2015 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Lance Leipold, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the MAC's East Division. The team played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

2015 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					8	–	5
Akron		5	–	3					8	–	5
Buffalo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					3	–	9
UMass		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					10	–	2
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	6
Ball State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	3:30 pm	Albany*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 51–14	20,872
September 12	12:00 pm	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 14–27	93,065
September 19	12:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic*	FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL	ASN	W 33–15	15,397
September 26	3:30 pm	Nevada*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 21–24	19,072
October 3	3:30 pm	Bowling Green	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS/ESPN3	L 22–28	20,843
October 17	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN3	L 14–51	14,301
October 24	3:30 pm	Ohio	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ASN/ESPN3	W 41–17	17,128
October 29	7:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	W 29–24	12,697
November 5	7:00 pm	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 18–17	10,379
November 11	8:00 pm	Northern Illinois	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPNU	L 30–41	14,260
November 21	3:30 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	CBSSN	L 21–42	15,727
November 27	4:30 pm	Massachusetts	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPNU	L 26–31	15,648
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Albany

See also: 2015 Albany Great Danes football team

Week One: Albany Great Danes at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	0	0	7	14
Bulls	7	17	14	13	51

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 80 • Wind: SW 5-10
• Game attendance: 20,872
• Referee: Tom Stapleton
• TV: ESPN3
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter UA – Josh Gontarek 4-yard pass from DJ Crook (Patrick Toole kick), 6:27. Great Danes 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 6:54. UB – Marcus McGill 9-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 3:29. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:49. Second quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 40-yard field goal, 14:30. Bulls 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:26. UB – Anthone Taylor 21-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:19. Bulls 17–7. Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 4:45. UB – Jordan Johnson 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:28. Bulls 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:15. Third quarter UB – Anthone Taylor 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:16. Bulls 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:54. UB – Jacob Martinez 20-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 9:08. Bulls 38–7. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:32. Fourth quarter UA – Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks 1-yard run (Patrick Toole kick), 11:48. Bulls 38–14. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:47. UB – Tony Daniel 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick blocked), 4:01. Bulls 44–14. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 6:00. UB – Jacob Martinez 86-yard punt return for TD (Adam Mitcheson kick), 1:32. Bulls 51–14. Leading Passers UA – DJ Crook 11/22 Comp/Att 104 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT UB – Joe Licata 20/26 Comp/Att 246 Yds, 2 TD Leading Rushers UA – Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks 11 Rushes 74 Yds. 6.7 Avg 20 Lng. UB – Anthone Taylor 17 Rushes 104 Yds. 6.1 Avg 21 Lng. Leading Receivers UA – Josh Gontarek 5 Rec. 66 Yds. 13.2 Avg 30 Lng. UB – Mason Schreck 5 Rec. 62 Yds. 12.4 Avg 18 Lng. Leading Tacklers UA – Colin Cooper 5 Tack 6 Ast UB – Okezie Alozie 5 Tack 2 Ast

In their first game of the season, the Bulls won, 51–14 over the Albany Great Danes.^[2][3]

@ Penn State

See also: 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Week Two: Buffalo Bulls at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	7	7	14
Nittany Lions	0	10	3	14	27

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, PA

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Rainy • Temperature: 61-64 • Wind: SE 4-6
• Game attendance: 93,065
• Referee: D. Willard
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht & Paul Carcaterra
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter No Scoring Second quarter PSU – Brandon Polk 22-yard run (Joey Julius kick), 6:57. Nittany Lions 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:37. PSU – Joey Julius 22-yard field goal, 3:58. Nittany Lions 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:54. Third quarter UB – Ron Willoughby 14-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 5:33. Nittany Lions 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:48. PSU – Joey Julius 21-yard field goal, 0:20. Nittany Lions 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:07. Fourth quarter PSU – DaeSean Hamilton 5-yard pass from Christian Hackenberg (Joey Julius kick), 12:04. Nittany Lions 20–7. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:25. PSU – Saquon Barkley 9-yard run (Joey Julius kick), 9:02. Nittany Lions 27–7. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:54. UB – Marcus McGill 10-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 4:38. Nittany Lions 27–14. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 4:18. Leading Passers UB – Joe Licata 24/35 Comp/Att 205 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT PSU – Christian Hackenberg 14/27 Comp/Att 128 Yds, 1 TD Leading Rushers UB – Anthone Taylor 18 Rushes 93 Yds. 5.2 Avg 29 Lng. PSU – Saquon Barkley 12 Rushes 115 Yds. 9.6 Avg 33 Lng. Leading Receivers UB – Ron Willoughby 8 Rec. 80 Yds. 10.0 Avg 21 Lng. PSU – Chris Godwin 5 Rec. 75 Yds. 15.0 Avg 38 Lng. Leading Tacklers UB – Okezie Alozie 3 Tack 4 Ast PSU – Austin Johnson 4 Tack 5 Ast

