| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUFF | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
 CMU | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
Game Leaders
Joe Labas
· QB
Trey Cornist
· RB
Ta'Quan Roberson
· QB
Terrance Shelton Jr.
· RB
Team Stats
191st Downs17
7-183rd down efficiency2-10
0-14th down efficiency0-0
398Total Yards358
262Passing247
22/42Comp/Att18/25
6.2Yards per pass9.9
136Rushing111
34Rushing Attempts34
4.0Yards per rush3.3
6-50Penalties3-30
5Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:29
(00:29) Kneel down by Central Michigan at CMU35 for loss of 1 yard
0:50
(00:58) Kneel down by Central Michigan at CMU36 for loss of 2 yards
1:34
(01:39) Kneel down by Central Michigan at CMU38 for loss of 1 yard
1:46
(01:46) Shotgun #10 M.Beamon pass incomplete deep left to #86 C.Payne thrown to UB35 PENALTY UB Offside (#17 S.Riser-Pressley) 5 yards from CMU34 to CMU39, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
1:46
Timeout Buffalo, clock 01:46
1:49
(01:54) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 9 yards gain to the CMU34 (#9 K.Bradley)
1:54
Timeout Buffalo, clock 01:54
1:53
(01:58) Shotgun #10 M.Beamon rush left for 0 yards to the CMU25 (#16 J.Keough)
1:58
(01:58) #91 J.Howes kickoff 65 yards to the CMU00, Touchback
1:58
Timeout Buffalo, clock 01:58
1:58
Nik McMillan 26 Yd pass from Gunnar Gray (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
2:04
(02:07) Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass incomplete short middle to #14 E.King thrown to CMU21 broken up by #33 V.Earl
2:11
(02:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass complete short middle to #41 V.Snow caught at CMU26, for 4 yards to the CMU26 (#23 K.Krebs), 1ST DOWN
2:43
(02:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass complete short middle to #14 E.King caught at CMU30, for 4 yards to the CMU30 (#7 E.Conoran)
3:16
(03:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass complete short left to #25 T.Shelton, Jr. caught at CMU34, for 3 yards to the CMU34 (#7 E.Conoran), out of bounds
3:40
(03:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Shelton, Jr. rush middle for 8 yards gain to the CMU37 (#7 E.Conoran; #42 L.Swanson), 1ST DOWN
3:56
(04:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass complete short left to #14 E.King caught at CMU45, for 6 yards to the CMU45 QB hurried by #81 M.Denkins (#45 X.White; #7 E.Conoran)
4:25
(04:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Shelton, Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UB49 (#29 A.Thomas, Jr.)
4:53
(04:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Shelton, Jr. rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UB47 (#2 E.Rikard), 1ST DOWN
5:22
(05:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Shelton, Jr. rush right for 1 yard gain to the UB37 (#2 E.Rikard; #29 A.Thomas, Jr.)
5:56
(06:02) Shotgun #25 T.Shelton, Jr. rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UB36 (#93 D.Bennett; #17 M.Blackwell), 1ST DOWN
6:26
(06:32) Shotgun #25 T.Shelton, Jr. rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UB32 (#49 K.Hayden)
6:32
(06:34) Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass incomplete short right to #3 N.McMillan thrown to UB30
6:36
(06:36) #31 Z.Chapeau kickoff 50 yards to the UB00, Touchback
6:36
Tommy McIntosh 10 Yd pass from Joe Labas (Cade Graham Kick)
7:19
(07:24) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 0 yards to the UB10 (#7 S.Brown; #15 S.Brown)
8:02
(08:07) #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UB10 (#2 R.Murdock; #7 S.Brown)
8:42
(08:49) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 12 yards gain to the UB16 (#6 M.Greer), 1ST DOWN
9:28
(09:33) Shotgun #6 T.Cornist rush middle for 13 yards gain to the UB28 (#7 S.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
9:33
Timeout Central Michigan, clock 09:33
9:33
(09:38) #2 J.Labas pass incomplete deep right to #8 D.Temple thrown to UB20
9:39
Timeout Buffalo, clock 09:39
9:39
(09:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass intercepted by #10 E.Gordon at CMU50 #10 E.Gordon return 9 yards to the UB41 (#41 V.Snow)
9:59
(10:07) Shotgun #9 G.Gray pass complete short left to #41 V.Snow caught at UB29, for 11 yards to the UB30 (#40 L.Brown), out of bounds
10:20
(10:26) Shotgun #2 T.Roberson sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UB19 (#97 M.Heldman)
10:28
(10:33) #47 C.Graham kickoff 59 yards to the UB06 #25 T.Shelton, Jr. return 18 yards to the UB24 (#85 J.Douglas; #29 A.Thomas, Jr.)
10:38
T. Roberson sacked by K. Demma for -3 yds, D. Cochran fumbled, return for 85 yds
10:48
(10:59) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass intercepted by #39 M.Gonser at CMU14 #39 M.Gonser return 2 yards to the CMU12 (#58 A.Poumele), out of bounds
10:59
Timeout Buffalo, clock 10:59
10:59
(11:09) #42 D.Drennan punt 55 yards to the CMU15 #15 C.Spann return 0 yards to the CMU15 (#4 J.Capo; #85 A.Schnackenberg)
11:10
(11:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Roberson pass incomplete deep middle to #3 N.McMillan thrown to CMU45 QB hurried by #12 J.Kwiatkowski
11:15
(11:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Roberson pass incomplete deep right to #21 P.Clacks III thrown to CMU47
11:37
(11:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 T.Roberson sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UB30 (#40 L.Brown, #85 J.Douglas)
11:55
(11:55) #18 D.Duley punt 43 yards to the UB23 #41 V.Snow return 15 yards to the UB38 (#12 J.Kwiatkowski). The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was down by contact". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (11:55) #18 D.Duley punt 43 yards to the UB23 #41 V.Snow return 15 yards to the UB37 fumbled by #41 V.Snow at UB37 forced by #12 J.Kwiatkowski recovered by CMU #7 E.Conoran at UB38, End Of Play)
11:57
(12:01) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass incomplete deep right to #20 L.Lewis thrown to UB45
12:35
(12:43) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short left to #20 L.Lewis caught at CMU34, for 4 yards to the CMU34 (#0 K.Stewart)
13:19
(13:24) Shotgun #10 M.Beamon rush left for 1 yard gain to the CMU30 (#39 M.Gonser; #0 K.Stewart)
13:55
(14:19) Shotgun #10 M.Beamon rush middle for 2 yards gain to the CMU29 (#90 G.Wolo; #9 K.Bradley), 1ST DOWN
14:47
(14:59) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short right to #88 H.Dryden caught at CMU23, for 9 yards to the CMU27 QB hurried by #90 G.Wolo (#0 K.Stewart)
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