Buffalo at Akron

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Akron beat Buffalo 42–⁠21. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Akron led the series 10–⁠5.

AwayBuffalo5–⁠7 in 2015
21
HomeAkron8–⁠5 in 2015
42

Final at InfoCision Stadium, AkronTV: CBSSNAttendance 15,727

At kickoff
49°F, overcast, wind 6 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Akron Fulton International Airport (KAKR), 6 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Greg Sujack; umpire John Hanneke; head linesman Paul Beyerle; line judge Jon Shelton; side judge Arthur Lucky; field judge Phil Hicks; back judge Reggie Berry; center judge Amanda SauerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Buffalo0140721
Akron14147742

Standouts

Player stats

Buffalo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joe Licata32/5126212
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Anthone Taylor1898021
Jordan Johnson933210
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ron Willoughby11105020
Marcus McGill780125
Matt Weiser443013
Jacob Martinez31708

Akron

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Thomas Woodson17/3025840
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Donnell Alexander24143235
Thomas Woodson839015
Conor Hundley924013
Van Edwards Jr.3706
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Imani Davis7118130
Jerome Lane580229
Austin Wolf246136
Andrew Pratt1707
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Bryce Cheek100
Kris Givens100

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

Team stats

BuffaloAkron
392Total yards475
262Passing yards258
130Rushing yards217
5.1Yards per pass8.6
4.6Yards per rush4.8
23First downs25
6–⁠14Third downs4–⁠14
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠2
3Turnovers0
6–⁠64Penalties7–⁠73
24:35Possession35:25

Efficiency

BuffaloAkron
47%Success rate45%
−0.02EPA per play0.23
0.78Explosiveness1.38
0.06Rushing EPA0.00
−0.07Passing EPA0.58
19%Passing-down success37%
−0.32First-down EPA0.02
0.22Second-down EPA0.49
0.54Third-down EPA0.40

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)

Akron 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Akron −2.5, over/under 45.

