2023 Buffalo Bulls football team

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]

2023 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDJ Mangas (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Wright (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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

Preseason

Coaches Poll

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
1Toledo7
2Ohio4
3Buffalo1

Schedule
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 Green
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source[5][6]

Game summaries

at No. 19 Wisconsin
See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team
Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 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 downs1423
Plays–yards71–31671–503
Rushes–yards30–12240–314
Passing yards194184
Passing: comp–att–int26–41–024–31–2
Time of possession27:2430:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder26/41, 194 yards, 2 TD
RushingMike Washington12 carries, 52 yards
ReceivingDarrell Harding, Jr.1 reception, 51 yards
Wisconsin PassingTanner Mordecai24/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingChez Mellusi13 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingWill Pauling5 receptions, 55 yards

Fordham
See also: 2023 Fordham Rams football team
Buffalo (0–1) vs. Fordham (FCS) (1–1) – Game summary
Period 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 downs2723
Plays–yards79–45960–362
Rushes–yards43–15030–97
Passing yards309265
Passing: comp–att–int23–36–024–30–0
Time of possession34:1025:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fordham PassingC. J. Montes23/36, 309 yards, 5 TD
RushingJulius Loughridge20 carries, 106 yards
ReceivingMJ Wright7 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder24/30, 265 yards, 3 TD
RushingMike Washington13 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingMarlyn Johnson7 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

Liberty
See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team
Liberty (2–0) vs. Buffalo (0–2) – Game summary
Period 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) BUFF – Darrell Harding Jr. 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Liberty 24–7)
  • (0:28) BUFF – 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) BUFF – 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) BUFF – 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 downs2022
Plays–yards65–56981–363
Rushes–yards36–22530–87
Passing yards344276
Passing: comp–att–int16–29–029–51–2
Time of possession28:3531:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Liberty PassingKaidon Salter16/26, 344 yards, TD
RushingKaidon Salter10 carries, 66 yards, TD
ReceivingTreon Sibler3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder29/51, 276 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingMike Washington11 carries, 37 yards
ReceivingNik McMillan4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

at Louisiana
See also: 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Pregame lineOver/under
LA –1057.5
Buffalo (0–3) vs. Louisiana (2–1) – Game summary
Period 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 downs1924
Plays–yards79–37367–518
Rushes–yards44–17838–269
Passing yards195249
Passing: comp–att–int18–35–222–29–2
Time of possession33:2126:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder17/34, 198 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingMike Washington13 carries, 88 yards
ReceivingCameron Ball2 receptions, 51 yards
Louisiana PassingZeon Chriss22/29, 249 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingDre'lyn Washington13 carries, 103 yards
ReceivingCharles Robertson4 receptions, 58 yards

at Akron
See also: 2023 Akron Zips football team
Buffalo (0–4) vs. Akron (1–3) – Game summary
Period 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 downs1615
Plays–yards68–24852–258
Rushes–yards34–10625–122
Passing yards142136
Passing: comp–att–int20–34–019–27–0
Time of possession33:2226:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder19/34, 142 yards, 1 TD
RushingRon Cook17 carries, 62 yards
ReceivingChance Morrow2 receptions, 45 yards
Akron PassingDJ Irons19/26, 136 yards, 1 TD
RushingDJ Irons16 carries, 100 yards
ReceivingMyles Walker4 receptions, 40 yards

Central Michigan
See also: 2023 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Buffalo (1–4) vs. Central Michigan (3–2) – Game summary
Period 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 downs2118
Plays–yards74–36067–355
Rushes–yards25–8035–123
Passing yards280232
Passing: comp–att–int28–49–320–32–0
Time of possession27:4332:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central Michigan PassingJase Bauer28/49, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJase Bauer6 carries, 31 yards
ReceivingMarion Lukes7 receptions, 73 yards
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder20/32, 232 yards
RushingRon Cook11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBoobie Curry4 receptions, 74 yards

