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Army at Buffalo

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Army beat Buffalo 42–⁠13. It was their seventh meeting; Army leads the series 4–⁠3.

AwayArmy11–⁠2 in 2018
42
HomeBuffalo10–⁠4 in 2018
13

Final at UB Stadium, AmherstTV: CBSSNAttendance 23,671

At kickoff
59°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the west, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Buffalo Niagara International Airpor (KBUF), 7 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Tom Stapleton; umpire John Hanneke; head linesman Robin DeLorenzo; line judge Gary Jagodzinsk; side judge George Plesac; field judge Scott MacDonald; back judge Reggie Berry; center judge Rich EdwardsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Army71471442
Buffalo706013

Standouts

Player stats

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.4/59111
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kelvin Hopkins Jr.1989010
Darnell Woolfolk1458117
Connor Slomka1352110
Luke Langdon231127
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Camden Harrison137037
Jordan Asberry125125
Calen Holt122022
Kjetil Cline1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cole Christiansen7000
James Nachtigal5000
Elijah Riley5100
Jaylon McClinton5000

Buffalo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyree Jackson10/2415210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Emmanuel Reed1663011
Johnathan Hawkins522012
Kevin Marks71716
Jaret Patterson2303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
K.J. Osborn482153
Charlie Jones253032
Antonio Nunn1909
Tyler Mabry1505
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Khalil Hodge20000
James Patterson11100
Joey Banks9000
Jordan Collier8000
Charles Harris7110
Brandon Williams4001

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

Team stats

ArmyBuffalo
372Total yards255
91Passing yards152
281Rushing yards103
18.2Yards per pass6.3
4.4Yards per rush3.3
25First downs14
9–⁠14Third downs2–⁠11
3–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠2
1Turnovers0
7–⁠73Penalties7–⁠78
37:34Possession22:26
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

ArmyBuffalo
56%Success rate33%
0.37EPA per play−0.05
1.03Explosiveness1.01
0.35Rushing EPA0.04
0.59Passing EPA−0.17
62%Passing-down success11%
0.19First-down EPA−0.23
0.23Second-down EPA0.52
0.73Third-down EPA−0.07
16%Havoc by its defense6%

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 56% to win. Army won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Buffalo −7.5, 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.

