5-3 , 4-0
Toledo
5-3 , 3-1
Bulls Rally to Stun Toledo and Remain Perfect in the MAC
10/22/2022 6:14:00 PM | Football
The Bulls trailed 27-10 early in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Cole Snyder sparked the comeback with a five-yard touchdown run with 13:13 left to cut the lead to 27-17. UB got the ball right back, marched 80 yards down the field and cut the lead to three points on a 32-yard connection from Snyder to Jamari Gassett with 9:35 left.
An interception by safety Marcus Fuqua gave the ball right back to the Bulls and, four plays later, Ron Cook scampered in from 30 yards out to give UB its first lead of the game, 31-27, with 8:06 remaining.
Fuqua intercepted his third pass of the day with a little over three minutes left to give the ball back to the Bulls and set up an Alex McNulty 42-yard field goal with just 47 seconds left to extend the UB lead to 34-27.
On the Toledo's last drive of the game, Caleb Offord sealed the win with the Bulls' fourth interception of the game. All told, Buffalo forced six Toledo turnovers, including a 72-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Jahmin Muse.
Cook finished the day with a career-high 118 yards rushing and a touchdown and added three receptions for 40 yards. Snyder, who struggled in the first half, found his groove in the second half and finished with 245 passing yards and a TD.
Linebacker Shaun Dolac had another stellar game for the Bulls, finishing with 12 tackles, three tackles for loss and two pass breakups. Cornerback Isaiah King, who was wearing no. 41 in memory of Solomon Jackson, had a career-high 11 tackles and an incredible sequence where he forced and recovered a fumble in the third quarter.
It was a tale of two halves as the Bulls scored 27 points on 299 yards of offense in the second half, while holding Toledo to just seven points on 186 yards of offense in the second half.
Buffalo will next play at Ohio on November 1.
Team Stats
TOL 7, BUF 0
TOL - Turner,Jamal 26 yd pass from Finn,Dequan (Cluckey,Thomas kick) 6 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:44
TOL 10, BUF 0
TOL - Cluckey,Thomas 39 yd field goal 10 plays, 28 yards, TOP 03:42
TOL 10, BUF 7
BUF - Muse,Jahmin 72 yd fumble recovery (McNulty,Alex kick)
TOL 17, BUF 7
TOL - Finn,Dequan 17 yd run (Cluckey,Thomas kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:19
TOL 20, BUF 7
TOL - Cluckey,Thomas 23 yd field goal 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 04:34
TOL 20, BUF 10
BUF - McNulty,Alex 40 yd field goal 6 plays, 63 yards, TOP 03:23
TOL 27, BUF 10
TOL - Finn,Dequan 3 yd run (Cluckey,Thomas kick), 8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:38
TOL 27, BUF 17
BUF - Snyder,Cole 5 yd run (McNulty,Alex kick), 8 plays, 64 yards, TOP 02:17
TOL 27, BUF 24
BUF - Gassett,Jamari 32 yd pass from Snyder,Cole (McNulty,Alex kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:10
TOL 27, BUF 31
BUF - Cook,Ron 30 yd run (McNulty,Alex kick), 4 plays, 43 yards, TOP 01:21
TOL 27, BUF 34
BUF - McNulty,Alex 42 yd field goal 7 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:27
