Receiver, Buffalo, 2011–⁠15

Ron Willoughby

Lettered 2013–⁠15 (school media guide)

Number
No. 86
Height
6′4″
Hometown
Avon Lake, OH

Ron Willoughby played receiver at Buffalo (2011–⁠15).

Career highs

11catches, career highat Akron, 2015132receiving yards, career highvs. Duquesne, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last at Miami (OH), 2015

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Buffalo38327.7045
2014Buffalo5077115.4949
2015Buffalo6281313.1678
Career1151,66714.51578

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011Buffalo86WR
2012Buffalo86WR
2013Buffalo86WR
2014Buffalo86WR
2015Buffalo86WR6′4″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Buffalo32.30––6.9–
2014Buffalo840.7380th (n=496)0.5261.410%
2015Buffalo890.6366th (n=465)0.5355.911%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Buffalo 12 games, 62 catches, 813 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.UAlbanyW 51–⁠14360026
Sep 12atPenn StateL 14–⁠27880121
Sep 19atFlorida AtlanticW 33–⁠151707
Sep 26vs.NevadaL 21–⁠2410122034
Oct 3vs.Bowling GreenL 22–⁠28873117
Oct 17atCentral MichiganL 14–⁠51253134
Oct 24vs.OhioW 41–⁠17329011
Oct 29atMiami (OH)W 29–⁠24287278
Nov 5atKent StateW 18–⁠17342129
Nov 11vs.Northern IllinoisL 30–⁠416101040
Nov 21atAkronL 21–⁠4211105020
Nov 27vs.MassachusettsL 26–⁠31554015
2014 Buffalo 11 games, 50 catches, 771 yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.DuquesneW 38–⁠2810132246
Sep 6atArmyL 39–⁠47555014
Sep 12vs.BaylorL 21–⁠63135035
Sep 20vs.Norfolk StateW 36–⁠7464235
Sep 27vs.Miami (OH)W 35–⁠27436016
Oct 4atBowling GreenL 35–⁠36434116
Oct 11atEastern MichiganL 27–⁠374103049
Oct 25vs.Central MichiganL 14–⁠20490133
Nov 5atOhioL 14–⁠37337113
Nov 11vs.AkronW 55–⁠24695142
Nov 28atMassachusettsW 41–⁠21590138
2013 Buffalo 2 games, 3 catches, 83 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7atBaylorL 13–⁠70145045
Oct 19vs.MassachusettsW 32–⁠3238019

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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