In their second game of the season, the Bulls lost, 27–14 to the Penn State Nittany Lions.^[4][5]

@ Florida Atlantic

See also: 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Week Three: Buffalo Bulls at Florida Atlantic Owls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	19	7	33
Owls	2	7	0	6	15

at FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 • Wind: @10 E
• Game attendance: 15,397
• Referee: Joe Pester
• TV announcers (ASN): Mike Gleason & Doug Chapman
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter FAU – Team safety, Joe Licata called for intentional grounding in the endzone, 8:19. Owls 2–0. Second quarter FAU – Nate Terry 6-yard pass from Jason Driskel (Greg Joseph kick), 13:31. Owls 9–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:20. UB – Travis Pitzonka 60-yard fumble return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 1:11. Owls 9–7. Third quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 19-yard field goal, 8:47. Bulls 10–9. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:04. UB – Boise Ross 39-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 8:30. Bulls 17–9. UB – Team safety, Greg Howell tackled in the endzone, 4:40. Bulls 19–9. UB – Jordan Johnson 19-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:54. Bulls 26–9. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:46. Fourth quarter FAU – Kamrin Solomon 54-yard pass from Jason Driskel (2-point pass failed), 14:50. Bulls 26–15. Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:12. UB – Brandon Crawford 11-yard fumble return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 5:40. Bulls 33–15. Leading Passers UB – Joe Licata 10/20 Comp/Att 105 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT FAU – Jason Driskel 26/55 Comp/Att 385 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Leading Rushers UB – Anthone Taylor 25 Rushes 116 Yds. 4.6 Avg 10 Lng. FAU – Greg Howell 14 Rushes 75 Yds. 5.4 Avg 13 Lng. Leading Receivers UB – Malcolm Robinson 1 Rec. 43 Yds. 43 Avg 43 Lng. FAU – Jenson Stoshak 7 Rec. 124 Yds. 17.7 Avg 44 Lng. Leading Tacklers UB – Brandon Berry 6 Tack 4 Ast FAU – Azeez Al-Shaair 6 Tack 5 Ast

In their third game of the season, the Bulls won, 33–15 over the Florida Atlantic Owls.^[6][7]

Nevada

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Week Four: Nevada Wolf Pack at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolf Pack	14	3	0	7	24
Bulls	7	3	3	8	21

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Temperature: 72 • Wind: 11 ENE
• Game attendance: 19,072
• Referee: Greg Sujack
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Sherman & Josh Cribbs
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter UB – Matt Weiser 41-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 11:11. Bulls 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 1:53. UNR – James Butler 5-yard run (Brent Zuzo kick), 3:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 96 yards, 0:40. UNR – Don Jackson 55-yard run (Brent Zuzo kick), 0:12. Wolf Pack 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:54. Second quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 33-yard field goal, 11:11. Wolf Pack 14–10. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:01. UNR – Brent Zuzo 38-yard field goal, 8:41. Wolf Pack 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 2:30. Third quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 43-yard field goal, 6:56. Wolf Pack 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:43. Fourth quarter UNR – Don Jackson 10-yard run (Brent Zuzo kick), 10:25. Wolf Pack 24–13. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:27. UB – Collin Lisa 5-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point run good), 8:06. Wolf Pack 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:19. Leading Passers UNR – Tyler Stewart 12/21 Comp/Att 90 Yds, 0 TD UB – Joe Licata 28/46 Comp/Att 338 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Leading Rushers UNR – James Butler 16 Rushes 177 Yds. 11.1 Avg 91 Lng. UB – Jordan Johnson 13 Rushes 79 Yds. 6.1 Avg 37 Lng. Leading Receivers UNR – Hasaan Henderson 2 Rec. 28 Yds. 14 Avg 20 Lng. UB – Matt Weiser 10 Rec. 131 Yds. 13.1 Avg 41 Lng. Leading Tacklers UNR – Matthew Lyons 9 Tack 7 Ast UB – Brandon Berry 7 Tack 6 Ast

