36.
UM – Marquis Young 47-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 9:15. Minutemen 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:31.
UB – Matt Weiser 18-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 6:38. Minutemen 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:30.
UB – Adam Mitcheson 22-yard field goal, 3:37. Minutemen 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 22 yards, 2:27.
Second quarter
UB – Anthone Taylor 2-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:09. Bulls 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:39.
UM – Marquis Young 1-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 3:13. Minutemen 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:04.
UM – Blake Frohnapfel 14-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 0:19. Minutemen 28–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:53.
Third quarter
UB – Adam Mitcheson 23-yard field goal, 5:50. Minutemen 28–20. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:00.
Fourth quarter
UB – Jordan Johnson 5-yard run (2-point pass failed), 14:34. Minutemen 28–26. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:51.
UM – Logan Laurent 37-yard field goal, 2:13. Minutemen 31–26. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:06.
Leading Passers
UM – Blake Frohnapfel 9/22 Comp/Att 163 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
UB – Joe Licata 19/40 Comp/Att 287 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Leading Rushers
UM – Marquis Young 35 Rushes 240 Yds. 6.9 Avg 47 Lng.
UB – Anthone Taylor 20 Rushes 85 Yds. 4.3 Avg 11 Lng.
Leading Receivers
UM – Tajae Sharpe 6 Rec. 138 Yds. 23.0 Avg 49 Lng.
UB – Marcus McGill 3 Rec. 78 Yds. 26.0 Avg 40 Lng.
Leading Tacklers
UM – Jesse Monteiro 8 Tack 4 Ast
UB – Ryan Williamson 6 Tack 4 Ast :
In their twelfth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 31–26 to the Massachusetts Minutemen.