Buffalo at Massachusetts

Friday, November 28, 2014

Buffalo beat Massachusetts 41–⁠21. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Buffalo led the series 7–⁠1.

AwayBuffalo5–⁠6 in 2014
41
HomeMassachusetts3–⁠9 in 2014
21

Final at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, HadleyTV: ESPN3Attendance 13,417

At kickoff
33°F, partly cloudy, wind 16 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Westover Afb/Metropolitan Airport (KCEF), 20 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Don Willard; umpire John Hanneke; head linesman Robert Davis; line judge Jon Shelton; side judge Arthur Lucky; field judge Phil Hicks; back judge Reginald BerryGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Buffalo01321741
Massachusetts0071421

Standouts

  • PassingJoe Licata20 of 27, 255 yards, 4 TDBuffalo
  • RushingAnthone Taylor36 carries, 237 yards, 2 TDBuffalo
  • ReceivingDevon Hughes7 catches, 87 yards, 2 TDBuffalo

Player stats

Buffalo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joe Licata20/2725540
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthone Taylor36237276
Jordan Johnson951016
Joe Licata3606
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ron Willoughby590138
Devon Hughes787228
Jacob Martinez334131
Anthone Taylor331026

Massachusetts

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Austin Whipple13/2816820
Todd Stafford0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shadrach Abrokwah15100024
Marken Michel464150
Lorenzo Woodley51104
Jalen Williams110010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tajae Sharpe436224
Rodney Mills231027
Shadrach Abrokwah123023
Jean Sifrin221012

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

Team stats

BuffaloMassachusetts
548Total yards330
255Passing yards168
293Rushing yards162
9.4Yards per pass5.8
6.0Yards per rush4.6
23First downs19
7–⁠14Third downs6–⁠15
2–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
5–⁠55Penalties5–⁠50
35:05Possession26:12

Efficiency

BuffaloMassachusetts
50%Success rate41%
0.45EPA per play0.12
1.36Explosiveness1.52
0.26Rushing EPA0.21
0.76Passing EPA0.04
41%Passing-down success35%
0.10First-down EPA−0.03
0.63Second-down EPA−0.17
0.52Third-down EPA0.58

