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Buffalo at Central Michigan

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Central Michigan beat Buffalo 51–⁠14. It was their eighth meeting; after it, Central Michigan led the series 7–⁠1.

AwayBuffalo5–⁠7 in 2015
14
HomeCentral Michigan7–⁠6 in 2015
51

Final at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount PleasantTV: ESPN3Attendance 14,301

At kickoff
46°F, overcast, wind 21 mph from the west, gusts to 28 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP), 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee A. Cannella; umpire Brett Denker; head linesman Dan Bush; line judge G. Jagodzinski; side judge George Plesac; field judge D. Pender; back judge William Boyd; center judge Luke RichmondGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Buffalo700714
Central Michigan14237751

Standouts

  • PassingCooper Rush23 of 30, 313 yards, 4 TD, 1 INTCentral Michigan
  • RushingMartez Walker20 carries, 66 yards, 2 TDCentral Michigan
  • ReceivingJesse Kroll7 catches, 133 yards, 1 TDCentral Michigan
  • DefenseAndrews Dadeboe1 INTBuffalo

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Player stats

Buffalo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joe Licata13/2513311
Tony Daniel1/21601
Chris Merchant0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthone Taylor1347012
Jordan Johnson92304
Johnathan Hawkins415011
Jacob Martinez1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ron Willoughby253134
Matt Weiser429011
Mason Schreck222016
Anthone Taylor21307
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Andrews Dadeboe1171

Central Michigan

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cooper Rush23/3031341
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Martez Walker206629
Romello Ross1354015
Mark Chapman317013
Corey Willis114014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jesse Kroll7133146
Anthony Rice235123
Zach Crouch229018
Jay Roberson327018
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Stefon Armstead100
Kavon Frazier100

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

Team stats

BuffaloCentral Michigan
236Total yards469
149Passing yards313
87Rushing yards156
5.3Yards per pass10.4
3.0Yards per rush3.5
13First downs25
5–⁠14Third downs6–⁠12
1–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠1
4Turnovers1
5–⁠63Penalties9–⁠87
24:50Possession35:10

Efficiency

BuffaloCentral Michigan
37%Success rate48%
−0.24EPA per play0.35
1.08Explosiveness1.39
−0.40Rushing EPA0.07
−0.09Passing EPA0.76
13%Passing-down success48%
0.02First-down EPA−0.02
−0.55Second-down EPA0.53
−0.07Third-down EPA0.85
1%Havoc by its defense4%

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)

Central Michigan 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Central Michigan −7, over/under 55.5.