In their fourth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 24–21 to the Nevada Wolf Pack.^[8][9]

Bowling Green

See also: 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Week Five: Bowling Green Falcons at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	14	0	7	28
Bulls	3	3	3	13	22

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Showers, Windy • Temperature: 47 • Wind: 22 ENE
• Game attendance: 20,843
• Referee: Curt Johnson
• TV announcers (TWCS/ESPN3): Mike Cairns, Frank Stams & Ben Wagner
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter BGSU – Donovan Wilson 1-yard run (Tyler Tate kick), 10:36. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:24. UB – Adam Mitcheson 30-yard field goal, 5:32. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 5:04. Second quarter BGSU – Matt Johnson 10-yard run (Tyler Tate kick), 11:08. Falcons 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:42. BGSU – Roger Lewis 12-yard pass from Matt Johnson (Tyler Tate kick), 7:54. Falcons 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:05. UB – Adam Mitcheson 28-yard field goal, 0:22. Falcons 21–6. Drive: 15 plays, 79 yards, 2:00. Third quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 27-yard field goal, 2:41. Falcons 21–9. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 5:35. Fourth quarter BGSU – Ronnie Moore 7-yard run (Tyler Tate kick), 14:54. Falcons 28–9. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 2:42. UB – Jordan Johnson 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 8:42. Falcons 28–16. Drive: 16 plays, 92 yards, 6:05. UB – Ron Willoughby 5-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick failed), 5:13. Falcons 28–22. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:16. Leading Passers BGSU – Matt Johnson 23/29 Comp/Att 324 Yds, 1 TD UB – Joe Licata 35/59 Comp/Att 348 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Leading Rushers BGSU – Travis Greene 17 Rushes 119 Yds. 7.0 Avg 29 Lng. UB – Anthone Taylor 21 Rushes 93 Yds. 4.4 Avg 12 Lng. Leading Receivers BGSU – Roger Lewis 10 Rec. 201 Yds. 20.1 Avg 61 Lng. UB – Matt Weiser 8 Rec. 90 Yds. 11.3 Avg 18 Lng. Leading Tacklers BGSU – James Sanford 10 Tack 3 Ast UB – Nick Gilbo 8 Tack 4 Ast

In their fifth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 28–22 to the Bowling Green Falcons.^[10][11]

@ Central Michigan

See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Week Seven: Buffalo Bulls at Central Michigan Chippewas – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	0	7	14
Chippewas	14	23	7	7	51

at Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 46 • Wind: 10-15 NW
• Game attendance: 14,301
• Referee: A. Cannella
• TV: ESPN3
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter CMU – Martez Walker 6-yard run (Brian Eavey kick), 11:56. Chippewas 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04. UB – Ron Willoughby 34-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 6:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:26. CMU – Cooper Rush 1-yard run (Brian Eavey kick), 3:05. Chippewas 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:58. Second quarter CMU – Jesse Kroll 46-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 9:09. Chippewas 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:29. CMU – Team safety, blocked punt through the endzone, 7:32. Chippewas 23–7. CMU – Trevor Thomas 2-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 4:23. Chippewas 30–7. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:09. CMU – Anthony Rice 23-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 2:54. Chippewas 37–7. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:24. Third quarter CMU – Martez Walker 1-yard run (Brian Eavey kick), 4:28. Chippewas 44–7. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:32. Fourth quarter UB – Andrew Dadeboe 17-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:39. Chippewas 44–14. CMU – Eric Cooper 19-yard pass from Cooper Rush (Brian Eavey kick), 9:35. Chippewas 51–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:04. Leading Passers UB – Joe Licata 13/25 Comp/Att 133 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT CMU – Cooper Rush 23/30 Comp/Att 313 Yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Leading Rushers UB – Anthone Taylor 13 Rushes 47 Yds. 3.6 Avg 12 Lng. CMU – Martez Walker 20 Rushes 60 Yds. 3.0 Avg 9 Lng. Leading Receivers UB – Ron Willoughby 2 Rec. 53 Yds. 26.5 Avg 34 Lng. CMU – Jesse Kroll 7 Rec. 133 Yds. 19.0 Avg 46 Lng. Leading Tacklers UB – Brandon Berry 7 Tack 4 Ast CMU – Nathan Ricketts 5 Tack 1 Ast