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Buffalo 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Buffalo −1, over/under 54.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Buffalo 53%, Massachusetts 47%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Massachusetts end zoneBuffalo end zoneQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ1 MassachusettsPunt, 3 playsQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ1 MassachusettsPunt, 3 playsQ1 BuffaloMissed FG, 15 playsQ1 MassachusettsPunt, 4 playsQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ2 MassachusettsPunt, 8 playsQ2 BuffaloTouchdown, 17 playsQ2 MassachusettsPunt, 4 playsQ2 BuffaloTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 MassachusettsEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MassachusettsPunt, 5 playsQ3 BuffaloTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 BuffaloTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 playsQ3 BuffaloTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 17 playsQ4 BuffaloPunt, 5 playsQ4 MassachusettsPunt, 8 playsQ4 BuffaloTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 MassachusettsTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 BuffaloEnd of game, 2 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Massachusetts drives left to right, Buffalo right to left.
  1. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  2. Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  4. Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q1 BuffaloMissed FG, 15 plays, 64 yards
  6. Q1 MassachusettsPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  7. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  8. Q2 MassachusettsPunt, 8 plays, 32 yards
  9. Q2 BuffaloTouchdown, 17 plays, 99 yards
  10. Q2 MassachusettsPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  11. Q2 BuffaloTouchdown, 6 plays, 68 yards
  12. Q2 MassachusettsEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  13. Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  14. Q3 BuffaloTouchdown, 6 plays, 71 yards
  15. Q3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 3 plays, 66 yards
  16. Q3 BuffaloTouchdown, 7 plays, 39 yards
  17. Q3 MassachusettsPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  18. Q3 BuffaloTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
  19. Q3 MassachusettsTouchdown, 17 plays, 70 yards
  20. Q4 BuffaloPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  21. Q4 MassachusettsPunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
  22. Q4 BuffaloTouchdown, 2 plays, 80 yards
  23. Q4 MassachusettsTouchdown, 5 plays, 77 yards
  24. Q4 BuffaloEnd of game, 2 plays, 5 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 0
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 57 yds , Devin Campbell return for 16 yds to the Buff 24
15:001st & 10 at own 24Anthone Taylor run for 7 yds to the Buff 31
15:002nd & 3 at own 31Joe Licata pass complete to Anthone Taylor for 1 yd to the Buff 32
15:003rd & 2 at own 32Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the Buff 32
15:004th & 2 at own 32Tyler Grassman punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Trey Dudley-Giles at the UMass 27
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
13:141st & 10 at own 27Austin Whipple pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 5 yds to the UMass 32
13:142nd & 5 at own 32Austin Whipple pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for no gain to the UMass 32
13:143rd & 5 at own 32Austin Whipple pass incomplete
13:144th & 5 at own 32Brian McDonald punt for 61 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Buff 7
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
12:141st & 10 at own 7Anthone Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 6
12:142nd & 11 at own 6Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 10
12:143rd & 7 at own 10Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby, broken up by Trey Dudley-Giles
12:144th & 7 at own 10Tyler Grassman punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UMass 47
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
10:431st & 10 at own 47Shadrach Abrokwah run for 2 yds to the UMass 49
10:432nd & 8 at own 49Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by Cortney Lester
10:433rd & 8 at own 49Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Jean Sifrin
9:574th & 8 at own 49Timeout BUFFALO, clock 09:57
9:574th & 8 at own 49Brian McDonald punt for 51 yds for a touchback
Buffalo Missed FG, 15 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 20Anthone Taylor run for 6 yds to the Buff 26
9:502nd & 4 at own 26Anthone Taylor run for 3 yds to the Buff 29
9:503rd & 1 at own 29Anthone Taylor run for 2 yds to the Buff 31 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at own 31Anthone Taylor run for 21 yds to the UMass 48 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 48Anthone Taylor run for 2 yds to the UMass 46
9:502nd & 8 at opp 46Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby
9:503rd & 8 at opp 46Joe Licata pass complete to Jordan Johnson for 8 yds to the UMass 38 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 38Anthone Taylor run for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 41
9:502nd & 13 at opp 41Joe Licata run for 6 yds to the UMass 35
