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 |