Linebacker, Buffalo, 2018–22
James Patterson
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Glenn Dale, MD
James Patterson played linebacker at Buffalo (2018–22).
At a glance
Career highs
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Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Buffalo | 8 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2019 | Buffalo | 8 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2020 | Buffalo | 8 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2021 | Buffalo | 8 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2022 | Buffalo | 8 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 232 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Buffalo 12 games, 109 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Maryland | L 10–31 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Holy Cross | L 31–37 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Coastal Carolina | L 26–38 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Eastern Michigan | W 50–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 24–20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Bowling Green | W 38–7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at Massachusetts | W 34–7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Toledo | W 34–27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Ohio | L 24–45 | 16 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Central Michigan | L 27–31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Kent State | L 27–30 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs. Akron | W 23–22 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Buffalo 12 games, 114 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wagner | W 69–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at Nebraska | L 3–28 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 25–28 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Old Dominion | W 35–34 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. Western Michigan | L 17–24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | atKent State | L 38–48 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Ohio | W 27–26 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atAkron | W 45–10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Bowling Green | L 44–56 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atMiami (OH) | L 18–45 | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Northern Illinois | L 27–33 | 11 | 5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Ball State | L 3–20 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Buffalo 7 games, 63 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | atNorthern Illinois | W 49–30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 42–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atBowling Green | W 42–17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Kent State | W 70–41 | 13 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Akron | W 56–7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs.Ball State | L 28–38 | 11 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 25 ✦ | vs. Marshall | W 17–10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Buffalo 10 games, 40 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Robert Morris | W 38–10 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Penn State | L 13–45 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Liberty | L 17–35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | atAkron | W 21–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Central Michigan | W 43–20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | atEastern Michigan | W 43–14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atKent State | L 27–30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Toledo | W 49–30 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs.Bowling Green | W 49–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Charlotte | W 31–9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2018 Buffalo 14 games, 70 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Delaware State | W 48–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | at Temple | W 36–29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Eastern Michigan | W 35–28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Rutgers | W 42–13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs. Army | L 13–42 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | atCentral Michigan | W 34–24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs.Akron | W 24–6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | atToledo | W 31–17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 51–42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Kent State | W 48–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | atOhio | L 17–52 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | atBowling Green | W 44–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Northern Illinois | L 29–30 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 22 ✦ | vs. Troy | L 32–42 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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