9:503rd & 7 at opp 35Joe Licata pass incomplete
9:504th & 7 at opp 35Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 13 yds to the UMass 22 for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at opp 22Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the UMass 18
9:502nd & 6 at opp 18Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the UMass 18
9:503rd & 6 at opp 18Anthone Taylor run for 2 yds to the UMass 16
3:094th & 4 at opp 16Patrick Clarke 33 Yard Field Goal Missed
Massachusetts Punt, 4 plays
3:091st & 10 at own 20Austin Whipple pass complete to Jean Sifrin for 12 yds to the UMass 32 for a 1ST down
3:091st & 10 at own 32Shadrach Abrokwah run for 6 yds to the UMass 38
3:092nd & 4 at own 38Austin Whipple sacked by Lee Skinner for a loss of 10 yards to the UMass 28
3:093rd & 14 at own 28Shadrach Abrokwah run for 5 yds to the UMass 33
3:094th & 9 at own 33Brian McDonald punt for 67 yds for a touchback
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
0:381st & 10 at own 20Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby, broken up by Trey Dudley-Giles
0:382nd & 10 at own 20Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the Buff 20
0:273rd & 10 at own 20Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 00:27
0:273rd & 10 at own 20Joe Licata pass complete to Devin Campbell for 5 yds to the Buff 25
Q2 15:004th & 5 at own 25Tyler Grassman punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Trey Dudley-Giles at the UMass 23
2nd quarter5 drives, then Buffalo 13, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts Punt, 8 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 23Shadrach Abrokwah run for 2 yds to the UMass 25
14:542nd & 8 at own 25Shadrach Abrokwah run for 10 yds to the UMass 35 for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at own 35Shadrach Abrokwah run for 5 yds to the UMass 40
14:542nd & 5 at own 40Shadrach Abrokwah run for 1 yd to the UMass 41
14:543rd & 4 at own 41Austin Whipple pass complete to Jean Sifrin for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
14:541st & 10 at the 50Marken Michel run for 5 yds to the Buff 45
14:542nd & 5 at opp 45Shadrach Abrokwah run for no gain to the Buff 45
14:543rd & 5 at opp 45Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Rodney Mills, broken up by Andrews Dadeboe
14:544th & 5 at opp 45Brian McDonald punt for 44 yds, downed at the Buff 1
Buffalo Touchdown, 17 plays
11:131st & 10 at own 1Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 5
11:132nd & 6 at own 5Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 9
11:133rd & 2 at own 9Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 13 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at own 13Joe Licata pass complete to Jacob Martinez for 3 yds to the Buff 16
11:132nd & 7 at own 16Joe Licata pass complete to Anthone Taylor for 4 yds to the Buff 20 BUFFALO Penalty, Offensive holding (Jacob Martinez) to the Buff 10
11:132nd & 13 at own 10LICATA, Joe pass incomplete to EILAND, Jamarl, PENALTY UMASS pass interference (Colton, J.) 15 yards to the UB25, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at own 25Anthone Taylor run for 9 yds to the Buff 34
11:132nd & 1 at own 34Anthone Taylor run for 2 yds to the Buff 36 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at own 36Joe Licata pass complete to Devon Hughes for 6 yds to the Buff 42
11:132nd & 4 at own 42Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the Buff 47 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at own 47Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby
11:132nd & 10 at own 47Joe Licata pass complete to Devon Hughes for 7 yds to the UMass 46
11:133rd & 3 at opp 46Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the UMass 41 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at opp 41Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the UMass 37
11:132nd & 6 at opp 37Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the UMass 37
11:133rd & 6 at opp 37Anthone Taylor run for 6 yds to the UMass 31 for a 1ST down
11:131st & 10 at opp 31Joe Licata run for 3 yds to the UMass 28
3:102nd & 7 at opp 28Joe Licata pass complete to Devon Hughes for 28 yds for a TD, (Patrick Clarke KICK)Buffalo 7, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts Punt, 4 plays
3:101st & 0 at own 35Patrick Clarke kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:101st & 10 at own 25Jalen Williams run for 10 yds to the UMass 35 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at own 35Austin Whipple run for no gain to the UMass 35
3:102nd & 10 at own 35Lorenzo Woodley run for 3 yds to the UMass 38
3:103rd & 7 at own 38Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Rodney Mills, broken up by Ryan Williamson
3:104th & 7 at own 38Brian McDonald punt for 30 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Buff 32
Buffalo Touchdown, 6 plays
1:091st & 10 at own 32Anthone Taylor run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 30
1:092nd & 12 at own 30Joe Licata pass complete to Anthone Taylor for 26 yds to the UMass 44 for a 1ST down
1:091st & 10 at opp 44Joe Licata pass complete to Devon Hughes for 7 yds to the UMass 37
0:282nd & 3 at opp 37Timeout BUFFALO, clock 00:28