Every drive

Buffalo end zoneArmy end zoneQ1 BuffaloTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 ArmyInterception, 6 playsQ1 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ1 ArmyTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ2 ArmyTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 BuffaloMissed FG return TD, 11 plays (Army scores)Q2 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ2 ArmyEnd of half, 6 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ3 BuffaloTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 ArmyTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ3 ArmyTouchdown, 13 playsQ4 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 BuffaloPunt, 5 playsQ4 ArmyEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Buffalo drives left to right, Army right to left.
  1. Q1 BuffaloTouchdown, 4 plays, 81 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyInterception, 6 plays, 23 yards
  3. Q1 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 22 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 11 plays, 74 yards
  5. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  6. Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 12 plays, 77 yards
  7. Q2 BuffaloMissed FG return TD, 11 plays (Army scores), 59 yards
  8. Q2 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  9. Q2 ArmyEnd of half, 6 plays, 14 yards
  10. Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  11. Q3 BuffaloTouchdown, 12 plays, 87 yards
  12. Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  14. Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 13 plays, 81 yards
  15. Q4 BuffaloTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 3 plays, 31 yards
  17. Q4 BuffaloPunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  18. Q4 ArmyEnd of game, 5 plays, 30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 7
Buffalo Touchdown, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 58 yds , Charlie Jones return for 12 yds to the Buff 19
15:001st & 10 at own 19Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 19Emmanuel Reed run for 7 yds to the Buff 26 for a 1ST down ARMY Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the Buff 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Emmanuel Reed run for 6 yds to the Buff 47
13:492nd & 4 at own 47Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 53 yds for a TD ARMY Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Buffalo 7, Army 0
Army Interception, 6 plays
13:491st & 0 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 48 yds , Jordan Asberry return for 7 yds to the Army 42 ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Army 14
13:431st & 10 at own 14Kell Walker run for 13 yds to the Army 27 for a 1ST down
13:431st & 10 at own 27Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the Army 30
13:432nd & 7 at own 30Kell Walker run for 8 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
13:431st & 10 at own 38Fred Cooper run for no gain to the Army 38
13:432nd & 10 at own 38Jordan Asberry run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 37
13:433rd & 11 at own 37Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass intercepted Brandon Williams return for no gain to the Army 48
Buffalo Turnover on downs, 11 plays
10:421st & 10 at opp 48Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to Charlie Jones
10:422nd & 10 at opp 48Emmanuel Reed run for 3 yds to the Army 45
10:033rd & 7 at opp 45Timeout BUFFALO, clock 10:03
10:033rd & 7 at opp 45Emmanuel Reed run for 7 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
10:031st & 10 at opp 38Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
10:032nd & 10 at opp 38Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn, broken up by Kenneth Brinson
10:033rd & 10 at opp 38Emmanuel Reed run for 1 yd to the Army 37
10:034th & 9 at opp 37FINEGAN, Evan punt 37 yards to the ARMY0, touchback, PENALTY ARMY roughing the kicker (27) 15 yards to the ARMY22, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY.
8:221st & 10 at opp 22Emmanuel Reed run for 6 yds to the Army 16 BUFFALO Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the Army 26
8:221st & 14 at opp 26Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to Charlie Jones
8:222nd & 14 at opp 26Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn, broken up by Elijah Riley
8:223rd & 14 at opp 26Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
8:034th & 14 at opp 26Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
8:034th & 14 at opp 26Timeout BUFFALO, clock 08:03
Army Touchdown, 11 plays
7:561st & 10 at own 26Connor Slomka run for 6 yds to the Army 32
7:562nd & 4 at own 32Darnell Woolfolk run for 6 yds to the Army 38 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at own 38Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the Army 40
7:562nd & 8 at own 40Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 6 yds to the Army 46
7:563rd & 2 at own 46Connor Slomka run for 10 yds to the Buff 44 for a 1ST down
7:561st & 10 at opp 44Jordan Asberry run for 2 yds to the Buff 42
7:562nd & 8 at opp 42Jordan Asberry run for no gain to the Buff 42
7:563rd & 8 at opp 42Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Calen Holt for 22 yds to the Buff 20 for a 1ST down BUFFALO Penalty, personal foul (10 Yards) declined for a 1ST down
7:561st & goal at opp 10Darnell Woolfolk run for 4 yds to the Buff 6
7:562nd & goal at opp 6Connor Slomka run for 1 yd to the Buff 5
2:123rd & goal at opp 5Calen Holt run for 5 yds for a TD (John Abercrombie KICK)Tied at 7
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
2:121st & 0 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 55 yds , Charlie Jones return for 5 yds to the Buff 40 BUFFALO Penalty, illegal block (8 Yards) to the Buff 7
2:061st & 10 at own 7Kevin Marks run for 4 yds to the Buff 11
2:062nd & 6 at own 11Kevin Marks run for 3 yds to the Buff 14
