2024 Buffalo Bulls football team

2024 Buffalo Bulls football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 26–7 vs. Liberty
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record9–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (1st season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorJoe Bowen (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Miami (OH) y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Ohio y$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
  6 – 2     9 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Toledo   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Northern Illinois   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Ball State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Kent State   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2024 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by Pete Lembo in his first year as head coach. The Bulls played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium, located in Amherst, New York.[1]

Buffalo beat 23rd ranked Northern Illinois for their second win over a ranked opponent in school history and first since 2008.[2]

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Buffalo was picked to finish tenth in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[3][4]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Miami 119 (9)
2 Toledo 109 (3)
T3 Bowling Green 92
T3 Northern Illinois 92
5 Ohio 81
6 Eastern Michigan 64
7 Western Michigan 60
8 Central Michigan 59
9 Ball State 42
10 Buffalo 37
11 Akron 24
12 Kent State 13
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Miami 10
2 Toledo 2

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29, 20247:00 p.m.No. 17 (FCS) Lafayette*
ESPN+W 30–1316,400
September 77:00 p.m.at No. 9 Missouri*
SECN+/ESPN+L 0–3862,621
September 141:00 p.m.UMass*
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
CBSSNW 34–315,204
September 213:30 p.m.at No. 23 Northern Illinois
ESPN+W 23–20 OT18,688
September 2812:00 p.m.at UConn*
CBSSNL 3–4720,347
October 1212:00 p.m.Toledo
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPNUW 30–1513,996
October 193:30 p.m.Western Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN+L 41–4818,487
October 2612:00 p.m.at Ohio
CBSSNL 16–4716,048
November 212:00 p.m.at Akron
CBSSNW 41–304,610
November 127:00 p.m.Ball State
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
CBSSNW 51–48 OT12,708
November 207:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPNUW 37–2012,004
November 267:00 p.m.Kent State
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN+W 43–711,916
January 4, 202511:00 a.m.vs. Liberty
ESPN2W 26–74,610

[5]

Game summaries

No. 17 (FCS) Lafayette

See also: 2024 Lafayette Leopards football team
Game One – No. 17 (FCS) Lafayette Leopards (0–0) at Buffalo Bulls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 17 (FCS) Leopards 0 0 6713
Bulls 13 3 7730

at UB Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: Thursday, August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Sunny
  • Game attendance: 16,400
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Jordan Reid (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:02) UB – Al-Jay Henderson 11-yard run (run failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 2:59; Buffalo 6-0)
  • (3:17) UB – Nik McMillan 31-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Nick Reed kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:04; Buffalo 13-0)
Second quarter
  • (9:23) UB – Nick Reed 22-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:55; Buffalo 16-0)
Third quarter
  • (10:09) LAF – Dallas Holmes 18-yard pass from Carson Persing (pass failed) (Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:06; Buffalo 16-6)
  • (6:10) UB – Taji Johnson 32-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Nick Reed kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:23; Buffalo 23-6)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:12) LAF – Chris Carasia 13-yard pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:02; Buffalo 23-13)
  • (5:25) UB – Jacqez Barksdale 19-yard run (Nick Reed kick) (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06; Buffalo 30-13)
Statistics LAF UB
First downs 14 23
Plays–yards 63–225 69–403
Rushing yards 28–45 45–208
Passing yards 180 195
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–35–2 14–24–0
Time of possession 28:47 31:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Lafayette Passing Dean DeNobile 23/33, 162 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Troy Bruce 4 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Chris Carasia 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 14/24, 195 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jacqez Barksdale 14 carries, 99 yards, TD
Receiving Nik McMillan 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD

at No. 9 Missouri

See also: 2024 Missouri Tigers football team
Game Two – Buffalo Bulls (1–0) at No. 9 Missouri Tigers (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 0 000
No. 9 Tigers 3 21 7738