0:282nd & 3 at opp 37Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 9 yds to the UMass 28 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 10 at opp 28Joe Licata sacked by Kassan Messiah and Trey Seals for a loss of 3 yards to the UMass 31
0:172nd & 13 at opp 31Timeout BUFFALO, clock 00:17
0:122nd & 13 at opp 31Joe Licata pass complete to Jacob Martinez for 31 yds for a TD, (Patrick Clarke PAT MISSED)Buffalo 13, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts End of half, 1 play
0:121st & 0 at own 35Patrick Clarke kickoff for 63 yds , Khary Bailey-Smith return for 16 yds to the UMass 18
0:121st & 10 at own 18TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 16
3rd quarter7 drives, then Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 7
Massachusetts Punt, 5 plays
15:002nd & 12 at own 35Patrick Clarke kickoff for 59 yds , Khary Bailey-Smith return for 22 yds to the UMASS 43 MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the UMass 18
15:001st & 10 at own 18Todd Stafford pass incomplete to Shakur Nesmith
15:002nd & 10 at own 18Austin Whipple pass complete to Brandon Howard for 18 yds to the UMass 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Austin Whipple sacked by Nick Gilbo for a loss of 2 yards to the UMass 34
15:002nd & 12 at own 34Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Brandon Howard
15:003rd & 12 at own 34Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Rodney Mills, broken up by Andrews Dadeboe
15:004th & 12 at own 34Brian McDonald punt for 49 yds , Jamarl Eiland returns for 12 yds to the Buff 29
Buffalo Touchdown, 6 plays
13:401st & 10 at own 29Anthone Taylor run for 7 yds to the Buff 36
13:402nd & 3 at own 36Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the Buff 41 for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at own 41Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 8 yds to the Buff 49
13:402nd & 2 at own 49Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 38 yds to the UMass 13 for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at opp 13TAYLOR, Anthone rush for 3 yards to the UMASS10 (Santos-Knox, J.), PENALTY UB holding (KLING, John) 10 yards to the UMASS23, NO PLAY.
13:401st & 20 at opp 23Anthone Taylor run for 1 yd to the UMass 22
10:302nd & 19 at opp 22Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 22 yds for a TD, (Patrick Clarke KICK)Buffalo 20, Massachusetts 0
Massachusetts Touchdown, 3 plays
10:301st & 0 at own 35Patrick Clarke kickoff for 40 yds , Jon Denton return for 9 yds to the UMass 34
10:301st & 10 at own 34Austin Whipple pass complete to Marken Michel for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at the 50Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Marken Michel
9:502nd & 10 at the 50Marken Michel run for 50 yds for a TD, (Blake Lucas KICK)Buffalo 20, Massachusetts 7
Buffalo Touchdown, 7 plays
9:501st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 60 yds , Devin Campbell return for 56 yds to the UMass 39
9:501st & 10 at opp 39Jordan Johnson run for 4 yds to the UMass 35
9:502nd & 6 at opp 35Jordan Johnson run for 2 yds to the UMass 33
9:503rd & 4 at opp 33Joe Licata pass incomplete
9:504th & 4 at opp 33Joe Licata pass complete to Devon Hughes for 28 yds to the UMass 5 for a 1ST down
9:501st & goal at opp 5JOHNSON, Jordan rush for loss of 5 yards to the UMASS10 (Santos-Knox, J.), PENALTY UB face mask (MANOSALVAS, B.) 15 yards to the UMASS20, NO PLAY.
9:501st & goal at opp 20Jordan Johnson run for 16 yds to the UMass 4
9:502nd & goal at opp 4Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby, broken up by Trey Dudley-Giles
6:433rd & goal at opp 4Joe Licata pass complete to Devon Hughes for 4 yds for a TD, (Patrick Clarke KICK)Buffalo 27, Massachusetts 7
Massachusetts Punt, 3 plays
6:431st & 0 at own 35Patrick Clarke kickoff for 60 yds , Khary Bailey-Smith return for 17 yds to the UMass 22
6:431st & 10 at own 22Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe, broken up by Cortney Lester
6:432nd & 10 at own 22Marken Michel run for 6 yds to the UMass 28
6:433rd & 4 at own 28Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Brandon Howard, broken up by Okezie Alozie
6:434th & 4 at own 28Brian McDonald punt for 52 yds , Jamarl Eiland returns for 8 yds to the Buff 28
Buffalo Touchdown, 8 plays
5:351st & 10 at own 28Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the Buff 33
5:352nd & 5 at own 33Anthone Taylor run for 2 yds to the Buff 35
5:353rd & 3 at own 35Joe Licata pass complete to Devon Hughes for 7 yds to the Buff 42 for a 1ST down
5:351st & 10 at own 42Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 46
5:352nd & 6 at own 46Anthone Taylor run for 36 yds to the UMass 18 for a 1ST down
5:351st & 10 at opp 18Jordan Johnson run for 9 yds to the UMass 9
5:352nd & 1 at opp 9Jordan Johnson run for 6 yds to the UMass 3 for a 1ST down
1:541st & goal at opp 3Anthone Taylor run for 3 yds for a TD, (Patrick Clarke KICK)Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 7
Massachusetts Touchdown, 17 plays
1:541st & 0 at own 35Patrick Clarke kickoff for 58 yds , Alex Kenney return for 23 yds to the UMass 30
1:541st & 10 at own 30Austin Whipple run for 5 yds to the UMass 35
1:542nd & 5 at own 35Lorenzo Woodley run for 4 yds to the UMass 39
1:543rd & 1 at own 39Lorenzo Woodley run for 2 yds to the UMass 41 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at own 41Austin Whipple pass complete to Lorenzo Woodley for 7 yds to the UMass 48
