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Bulls Win Fourth Straight at UMass, 34-7
10/15/2022 5:26:00 PM | Football
AMHERST, MA – The University at Buffalo football team won its fourth straight game on Saturday afternoon, defeating Massachusetts, 34-7, at McGuirk Stadium. It was a dominant defensive performance as the Bulls held the Minutemen to only 220 yards of total offense.
The offense was keyed by big plays enroute to rolling up 480 yards of total offense.
The Bulls jumped out to a 10-0 lead thanks to an Alex McNulty 39-yard field goal and a four-yard pass from Cole Snyder to Quian Williams.
Buffalo extended its lead to 17-0 early in the second quarter when Al-Jay Henderson ripped off a career-long 84-yard touchdown run.
After the Minutemen scored to cut the lead to 17-7, Justin Marshall quieted the UMass threat by hauling in a 49-yard touchdown catch with 5:07 left in the second quarter to put the Bulls back up by 17.
All the scoring in the second half went the way of UB. McNulty drilled his second 39-yard field goal of the game in the third quarter and Cole Harrity capped the scoring with his first career touchdown catch as a Bull – a 27-yard reception from Snyder in the fourth.
UB's defensive line was the difference in the game. The Bulls registered 15 tackles for loss and four sacks on the afternoon. Defensive end Ibrahim Kante had five tackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss. Defensive tackle Jaylon Bass had six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss and fellow defensive tackle Daymond Williams had three tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss.
Snyder had his second three-touchdown passing performance of the season. He finished 20-31 for 277 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with 10 different receivers, led by Jamari Gassett who had four catches for 85 yards.
The Bulls improved to 4-3 on the season and will next host Toledo next Saturday at UB Stadium.
The offense was keyed by big plays enroute to rolling up 480 yards of total offense.
The Bulls jumped out to a 10-0 lead thanks to an Alex McNulty 39-yard field goal and a four-yard pass from Cole Snyder to Quian Williams.
Buffalo extended its lead to 17-0 early in the second quarter when Al-Jay Henderson ripped off a career-long 84-yard touchdown run.
After the Minutemen scored to cut the lead to 17-7, Justin Marshall quieted the UMass threat by hauling in a 49-yard touchdown catch with 5:07 left in the second quarter to put the Bulls back up by 17.
All the scoring in the second half went the way of UB. McNulty drilled his second 39-yard field goal of the game in the third quarter and Cole Harrity capped the scoring with his first career touchdown catch as a Bull – a 27-yard reception from Snyder in the fourth.
UB's defensive line was the difference in the game. The Bulls registered 15 tackles for loss and four sacks on the afternoon. Defensive end Ibrahim Kante had five tackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss. Defensive tackle Jaylon Bass had six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss and fellow defensive tackle Daymond Williams had three tackles, a sack and two tackles for loss.
Snyder had his second three-touchdown passing performance of the season. He finished 20-31 for 277 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with 10 different receivers, led by Jamari Gassett who had four catches for 85 yards.
The Bulls improved to 4-3 on the season and will next host Toledo next Saturday at UB Stadium.
Team Stats
BUF
UMA
Total Yards
480
220
Pass Yards
277
108
Rushing Yards
203
112
Penalty Yards
64
50
1st Downs
21
16
3rd Downs
8
4
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
32:40
27:20
1st Quarter
BUF 3, UMA 0
BUF - McNulty,Alex 39 yd field goal 7 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:56
2nd Quarter
BUF 10, UMA 0
BUF - Williams,Quian 4 yd pass from Snyder,Cole (McNulty,Alex kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:00
BUF 17, UMA 0
BUF - Henderson,Al-Jay 84 yd run (McNulty,Alex kick), 2 plays, 84 yards, TOP 00:18
BUF 17, UMA 7
UMA - Merriweather,Ellis 5 yd run (Carson,Cameron kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:39
BUF 24, UMA 7
BUF - Marshall,Justin 49 yd pass from Snyder,Cole (McNulty,Alex kick) 5 plays, 91 yards, TOP 02:27
3rd Quarter
BUF 27, UMA 7
BUF - McNulty,Alex 39 yd field goal 10 plays, 44 yards, TOP 04:00
4th Quarter
BUF 34, UMA 7
BUF - Harrity,Cole 27 yd pass from Snyder,Cole (McNulty,Alex kick) 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:43
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
20
TD
3
YDS
277
INT
2
Players Mentioned
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