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 6 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Sunny; Wind at NE9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 62,621
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play) and Fozzy Whittaker (analyst)
  • Pregame line: MIZZ −34.5 Over/Under: 53.5 · Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:47) MIZZ: Blake Craig 51 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 3:21; Missouri 3-0)
Second quarter
  • (12:13) MIZZ: Luther Burden III 3 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:09; Missouri 10-0)
  • (6:12) MIZZ: Brady Cook 3 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:55; Missouri 17-0)
  • (1:51) MIZZ: Brady Cook 31 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:12; Missouri 24-0)
Third quarter
  • (1:00) MIZZ: Nate Noel 4 yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:17; Missouri 31-0)
Fourth quarter
  • (0:31) MIZZ: Jamal Roberts yard run (Blake Craig Kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:08; Missouri 38-0)
Statistics UB MIZZ
First downs 9 28
Plays–yards 52–169 83–518
Rushing yards 114 255
Passing yards 55 263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–20–1 34–42–1
Time of possession 21:39 38:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 6/20, 55 yards, INT
Rushing Jacqez Barksdale 15 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Victor Snow 4 receptions, 41 yards
Missouri Passing Brady Cook 28/36, 228 yards, INT
Rushing Nate Noel 12 carries, 73 yards, TD
Receiving Theo Wease 13 receptions, 149 yards

UMass

See also: 2024 UMass Minutemen football team
Game Three – UMass Minutemen (0–2) at Buffalo Bulls (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Minutemen 0 3 003
Bulls 7 3 17734

at UB Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); Sunny
  • Game attendance: 15,204
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:06) UB – JJ Jenkins 40-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:01; Buffalo 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (11:52) UB – Upton Bellenfant 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:14; Buffalo 10-0)
  • (1:50) UMASS – Jacob Lurie 34-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 39 yards, 6:20; Buffalo 10-3)
Third quarter
  • (11:24) UB – Upton Bellenfant 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:22; Buffalo 13-3)
  • (4:38) UB – C. J. Ogbonna 8-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:35; Buffalo 20-3)
  • (0:00) UB – Marquis Cooper 100-yard interception, Upton Bellenfant kick (Buffalo 27-3)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:54) UB – Lamar Sperling 1-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:07; Buffalo 34-3)
Statistics UMASS UB
First downs 11 15
Plays–yards 66–193 60–314
Rushing yards 37–72 38–129
Passing yards 121 185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–29–1 14–22–0
Time of possession 44:00 27:56
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing Taisun Phommachanh 14/29, 121 yards, INT
Rushing Brandon Campbell 8 carries, 36 yards
Receiving Jacquon Gibson 4 receptions, 58 yards
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 14/22, 185 yards, TD
Rushing Lamar Sperling 16 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving JJ Jenkins 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD

at No. 23 Northern Illinois

See also: 2024 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Game Four – Buffalo Bulls (2–1) at No. 23 Northern Illinois Huskies (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Bulls 0 3 710323
No. 23 Huskies 7 7 06020

at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: N 9 mph
  • Game attendance: 18,688
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:14) NIU – Antario Brown 5-yard run, Kanon Woodill kick (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:36; Northern Illinois 7-0)
Second quarter
  • (7:18) UB – Upton Bellenfant 42-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:26; Northern Illinois 7-3)
  • (1:55) NIU – Antario Brown 14-yard run, Kanon Woodill kick (Drive: 2 plays, 36 yards, 0:16; Northern Illinois 14-3)
Third quarter
  • (10:59) UB – Victor Snow 46-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:32; Northern Illinois 14-10)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:51) NIU – Kanon Woodill 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:44; Northern Illinois 17-10)
  • (12:02) UB – Al-Jay Henderson 36-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Tied 17-17)
  • (3:28) UB – Upton Bellenfant 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:11; Buffalo 20-17)
  • (0:24) NIU – Kanon Woodill 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 3:04; Tied 20-20)
Overtime
  • (0:00) UB – Upton Bellenfant 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:00; Buffalo 23-20)
Statistics UB NIU
First downs 9 24
Plays–yards 54–184 85–359
Rushing yards 37–77 42–165
Passing yards 107 194
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–17–0 23–43–1
Time of possession 23:47 36:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing C. J. Ogbonna 10/17, 107 yards, TD
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 11 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Victor Snow 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD
Northern Illinois Passing Ethan Hampton 23/43, 194 yards, INT
Rushing Antario Brown 24 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cam Thompson 3 receptions, 49 yards

