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Akron at Buffalo

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Buffalo beat Akron 24–⁠6. It was their 18th meeting; after it, Akron led the series 11–⁠7.

AwayAkron4–⁠8 in 2018
6
HomeBuffalo10–⁠4 in 2018
24

Final at UB Stadium, AmherstTV: CBSSNAttendance 19,506

At kickoff
47°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Buffalo Niagara International Airpor (KBUF), 7 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Ron Hudson; umpire Troy Smith; head linesman Sergio DeHoyos; line judge Michael Sharp; side judge Ryan Gannon; field judge Pat Dolphin; back judge Justin Staehr; center judge Chris La MangeGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Akron33006
Buffalo737724

Standouts

Player stats

Akron

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kato Nelson12/2911501
Alvin Davis2/22200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Van Edwards Jr.755019
Kato Nelson1437010
Deltron Sands822011
Mykel Bennett2504
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Andre Williams347025
Jonah Morris232026
Maverick Wolfley118018
Nate Stewart2709
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
John Lako81.500
Jordan George7000
James King7000
Zaire Jacobs70.500
Kyron Brown3001

Buffalo

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyree Jackson16/3021211
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaret Patterson1791117
Kevin Marks1564030
Tyree Jackson757118
Johnathan Hawkins2808
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
K.J. Osborn6116050
Anthony Johnson244028
George Rushing219117
Tyler Mabry111011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Khalil Hodge121.500
Brandon Williams5000
Malcolm Koonce5000
Joey Banks4000
Myles Nicholas3110
Jordan Collier31.501
Taylor Riggins2220

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

Team stats

AkronBuffalo
235Total yards435
115Passing yards212
120Rushing yards223
4.0Yards per pass7.1
3.8Yards per rush4.8
13First downs20
3–⁠14Third downs8–⁠17
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
5–⁠46Penalties5–⁠45
25:32Possession34:28
0Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

AkronBuffalo
30%Success rate40%
−0.11EPA per play0.18
1.11Explosiveness1.36
0.02Rushing EPA0.21
−0.27Passing EPA0.15
21%Passing-down success38%
0.00First-down EPA−0.27
−0.52Second-down EPA0.07
0.11Third-down EPA1.14
13%Havoc by its defense27%

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 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Buffalo −12, over/under 55.