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 Akron 57%, Buffalo 43%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Akron end zoneBuffalo end zoneQ1 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ1 AkronTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 BuffaloFumble, 4 playsQ1 AkronTouchdown, 1 playQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 5 playsQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 7 playsQ1 BuffaloTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 4 playsQ2 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ2 AkronTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 BuffaloPunt, 5 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ2 BuffaloTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 AkronTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 BuffaloEnd of half, 1 playQ3 BuffaloInterception, 5 playsQ3 AkronPunt, 6 playsQ3 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ3 AkronTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 BuffaloInterception, 6 playsQ3 AkronPunt, 7 playsQ4 BuffaloPunt, 6 playsQ4 AkronTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 BuffaloTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 AkronTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ4 AkronEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Akron drives left to right, Buffalo right to left.
  1. Q1 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  3. Q1 AkronTouchdown, 7 plays, 80 yards
  4. Q1 BuffaloFumble, 4 plays, 25 yards
  5. Q1 AkronTouchdown, 1 play, 36 yards
  6. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q1 AkronPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  9. Q1 AkronPunt, 7 plays, 15 yards
  10. Q1 BuffaloTouchdown, 13 plays, 80 yards
  11. Q2 AkronPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  12. Q2 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  13. Q2 AkronTouchdown, 5 plays, 36 yards
  14. Q2 BuffaloPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  15. Q2 AkronPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  16. Q2 BuffaloTouchdown, 10 plays, 76 yards
  17. Q2 AkronTouchdown, 5 plays, 74 yards
  18. Q2 BuffaloEnd of half, 1 play, 9 yards
  19. Q3 BuffaloInterception, 5 plays, 33 yards
  20. Q3 AkronPunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
  21. Q3 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  22. Q3 AkronTouchdown, 6 plays, 58 yards
  23. Q3 BuffaloInterception, 6 plays, 44 yards
  24. Q3 AkronPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  25. Q4 BuffaloPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  26. Q4 AkronTouchdown, 7 plays, 85 yards
  27. Q4 BuffaloTouchdown, 5 plays, 62 yards
  28. Q4 AkronTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
  29. Q4 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 16 yards
  30. Q4 AkronEnd of game, 5 plays, 20 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then Akron 14, Buffalo 0
Akron Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Grassman kickoff for 65 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 12 yds to the Akron 12
15:001st & 10 at own 12Thomas Woodson pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 12Conor Hundley run for 5 yds to the Akron 17
15:003rd & 5 at own 17Thomas Woodson pass incomplete
15:004th & 5 at own 17Zach Paul punt for 36 yds , Collin Lisa returns for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
14:021st & 10 at the 50Joe Licata pass incomplete
14:022nd & 10 at the 50Joe Licata pass incomplete
14:023rd & 10 at the 50Joe Licata pass incomplete
14:024th & 10 at the 50Tyler Grassman punt for 50 yds for a touchback
Akron Touchdown, 7 plays
13:361st & 10 at own 20Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 30 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:361st & 10 at the 50Conor Hundley run for no gain to the 50 yard line
13:362nd & 10 at the 50Thomas Woodson pass incomplete
13:363rd & 10 at the 50Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 9 yds to the Buff 41
13:364th & 1 at opp 41Cody Grice run for 4 yds to the Buff 37 for a 1ST down
13:361st & 10 at opp 37Conor Hundley run for 8 yds to the Buff 29
10:342nd & 2 at opp 29Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 29 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Akron 7, Buffalo 0
Buffalo Fumble, 4 plays
10:341st & 0 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 55 yds , Devin Campbell return for 1 yd to the Buff 11
10:301st & 10 at own 11Jordan Johnson run for 3 yds to the Buff 14