In their sixth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 51–14 to the Central Michigan Chippewas.^[12][13]

Ohio

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team

Week Eight: Ohio Bobcats at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	3	7	0	17
Bulls	14	17	0	10	41

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Showers & Cloudy • Temperature: 55 • Wind: 7 SSW
• Game attendance: 17,128
• Referee: Tim O'Dey
• TV: ASN/ESPN3
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter OU – Daz'mond Patterson 6-yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), 9:46. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:14. UB – Ryan Williamson 15-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 8:31. Tied 7–7. UB – Jordan Johnson 4-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:20. Bulls 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:30. Second quarter OU – Josiah Yazdani 24-yard field goal, 12:44. Bulls 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 4:36. UB – Joe Licata 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:22. Bulls 21–10. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:14. UB – Okezie Alozie 22-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 3:05. Bulls 28–10. UB – Adam Mitcheson 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Bulls 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 0:36. Third quarter OU – Malek Irons 1-yard run (Josiah Yazdani kick), 3:58. Bulls 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:59. Fourth quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 35-yard field goal, 13:06. Bulls 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:52. UB – Jordan Johnson 39-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 1:58. Bulls 41–17. Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:54. Leading Passers OU – Derrius Vick 32/51 Comp/Att 323 Yds, 0 TD, 3 INT UB – Joe Licata 21/32 Comp/Att 212 Yds, 0 TD Leading Rushers OU – Daz'mond Patterson 11 Rushes 28 Yds. 2.5 Avg 10 Lng. UB – Jordan Johnson 28 Rushes 147 Yds. 5.3 Avg 39 Lng. Leading Receivers OU – Keith Heitzman 6 Rec. 83 Yds. 13.8 Avg 22 Lng. UB – Marcus McGill 8 Rec. 81 Yds. 10.1 Avg 24 Lng. Leading Tacklers OU – Blair Brown 3 Tack 5 Ast UB – Nick Gilbo 10 Tack 5 Ast

In their seventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–17 over the Ohio Bobcats.^[14][15]

@ Miami (OH)

See also: 2015 Miami RedHawks football team

Week Nine: Buffalo Bulls at Miami RedHawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	10	7	12	0	29
RedHawks	7	10	0	7	24

at Yager Stadium, Oxford, OH

• Date: October 29
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Weather: Clear • Temperature: 46 • Wind: W 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 12,697
• Referee: Greg Sujack
• TV: ESPN3
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 46-yard field goal, 10:23. Bulls 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:59. MU – Brison Burris 76-yard interception return (Kaleb Patterson kick), 5:46. RedHawks 7–3. UB – Ron Willoughby 78-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 5:29. Bulls 10–7. Drive: 1 plays, 78 yards, 0:17. Second quarter MU – Kaleb Patterson 33-yard field goal, 10:16. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 5:40. UB – Jordan Johnson 2-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:20. Bulls 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:48. MU – Sam Martin 16-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Kaleb Patterson kick), 1:10. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:10. Third quarter UB – Jordan Johnson 6-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick blocked), 11:15. Bulls 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:45. UB – Ron Willoughby 9-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point pass failed), 4:29. Bulls 29–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:10. Fourth quarter MU – Ryan Smith 2-yard pass from Billy Bahl (Kaleb Patterson kick), 2:21. Bulls 29–24. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:01. Leading Passers UB – Joe Licata 22/29 Comp/Att 289 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT MU – Billy Bahl 13/36 Comp/Att 224 Yds, 2 TD Leading Rushers UB – Jordan Johnson 28 Rushes 123 Yds. 4.4 Avg 48 Lng. MU – Leonard Ross 6 Rushes 42 Yds. 7.0 Avg 20 Lng. Leading Receivers UB – Ron Willoughby 2 Rec. 87 Yds. 43.5 Avg 78 Lng. MU – Sam Martin 4 Rec. 95 Yds. 23.8 Avg 43 Lng. Leading Tacklers UB – Okezie Alozie 4 Tack 2 Ast MU – Buchi Okafor 5 Tack 5 Ast

