Central Michigan at Buffalo

Saturday, November 13, 2004

Buffalo beat Central Michigan 36–⁠6. It was their third meeting; after it, Central Michigan led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayCentral Michigan4–⁠7 in 2004
6
HomeBuffalo2–⁠9 in 2004
36

Final at UB Stadium, AmherstAttendance 6,490

At kickoff
38°F, a few clouds, wind 12 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Buffalo Niagara International Airpor (KBUF), 7 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Central Michigan00606
Buffalo0280836

Standouts

Player stats

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kent Smith18/3718411
Grant Arnoldink6/76100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Spencer Lewis2704
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Justin Harper760016
Tory Humphrey242036
Justin Gardner322111
Troy Peyerk218014
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Richard Kiel1360

Buffalo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
P.J. Piskorik6/1712201
Randall Secky1/54200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
P.J. Piskorik1085134
Steven King1674120
Chris McDuffie1334211
Jared Patterson930011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Bryan Kisabeth256051
Terrance Breaux349023
Trevor Scott142042
Matt Knueven117017
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Jamal Chisam150

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Central MichiganBuffalo
301Total yards387
284Passing yards163
56Rushing yards223
5.4Yards per pass7.5
1.4Yards per rush4.6
18First downs18
2–⁠18Third downs5–⁠16
2–⁠6Fourth downs0–⁠0
3Turnovers3
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
19:25Possession16:22

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Central Michigan 55% to win. Buffalo won as Elo’s underdog.

Central Michigan leads 9–⁠4 in 13 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Central Michigan 38, Buffalo 19
2023Buffalo 37, Central Michigan 13
2022Central Michigan 31, Buffalo 27
2019Buffalo 43, Central Michigan 20
2018Buffalo 34, Central Michigan 24
2015Central Michigan 51, Buffalo 14

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