10:302nd & 7 at own 14Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 5 yds to the Buff 19
10:303rd & 2 at own 19Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 9 yds to the Buff 28 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 28Jordan Johnson run for 8 yds to the Buff 36 Jordan Johnson fumbled, forced by Rodney Coe, recovered by Akron DeAndre Scott
Akron Touchdown, 1 play
9:041st & 10 at opp 36Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 36 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Akron 14, Buffalo 0
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
9:041st & 0 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 50 yds , Devin Campbell return for 19 yds to the Buff 34
8:561st & 10 at own 34Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the Buff 34
8:562nd & 10 at own 34Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the Buff 34
8:563rd & 10 at own 34Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby
8:564th & 10 at own 34Tyler Grassman punt for 39 yds
Akron Punt, 5 plays
7:301st & 10 at own 27Donnell Alexander run for 3 yds to the Akron 30
7:302nd & 7 at own 30Thomas Woodson run for 9 yds to the Akron 39 for a 1ST down
7:301st & 10 at own 39Donnell Alexander run for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 36
7:302nd & 13 at own 36Thomas Woodson pass incomplete
7:303rd & 13 at own 36Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Imani Davis, broken up by Brandon Berry
7:304th & 13 at own 36Zach Paul punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Collin Lisa at the Buff 21
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
5:381st & 10 at own 21Joe Licata pass complete to Mason Schreck for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 20
5:382nd & 11 at own 20Joe Licata pass incomplete
5:383rd & 11 at own 20Joe Licata pass incomplete to Marcus McGill, broken up by Kris Givens
5:384th & 11 at own 20Tyler Grassman punt for 52 yds , A.J. Coney returns for 8 yds to the Akron 36
Akron Punt, 7 plays
4:451st & 10 at own 36Conor Hundley run for 13 yds to the Akron 49 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at own 49Conor Hundley run for 2 yds to the Buff 49
4:452nd & 8 at opp 49Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 7 yds to the Buff 42
4:453rd & 1 at opp 42Conor Hundley run for 1 yd to the Buff 41 for a 1ST down
4:451st & 10 at opp 41WOODSON, T. pass complete to PRATT, Andrew for 19 yards to the UB22 (WILLIAMSON, Rya), PENALTY AKRON holding 10 yards to the AKRON49, NO PLAY.
4:451st & 20 at own 49Conor Hundley run for 2 yds to the Buff 49
4:452nd & 18 at opp 49Thomas Woodson pass incomplete
4:453rd & 18 at opp 49Thomas Woodson run for no gain to the Buff 49
4:454th & 18 at opp 49Zach Paul punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Buffalo Touchdown, 13 plays
1:021st & 10 at own 20Anthone Taylor run for 1 yd to the Buff 21
1:022nd & 9 at own 21Joe Licata pass incomplete to Marcus McGill, broken up by Bryce Cheek
1:023rd & 9 at own 21Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 13 yds to the Buff 34 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at own 34Joe Licata pass complete to Collin Lisa for 1 yd to the Buff 35
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 35Anthone Taylor run for 6 yds to the Buff 41
Q2 15:003rd & 3 at own 41Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 11 yds to the Akron 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 13 yds to the Akron 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 35Anthone Taylor run for 8 yds to the Akron 27
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 27TAYLOR, Anthone rush for 4 yards to the AKRON23 (BROWN, Jatavis;EVANS, Dylan), PENALTY AKRON offside 5 yards to the AKRON22, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 22Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Akron 18
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 18Anthone Taylor run for no gain to the Akron 18
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 18Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 10 yds to the Akron 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 8Anthone Taylor run for 3 yds to the Akron 5
Q2 12:262nd & 0 at opp 5Timeout AKRON, clock 12:26
Q2 12:222nd & goal at opp 5Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 5 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Akron 14, Buffalo 7
2nd quarter8 drives, then Akron 28, Buffalo 14
Akron Punt, 4 plays
12:221st & 0 at own 35Tyler Grassman kickoff for 52 yds , Hakeem Lawrence return for 17 yds to the Akron 30
