Ohio 45, Buffalo 24
Associated Press
ATHENS, Ohio - Kurtis Rourke threw for 317 yards and five touchdowns, Sam Wiglusz had 131 yards receiving and two scores, and Ohio beat Buffalo 45-24.
Rourke threw for three touchdowns in the first half to help build a 24-10 lead. Ohio took a 7-0 lead on its first possession when Rourke lofted it into the corner of the end zone to Wiglusz for a 16-yard score. The duo connected again from 5-yards out for Wiglusz's ninth touchdown catch of the season. All six of Wiglusz's catches came in the first half.
Cam Dorsey had 52 yards rushing and a touchdown for Ohio (6-3, 4-1 Mid-American Conference). The Bobcats defense forced three turnovers, including a strip sack with 13:04 remaining in the fourth quarter.
Cole Snyder was 25 of 49 for 238 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for Buffalo (5-4, 4-1), which had its five-game winning streak snapped.
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Buff | Ohio |
| Ohio |
TD |
11:22 |
Sam Wiglusz 16 yard TD pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| Ohio |
FG |
6:01 |
Nathanial Vakos 37 yard field goal |
0 |
10 |
| Ohio |
TD |
1:38 |
Jacoby Jones 5 yard TD pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Extra Point) |
0 |
17 |
| Second Quarter |
Buff | Ohio |
| Buff |
FG |
12:05 |
Alex McNulty 28 yard field goal |
3 |
17 |
| Ohio |
TD |
4:03 |
Sam Wiglusz 5 yard TD pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Extra Point) |
3 |
24 |
| Buff |
TD |
0:20 |
Justin Marshall 12 yard TD pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty Extra Point) |
10 |
24 |
| Third Quarter |
Buff | Ohio |
| Buff |
TD |
14:00 |
Keyshawn Cobb 26 yard interception return for TD (Alex McNulty Extra Point) |
17 |
24 |
| Ohio |
TD |
10:05 |
Miles Cross 2 yard TD pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Extra Point) |
17 |
31 |
| Buff |
TD |
1:48 |
Mike Washington 2 yard TD pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty Extra Point) |
24 |
31 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Buff | Ohio |
| Ohio |
TD |
13:16 |
Jake Neatherton 1 yard TD run (Nathanial Vakos Extra Point) |
24 |
38 |
| Ohio |
TD |
12:10 |
Miles Cross 9 yard TD pass from Kurtis Rourke (Nathanial Vakos Extra Point) |
24 |
45 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Buffalo |
Ohio |
| First downs |
19 |
19 |
| Rushing |
2 |
7 |
| Passing |
14 |
11 |
| Penalty |
3 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
9-19, 47% |
4-9, 44% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-3, 67% |
0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards |
28-19 |
34-157 |
| Passing Yards |
238 |
317 |
| Return Yards |
112 |
58 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
25-49-1 |
20-29-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
6-36 |
0-0 |
| Punts |
5 |
3 |
| Fumbles Lost |
3-2 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-38 |
7-51 |
| Buffalo Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Snyder |
25 |
49 |
238 |
2 |
1 |
| Ohio Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| K. Rourke |
20 |
29 |
317 |
5 |
1 |
| Buffalo Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Washington |
6 |
19 |
3.2 |
0 |
| A. Henderson |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| R. Cook Jr. |
3 |
4 |
1.3 |
0 |
| C. Snyder |
16 |
-10 |
-0.6 |
0 |
| Ohio Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Neatherton |
13 |
68 |
5.2 |
1 |
| K. Rourke |
6 |
45 |
7.5 |
0 |
| J. Ross |
4 |
36 |
9.0 |
0 |
| N. McCormick |
8 |
16 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Buffalo Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Marshall |
6 |
72 |
12.0 |
1 |
| Q. Williams |
6 |
64 |
10.7 |
0 |
| R. Mangas |
4 |
41 |
10.3 |
0 |
| C. Harrity |
1 |
28 |
28.0 |
0 |
| R. Cook Jr. |
2 |
14 |
7.0 |
0 |
| J. Gassett |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
0 |
| M. Johnson |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
0 |
| M. Washington |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
1 |
| Ohio Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| S. Wiglusz |
6 |
131 |
21.8 |
2 |
| J. Jones |
3 |
67 |
22.3 |
1 |
| W. Kacmarek |
2 |
44 |
22.0 |
0 |
| J. Bostic |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
0 |
| M. Cross |
4 |
18 |
4.5 |
2 |
| N. McCormick |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| A. Burton |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Buffalo Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| K. Cobb |
1 |
26 |
| Ohio Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| T. Drake |
1 |
0 |
| Buffalo Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Venneri |
5 |
233 |
46.6 |
| Ohio Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Wilson |
3 |
111 |
37.0 |
| Buffalo Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Ohio Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. Wiglusz |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
| Buffalo Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| R. Cook Jr. |
3 |
86 |
28.7 |
| Ohio Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Wilburn |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
| M. Cross |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
| Buffalo Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Ohio Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