Bowling Green
See also: 2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team
Buffalo (2–4) vs. Bowling Green (2–4) – Game summary
Period 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: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BGSU UB
First downs1318
Plays–yards59–29566–238
Rushes–yards43–21837–167
Passing yards7771
Passing: comp–att–int9–16–29–29–4
Time of possession33:2826:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Bowling Green PassingCamden Orth9/16, 77 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingTerion Stewart25 carries, 123 yards
ReceivingAustin Osborne3 receptions, 59 yards
Buffalo PassingCJ Ogbonna4/14, 41 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingRon Cook12 carries, 47 yards
ReceivingDarrell Harding Jr.2 receptions, 39 yards, TD

at Kent State
See also: 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Buffalo (2–5) vs. Kent State (1–6) – Game summary
Period 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 downs1510
Plays–yards67–33161–164
Rushes–yards34–13635–86
Passing yards19578
Passing: comp–att–int18–33–112–26–1
Time of possession31:5827:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder18/33, 195 yards, TD, INT
RushingJacqez Barksdale10 carries, 85 yards
ReceivingMarlyn Johnson5 receptions, 64 yards
Kent State PassingMichael Alaimo7/14, 51 yards
RushingJaylen Thomas17 carries, 65 yards
ReceivingChrishon McCray5 receptions, 52 yards

at Toledo
See also: 2023 Toledo Rockets football team
Buffalo (3–5) vs. Toledo (7–1) – Game summary
Period 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 downs1813
Plays–yards85–32453–355
Rushes–yards44–17334–179
Passing yards151176
Passing: comp–att–int14–41–212–19–1
Time of possession34:4425:16
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder14/41, 151 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingRon Cook17 carries, 97 yards
ReceivingDarrell Harding, Jr.2 receptions, 44 yards
Toledo PassingDequan Finn12/19, 176 yards, TD, INT
RushingPeny Boone12 carries, 125 yards, TD
ReceivingAnthony Torres4 receptions, 84 yards, TD

Ohio
See also: 2023 Ohio Bobcats football team
Ohio (6–3) vs. Buffalo (3–6) – Game summary
Period 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 downs1514
Plays–yards51–23664–295
Rushes–yards30–11541–114
Passing yards121181
Passing: comp–att–int14–21–016–23–0
Time of possession27:5029:24
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Ohio PassingKurtis Rourke14/21, 121 yards
RushingSieh Bangura17 carries, 78 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingTyler Walton6 receptions, 62 yards
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder14/21, 171 yards
RushingRon Cook16 carries, 48 yards
ReceivingBoobie Curry4 receptions, 66 yards

at Miami
See also: 2023 Miami RedHawks football team
Buffalo (3–7) vs. Miami (8–2) – Game summary
Period 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 downs1213
Plays–yards61–27852–326
Rushes–yards44–13136–180
Passing yards147146
Passing: comp–att–int7–17–09–16–0
Time of possession30:0829:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder6/14, 120 yards
RushingCJ Ogbonna16 carries, 50 yards, TD
ReceivingMarlyn Johnson1 reception, 80 yards
Miami PassingAveon Smith9/16, 146 yards
RushingRashad Amos15 carries, 82 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJavon Tracy5 receptions, 123 yards

Eastern Michigan
See also: 2023 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Eastern Michigan (5–6) vs. Buffalo (3–8) – Game summary
Period 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 downs2118
Plays–yards73–36758–337
Rushes–yards46–22630–163
Passing yards141174
Passing: comp–att–int19–27–012–28–0
Time of possession34:5224:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Eastern Michigan PassingAustin Smith19/27, 141 yards, TD
RushingSamson Evans22 carries, 127 yards, TD
ReceivingJB Mitchell7 receptions, 75 yards
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder11/26, 135 yards
RushingRon Cook
CJ Ogbonna		10 carries, 43 yards, TD
6 carries, 43 yards
ReceivingMarlyn Johnson4 receptions, 80 yards

References
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  2. "Maurice Linguist". Sports Reference.
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  5. "2023 Buffalo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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