# 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD | BTN | L 10–31 | 30,223 |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross* | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPN+ | L 31–37 | 16,933 |
| September 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at Coastal Carolina* | Brooks StadiumConway, SC | ESPN+ | L 26–38 | 13,372 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | CBSSN | W 50–31 | 14,524 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPNU | W 24–21 | 18,615 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 8,724 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at UMass* | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN3 | W 34–7 | 13,378 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Toledo | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 14,190 |
| November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN2 | L 24–45 | 16,401 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | ESPN2 | L 27–31 | 9,103 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Kent State | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPN+ | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 12,302 |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Akron | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPN+ | W 23–22 | 12,247 |
| December 27 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Georgia Southern* | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl) | ESPN | W 23–21 | 15,322 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Maryland

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Terrapins | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 30,223
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV: B1G Network
* Box score
| Statistics | Buffalo | Maryland |
| First downs | 18 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 73–268 | 61–446 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–108 | 26–149 |
| Passing yards | 160 | 297 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 18–35–0 | 25–35–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:37 | 27:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Buffalo | Passing | Cole Snyder | 18/35, 160 yards |
| Buffalo | Rushing | Ron Cook | 15 carries, 33 yards |
| Buffalo | Receiving | Justin Marshall | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
| Maryland | Passing | Taulia Tagovailoa | 24/34, 290 yards, 1 INT |
| Maryland | Rushing | Roman Hemby | 7 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD |
| Maryland | Receiving | Rakim Jarrett | 6 receptions, 110 yards |

### No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 (FCS) Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 37 |
| Bulls | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### At Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| Chanticleers | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 38 |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| Eagles | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Bulls | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |

### At Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 17 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### At UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 3 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 34 |

### At Ohio

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffalo | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Ohio | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH
* Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: • Cloudy, Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,401
* Referee: William Williams
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey, Tom Luginbill, Taylor McGregor
* Pregame line: UB −2.5 • box score
| Statistics | UB | OHIO |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 260 | 474 |
| Rushes/yards | 22 | 157 |
| Passing yards | 238 | 317 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–49–1 | 20–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:46 | 30:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Buffalo | Passing | Cole Snyder | 25/49, 238 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Buffalo | Rushing | Mike Washington | 6 carries, 19 yards |
| Buffalo | Receiving | Justin Marshall | 6 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 20/29, 317 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT |
| Ohio | Rushing | Jake Neatherton | 13 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD |

### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Chippewas | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
| Bulls | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| Bulls | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |

### Vs. Georgia Southern (Camellia Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulls | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 23 |