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 zoneAkron end zoneQ1 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ1 AkronField goal, 13 playsQ1 BuffaloMissed FG, 9 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 4 playsQ1 BuffaloTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 AkronPunt, 4 playsQ2 BuffaloInterception, 5 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 4 playsQ2 BuffaloField goal, 10 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ2 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 5 playsQ2 BuffaloPunt, 3 playsQ2 AkronField goal, 7 playsQ3 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ3 BuffaloPunt, 5 playsQ3 AkronPunt, 7 playsQ3 BuffaloTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 AkronInterception, 3 playsQ3 BuffaloTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 7 playsQ4 BuffaloPunt, 6 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ4 BuffaloEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Buffalo drives left to right, Akron right to left.
  1. Q1 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  2. Q1 AkronField goal, 13 plays, 44 yards
  3. Q1 BuffaloMissed FG, 9 plays, 52 yards
  4. Q1 AkronPunt, 4 plays, −4 yards
  5. Q1 BuffaloTouchdown, 8 plays, 50 yards
  6. Q1 AkronPunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  7. Q2 BuffaloInterception, 5 plays, 51 yards
  8. Q2 AkronPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  9. Q2 BuffaloField goal, 10 plays, 57 yards
  10. Q2 AkronPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  11. Q2 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  12. Q2 AkronPunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  13. Q2 BuffaloPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q2 AkronField goal, 7 plays, 32 yards
  15. Q3 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q3 BuffaloPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  17. Q3 AkronPunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
  18. Q3 BuffaloTouchdown, 12 plays, 80 yards
  19. Q3 AkronInterception, 3 plays, 23 yards
  20. Q3 BuffaloTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 AkronPunt, 7 plays, 29 yards
  22. Q4 BuffaloPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  23. Q4 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  24. Q4 BuffaloEnd of game, 6 plays, 10 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Buffalo 7, Akron 3
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jerry Fitschen kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Kevin Marks run for 3 yds to the Buff 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
15:004th & 7 at own 28Evan Finegan punt for 40 yds , Andre Williams returns for a loss of 5 yards to the Akron 25 Andre Williams fumbled, forced by Joey Banks,
Akron Field goal, 13 plays
13:591st & 10 at own 25Kato Nelson pass complete to Maverick Wolfley for 18 yds to the Akron 43 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at own 43Kato Nelson pass complete to Andre Williams for 4 yds to the Akron 47
13:592nd & 6 at own 47Kato Nelson pass incomplete
13:593rd & 6 at own 47Kato Nelson pass complete to Nate Stewart for 9 yds to the Buff 44 for a 1ST down
13:591st & 10 at opp 44Kato Nelson run for 6 yds to the Buff 38
13:592nd & 4 at opp 38Kato Nelson run for 5 yds to the Buff 33 AKRON Penalty, illegal block (-10 Yards) to the Buff 43
13:592nd & 9 at opp 43Jonah Morris run for 1 yd to the Buff 42
11:023rd & 8 at opp 42Timeout BUFFALO, clock 11:02
11:023rd & 8 at opp 42Van Edwards Jr. run for 7 yds to the Buff 35
11:024th & 1 at opp 35Mykel Bennett run for 1 yd to the Buff 34 for a 1ST down
11:021st & 10 at opp 34Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Van Edwards Jr.
11:022nd & 10 at opp 34Van Edwards Jr. run for 6 yds to the Buff 28
11:023rd & 4 at opp 28Deltron Sands run for a loss of 3 yards to the Buff 31
8:444th & 7 at opp 31Nick Gasser 48 yd FG GOODAkron 3, Buffalo 0
Buffalo Missed FG, 9 plays
8:441st & 0 at own 35Van Edwards Jr. kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:441st & 10 at own 25Kevin Marks run for 1 yd to the Buff 26
8:442nd & 9 at own 26Kevin Marks run for 30 yds to the Akron 44 for a 1ST down
8:441st & 10 at opp 44Tyree Jackson pass complete to George Rushing for 2 yds to the Akron 42
8:442nd & 8 at opp 42[SGUN], PENALTY UB false start (NUNN, Antonio) 5 yards to the AKRON47, NO PLAY.
8:442nd & 13 at opp 47Kevin Marks run for 1 yd to the Akron 46
8:443rd & 12 at opp 46Tyree Jackson run for 18 yds to the Akron 28 for a 1ST down
8:441st & 10 at opp 28Kevin Marks run for 4 yds to the Akron 24
8:442nd & 6 at opp 24Kevin Marks run for 1 yd to the Akron 23
8:443rd & 5 at opp 23Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
4:534th & 5 at opp 23Adam Mitcheson 40 yd FG MISSED
Akron Punt, 4 plays
4:531st & 10 at own 23Kato Nelson run for 4 yds to the Akron 27