1:542nd & 3 at own 48Austin Whipple run for 4 yds to the UMASS 48 MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, personal foul (Rodney Mills) to the UMass 37
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 37Shadrach Abrokwah run for 9 yds to the UMass 46
Q4 15:002nd & 1 at own 46Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Rodney Mills, broken up by Max Perisse
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at own 46Austin Whipple pass complete to Rodney Mills for 4 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down BUFFALO Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at the 50Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Tajae Sharpe
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at the 50Shadrach Abrokwah run for 10 yds to the Buff 40 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Austin Whipple sacked by Okezie Alozie and Lee Skinner for a loss of 5 yards to the Buff 45
Q4 13:012nd & 15 at opp 45Timeout MASSACHUSETTS, clock 13:01
Q4 13:012nd & 15 at opp 45Austin Whipple run for 5 yds to the Buff 40
Q4 13:013rd & 10 at opp 40Austin Whipple pass complete to Shadrach Abrokwah for 23 yds to the Buff 17 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:011st & 10 at opp 17Whipple, A. pass incomplete to Williams, J., PENALTY UB pass interference (ROSS, Boise) 15 yards to the UB2, 1ST DOWN UMASS, NO PLAY. for a 1ST down
Q4 13:011st & goal at opp 2Shadrach Abrokwah run for no gain to the Buff 2
Q4 13:012nd & goal at opp 2MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the Buff 7
Q4 13:012nd & goal at opp 7Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Rodney Mills
Q4 13:013rd & goal at opp 7Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Marken Michel
Q4 10:504th & goal at opp 7Austin Whipple pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 7 yds for a TD, (Blake Lucas KICK)Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 14
4th quarter5 drives, then Buffalo 41, Massachusetts 21
Buffalo Punt, 5 plays
10:501st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 43 yds , Devin Campbell return for no gain to the Buff 22
10:501st & 10 at own 22Anthone Taylor run for 9 yds to the Buff 31
10:502nd & 1 at own 31Anthone Taylor run for 1 yd to the Buff 32 for a 1ST down
10:501st & 10 at own 32Jordan Johnson run for 1 yd to the Buff 33
10:502nd & 9 at own 33Jordan Johnson run for 3 yds to the Buff 36
10:503rd & 6 at own 36Joe Licata pass complete to Jacob Martinez for no gain to the Buff 36
10:504th & 6 at own 36Tyler Grassman punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Trey Dudley-Giles at the UMass 20
Massachusetts Punt, 8 plays
7:351st & 10 at own 20Shadrach Abrokwah run for 12 yds to the UMass 32 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at own 32Marken Michel run for 3 yds to the UMass 35
7:352nd & 7 at own 35Austin Whipple pass incomplete to Marken Michel, broken up by Kristjan Sokoli
7:353rd & 7 at own 35Shadrach Abrokwah run for 8 yds to the UMass 43 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at own 43MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, false start (Shakur Nesmith) to the UMass 38
7:351st & 15 at own 38Austin Whipple pass complete to Alex Kenney for 16 yds to the UMASS 46 for a 1ST down BUFFALO Penalty, delay of game (5 Yards) to the Buff 41 for a 1ST down
7:351st & 10 at opp 41Austin Whipple sacked by Adam Redden and Brandon Crawford for a loss of 13 yards to the UMass 46
7:352nd & 23 at own 46Austin Whipple sacked by Lee Skinner and Brandon Crawford for a loss of 5 yards to the UMass 41
7:353rd & 28 at own 41Shadrach Abrokwah run for 6 yds to the UMass 47
7:354th & 22 at own 47Brian McDonald punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Jacob Martinez at the Buff 20
Buffalo Touchdown, 2 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 20Jordan Johnson run for 4 yds to the Buff 24
3:192nd & 6 at own 24Anthone Taylor run for 76 yds for a TD, (Patrick Clarke KICK)Buffalo 41, Massachusetts 14
Massachusetts Touchdown, 5 plays
3:191st & 0 at own 35Patrick Clarke kickoff for 64 yds , Alex Kenney return for 22 yds to the UMass 23
3:191st & 10 at own 23Shadrach Abrokwah run for 24 yds to the UMass 47 for a 1ST down
3:191st & 10 at own 47Lorenzo Woodley run for no gain to the UMass 47
3:192nd & 10 at own 47Lorenzo Woodley run for 2 yds to the UMass 49
3:193rd & 8 at own 49Austin Whipple pass complete to Rodney Mills for 27 yds to the Buff 24 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at opp 24Austin Whipple pass complete to Tajae Sharpe for 24 yds for a TD, (Blake Lucas KICK)Buffalo 41, Massachusetts 21
Buffalo End of game, 2 plays
1:171st & 0 at own 35Blake Lucas kickoff for 43 yds , Devin Campbell return for 5 yds to the Buff 27
1:171st & 10 at own 27Jordan Johnson run for 6 yds to the Buff 33
1:172nd & 4 at own 33TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 32

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Buffalo leads 11–⁠2 in 13 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Buffalo 25, Massachusetts 18
2025Buffalo 28, Massachusetts 21
2024Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 3
2022Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 7
2015Massachusetts 31, Buffalo 26
2014Buffalo 41, Massachusetts 21

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