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 Central Michigan 69%, Buffalo 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Central Michigan end zoneBuffalo end zoneQ1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ1 BuffaloTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 BuffaloSafety, 3 plays (Central Michigan scores)Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 BuffaloInterception, 1 playQ2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ2 BuffaloEnd of half, 1 playQ3 BuffaloPunt, 4 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 6 playsQ3 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 14 playsQ4 Central MichiganPick-six, 2 plays (Buffalo scores)Q4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 BuffaloInterception, 5 playsQ4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 playsQ4 BuffaloFumble, 3 playsQ4 Central MichiganEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Central Michigan drives left to right, Buffalo right to left.
  1. Q1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 78 yards
  2. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  3. Q1 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  4. Q1 BuffaloTouchdown, 7 plays, 71 yards
  5. Q1 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  6. Q1 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 48 yards
  7. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 7 plays, 76 yards
  8. Q2 BuffaloSafety, 3 plays (Central Michigan scores), −6 yards
  9. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 8 plays, 50 yards
  10. Q2 BuffaloInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
  11. Q2 Central MichiganTouchdown, 4 plays, 39 yards
  12. Q2 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q2 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  14. Q2 BuffaloEnd of half, 1 play, 5 yards
  15. Q3 BuffaloPunt, 4 plays, 24 yards
  16. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q3 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  18. Q3 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  19. Q3 Central MichiganTouchdown, 6 plays, 29 yards
  20. Q3 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 14 plays, 49 yards
  21. Q4 Central MichiganPick-six, 2 plays (Buffalo scores), 2 yards
  22. Q4 Central MichiganTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q4 BuffaloInterception, 5 plays, 23 yards
  24. Q4 Central MichiganPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q4 BuffaloFumble, 3 plays, 12 yards
  26. Q4 Central MichiganEnd of game, 7 plays, 21 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Central Michigan 14, Buffalo 7
Central Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Grassman kickoff for 65 yds , Emmitt Thomas return for 22 yds to the CMich 22
15:001st & 10 at own 22Cooper Rush pass complete to Zach Crouch for 18 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Martez Walker run for 7 yds to the CMich 47
15:002nd & 3 at own 47Martez Walker run for 9 yds to the Buff 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Cooper Rush run for no gain to the Buff 44
15:002nd & 10 at opp 44Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 34 yds to the Buff 10 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 10Martez Walker run for 4 yds to the Buff 6
11:562nd & goal at opp 6Martez Walker run for 6 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 7, Buffalo 0
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
11:561st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 51 yds , Johnathan Hawkins return for 17 yds to the Buff 31
11:561st & 10 at own 31Joe Licata pass complete to Anthone Taylor for 6 yds to the Buff 37
11:562nd & 4 at own 37Joe Licata pass incomplete to Jacob Martinez
11:563rd & 4 at own 37Joe Licata pass incomplete to Anthone Taylor
11:564th & 4 at own 37Tyler Grassman punt for 50 yds , Emmitt Thomas returns for 6 yds to the CMich 19
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
10:521st & 10 at own 19Martez Walker run for 4 yds to the CMich 23
10:522nd & 6 at own 23Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for no gain to the CMich 23
10:523rd & 6 at own 23Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Ben McCord
10:524th & 6 at own 23Ron Coluzzi punt for 48 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Buff 29
Buffalo Touchdown, 7 plays
9:291st & 10 at own 29Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 9 yds to the Buff 38
9:292nd & 1 at own 38Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the Buff 38
9:293rd & 1 at own 38Joe Licata run for 5 yds to the Buff 43 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at own 43Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the Buff 48
9:292nd & 5 at own 48Joe Licata pass complete to Mason Schreck for 6 yds to the CMich 46 for a 1ST down
9:291st & 10 at opp 46Anthone Taylor run for 12 yds to the CMich 34 for a 1ST down
6:031st & 10 at opp 34Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 34 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Tied at 7