2:063rd & 3 at own 14Kevin Marks run for no gain to the Buff 14
Q2 15:004th & 3 at own 14Evan Finegan punt for 63 yds, downed at the Army 23
2nd quarter4 drives, then Army 21, Buffalo 7
Army Touchdown, 12 plays
14:481st & 10 at own 23Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Army 26
14:482nd & 7 at own 26Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 5 yds to the Army 31
14:483rd & 2 at own 31Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 5 yds to the Army 36 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at own 36Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Camden Harrison for 37 yds to the Buff 27 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at opp 27Jordan Asberry run for 7 yds to the Buff 20
14:482nd & 3 at opp 20Connor Slomka run for 2 yds to the Buff 18
14:483rd & 1 at opp 18Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the Buff 16 for a 1ST down
14:481st & 10 at opp 16Calen Holt run for 1 yd to the Buff 15
14:482nd & 9 at opp 15Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 7 yds to the Buff 8
14:483rd & 2 at opp 8Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the Buff 5 for a 1ST down
14:481st & goal at opp 5Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the Buff 3
7:532nd & goal at opp 3Connor Slomka run for 3 yds for a TD (John Abercrombie KICK)Army 14, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Missed FG return TD, 11 plays (Army scores)
7:531st & 0 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 56 yds , Charlie Jones return for 21 yds to the Buff 30
7:461st & 10 at own 30Emmanuel Reed run for 3 yds to the Buff 33
7:462nd & 7 at own 33Tyree Jackson pass complete to Charlie Jones for 21 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at opp 46Tyree Jackson pass complete to Antonio Nunn for 9 yds to the Army 37
7:462nd & 1 at opp 37Emmanuel Reed run for 1 yd to the Army 36 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at opp 36Emmanuel Reed run for 11 yds to the Army 25 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at opp 25Emmanuel Reed run for 4 yds to the Army 21
7:462nd & 6 at opp 21Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 8 yds to the Army 13 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at opp 13Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to Antonio Nunn, broken up by Mike Reynolds
7:462nd & 10 at opp 13Kevin Marks run for 2 yds to the Army 11
7:463rd & 8 at opp 11Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to Charlie Jones, broken up by Cole Christiansen
4:054th & 8 at opp 11Adam Mitcheson 28 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Wunmi Oyetuga Elijah Riley return for 80 yds for a TD (John Abercrombie KICK)Army 21, Buffalo 7
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
4:051st & 0 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 51 yds , Charlie Jones return for 12 yds to the Buff 26
4:001st & 10 at own 26Isaiah King run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 24
4:002nd & 12 at own 24Tyree Jackson pass complete to George Rushing for 6 yds to the Buff 30
4:003rd & 6 at own 30Tyree Jackson pass complete to Tyler Mabry for 5 yds to the Buff 35
2:524th & 1 at own 35Timeout ARMY, clock 02:52
2:524th & 1 at own 35Evan Finegan punt for 57 yds, downed at the Army 8
Army End of half, 6 plays
2:401st & 10 at own 8Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds to the Army 10
2:402nd & 8 at own 10Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 6 yds to the Army 16
2:403rd & 2 at own 16Darnell Woolfolk run for 1 yd to the Army 17
1:054th & 1 at own 17Timeout ARMY, clock 01:05
1:054th & 1 at own 17Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Army 20 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at own 20Darnell Woolfolk run for 4 yds to the Army 24
1:052nd & 6 at own 24Kelvin Hopkins Jr. sacked by Chuck Harris for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 22 ARMY Penalty, intentional grounding (Kelvin Hopkins Jr.) to the Army 22
3rd quarter5 drives, then Army 28, Buffalo 13
Army Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 8 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Darnell Woolfolk run for 4 yds to the Army 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Kell Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 31
15:003rd & 4 at own 31Kell Walker run for a loss of 11 yards to the Army 20
15:004th & 15 at own 20Nick Schrage punt for 67 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Buff 13
Buffalo Touchdown, 12 plays
12:571st & 10 at own 13Emmanuel Reed run for 4 yds to the Buff 17
12:572nd & 6 at own 17Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 5 yds to the Buff 22
12:573rd & 1 at own 22Emmanuel Reed run for 4 yds to the Buff 26 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at own 26Emmanuel Reed run for 4 yds to the Buff 30
12:572nd & 6 at own 30[PSTL], JACKSON, Tyree pass incomplete to OSBORN, K.J., PENALTY ARMY pass interference (Gibson, James) 15 yards to the UB45, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY.
12:571st & 10 at own 45Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 16 yds to the Army 39 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at opp 39Emmanuel Reed run for 4 yds to the Army 35
12:572nd & 6 at opp 35Tyree Jackson pass complete to Charlie Jones for 32 yds to the Army 3 for a 1ST down
12:571st & goal at opp 3Emmanuel Reed run for 2 yds to the Army 1
12:572nd & goal at opp 1Tyree Jackson pass complete to George Rushing for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 4
12:573rd & goal at opp 4Emmanuel Reed run for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 8
8:354th & 0 at opp 8Timeout ARMY, clock 08:35
8:354th & goal at opp 8[SGUN], JACKSON, Tyree pass incomplete to OSBORN, K.J., PENALTY ARMY pass interference (McClinton, J.) 6 yards to the ARMY2, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY.