In their eighth game of the season, the Bulls won, 29–24 over the Miami RedHawks.^[16][17]

@ Kent State

See also: 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Week Ten: Buffalo Bulls at Kent State Golden Flashes – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	0	0	12	18
Golden Flashes	0	10	7	0	17

at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH

• Date: November 5
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 66 • Wind: Calm
• Game attendance: 10,379
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV: ESPN3
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter UB – Jordan Johnson 10-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick failed), 5:39. Bulls 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:17. Second quarter KSU – Demetrius Monday 69-yard interception return (Shane Hynes kick), 9:40. Golden Flashes 7–6. KSU – Shane Hynes 38-yard field goal, 1:49. Golden Flashes 10–6. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:45. Third quarter KSU – Ernest Calhoun 31-yard pass from George Bollas (Shane Hynes kick), 1:32. Golden Flashes 17–6. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:34. Fourth quarter UB – Ron Willoughby 29-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point pass failed), 11:21. Golden Flashes 17–12. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 5:05. UB – Matt Weiser 8-yard pass from Joe Licata (2-point pass failed), 0:58. Bulls 18–17. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:28. Leading Passers UB – Joe Licata 25/39 Comp/Att 190 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT KSU – George Bollas 13/21 Comp/Att 107 Yds, 1 TD Leading Rushers UB – Anthone Taylor 16 Rushes 64 Yds. 4.0 Avg 9 Lng. KSU – Trayion Durham 9 Rushes 38 Yds. 4.2 Avg 13 Lng. Leading Receivers UB – Marcus McGill 6 Rec. 50 Yds. 8.3 Avg 15 Lng. KSU – Antwan Dixon 6 Rec. 72 Yds. 12.0 Avg 40 Lng. Leading Tacklers UB – Okezie Alozie 7 Tack 5 Ast KSU – Nate Holley 9 Tack 3 Ast

In their ninth game of the season, the Bulls won, 18–17 over the Kent State Golden Flashes.^[18][19]

Northern Illinois

See also: 2015 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Week Eleven: Northern Illinois Huskies at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	14	3	10	41
Bulls	3	0	13	14	30

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Weather: Mostly Clear • Temperature: 45 • Wind: 9SW
• Game attendance: 14,260
• Referee: Greg Blum
• TV: ESPNU
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 26-yard field goal, 12:05. Bulls 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:55. NIU – Kenny Golladay 15-yard pass from Ryan Graham (Christian Hagan kick), 6:03. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 3:24. NIU – Joel Bouagnon 58-yard run (Christian Hagan kick), 3:21. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 1:09. Second quarter NIU – Joel Bouagnon 1-yard run (Christian Hagan kick), 8:25. Huskies 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:33. NIU – Jordan Huff 1-yard run (Christian Hagan kick), 0:10. Huskies 28–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:14. Third quarter UB – Marcus McGill 16-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:25. Huskies 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:33. NIU – Christian Hagan 22-yard field goal, 3:52. Huskies 31–10. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 3:23. UB – Jordan Johnson 47-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick blocked), 1:44. Huskies 31–16. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:03. Fourth quarter UB – Cameron Lewis 68-yard interception return (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:27. Huskies 31–23. NIU – Kenny Golladay 68-yard pass from Ryan Graham (Christian Hagan kick), 12:46. Huskies 38–23. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:35. UB – Collin Lisa 35-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 6:46. Huskies 38–30. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:08. NIU – Christian Hagan 47-yard field goal, 2:50. Huskies 41–30. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:24. Leading Passers NIU – Ryan Graham 15/24 Comp/Att 190 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT UB – Joe Licata 31/47 Comp/Att 354 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Leading Rushers NIU – Joel Bouagnon 28 Rushes 156 Yds. 5.6 Avg 58 Lng. UB – Jordan Johnson 6 Rushes 66 Yds. 11.0 Avg 47 Lng. Leading Receivers NIU – Kenny Golladay 6 Rec. 141 Yds. 23.5 Avg 68 Lng. UB – Ron Willoughby 6 Rec. 101 Yds. 16.8 Avg 40 Lng. Leading Tacklers NIU – Marlon Moore 4 Tack 5 Ast UB – Nick Gilbo 11 Tack 8 Ast