Central Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
6:031st & 0 at own 20Tyler Grassman kickoff for 67 yds , Emmitt Thomas return for 31 yds to the CMich 44
6:031st & 10 at own 44Mark Chapman run for 1 yd to the CMich 45
6:032nd & 9 at own 45Mark Chapman run for 13 yds to the Buff 42 for a 1ST down
6:031st & 10 at opp 42Cooper Rush pass complete to Corey Willis for 9 yds to the Buff 33
6:032nd & 1 at opp 33BUFFALO Penalty, personal foul (Andrews Dadeboe) to the Buff 18 for a 1ST down
6:031st & 10 at opp 18Jay Roberson run for 3 yds to the Buff 15
6:032nd & 7 at opp 15Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 12 yds to the Buff 3 for a 1ST down
6:031st & goal at opp 3Jay Roberson run for 2 yds to the Buff 1
3:052nd & goal at opp 1Cooper Rush run for 1 yd for a TD BUFFALO Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 14, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Turnover on downs, 10 plays
3:051st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 56 yds , Jordan Johnson return for 19 yds to the Buff 28
3:051st & 10 at own 28Jordan Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 27
3:052nd & 11 at own 27Jacob Martinez run for 5 yds to the Buff 32
3:053rd & 6 at own 32Joe Licata pass complete to Jacob Martinez for 11 yds to the Buff 43 for a 1ST down
3:051st & 10 at own 43LICATA, Joe pass incomplete to SMILEY, Brandon, PENALTY CMU pass interference (COX, Josh) 15 yards to the CMU42, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY.
3:051st & 10 at opp 42Jordan Johnson run for 4 yds to the CMich 38
3:052nd & 6 at opp 38Joe Licata pass incomplete to Mason Schreck, broken up by Tony Annese
3:053rd & 6 at opp 38Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 7 yds to the CMich 31 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 31Joe Licata pass complete to Jordan Johnson for 7 yds to the CMich 24
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at opp 24JOHNSON, Jordan rush for 1 yard to the CMU23 (PERRY, Jeff;ANNESE, Tony), PENALTY UB holding 10 yards to the CMU34, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 13 at opp 34Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 6 yds to the CMich 28
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 28Jordan Johnson run for 4 yds to the CMich 24
Q2 15:004th & 3 at opp 24Jordan Johnson run for no gain to the CMich 24
2nd quarter9 drives, then Central Michigan 37, Buffalo 7
Central Michigan Touchdown, 7 plays
12:381st & 10 at own 24Martez Walker run for no gain to the CMich 24
12:382nd & 10 at own 24Cooper Rush pass complete to Zach Crouch for 11 yds to the CMich 35 for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at own 35Martez Walker run for 5 yds to the CMich 40
12:382nd & 5 at own 40CENTRAL MICH Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the CMich 35
12:382nd & 10 at own 35Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 8 yds to the CMich 43
12:383rd & 2 at own 43Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 23 yds to the Buff 34 for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at opp 34Mark Chapman run for 3 yds to the Buff 31
12:382nd & 7 at opp 31RUSH, Cooper pass complete to CONKLIN, Tyler for 9 yards to the UB22 (BERRY, Brandon), PENALTY CMU pass interference 15 yards to the UB46, NO PLAY.
9:092nd & 22 at opp 46Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 46 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 21, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Safety, 3 plays (Central Michigan scores)
9:091st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds , Johnathan Hawkins return for 16 yds to the Buff 16
9:091st & 10 at own 16Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 20
9:092nd & 6 at own 20Joe Licata pass incomplete to Mason Schreck, broken up by Tony Annese
9:093rd & 6 at own 20LICATA, Joe pass complete to WILLOUGHBY, Ron for 7 yards to the UB27 (COX, Josh;RICKETTS, N.), PENALTY UB pass interference (WEISER, Matt) 10 yards to the UB10, NO PLAY.
9:093rd & 16 at own 10Joe Licata pass incomplete to Jacob Martinez
7:324th & 16 at own 10Tyler Grassman punt blocked by Zach Oakley for a SAFETY blocked by Zach Oakley for a SAFETY for a SAFETYCentral Michigan 23, Buffalo 7
Central Michigan Touchdown, 8 plays
7:321st & 0 at own 20Tyler Grassman kickoff for 55 yds , Emmitt Thomas return for 25 yds to the 50 yard line
7:321st & 10 at the 50Cooper Rush pass complete to Jay Roberson for 18 yds to the Buff 32 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at opp 32Romello Ross run for 1 yd to the Buff 31
7:322nd & 9 at opp 31Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Nathan Ricketts, broken up by Boise Ross
7:323rd & 9 at opp 31Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 12 yds to the Buff 19 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at opp 19Corey Willis run for 14 yds to the Buff 5 for a 1ST down
7:321st & goal at opp 5Martez Walker run for 3 yds to the Buff 2
7:322nd & goal at opp 2Martez Walker run for no gain to the Buff 2