8:351st & goal at opp 2Kevin Marks run for 1 yd to the Army 1
7:552nd & goal at opp 1Kevin Marks run for 1 yd for a TD (Adam Mitcheson PAT MISSED)Army 21, Buffalo 13
Army Touchdown, 10 plays
7:551st & 0 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:551st & 10 at own 25Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Army 28
7:552nd & 7 at own 28Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 6 yds to the Army 34
7:553rd & 1 at own 34Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Army 37 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 37Connor Slomka run for 2 yds to the Buff 39 for a 1ST down BUFFALO Penalty, personal foul (Roy Baker) to the Buff 46 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at opp 46Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 10 yds to the Buff 36 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at opp 36Darnell Woolfolk run for 3 yds to the Buff 33
7:552nd & 7 at opp 33Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 3 yds to the Buff 30
7:553rd & 4 at opp 30Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Buff 27
7:554th & 1 at opp 27Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the Buff 25 for a 1ST down
2:491st & 10 at opp 25Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Jordan Asberry for 25 yds for a TD (John Abercrombie KICK)Army 28, Buffalo 13
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
2:491st & 0 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 53 yds , Charlie Jones return for 12 yds to the Buff 24
2:441st & 10 at own 24Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn
2:442nd & 10 at own 24Kevin Marks run for 6 yds to the Buff 30
2:443rd & 4 at own 30Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn
2:444th & 4 at own 30Evan Finegan punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Army 19
Army Touchdown, 13 plays
2:011st & 10 at own 19Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 6 yds to the Army 25
2:012nd & 4 at own 25Holt, Calen rush for 5 yards to the ARMY30 (COLLIER, Jordan;PATTERSON, Jame), PENALTY ARMY personal foul (58) 12 yards to the ARMY13, NO PLAY.
2:012nd & 16 at own 13Kelvin Hopkins Jr. pass complete to Kjetil Cline for 7 yds to the Army 20
2:013rd & 9 at own 20Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 10 yds to the Army 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 30Connor Slomka run for 3 yds to the Army 33
Q4 15:002nd & 7 at own 33Darnell Woolfolk run for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at the 50Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 8 yds to the Buff 42
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at opp 42Darnell Woolfolk run for 5 yds to the Buff 37 for a 1ST down BUFFALO Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jordan Collier) to the Buff 22 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 22Connor Slomka run for 7 yds to the Buff 15
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 15Connor Slomka run for 4 yds to the Buff 11 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 11Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 2 yds to the Buff 9
Q4 15:002nd & 8 at opp 9Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for 7 yds to the Buff 2
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 2Kelvin Hopkins Jr. run for no gain to the Buff 2
Q4 9:174th & 1 at opp 2Darnell Woolfolk run for 2 yds for a TD (John Abercrombie KICK)Army 35, Buffalo 13
4th quarter4 drives, then Army 42, Buffalo 13
Buffalo Turnover on downs, 4 plays
9:171st & 0 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 58 yds , Charlie Jones return for 26 yds to the Buff 33
9:101st & 10 at own 33Jaret Patterson run for 3 yds to the Buff 36
9:102nd & 7 at own 36BUFFALO Penalty, false start (Tyler Mabry) to the Buff 31
9:102nd & 12 at own 31Jaret Patterson run for no gain to the Buff 31
9:103rd & 12 at own 31Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn
9:104th & 12 at own 31Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to Tyler Mabry
Army Touchdown, 3 plays
7:491st & 10 at opp 31Zach Potter run for no gain to the Buff 31
7:492nd & 10 at opp 31Luke Langdon run for 4 yds to the Buff 27
7:053rd & 6 at opp 27Timeout BUFFALO, clock 07:05
6:573rd & 6 at opp 27Luke Langdon run for 27 yds for a TD (John Abercrombie KICK)Army 42, Buffalo 13
Buffalo Punt, 5 plays
6:571st & 0 at own 35Landon Salyers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:571st & 10 at own 25Johnathan Hawkins run for 6 yds to the Buff 31
6:572nd & 4 at own 31Johnathan Hawkins run for 7 yds to the Buff 38 for a 1ST down
6:571st & 10 at own 38Johnathan Hawkins run for 2 yds to the Buff 40
6:572nd & 8 at own 40[SGUN], HAWKINS, Johnat rush for no gain to the UB40, out-of-bounds (Lowery, J.), PENALTY UB personal foul (JACK-KURDYLA, T) 15 yards to the UB25, NO PLAY.
6:572nd & 23 at own 25Johnathan Hawkins run for a loss of 5 yards to the Buff 20
6:573rd & 28 at own 20Johnathan Hawkins run for 12 yds to the Buff 32
6:574th & 16 at own 32Evan Finegan punt for 33 yds, downed at the BUFFALO 35 ARMY Penalty, roughing the kicker ( Yards) declined
Army End of game, 5 plays
3:231st & 10 at own 35Max Regan run for 6 yds to the Army 41
3:232nd & 4 at own 41Connor Slomka run for 5 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
3:231st & 10 at own 46Zach Potter run for 6 yds to the Buff 48
3:232nd & 4 at opp 48Max Regan run for 7 yds to the Buff 41 for a 1ST down
3:231st & 10 at opp 41Zach Potter run for 6 yds to the Buff 35

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

Every Army–Buffalo game

Army leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings.

Recent meetings
2018Army 42, Buffalo 13
2017Army 21, Buffalo 17
2016Buffalo 23, Army 20
2014Army 47, Buffalo 39
2008Buffalo 27, Army 24
2001Buffalo 26, Army 19

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