12:181st & 10 at own 30Thomas Woodson pass complete to Austin Wolf for 10 yds to the Akron 40 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at own 40Thomas Woodson pass incomplete
12:182nd & 10 at own 40Thomas Woodson pass complete to Richie Cooper for 1 yd to the Akron 41
12:183rd & 9 at own 41Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane, broken up by Cameron Lewis
12:184th & 9 at own 41Zach Paul punt for 59 yds for a touchback
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 20JOHNSON, Jordan rush for 1 yard to the UB21 (BROWN, Jatavis), PENALTY UB holding 10 yards to the UB10, NO PLAY.
10:591st & 20 at own 10Joe Licata pass incomplete to Anthone Taylor
10:592nd & 20 at own 10Joe Licata pass complete to Anthone Taylor for a loss of 3 yards to the Buff 7
10:593rd & 23 at own 7Anthone Taylor run for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 6
10:594th & 24 at own 6Tyler Grassman punt for 30 yds, downed at the Buff 36
Akron Touchdown, 5 plays
9:061st & 10 at opp 36Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
9:062nd & 10 at opp 36Donnell Alexander run for 21 yds to the Buff 15 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at opp 15Donnell Alexander run for 4 yds to the Buff 11
9:062nd & 6 at opp 11Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane, broken up by Ryan Williamson
7:543rd & 6 at opp 11Timeout BUFFALO, clock 07:54
7:513rd & 6 at opp 11Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 11 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Akron 21, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Punt, 5 plays
7:511st & 0 at own 20Robert Stein kickoff for 80 yds for a touchback
7:511st & 10 at own 25Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 6 yds to the Buff 31
7:512nd & 4 at own 31Jordan Johnson run for 6 yds to the Buff 37 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at own 37Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 6 yds to the Buff 43
7:512nd & 4 at own 43BUFFALO Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Buff 38
7:512nd & 9 at own 38Joe Licata pass complete to Brandon Smiley for 1 yd to the Buff 39
7:513rd & 8 at own 39Joe Licata pass incomplete to Marcus McGill, broken up by Jordan George
7:514th & 8 at own 39Tyler Grassman punt for 35 yds , A.J. Coney returns for 9 yds to the Akron 35
Akron Punt, 3 plays
6:361st & 10 at own 35Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Imani Davis
6:362nd & 10 at own 35Conor Hundley run for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 32
6:363rd & 13 at own 32Conor Hundley run for a loss of 4 yards to the Akron 28
6:364th & 17 at own 28Zach Paul punt for 48 yds, downed at the Buff 24
Buffalo Touchdown, 10 plays
5:151st & 10 at own 24Anthone Taylor run for 9 yds to the Buff 33
5:152nd & 1 at own 33Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 6 yds to the Buff 39 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at own 39Joe Licata pass incomplete to Mason Schreck
5:152nd & 10 at own 39Joe Licata pass incomplete to Mason Schreck
5:153rd & 10 at own 39LICATA, Joe pass incomplete to MCGILL, Marcus, PENALTY AKRON pass interference 15 yards to the AKRON46, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY.
5:151st & 10 at opp 46Anthone Taylor run for 5 yds to the Akron 41
5:152nd & 5 at opp 41Anthone Taylor run for 17 yds to the Akron 24 for a 1ST down
5:151st & 10 at opp 24Joe Licata pass complete to Collin Lisa for 6 yds to the Akron 18
5:152nd & 4 at opp 18Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 16 yds to the Akron 2 for a 1ST down
3:021st & 0 at opp 2Timeout AKRON, clock 03:02
3:021st & goal at opp 2Jordan Johnson run for 1 yd to the Akron 1
2:262nd & goal at opp 1Jordan Johnson run for 1 yd for a TD AKRON Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Akron 21, Buffalo 14
Akron Touchdown, 5 plays
2:261st & 0 at own 35Tyler Grassman kickoff for 55 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 16 yds to the Akron 26
2:211st & 10 at own 26Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 13 yds to the Akron 39 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at own 39Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 23 yds to the Buff 38 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at opp 38Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 7 yds to the Buff 31
2:212nd & 3 at opp 31Donnell Alexander run for 3 yds to the Buff 28 for a 1ST down
0:411st & 10 at opp 28Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 28 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Akron 28, Buffalo 14