4:233rd & goal at opp 2Cooper Rush pass complete to Trevor Thomas for 2 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 30, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Interception, 1 play
4:231st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:231st & 10 at own 25Joe Licata pass intercepted Kavon Frazier return for no gain to the Buff 39
Central Michigan Touchdown, 4 plays
4:181st & 10 at opp 39Timeout BUFFALO, clock 04:18
4:181st & 10 at opp 39Cooper Rush pass complete to Ben McCord for 3 yds to the Buff 36
4:182nd & 7 at opp 36Cooper Rush pass complete to Martez Walker for 10 yds to the Buff 26 for a 1ST down
4:181st & 10 at opp 26BUFFALO Penalty, illegal use of hands (13 Yards) to the Buff 13 for a 1ST down
4:181st & 10 at opp 13Cooper Rush pass incomplete, broken up by Gusty Schwartzmeier
4:182nd & 10 at opp 13CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Buff 23
2:542nd & 20 at opp 23Cooper Rush pass complete to Anthony Rice for 23 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 37, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
2:541st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 62 yds , Devin Campbell return for 16 yds to the Buff 19
2:541st & 10 at own 19Anthone Taylor run for 6 yds to the Buff 25
2:542nd & 4 at own 25Anthone Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 24
2:543rd & 5 at own 24Joe Licata pass incomplete, broken up by Michael Steinhauer
2:544th & 5 at own 24Tyler Grassman punt for 31 yds, downed at the CMich 45
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
1:391st & 10 at own 45Cooper Rush pass complete to Mark Chapman for 4 yds to the CMich 49
1:322nd & 6 at own 49Timeout CENTRAL MICH, clock 01:32
1:322nd & 6 at own 49Cooper Rush pass incomplete, broken up by Brandon Crawford
1:253rd & 6 at own 49Timeout BUFFALO, clock 01:25
1:253rd & 6 at own 49Cooper Rush sacked by Brandon Crawford for a loss of 6 yards to the CMich 43 Cooper Rush fumbled, recovered by CMich Jack Ford , return for 0 yards
1:254th & 12 at own 43Ron Coluzzi punt for 35 yds
Buffalo End of half, 1 play
0:281st & 10 at own 22Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the Buff 27
Buffalo Punt, 4 plays
0:282nd & 5 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3 15:002nd & 5 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 25Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 19 yds to the Buff 44 for a 1ST down
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 44Anthone Taylor run for 1 yd to the Buff 45
Q3 15:002nd & 9 at own 45Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 49
Q3 15:003rd & 5 at own 49Joe Licata pass incomplete
Q3 15:004th & 5 at own 49Tyler Grassman punt for 41 yds, downed at the CMich 10
3rd quarter5 drives, then Central Michigan 44, Buffalo 7
Central Michigan Punt, 6 plays
13:401st & 10 at own 10Martez Walker run for 2 yds to the CMich 12
13:402nd & 8 at own 12Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Martez Walker
13:403rd & 8 at own 12Cooper Rush pass complete to Jesse Kroll for 10 yds to the CMich 22 for a 1ST down
13:401st & 10 at own 22Martez Walker run for 6 yds to the CMich 28
13:402nd & 4 at own 28Martez Walker run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 26
13:403rd & 6 at own 26RUSH, Cooper pass complete to RICE, Anthony for 4 yards to the CMU30 (STANBACK, Brand), PENALTY CMU illegal block 13 yards to the CMU13, NO PLAY.
13:403rd & 19 at own 13Martez Walker run for no gain to the CMich 13
13:404th & 19 at own 13Ron Coluzzi punt for 66 yds, downed at the Buff 21
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
10:271st & 10 at own 21Jordan Johnson run for 2 yds to the Buff 23
10:272nd & 8 at own 23Joe Licata pass complete to Jordan Johnson for 5 yds to the Buff 28
10:273rd & 3 at own 28Joe Licata sacked by Amari Coleman for a loss of 8 yards to the Buff 20
10:274th & 11 at own 20Tyler Grassman punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the CMich 24 , Emmitt Thomas returns for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 19 CENTRAL MICH Penalty, illegal block (Eric Cooper) to the CMich 24
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
8:241st & 10 at own 24CENTRAL MICH Penalty, personal foul (Kavon Frazier) to the CMich 12
8:241st & 10 at own 12Jay Roberson run for 4 yds to the CMich 16
8:242nd & 6 at own 16Cooper Rush pass incomplete to Anthony Rice
8:243rd & 6 at own 16Cooper Rush pass complete to Jay Roberson for 2 yds to the CMich 18
8:244th & 4 at own 18Ron Coluzzi punt for 47 yds , Collin Lisa returns for no gain to the Buff 29 Collin Lisa fumbled, forced by Josh Cox, recovered by CMich Stefon Armstead
Central Michigan Touchdown, 6 plays
7:001st & 10 at opp 29Cooper Rush pass complete to Mark Chapman for 11 yds to the Buff 18 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at opp 18Martez Walker run for 3 yds to the Buff 15
7:002nd & 7 at opp 15Martez Walker run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 16
7:003rd & 8 at opp 16Cooper Rush pass complete to Trevor Thomas for 15 yds to the Buff 1 for a 1ST down
7:001st & goal at opp 1Martez Walker run for no gain to the Buff 1