at UConn

See also: 2024 UConn Huskies football team
Game Five – Buffalo Bulls (3–1) at UConn Huskies (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 3 003
Huskies 10 13 141047

at Rentschler Field, DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,347
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (color analyst) & Keiana Martin (sideline)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:49) CONN - Chris Freeman 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:11; UConn 3-0)
  • (4:32) CONN - Cam Edwards 43-yard run, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:01; UConn 10-0)
Second quarter
  • (11:09) CONN - Chris Freeman 39-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 3:59; UConn 13-0)
  • (5:18) CONN - Chris Freeman 22-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:12; UConn 16-0)
  • (1:13) CONN - Skyler Bell 40-yard pass from Joe Fagnano, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:17; UConn 23-0)
  • (0:00) BUF - Upton Bellenfant 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:13; UConn 23-3)
Third quarter
  • (14:12) CONN - Skyler Bell 70-yard pass from Joe Fagnano, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:48; UConn 30-3)
  • (5:33) CONN - Skyler Bell 12-yard pass from Joe Fagnano, Chris Freeman kick (Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:38; UConn 37-3)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) CONN - Mel Brown 23-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 2:06; UConn 44-3)
  • (12:00) CONN - Chris Freeman 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:50; UConn 47-3)
Statistics UB CONN
First downs 12 28
Plays–yards 63–198 79–537
Rushing yards 27–75 46–257
Passing yards 123 280
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–36–1 19–33–0
Time of possession 25:40 34:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing CJ Ogbonna 12/25, 82 yards
Rushing CJ Ogbonna 14 carries, 38 yards
Receiving JJ Jenkins 5 receptions, 32 yards
UConn Passing Joe Fagnano 11/19, 217 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Cam Edwards 10 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Skyler Bell 6 receptions, 153 yards, 3 TD

Toledo

See also: 2024 Toledo Rockets football team
Game Six – Toledo Rockets (4–1) at Buffalo Bulls (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rockets 0 0 7815
Bulls 7 0 14930

at UB Stadium, Amherst, New York

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 13,996
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (04:55) BUF TD: Victor Snow 2-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) BUF 3–0; 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:21
Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter
  • (10:40) BUF TD: Jake Orlando 2-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick) BUF 14–0; 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:15
  • (04:19) BUF TD: C.J. Ogbonna 2-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) BUF 21–0; 1 plays, 2 yards, 00:04
  • (02:29) TOL TD: Jerjuan Newton 26-yard pass from John Alan Richter (Dylan Cunanan kick) BUF 21–7; 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:15
Fourth quarter
  • (13:52) BUF TD: C.J. Ogbonna 1-yard run (Upton Bellenfant miss kick) BUF 27–7; 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:18
  • (09:13) BUF FG: Upton Bellenfant 23-yard field goal BUF 30–7; 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:05
  • (05:08) TOL TD: Jerjuan Newton 23-yard pass from John Alan Richter, two-point conversion pass Anthony Torres from John Alan Richter BUF 30–15; 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:05
Statistics TOL UB
First downs 21 19
Plays–yards 75–418 72–357
Rushing yards 46 230
Passing yards 372 127
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–49–0 11–20–0
Time of possession 26:08 33:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing John Richter 16/23, 227 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tucker Gleason 6 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Jurjuan Newton 7 receptions, 159 yards, 2 TD
Buffalo Passing CJ Ogbonna 11/20, 127 yards, TD
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 18 carries, 142 yards
Receiving JJ Jenkins 2 receptions, 43 yards

Western Michigan

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Game Seven – Western Michigan Broncos (3–3) at Buffalo Bulls (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 21 71348
Bulls 10 7 71741