4:532nd & 6 at own 27Kato Nelson pass complete to Daishawn Brimage for 1 yd to the Akron 28 AKRON Penalty, illegal block (Brock Boxen) to the Akron 18
4:532nd & 15 at own 18Kato Nelson run for 4 yds to the Akron 19 Kato Nelson fumbled, forced by James Patterson,
4:533rd & 14 at own 19Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Daishawn Brimage
4:534th & 14 at own 19Nick Gasser punt for 41 yds , K.J. Osborn returns for 10 yds to the 50 yard line
Buffalo Touchdown, 8 plays
3:161st & 10 at the 50Tyree Jackson run for 8 yds to the Akron 42
3:162nd & 2 at opp 42Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 9 yds to the Akron 33 for a 1ST down
3:161st & 10 at opp 33Jaret Patterson run for 6 yds to the Akron 27
3:162nd & 4 at opp 27Jaret Patterson run for 2 yds to the Akron 25
3:163rd & 2 at opp 25Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
3:164th & 2 at opp 25Tyree Jackson pass complete to Jaret Patterson for 6 yds to the Akron 19 for a 1ST down
3:161st & 10 at opp 19Jaret Patterson run for 2 yds to the Akron 17
0:472nd & 8 at opp 17Tyree Jackson pass complete to George Rushing for 17 yds for a TD (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Buffalo 7, Akron 3
Akron Punt, 4 plays
0:471st & 0 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 58 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 13 yds to the Akron 20
0:401st & 10 at own 20Kato Nelson run for 10 yds to the Akron 30 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at own 30Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Jonah Morris
0:402nd & 10 at own 30Kato Nelson pass incomplete to M.J. McGriff
0:403rd & 10 at own 30Kato Nelson pass complete to Keyondre White for 3 yds to the Akron 33
Q2 15:004th & 7 at own 33Nick Gasser punt for 29 yds, downed at the Buff 38
2nd quarter8 drives, then Buffalo 10, Akron 6
Buffalo Interception, 5 plays
14:521st & 10 at own 38K.J. Osborn run for 1 yd to the Buff 39
14:522nd & 9 at own 39Kevin Marks run for no gain to the Buff 39
14:523rd & 9 at own 39Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 50 yds to the Akron 11 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 11Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn, broken up by Kyron Brown
14:522nd & 10 at opp 11Tyree Jackson pass intercepted Kyron Brown return for no gain to the Akron 2
Akron Punt, 4 plays
13:241st & 10 at own 2Deltron Sands run for 11 yds to the Akron 13 for a 1ST down
13:241st & 10 at own 13Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Andre Williams
13:242nd & 10 at own 13AKRON Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-6 Yards) to the Akron 7
13:242nd & 16 at own 7Deltron Sands run for 1 yd to the Akron 8
13:243rd & 15 at own 8Deltron Sands run for 10 yds to the Akron 18
13:244th & 5 at own 18Nick Gasser punt for 52 yds, downed at the Buff 30
Buffalo Field goal, 10 plays
11:181st & 10 at own 30Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn, broken up by Ulysees Gilbert III
11:182nd & 10 at own 30Kevin Marks run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 28
11:183rd & 12 at own 28Tyree Jackson run for 17 yds to the Buff 45 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at own 45Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 13 yds to the Akron 42 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 42Kevin Marks run for no gain to the Akron 42
11:182nd & 10 at opp 42Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 28 yds to the Akron 14 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 14Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
11:182nd & 10 at opp 14[SGUN], MARKS, Kevin rush for no gain to the AKRON14 (DAVIS, Jamal), PENALTY UB holding (MABRY, Tyler) 10 yards to the AKRON24, NO PLAY.
11:182nd & 20 at opp 24Tyree Jackson run for 10 yds to the Akron 14
11:183rd & 10 at opp 14Kevin Marks run for 1 yd to the Akron 13
6:494th & 9 at opp 13Adam Mitcheson 30 yd FG GOODBuffalo 10, Akron 3
Akron Punt, 3 plays
6:491st & 0 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:491st & 10 at own 25Van Edwards Jr. run for 2 yds to the Akron 27
6:492nd & 8 at own 27Kato Nelson sacked by Myles Nicholas for a loss of 6 yards to the Akron 21 Kato Nelson fumbled, recovered by Akron Kato Nelson , return for 0 yards
6:493rd & 14 at own 21Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Nate Stewart, broken up by Cameron Lewis
6:494th & 14 at own 21Nick Gasser punt for 36 yds, downed at the Buff 43
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
5:241st & 10 at own 43Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for a loss of 6 yards to the Buff 37
5:242nd & 16 at own 37Tyree Jackson pass complete to Jaret Patterson for 4 yds to the Buff 41
5:243rd & 12 at own 41[SGUN], JACKSON, Tyree pass complete to OSBORN, K.J. for 16 yards to the AKRON43 (BUTLER, Denzel), PENALTY UB holding (GALL, Jacob) 10 yards to the UB31, NO PLAY.