In their tenth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 41–30 to the Northern Illinois Huskies.^[20][21]

@ Akron

See also: 2015 Akron Zips football team

Week Twelve: Buffalo Bulls at Akron Zips – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	14	0	7	21
Zips	14	14	7	7	42

at InfoCision Stadium, Akron, OH

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Weather: Overcast • Temperature: 48 • Wind: 13 mph
• Game attendance: 15,727
• Referee: Greg Sujack
• TV: CBSSN
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter UA – Jerome Lane 29-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 10:34. Zips 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:02. UA – Austin Wolf 36-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 9:04. Zips 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 36 yards, 0:07. Second quarter UB – Marcus McGill 5-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 12:22. Zips 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:40. UA – Imani Davis 11-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 7:51. Zips 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:15. UB – Jordan Johnson 1-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 2:26. Zips 21–14. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 2:49. UA – Jerome Lane 28-yard pass from Thomas Woodson (Robert Stein kick), 0:41. Zips 28–14. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:40. Third quarter UA – Donnell Alexander 7-yard run (Robert Stein kick), 5:42. Zips 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 3:01. Fourth quarter UA – Donnell Alexander 35-yard run (Robert Stein kick), 8:38. Zips 42–14. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:39. UB – Jordan Johnson 2-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 7:24. Zips 42–21. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 1:13. Leading Passers UB – Joe Licata 32/51 Comp/Att 262 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT UA – Thomas Woodson 17/30 Comp/Att 258 Yds, 4 TD Leading Rushers UB – Anthone Taylor 18 Rushes 98 Yds. 5.4 Avg 21 Lng. UA – Donnell Alexander 24 Rushes 143 Yds. 6.0 Avg 35 Lng. Leading Receivers UB – Ron Willoughby 11 Rec. 105 Yds. 9.5 Avg 20 Lng. UA – Imani Davis 7 Rec. 118 Yds. 16.9 Avg 30 Lng. Leading Tacklers UB – Nick Gilbo 7 Tack 3 Ast UA – Jatavis Brown 6 Tack 6 Ast

In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulls lost, 42–21 to the Akron Zips.^[22][23]

Massachusetts

See also: 2015 UMass Minutemen football team

Week Thirteen: Massachusetts Minutemen at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	14	14	0	3	31
Bulls	10	7	3	6	26

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Weather: Rain • Temperature: 54 • Wind: SW 17
• Game attendance: 15,648
• Referee: Tim O'Dey
• TV: ESPNU
• Final Stats

Game information

First quarter UM – Marquis Young 6-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 12:16. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 1:36. UM – Marquis Young 47-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 9:15. Minutemen 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:31. UB – Matt Weiser 18-yard pass from Joe Licata (Adam Mitcheson kick), 6:38. Minutemen 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:30. UB – Adam Mitcheson 22-yard field goal, 3:37. Minutemen 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 22 yards, 2:27. Second quarter UB – Anthone Taylor 2-yard run (Adam Mitcheson kick), 13:09. Bulls 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:39. UM – Marquis Young 1-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 3:13. Minutemen 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:04. UM – Blake Frohnapfel 14-yard run (Logan Laurent kick), 0:19. Minutemen 28–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:53. Third quarter UB – Adam Mitcheson 23-yard field goal, 5:50. Minutemen 28–20. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:00. Fourth quarter UB – Jordan Johnson 5-yard run (2-point pass failed), 14:34. Minutemen 28–26. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:51. UM – Logan Laurent 37-yard field goal, 2:13. Minutemen 31–26. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:06. Leading Passers UM – Blake Frohnapfel 9/22 Comp/Att 163 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT UB – Joe Licata 19/40 Comp/Att 287 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Leading Rushers UM – Marquis Young 35 Rushes 240 Yds. 6.9 Avg 47 Lng. UB – Anthone Taylor 20 Rushes 85 Yds. 4.3 Avg 11 Lng. Leading Receivers UM – Tajae Sharpe 6 Rec. 138 Yds. 23.0 Avg 49 Lng. UB – Marcus McGill 3 Rec. 78 Yds. 26.0 Avg 40 Lng. Leading Tacklers UM – Jesse Monteiro 8 Tack 4 Ast UB – Ryan Williamson 6 Tack 4 Ast

In their twelfth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 31–26 to the Massachusetts Minutemen.^[24][25]