at UB Stadium, Amherst, New York

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,487
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:38) BUF TD: Messiah Burch 7-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) BUF 7–0; 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:00
  • (11:12) WMU TD: Blake Bosma 16-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak kick) Tie 7–7; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26
  • (08:32) BUF FG: Upton Bellenfant 26-yard field goal BUF 10–7; 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:40
Second quarter
  • (13:38) WMU TD: Jaden Nixon 1-yard run (Luka Zurak kick) WMU 14–10; 10 plays, 69 yards, 0:43
  • (08:49) WMU TD: Blake Bosma 14-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak kick) WMU 21–10; 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:56
  • (07:55) WMU TD: Blake Bosma 12-yard pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak kick) WMU 28–10; 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:48
  • (03:22) BUF TD: Victor Snow 26-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick) WMU 28–17; 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:26
Third quarter
  • (08:21) WMU TD: Jaden Nixon 2-yard run (Luka Zurak kick) WMU 35–17; 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:25
  • (05:47) BUF TD: Taji Johnson 11-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick) WMU 35–24; 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:29
Fourth quarter
  • (14:52) BUF TD: Victor Snow 12-yard run, pass failed WMU 35–30; 12 plays, 71 yards, 0:08
  • (11:45) WMU FG: Luka Zurak 35-yard field goal WMU 38–30; 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:03
  • (11:08) BUF TD: Al-Jay Henderson 68-yard run, two-point conversion pass Chance Morrow from C.J. Ogbonna Tie 38–38; 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:37
  • (08:59) WMU FG: Luka Zurak 37-yard field goal WMU 41–38; 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:59
  • (02:43) WMU TD: Jaden Nixon 54-yard run (Luka Zurak kick) WMU 48–38; 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:27
  • (01:02) BUF FG: Upton Bellenfant 22-yard field goal WMU 48–41; 9 plays, 58 yards, 1:36
Statistics WMU UB
First downs 26 23
Plays–yards 74–489 73–551
Rushing yards 209 242
Passing yards 280 309
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–0 22–34–0
Time of possession 33:22 26:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Michigan Passing Hayden Wolff 20/31, 280 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jaden Nixon 14 carries, 112 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Blake Bosma 6 receptions, 85 yards, 3 TD
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 22/34, 309 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 12 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Victor Snow 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD

at Ohio

See also: 2024 Ohio Bobcats football team
Game Eight – Buffalo Bulls (4–3) at Ohio Bobcats (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 10 61632
Bobcats 3 21 91447

at Peden Stadium, Athens, Ohio

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,048
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Adam Brenemen (analyst)[6]
  • Pregame line: Ohio -6.5; O/U 45.5 •
Game information
First quarter
  • (01:38) OHIO – Gianni Spetic 23-yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:38; OHIO 3–0
Second quarter
  • (12:47) BUFF – Messiah Burch 27-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:51; BUFF 7–3
  • (08:21) OHIO – Rickey Hunt Jr. 46-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:21; OHIO 10–7
  • (06:12) OHIO – Coleman Owen 65-yard pass from Parker Navarro (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:52; OHIO 17–7
  • (03:23) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 40-yard field goal, Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:49; OHIO 17–10
  • (06:12) OHIO – Coleman Owen 13-yard pass from Parker Navarro (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; OHIO 24–10
Third quarter
  • (08:21) OHIO – Nolan McCormick 2-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:05; OHIO 31–10
  • (02:28) BUFF – Victor Snow 21-yard pass from C.J Ogbanna (pass failed), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; OHIO 31–16
  • (02:28) OHIO – Kadin Schmitz 100-yard Defensive PAT Conversion, OHIO 33–16
Fourth quarter
  • (08:21) OHIO – Coleman Owen 22-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:41; OHIO 40–16
  • (02:28) OHIO – Shay Taylor 30-yard Interception Return (Gianni Spetic kick), OHIO 47–16
Statistics UB OHIO
First downs 22 22
Plays–yards 72–383 60–489
Rushing yards 33–126 41–258
Passing yards 257 231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–39–1 14–19–1
Time of possession 29:29 30:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing C. J. Ogbonna 24/39, 257 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 14 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Victor Snow 5 receptions, 75 yards, TD
Ohio Passing Parker Navarro 14/19, 231 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Rickey Hunt Jr. 9 carries, 89 yards, TD
Receiving Coleman Owen 6 receptions, 146 yards, 2 TD

at Akron

See also: 2024 Akron Zips football team
Game Nine – Buffalo Bulls (4–4) at Akron Zips (2–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 14 10 14341
Zips 7 0 02330