4:282nd & goal at opp 1Martez Walker run for 1 yd for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 44, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Turnover on downs, 14 plays
4:281st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 61 yds , Jordan Johnson return for 27 yds to the Buff 31
4:281st & 10 at own 31Anthone Taylor run for 7 yds to the Buff 38
4:282nd & 3 at own 38Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 42 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at own 42Joe Licata pass complete to Anthone Taylor for 7 yds to the Buff 49
4:282nd & 3 at own 49Joe Licata pass incomplete to Mason Schreck, broken up by Kavon Frazier
4:283rd & 3 at own 49Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the Buff 49
4:284th & 3 at own 49Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 11 yds to the CMich 40 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at opp 40Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the CMich 35
4:282nd & 5 at opp 35Joe Licata pass incomplete to Marcus McGill
4:283rd & 5 at opp 35Jordan Johnson run for 4 yds to the CMich 31
4:284th & 1 at opp 31Jordan Johnson run for 3 yds to the CMich 28 for a 1ST down
4:281st & 10 at opp 28Jordan Johnson run for 3 yds to the CMich 25
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at opp 25Joe Licata pass incomplete to Brandon Smiley, broken up by Stefon Armstead
Q4 15:003rd & 7 at opp 25Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 5 yds to the CMich 20
Q4 15:004th & 2 at opp 20Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby
4th quarter6 drives, then Central Michigan 51, Buffalo 14
Central Michigan Pick-six, 2 plays (Buffalo scores)
14:221st & 10 at own 20Romello Ross run for 2 yds to the CMich 22
13:392nd & 8 at own 22Cooper Rush pass intercepted for a TD Andrews Dadeboe return for 17 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Central Michigan 44, Buffalo 14
Central Michigan Touchdown, 9 plays
13:391st & 0 at own 35Tyler Grassman kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:391st & 10 at own 25Martez Walker run for 5 yds to the CMich 30
13:392nd & 5 at own 30Martez Walker run for 5 yds to the CMich 35 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at own 35Martez Walker run for 3 yds to the CMich 38
13:392nd & 7 at own 38Jay Roberson run for 3 yds to the CMich 41
13:393rd & 4 at own 41Cooper Rush pass complete to Jay Roberson for 7 yds to the CMich 48 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at own 48Romello Ross run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
13:392nd & 8 at the 50Romello Ross run for 15 yds to the Buff 35 for a 1ST down
13:391st & 10 at opp 35Cooper Rush pass complete to Ben McCord for 16 yds to the Buff 19 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at opp 19Cooper Rush pass complete to Eric Cooper for 19 yds for a TD, (Brian Eavey KICK)Central Michigan 51, Buffalo 14
Buffalo Interception, 5 plays
9:351st & 0 at own 35Ron Coluzzi kickoff for 54 yds
9:351st & 10 at own 35Jordan Johnson run for 4 yds to the Buff 39
9:352nd & 6 at own 39Tony Daniel pass complete to Mason Schreck for 16 yds to the CMich 45 for a 1ST down
9:351st & 10 at opp 45Johnathan Hawkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the CMich 46
9:352nd & 11 at opp 46Johnathan Hawkins run for 4 yds to the CMich 42
9:353rd & 7 at opp 42Tony Daniel pass intercepted Stefon Armstead return for no gain to the CMich 10
Central Michigan Punt, 3 plays
7:011st & 10 at own 10CENTRAL MICH Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Stefon Armstead) to the CMich 5
7:011st & 12 at own 3Romello Ross run for 2 yds to the CMich 5
7:011st & 10 at own 5CENTRAL MICH Penalty, Offensive holding (-2 Yards) to the CMich 3
7:012nd & 10 at own 5Romello Ross run for 4 yds to the CMich 9
7:013rd & 6 at own 9Romello Ross run for 5 yds to the CMich 14
7:014th & 1 at own 14Ron Coluzzi punt for 38 yds
Buffalo Fumble, 3 plays
4:241st & 10 at own 48Johnathan Hawkins run for 11 yds to the CMich 41 for a 1ST down
4:241st & 10 at opp 41Chris Merchant pass incomplete to Kyril Threats, broken up by Tyree Waller
4:242nd & 10 at opp 41Johnathan Hawkins run for a loss of 2 yards to the CMich 40 Johnathan Hawkins fumbled, recovered by CMich Gary Jones
Central Michigan End of game, 7 plays
3:591st & 10 at own 40Romello Ross run for 6 yds to the CMich 46
3:592nd & 4 at own 46Romello Ross run for 5 yds to the Buff 49 for a 1ST down
3:591st & 10 at opp 49Romello Ross run for 2 yds to the Buff 47
3:592nd & 8 at opp 47Romello Ross run for 1 yd to the Buff 46
3:593rd & 7 at opp 46Romello Ross run for 5 yds to the Buff 41
3:594th & 2 at opp 41Romello Ross run for 4 yds to the Buff 37 for a 1ST down
3:591st & 10 at opp 37Team run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 39

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.

The series

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

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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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