Buffalo End of half, 1 play
0:411st & 0 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:411st & 10 at own 25Anthone Taylor run for 9 yds to the Buff 34
3rd quarter6 drives, then Akron 35, Buffalo 14
Buffalo Interception, 5 plays
15:002nd & 1 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Anthone Taylor run for 8 yds to the Buff 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Anthone Taylor run for 3 yds to the Buff 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 1 yd to the Buff 37
15:002nd & 9 at own 37Anthone Taylor run for 21 yds to the Akron 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Joe Licata pass intercepted Kris Givens return for no gain to the Akron 42 BUFFALO Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined
Akron Punt, 6 plays
13:431st & 10 at own 33Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Jerome Lane
13:432nd & 10 at own 33ALEXANDER, D. rush for 13 yards to the AKRON46 (GILBO, Nick), PENALTY AKRON holding 10 yards to the AKRON23, NO PLAY.
13:432nd & 20 at own 23Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 15 yds to the Akron 38
13:433rd & 5 at own 38Thomas Woodson pass complete to A.J. Coney for 6 yds to the Akron 44 for a 1ST down
13:431st & 10 at own 44Thomas Woodson pass complete to Jerome Lane for 7 yds to the Buff 49
13:432nd & 3 at opp 49Donnell Alexander run for 1 yd to the Buff 48
13:433rd & 2 at opp 48Donnell Alexander run for no gain to the Buff 48
13:434th & 2 at opp 48Zach Paul punt for 33 yds , Brandon Stanback returns for no gain to the Buff 15
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
10:131st & 10 at own 15Jordan Johnson run for 1 yd to the Buff 16
10:132nd & 9 at own 16Jordan Johnson run for 1 yd to the Buff 17
10:133rd & 8 at own 17Joe Licata pass incomplete to Marcus McGill
10:134th & 8 at own 17Tyler Grassman punt for 43 yds , A.J. Coney returns for 2 yds to the Akron 42
Akron Touchdown, 6 plays
8:431st & 10 at own 42Thomas Woodson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 39
8:432nd & 13 at own 39Thomas Woodson pass complete to Imani Davis for 19 yds to the Buff 42 for a 1ST down
8:431st & 10 at opp 42Thomas Woodson pass complete to Andrew Pratt for 7 yds to the Buff 35
8:432nd & 3 at opp 35Thomas Woodson run for 5 yds to the Buff 30 for a 1ST down
8:431st & 10 at opp 30WOODSON, T. pass incomplete to PRATT, Andrew (BAKER, Marqus), PENALTY UB pass interference 15 yards to the UB15, 1ST DOWN AKRON, NO PLAY.
8:431st & 10 at opp 15Thomas Woodson run for 8 yds to the Buff 7
5:422nd & 2 at opp 7Donnell Alexander run for 7 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Akron 35, Buffalo 14
Buffalo Interception, 6 plays
5:421st & 0 at own 35Robert Stein kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:421st & 10 at own 25Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 16 yds to the Buff 41 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at own 41Joe Licata pass complete to Anthone Taylor for 9 yds to the 50 yard line
5:422nd & 1 at the 50Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 9 yds to the Akron 41 for a 1ST down
5:421st & 10 at opp 41Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 3 yds to the Akron 38
5:422nd & 7 at opp 38Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 7 yds to the Akron 31 for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at opp 31Timeout AKRON, clock 04:21
4:211st & 10 at opp 31Joe Licata pass intercepted, touchback. Bryce Cheek return for no gain
Akron Punt, 7 plays
4:141st & 10 at own 20Donnell Alexander run for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 18
4:142nd & 12 at own 18Donnell Alexander run for 9 yds to the Akron 27
4:143rd & 3 at own 27BUFFALO Penalty, Defensive offside (4 Yards) to the Akron 31 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at own 31Donnell Alexander run for a loss of 4 yards to the Akron 28 Donnell Alexander fumbled, recovered by Akron Donnell Alexander
4:142nd & 13 at own 28Thomas Woodson run for 15 yds to the Akron 43 for a 1ST down
4:141st & 10 at own 43Donnell Alexander run for no gain to the Akron 43
0:302nd & 10 at own 43Timeout AKRON, clock 00:30
0:302nd & 10 at own 43Thomas Woodson run for 2 yds to the Akron 45
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at own 45Thomas Woodson pass incomplete to Austin Wolf, broken up by Marqus Baker
Q4 15:004th & 8 at own 45Zach Paul punt for 43 yds, downed at the Buff 12
4th quarter7 drives, then Akron 42, Buffalo 21
Buffalo Punt, 6 plays