at InfoCision Stadium, Akron, Ohio

Game information
First quarter
  • (13:16) AKR – Ahmarian Granger 29-yard pass from Ben Finley (Garrison Smith kick), Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:44; AKR 7–0
  • (07:50) BUFF – JJ Jenkins 18-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick), Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:39; Tied 7–7
  • (04:35) BUFF – Jacqez Barksdale 1-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 2:58; BUFF 14–7
Second quarter
  • (14:19) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 33-yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:42; BUFF 17–7
  • (08:04) BUFF – Jake Orlando 2-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick), Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 4:17; BUFF 24–7
Third quarter
  • (13:03) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 45-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:48; BUFF 31–7
  • (02:33) BUFF – C.J. Ogbonna 8-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 1:57; BUFF 38–7
Fourth quarter
  • (14:51) AKR – Adrian Norton 28-yard pass from Ben Finley (Tahj Bullock pass to Adrian Norton for 2-point conversion), Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 2:32; BUFF 38–15
  • (09:25) AKR – Adrian Norton 25-yard pass from Ben Finley (Garrison Smith kick), Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; BUFF 38–22
  • (04:39) AKR – Kyan Mason 28-yard pass from Ben Finley (Tahj Bullock run for 2-point conversion), Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 2:32; BUFF 38–30
  • (02:38) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 36-yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:21; BUFF 41–30
Statistics UB AKR
First downs 19 23
Total yards 390 452
Rushing yards 180 74
Passing yards 210 378
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-29-0 23-43-1
Time of possession 32:56 27:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 17/29, 210 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 18 carries, 107 yards, TD
Receiving JJ Jenkins 5 receptions, 57 yards, TD
Akron Passing Ben Finley 23/42, 378 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Jordon Simmons 14 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Adrian Norton 6 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

Ball State

See also: 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team
Game Ten – Ball State Cardinals (3–6) at Buffalo Bulls (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Ball State 7 21 710348
Buffalo 7 17 714651

at UB Stadium, Amherst, New York

  • Date: Tuesday November 12, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 41 °F (5 °C)
  • Game attendance: 12,708
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Adam Breneman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:47) BUFF – C.J. Ogbonna 3-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:13; Buffalo 7-0)
  • (4:34) BALL – Justin Bowick 23-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:08; Tied 7-7)
Second quarter
  • (14:55) BALL – Tanner Koziol 2-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:16; Ball State 14-7)
  • (12:06) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:39; Ball State 14-10)
  • (8:14) BALL – Vaughn Pemberton 1-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:45; Ball State 21-10)
  • (3:40) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 6-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:42; Ball State 21-17)
  • (1:12) BALL – Justin Bowick 22-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:20; Ball State 28-17)
  • (0:00) BUFF – Victor Snow 2-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:09; Ball State 28-24)
Third quarter
  • (5:56) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 4-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:41; Buffalo 31-28)
  • (2:46) BALL – Cam Pickett 65-yard pass from Kadin Semonza (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 65 yards, 0:16; Ball State 35-31)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) BALL – Cam Pickett 9-yard run (Jackson Courville kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 2:13; Ball State 42-31)
  • (7:08) BALL – Jackson Courville 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 5:00; Ball State 45-31)
  • (5:43) BUFF – C.J. Ogbonna 26-yard run (run failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Ball State 45-37)
  • (1:49) BUFF – JJ Jenkins 33-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (C.J. Ogbonna pass to Jake Orlando) (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 1:27; Tied 45-45)
Overtime
  • BALL – Jackson Courville 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:00; Ball State 48-45)
  • BUFF – Lamar Sperling 14-yard pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Buffalo 51-48)
Statistics BALL UB
First downs 24 26
Plays–yards 74–520 78–470
Rushing yards 37–193 41–206
Passing yards 327 264
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–37–1 19–37–2
Time of possession 33:13 26:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 25/37, 327 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Kadin Semonza 4 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Justin Bowick 7 receptions, 148 yards, 2 TD
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 19/37, 264 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 27 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving JJ Jenkins 8 receptions, 131 yards, TD

at Eastern Michigan

See also: 2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Game Eleven – Buffalo Bulls (6–4) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 8 9 61437
Eagles 0 0 13720

at Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, Michigan

  • Date: Wednesday November 20, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 12,004
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:47) BUF – JJ Jenkins 90-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna, Andrew Schnackenberg rush (Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:13; Buffalo 8–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:23) BUF – Dion Crawford 0-yard safety (Buffalo 10–0)
  • (2:08) BUF – Victor Snow 7-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:10; Buffalo 17–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:51) EMU – Terry Lockett 38-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:17; Buffalo 17–7)
  • (5:14) BUF – Al-Jay Henderson 1-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:37; Buffalo 23–7)
  • (0:52) EMU – Terry Lockett 13-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; Buffalo 23–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:54) EMU – Markus Allen 78-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 90 yards, 0:33; Buffalo 23–20)
  • (8:43) BUF – Al-Jay Henderson 75-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Buffalo 30–20)
  • (2:59) BUF – Shaun Dolac 60-yard interception, Upton Bellenfant kick (Buffalo 37–20)
Statistics UB EMU
First downs 20 20
Plays–yards 69–396 70–445
Rushing yards 136 70
Passing yards 260 375
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–0 27–39–3
Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing C. J. Ogbonna 18/28, 260 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 25 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving JJ Jenkins 5 receptions, 120 yards, TD
Eastern Michigan Passing Cole Snyder 24/33, 351 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Delbert Mimms III 12 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Markus Allen 9 receptions, 187 yards, TD

Kent State

See also: 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
Game Twelve – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–11) at Buffalo Bulls (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 707
Bulls 13 13 71043

at UB Stadium, Amherst, New York

  • Date: Tuesday November 26, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,916
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:41) BUF – C. J. Ogbonna 12-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Buffalo 7–0)
  • (5:35) BUF – Tadd Barr 39-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:12; Buffalo 13–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:39) BUF – Victor Snow 18-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:40; Buffalo 19–0)
  • (3:20) BUF – Al-Jay Henderson 20-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:01; Buffalo 26–0)
Third quarter
  • (11:24) KSU – Luke Floriea 27-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:36; Buffalo 26–7)
  • (6:40) BUF – C. J. Ogbonna 11-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:34; Buffalo 33–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:47) BUF – Upton Bellenfant 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:43; Buffalo 36–7)
  • (5:17) BUF – Javien Cuff 24-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:07; Buffalo 43–7)
Statistics KENT UB
First downs 10 26
Plays–yards 54–208 74–446
Rushing yards 106 253
Passing yards 102 193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–18–1 14–22–1
Time of possession 28:41 31:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 7/12, 91 yards, TD
Rushing Jahzae Kimbrough 14 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Jay Jay Etheridge 6 receptions, 64 yards
Buffalo Passing C. J. Ogbonna 14/22, 193 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 30 carries, 185 yards, TD
Receiving Victor Snow 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD

vs. Liberty (Bahamas Bowl)

See also: 2024 Liberty Flames football team and 2025 Bahamas Bowl
2025 Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo Bulls (8–4) vs. Liberty Flames (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 6 3 71026
Flames 0 0 077

at Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

  • Date: Saturday January 4, 2025
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NNE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,610
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Coley Harvey (sideline)
  • Box score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (10:30) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 52 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:00; Buffalo 3–0)
  • (5:37) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 43 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:24; Buffalo 6–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:56) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 20 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:46; Buffalo 9–0)
Third Quarter
  • (12:01) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 45 yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Buffalo 16–0)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:28) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 45 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:26; Buffalo 19–0)
  • (12:09) BUFF – Red Murdock 31 yard interception return, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:19; Buffalo 26–0)
  • (7:00) LIB – Reese Smith 36 yard pass from Nate Hampton, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Buffalo 26–7)
Statistics UB LIB
First downs 18 11
Total yards 359 242
Rushing yards 222 162
Passing yards 137 80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–19–0 6–21–1
Time of possession 37:01 22:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing C.J. Ogbonna 9/19, 137 yards
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 21 carries, 199 yards, TD
Receiving Victor Snow 4 receptions, 41 yards
Liberty Passing Nate Hampton 2/9, 40 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Billy Lucas 3 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Reese Smith 1 reception, 36 yards, TD

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