Kent State 30, Buffalo 27
Associated Press
BUFFALO - Tommy Ulatowski threw a 7-yard touchdown to Devontez Walker and the play served as the game-winner as Kent State beat Buffalo 30-27, denying the Bulls bowl eligibility.
Kent State (5-6, 4-3 Mid-American) scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter on consecutive drives to knot the score at 24-24 to force the extra session.
Each drive took 12 plays, the first 80 yards and the second 76. Ja'Shaun Poke's 10-yard scoring run on fourth-and-4 reduced the Golden Flashes' deficit to 24-17. After forcing Buffalo to punt, Marquez Cooper ran it in from the 2 to force overtime.
Cooper finished with 140 yards rushing on 30 carries with two touchdowns.
Buffalo's Matt Meyers scored three touchdowns and ran for 109 yards on 21 carries.
Buffalo faces Akron on Dec. 2 with postseason aspirations on the line.
November 26, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
KentSt | Buff |
| KentSt |
FG |
10:43 |
Andrew Glass 24 yd FG |
3 |
0 |
| Buff |
FG |
3:32 |
Alex McNulty 47 yd FG |
3 |
3 |
| Second Quarter |
KentSt | Buff |
| Buff |
TD |
8:36 |
Matt Myers 2 yd run (Alex McNulty kick) |
3 |
10 |
| KentSt |
TD |
3:53 |
Marquez Cooper 21 yd run (Andrew Glass kick) |
10 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
KentSt | Buff |
| Buff |
TD |
11:12 |
Matt Myers 16 yd run (Alex McNulty kick) |
10 |
17 |
| Buff |
TD |
4:36 |
Matt Myers 1 yd run (Alex McNulty kick) |
10 |
24 |
| Fourth Quarter |
KentSt | Buff |
| KentSt |
TD |
5:56 |
Ja'Shaun Poke 10 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
16 |
24 |
| KentSt |
TD |
2:07 |
Marquez Cooper 2 yd run (Ja'Shaun Poke 2pt pass from Tommy Ulatowski) |
24 |
24 |
| OT |
KentSt | Buff |
| Buff |
FG |
|
Alex McNulty 30 yd FG |
24 |
27 |
| KentSt |
TD |
|
Devontez Walker 7 yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski |
30 |
27 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Kent State |
Buffalo |
| First downs |
19 |
23 |
| Rushing |
13 |
14 |
| Passing |
5 |
8 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-18, 28% |
6-18, 33% |
| 4th down efficiency |
4-5, 80% |
3-3, 100% |
| Rushes-Yards |
45-214 |
55-181 |
| Passing Yards |
150 |
165 |
| Return Yards |
33 |
16 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
14-34-1 |
20-28-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3--17 |
3--20 |
| Punts |
5 |
5 |
| Punts-Average |
34.2 |
33 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
2-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
5-35 |
4-21 |
| Time of Possession |
18:55 |
50:29 |
| Kent State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| T. Ulatowski |
6 |
11 |
102 |
1 |
0 |
| D. Kargman |
5 |
18 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
| C. Schlee |
2 |
4 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
| M. Cooper |
1 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| Buffalo Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| C. Snyder |
20 |
28 |
165 |
0 |
0 |
| Kent State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Cooper |
30 |
145 |
4.8 |
2 |
| C. Schlee |
5 |
44 |
8.8 |
0 |
| T. Ulatowski |
4 |
21 |
5.3 |
0 |
| G. Garcia |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
0 |
| J. Poke |
2 |
7 |
3.5 |
1 |
| B. Bradford |
2 |
-3 |
-1.5 |
0 |
| D. Kargman |
1 |
-8 |
-8.0 |
0 |
| Buffalo Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Myers |
21 |
109 |
5.2 |
3 |
| A. Henderson |
12 |
41 |
3.4 |
0 |
| M. Washington |
12 |
40 |
3.3 |
0 |
| Q. Williams |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| C. Snyder |
7 |
-12 |
-1.7 |
0 |
| Kent State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Walker |
5 |
84 |
16.8 |
1 |
| T. Harris |
5 |
52 |
10.4 |
0 |
| J. Poke |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| B. Bradford |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| M. Cooper |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Buffalo Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| Q. Williams |
4 |
63 |
15.8 |
0 |
| A. Henderson |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
0 |
| M. Washington |
4 |
23 |
5.8 |
0 |
| T. Borland |
2 |
18 |
9.0 |
0 |
| J. Marshall |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| R. Embry |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| B. Curry |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| M. Johnson |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| R. Mangas |
2 |
0 |
0.0
|
0 |
| Kent State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Buffalo Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| D. Williams |
1 |
0 |
| Kent State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Smith |
5 |
171 |
34.2 |
| Buffalo Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Venneri |
5 |
165 |
33.0 |
| Kent State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| J. Poke |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
| Buffalo Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| C. Baker |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
| Kent State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Miller |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
| Buffalo Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Borland |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
| C. Harrity |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
| Kent State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Buffalo Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| A. McNulty |
33 |
