Buffalo finally wins on the road, blanks winless Akron, 21-0
AKRON, Ohio (AP) Ledarius Mack and Kadofi Wright each scored on fumble recoveries and Buffalo blanked winless Akron, 21-0 in a Mid-America Conference battle between teams still looking for a conference victory Saturday.
The win was the second road MAC shutout and first road win of the year for the Bulls.
Kevin Marks capped 75-yard drive that covered almost eight minutes of the second quarter by punching in from 2-yards out for the game's lone offensive touchdown, giving the Bulls a 7-0 lead at intermission.
Taylor Riggins stripped Zach Gibson and Mack scooped up the loose ball and returned it for a touchdown to make it 14-0 after three quarters. Wright recovered a fumble in the Akron end zone for a touchdown with 7:54 left in the game.
Each team missed two field goal attempts in the game and each team struggled to move the ball. Kyle Vantease was 14 of 23 passing for just 65 yards for Buffalo (3-4, 1-2), but the Bulls ran for 189 on 42 carries. Gibson was 22 of 39 for 193 yards passing for Akron (0-7, 0-3), but the Zips managed just three net yards rushing.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
K. Vantrease
7 QB
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K. Vantrease | 14/23 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Ja. Patterson
26 RB
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Ja. Patterson | 17 | 88 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
K. Marks
5 RB
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K. Marks | 19 | 71 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. McDuffie
8 RB
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D. McDuffie | 4 | 33 | 0 | 19 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Lee
3 WR
|
D. Lee | 6 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Nunn
1 WR
|
A. Nunn | 7 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Lefebvre
89 TE
|
Z. Lefebvre | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ja. Patterson
26 RB
|
Ja. Patterson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Marks
5 RB
|
K. Marks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Todd
86 WR
|
C. Todd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Porter
17 WR
|
B. Porter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hudson
88 WR
|
D. Hudson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
K. Wright
31 LB
|
K. Wright | 2-0 | 2.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Mack
52 DE
|
L. Mack | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Terry Jr.
5 LB
|
T. Terry Jr. | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Riggins
49 DE
|
T. Riggins | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Russell
12 CB
|
D. Russell | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Akin Jr.
11 CB
|
W. Akin Jr. | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. McNulty
16 K
|
A. McNulty | 0/2 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Baltar
14 K
|
J. Baltar | 6 | 36.5 | 2 | 50 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Z. Gibson
15 QB
|
Z. Gibson | 22/39 | 193 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Reese
26 RB
|
D. Reese | 8 | 37 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P. Hayes-Patrick
25 RB
|
P. Hayes-Patrick | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Wolfley
26 TE
|
M. Wolfley | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B. Lee
7 RB
|
B. Lee | 2 | -2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Z. Gibson
15 QB
|
Z. Gibson | 7 | -39 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Hicks
17 WR
|
J. Hicks | 13 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N. Stewart
5 WR
|
N. Stewart | 10 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Knight
82 WR
|
J. Knight | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Wolfley
26 TE
|
M. Wolfley | 3 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Mathison
86 WR
|
M. Mathison | 6 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Reese
26 RB
|
D. Reese | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Scippio
88 WR
|
T. Scippio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Fitschen
47 K
|
J. Fitschen | 0/2 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
J. Wieland
38 P
|
J. Wieland | 6 | 39.8 | 1 | 46 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
A. Davis Jr. 1 DB
|
A. Davis Jr. | 1 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |