2-4 , 0-2
Central Michigan
3-4 , 2-1
Bulls Drop Road Contest at Central Michigan
10/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
MOUNT PLEASANT, MI – The University at Buffalo, the State University of New York football team dropped a road contest to Central Michigan, 51-14, at Kelly/Shorts Stadium on a cool and breezy Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
Score: Central Michigan 51, Buffalo 14
Records: Central Michigan (3-4, 2-1 MAC), Buffalo (2-4, 0-2)
Location: Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, MI
Attendance: 14,301
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 46 degrees
How It Happened
Scoring Plays
- Central Michigan took the opening kickoff and drove 78 yards on seven plays. Martez Walker scored on a 6-yard touchdown run. (UB 0, CMU 7, 11:56 1Q)
- The Bulls put together a nice drive the second time they got the ball and drove 71 yards on seven plays. Joe Licata connected with Ron Willoughby for a 34-yard touchdown to tie the game. (UB 7, CMU 7, 6:03 1Q)
- The Chippewas responded with a 56-yard drive, capped by a Cooper Rush 1-yard quarterback sneak to retake the lead. (UB 7, CMU 14, 3:05 1Q)
- Another long drive led to CMU's third score. Rush connected with Jesse Kroll on a 46-yard touchdown pass to cap a 76-yard drive. (UB 7, CMU 21, 9:09 2Q)
- The Chippewas blocked a UB punt through the back of the endzone for a safety. (UB 7, CMU 23, 7:32 2Q)
- CMU got the ball back following the free kick and drove 50 yards on eight plays. Rush threw his second touchdown of the game, a 2-yarder to Trevor Thomas. (UB 7, CMU 30, 4:23 2Q)
- Central Michigan capitalized on a UB interception late in the first half. Rush hit Eavey again from 23 yards out. (UB &, CMU 30, 2:54 2Q)
- Walker added his second rushing touchdown of the game, this time from one yard out. (UB 7, CMU 44, 4:28 3Q)
- Andrews Dadeboe stepped in front of a Rush pass attempt for an interception and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown. (UB 14, CMU 44, 13:39 4Q)
- Rush threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game – a 19-yarder to Eric Cooper. (UB 14, CMU 51, 9:35 4Q)
Inside the Numbers:
- After back-to-back weeks of putting up gaudy offensive numbers, the Central Michigan defense held the Bulls to a season-low 241 yards of total offense.
- Joe Licata finished 13-of-25 for 133 yards, a touchdown and an interception off a tipped ball.
- Anthone Taylor was the Bulls leading rusher with 52 yards on 13 carries. Jordan Johnson rushed for 23 yards and freshman Johnathan Hawkins added 15 yards, including an 11-yard scamper.
- Continuing a recent trend, senior tight end Matt Weiser led all UB receivers with four catches for 29 yards.
- Ron Willoughby had two receptions for 53 yards and a score. Mason Schreck, Anthone Taylor and Jordan Johnson each had a pair of catches as well.
- Brandon Berry had a game-high 11 tackles, including two tackles for loss.
- Marqus Baker had a career-high 10 tackles in the game.
- Brandon Crawford had his second sack of the season and a forced fumble to go along with five tackles.
- Tyler Grassman punted it four times for a 41.8 yards average.
Key Stat
Central Michigan won the turnover battle, 4-1.
Game Changer
Trailing, 21-7, midway through the second quarter, the Chippewas blocked a UB punt for a safety and scored again on the ensuing drive to quickly extend the lead to 30-7.
Nota-BULLS
- Joe Licata threw his 68th career touchdown pass in the game to tie former Northern Illinois great Chandler Harnish for 14th in Mid-American Conference history.
- Andrews Dadeboe made his first career interception count, taking it 17 yards to the house.
- It was UB's second pick six of the season. Boise Ross had one at Florida Atlantic.
- With 11 tackles, Brandon Berry has now reached double-digits in the tackle column for the fourth straight game.
- Matt Weiser now has 29 catches on the year, tying his number of receptions from his first three seasons combined.
- Boise Ross had another pass breakup today and now ranks fourth in school history for single-season passes defended with 14 – two shy of the school record.
- Redshirt-freshman quarterback Chris Merchant saw the first action of his career – missing on his only pass attempt.
- Though it was the eighth meeting between the schools, this was just UB's second game at Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
Up Next
The Bulls will return home to host Ohio next Saturday at 3:30 pm at UB Stadium. The Bobcats are 5-2 and are coming off a 49-14 loss against Western Michigan on Saturday.
Team Stats
UB 0, CMU 7
CMU - WALKER, Martez 6 yd run (EAVEY, Brian kick), 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:04
UB 7, CMU 7
UB - WILLOUGHBY, Ron 34 yd pass from LICATA, Joe (MITCHESON, Adam kick) 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:26
UB 7, CMU 14
CMU - RUSH, Cooper 1 yd run (EAVEY, Brian kick), 7 plays, 56 yards, TOP 2:58
UB 7, CMU 21
CMU - KROLL, Jesse 46 yd pass from RUSH, Cooper (EAVEY, Brian kick) 7 plays, 76 yards, TOP 3:29
UB 7, CMU 23
CMU - TEAM 10 yd safety
UB 7, CMU 30
CMU - THOMAS, Trevor 2 yd pass from RUSH, Cooper (EAVEY, Brian kick) 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:09
UB 7, CMU 37
CMU - RICE, Anthony 23 yd pass from RUSH, Cooper (EAVEY, Brian kick) 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 1:24
UB 7, CMU 44
CMU - WALKER, Martez 1 yd run (EAVEY, Brian kick), 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 2:32
UB 14, CMU 44
UB - DADEBOE, Andrew 17 yd interception (MITCHESON, Adam kick)
UB 14, CMU 51
CMU - COOPER, Eric 19 yd pass from RUSH, Cooper (EAVEY, Brian kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:04
