Buffalo at Kent State
Saturday, November 12, 2005 Share
Buffalo beat Kent State 10–6. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Kent State led the series 7–5.
Final at Dix Stadium, KentAttendance 3,151
- At kickoff
- 59°F, partly cloudy, wind 16 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Akron-Canton Regional Airport (KCAK), 27 km from the stadium
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Kent State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Standouts
- DefenseRamon Guzman1 INTBuffalo
Player stats
Buffalo
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Willy | 16/22 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Patterson | 8 | 37 | 1 | 17 |
| Stephen Thomas | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Steven King | 13 | 24 | 0 | 5 |
| Philip Warren | 9 | 23 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Watson | 4 | 36 | 0 | 11 |
| Chad Upshaw | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Jeff Green | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Evan Wallace | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Interceptions | Int | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Guzman | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Kareem Byrom | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kent State
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Machen | 15/25 | 129 | 0 | 2 |
| Jon Brown | 8/15 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood Jenkins | 9 | 29 | 0 | 10 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hill | 5 | 52 | 0 | 17 |
| Mark Woodson | 2 | 25 | 0 | 14 |
| Tom Sitko | 4 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Shawn Bayes | 3 | 19 | 0 | 8 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| Buffalo | Kent State | |
|---|---|---|
| 204 | Total yards | 138 |
| 112 | Passing yards | 229 |
| 107 | Rushing yards | -37 |
| 4.2 | Yards per pass | 4.4 |
| 2.7 | Yards per rush | -1.9 |
| 11 | First downs | 15 |
| 6–18 | Third downs | 6–14 |
| 1–2 | Fourth downs | 0–1 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0–0 | Penalties | 0–0 |
| 21:17 | Possession | 14:53 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Kent State 71% to win. Buffalo pulled the upset.
The series
Every Buffalo–Kent State gameBuffalo leads 16–13 in 29 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.
| 2025 | Buffalo 31, Kent State 28 | |
| 2024 | Buffalo 43, Kent State 7 | |
| 2023 | Buffalo 24, Kent State 6 | |
| 2022 | Kent State 30, Buffalo 27 | |
| 2021 | Kent State 48, Buffalo 38 | |
| 2020 | Buffalo 70, Kent State 41 |
Around this game
Buffalo
- Next gamevs. Eastern MichiganNov. 19, 2005
- SeasonBuffalo in 2005
- ProgramBuffalo history and records
Kent State
- Next gameat AkronNov. 24, 2005
- SeasonKent State in 2005
- ProgramKent State history and records