5:243rd & 22 at own 31Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to K.J. Osborn
5:244th & 22 at own 31Evan Finegan punt for 46 yds AKRON Penalty, Offensive offside ( Yards) declined
Akron Punt, 5 plays
3:481st & 10 at own 23Deltron Sands run for 4 yds to the Akron 27
3:482nd & 6 at own 27Deltron Sands run for a loss of 3 yards to the Akron 24
2:303rd & 9 at own 24Timeout AKRON, clock 02:30
2:303rd & 9 at own 24[SGUN], NELSON, Kato pass incomplete to MORRIS, Jonah, PENALTY UB pass interference (BAKER, Roy) 15 yards to the AKRON39, 1ST DOWN AKRON, NO PLAY.
2:301st & 10 at own 39Deltron Sands run for 2 yds to the Akron 41
2:302nd & 8 at own 41Kato Nelson pass complete to Jonah Morris for 6 yds to the Akron 47
2:303rd & 2 at own 47Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Jonah Morris, broken up by Aapri Washington
2:304th & 2 at own 47Nick Gasser punt for 37 yds, downed at the Buff 16
Buffalo Punt, 3 plays
1:291st & 10 at own 16Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 7 yds to the Buff 23
1:292nd & 3 at own 23Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to Kevin Marks
1:293rd & 3 at own 23Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to George Rushing
1:294th & 3 at own 23Evan Finegan punt for 46 yds , Jeremiah Knight returns for 10 yds to the Akron 41
Akron Field goal, 7 plays
1:051st & 10 at own 41Kato Nelson pass complete to Dustin Burkhart for 4 yds to the Akron 45
1:052nd & 6 at own 45Kato Nelson run for 10 yds to the Buff 45 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at opp 45Kato Nelson pass incomplete
1:052nd & 10 at opp 45Kato Nelson pass complete to Andre Williams for 18 yds to the Buff 27 for a 1ST down
1:051st & 10 at opp 27Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Andre Williams, broken up by Tyrone Hill
1:052nd & 10 at opp 27Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Jonah Morris, broken up by Roy Baker
0:003rd & 10 at opp 27Nick Gasser 44 yd FG GOODBuffalo 10, Akron 6
3rd quarter6 drives, then Buffalo 17, Akron 6
Akron Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 0 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 55 yds , Nate Stewart return for 17 yds to the Akron 27
14:541st & 10 at own 27Kato Nelson run for 1 yd to the Akron 28
14:542nd & 9 at own 28Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Jonah Morris
14:543rd & 9 at own 28Kato Nelson run for 1 yd to the Akron 29
14:544th & 8 at own 29Nick Gasser punt for 40 yds , K.J. Osborn returns for no gain to the Buff 31
Buffalo Punt, 5 plays
13:371st & 10 at own 31Tyree Jackson pass complete to Kevin Marks for 7 yds to the Buff 38
13:372nd & 3 at own 38Kevin Marks run for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:371st & 10 at the 50Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to George Rushing
13:372nd & 10 at the 50[SGUN], PENALTY UB false start (DEROUEN, Trey) 5 yards to the UB45, NO PLAY.
13:372nd & 15 at own 45Tyree Jackson pass incomplete to Tyler Mabry, broken up by Kyron Brown
13:373rd & 15 at own 45Tyree Jackson pass complete to Kevin Marks for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 43
13:374th & 17 at own 43Evan Finegan punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Jeremiah Knight at the Akron 20
Akron Punt, 7 plays
12:031st & 10 at own 20Kato Nelson pass complete to Mykel Bennett for 3 yds to the Akron 23
12:032nd & 7 at own 23Van Edwards Jr. run for 5 yds to the Akron 28
12:033rd & 2 at own 28Van Edwards Jr. run for 19 yds to the Akron 47 for a 1ST down
12:031st & 10 at own 47Kato Nelson pass complete to Jonah Morris for 26 yds to the Buff 27 for a 1ST down
12:031st & 10 at opp 27Kato Nelson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 29
12:032nd & 12 at opp 29Kato Nelson sacked by Taylor Riggins for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 30
12:033rd & 13 at opp 30[SGUN], NELSON, Kato pass complete to SANDS, Deltron for 29 yards to the UB1, out-of-bounds (WILLIAMS, Brand), PENALTY AKRON pass interference (REINKE, Brian) 15 yards to the UB45, NO PLAY.
8:033rd & 28 at opp 45Timeout AKRON, clock 08:03
8:033rd & 28 at opp 45Kato Nelson sacked by Taylor Riggins for a loss of 7 yards to the Akron 48
8:034th & 35 at own 48Nick Gasser punt for 32 yds, fair catch by K.J. Osborn at the Buff 20
Buffalo Touchdown, 12 plays
7:181st & 10 at own 20Jaret Patterson run for 2 yds to the Buff 22
7:182nd & 8 at own 22Tyree Jackson pass complete to Tyler Mabry for 11 yds to the Buff 33 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at own 33Tyree Jackson pass incomplete
7:182nd & 10 at own 33Jaret Patterson run for 4 yds to the Buff 37
7:183rd & 6 at own 37Tyree Jackson run for 7 yds to the Buff 44 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at own 44Jaret Patterson run for 4 yds to the Buff 48