14:471st & 10 at own 12Anthone Taylor run for 1 yd to the Buff 13
14:472nd & 9 at own 13Anthone Taylor run for 4 yds to the Buff 17
14:473rd & 5 at own 17Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 16 yds to the Buff 33 for a 1ST down
14:471st & 10 at own 33Joe Licata pass incomplete to Matt Weiser, broken up by Bryce Cheek
14:472nd & 10 at own 33Team run for a loss of 3 yards to the Buff 32 Team fumbled, recovered by Buff Jordan Johnson
14:473rd & 11 at own 32Joe Licata pass complete to Mason Schreck for 4 yds to the Buff 36
14:474th & 7 at own 36Tyler Grassman punt for 49 yds, fair catch by A.J. Coney at the Akron 15
Akron Touchdown, 7 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 15Donnell Alexander run for 8 yds to the Akron 23
12:172nd & 2 at own 23Donnell Alexander run for 4 yds to the Akron 27 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at own 27Donnell Alexander run for 4 yds to the Akron 31
12:172nd & 6 at own 31Donnell Alexander run for 29 yds to the Buff 40 for a 1ST down
12:171st & 10 at opp 40Donnell Alexander run for 2 yds to the Buff 38
12:172nd & 8 at opp 38Thomas Woodson run for 3 yds to the Buff 35
8:463rd & 5 at opp 35Timeout BUFFALO, clock 08:46
8:383rd & 5 at opp 35Donnell Alexander run for 35 yds for a TD, (Robert Stein KICK)Akron 42, Buffalo 14
Buffalo Touchdown, 5 plays
8:381st & 0 at own 20Robert Stein kickoff for 42 yds , Anthone Taylor return for no gain to the Buff 38
8:371st & 10 at own 38Joe Licata pass complete to Jacob Martinez for 4 yds to the Buff 42
8:372nd & 6 at own 42Joe Licata pass complete to Jacob Martinez for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
8:371st & 10 at the 50Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 25 yds to the Akron 25 for a 1ST down
8:371st & 10 at opp 25Joe Licata pass complete to Ron Willoughby for 20 yds to the Akron 5 for a 1ST down
8:371st & goal at opp 5LICATA, Joe pass incomplete to WILLOUGHBY, Ron (GIVENS, Kris), PENALTY AKRON pass interference 3 yards to the AKRON2, NO PLAY.
7:241st & goal at opp 2Jordan Johnson run for 2 yds for a TD, (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Akron 42, Buffalo 21
Akron Turnover on downs, 4 plays
7:241st & 0 at own 35Tyler Grassman kickoff for 10 yds , Dylan Evans return for 6 yds to the Buff 39
7:221st & 10 at opp 39Donnell Alexander run for no gain to the Buff 39
7:222nd & 10 at opp 39Donnell Alexander run for 8 yds to the Buff 31
7:223rd & 2 at opp 31Donnell Alexander run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 33
Buffalo Turnover on downs, 9 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 31Joe Licata pass complete to Jacob Martinez for 5 yds to the Buff 36
5:452nd & 5 at own 36Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby
5:453rd & 5 at own 36Joe Licata pass complete to Marcus McGill for 10 yds to the Buff 46 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at own 46Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 12 yds to the Akron 42 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at opp 42Jordan Johnson run for 10 yds to the Akron 32 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at opp 32LICATA, Joe pass complete to WILLOUGHBY, Ron for 11 yards to the AKRON21 (TURNER, James), PENALTY UB personal foul 15 yards to the AKRON47, NO PLAY.
5:451st & 25 at opp 47Joe Licata pass incomplete to Brandon Smiley
5:452nd & 25 at opp 47Joe Licata pass incomplete to Brandon Smiley
5:453rd & 25 at opp 47Joe Licata pass complete to Matt Weiser for 9 yds to the Buff 38 BUFFALO Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the Buff 47
5:454th & 40 at own 47Joe Licata pass incomplete to Ron Willoughby
Akron Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:424th & 4 at opp 33Timeout BUFFALO, clock 05:42
5:424th & 4 at opp 33Donnell Alexander run for 2 yds to the Buff 31
Akron End of game, 5 plays
3:431st & 10 at opp 47Donnell Alexander run for 5 yds to the Buff 42
3:432nd & 5 at opp 42Donnell Alexander run for 8 yds to the Buff 34 for a 1ST down
3:431st & 10 at opp 34Van Edwards Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the Buff 37
3:432nd & 13 at opp 37Van Edwards Jr. run for 6 yds to the Buff 31
3:433rd & 7 at opp 31Van Edwards Jr. run for 4 yds to the Buff 27

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 13–⁠12 in 25 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Akron 24, Buffalo 16
2024Buffalo 41, Akron 30
2023Buffalo 13, Akron 10
2022Buffalo 23, Akron 22
2021Buffalo 45, Akron 10
2020Buffalo 56, Akron 7

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