7:182nd & 6 at own 48Jaret Patterson run for 15 yds to the Akron 37 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at opp 37Tyree Jackson pass complete to Rodney Scott III for 7 yds to the Akron 30
7:182nd & 3 at opp 30[PSTL], PENALTY AKRON offside (DAVIS, Jamal) 5 yards to the AKRON25, 1ST DOWN UB, NO PLAY.
7:181st & 10 at opp 25Jaret Patterson run for 17 yds to the Akron 8 for a 1ST down
7:181st & goal at opp 8Jaret Patterson run for 4 yds to the Akron 4
7:182nd & goal at opp 4Jaret Patterson run for no gain to the Akron 4
1:563rd & goal at opp 4Jaret Patterson run for 4 yds for a TD (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Buffalo 17, Akron 6
Akron Interception, 3 plays
1:561st & 0 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 53 yds , Van Edwards Jr. return for 14 yds to the Akron 26
1:491st & 10 at own 26Kato Nelson pass complete to Andre Williams for 25 yds to the Buff 49 for a 1ST down
1:491st & 10 at opp 49Kato Nelson pass complete to Nate Stewart for a loss of 2 yards to the Akron 49
1:492nd & 12 at own 49Kato Nelson pass intercepted Jordan Collier return for no gain to the Buff 25
Buffalo Touchdown, 8 plays
0:531st & 10 at own 25Jaret Patterson run for 3 yds to the Buff 28
0:532nd & 7 at own 28Jaret Patterson run for 1 yd to the Buff 29
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 0[SGUN], JACKSON, Tyree pass complete to OSBORN, K.J. for 11 yards to the UB40 (GILBERT, U.), PENALTY AKRON roughing passer off-setting, PENALTY UB ineligible downfield on pass off-setting, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 29Tyree Jackson pass complete to K.J. Osborn for 43 yds to the Akron 28 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 28Jaret Patterson run for 10 yds to the Akron 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Jaret Patterson run for 8 yds to the Akron 10
Q4 15:002nd & 2 at opp 10Jaret Patterson run for 7 yds to the Akron 3 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 3Jaret Patterson run for 2 yds to the Akron 1
Q4 12:002nd & goal at opp 1Tyree Jackson run for 1 yd for a TD (Adam Mitcheson KICK)Buffalo 24, Akron 6
4th quarter4 drives, then Buffalo 24, Akron 6
Akron Punt, 7 plays
12:001st & 0 at own 35Adam Mitcheson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:001st & 10 at own 25Kato Nelson run for 9 yds to the Akron 34
12:002nd & 1 at own 34Deltron Sands run for no gain to the Akron 34
12:003rd & 1 at own 34Mykel Bennett run for 4 yds to the Akron 38 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at own 38Van Edwards Jr. run for 14 yds to the Buff 48 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 48Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Jonah Morris, broken up by Cameron Lewis
12:002nd & 10 at opp 48Van Edwards Jr. run for 2 yds to the Buff 46
12:003rd & 8 at opp 46Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Andre Williams
12:004th & 8 at opp 46Nick Gasser punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Buff 15
Buffalo Punt, 6 plays
9:071st & 10 at own 15Kevin Marks run for 5 yds to the Buff 20
9:072nd & 5 at own 20Kevin Marks run for no gain to the Buff 20
7:363rd & 5 at own 20Timeout BUFFALO, clock 07:36
7:363rd & 5 at own 20Tyree Jackson pass complete to Anthony Johnson for 16 yds to the Buff 36 for a 1ST down
7:361st & 10 at own 36Kevin Marks run for 2 yds to the Buff 38
7:362nd & 8 at own 38Tyree Jackson run for a loss of 4 yards to the Buff 34
7:363rd & 12 at own 34Kevin Marks run for 6 yds to the Buff 40
7:364th & 6 at own 40Evan Finegan punt for 36 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Akron 28 , Jeremiah Knight returns for no gain to the Akron 28 Jeremiah Knight fumbled, forced by Jovany Ruiz, recovered by Akron Jeremiah Knight , return for 3 yds to the Akron 28
Akron Punt, 3 plays
4:351st & 10 at own 28Kato Nelson run for 6 yds to the Akron 34
4:352nd & 4 at own 34Kato Nelson pass incomplete to Mykel Bennett
4:353rd & 4 at own 34Kato Nelson pass incomplete
4:354th & 4 at own 34Nick Gasser punt for 32 yds, fair catch by K.J. Osborn at the Buff 34
Buffalo End of game, 6 plays
3:491st & 10 at own 34Emmanuel Reed run for 3 yds to the Buff 37
3:492nd & 7 at own 37Emmanuel Reed run for 3 yds to the Buff 40
3:493rd & 4 at own 40Johnathan Hawkins run for 8 yds to the Buff 48 for a 1ST down
3:491st & 10 at own 48Johnathan Hawkins run for no gain to the Buff 48
3:492nd & 10 at own 48Theo Anderson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 46
3:493rd & 12 at own 46TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff 44

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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Buffalo leads 13–⁠12 in 25 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

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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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