Saturday, September 17
Conway, SC
1:00 pm
26
at
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Coastal Carolina
Bulls Stumble at Coastal Carolina, 38-26
9/17/2022 6:20:00 PM | Football
CONWAY, SC – The University at Buffalo football team dropped a 38-26 decision to Coastal Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Brooks Stadium. The UB defense forced four turnovers, but it wasn't enough to overcome some of their own miscues.
On Coastal Carolina's first play from scrimmage, Shaun Dolac forced a fumble that was recovered by James Patterson. The Bulls were able to convert the turnover into points as Alex McNulty drilled a 36-yard field goal to give the Bulls a 3-0 lead.
McNulty was automatic on the day. The senior kicker made all four of his attempts on the day, also connecting from 47, 42 and 26 yards. He became the first UB kicker to make four field goals in a game since A.J. Principe made four at Syracuse in 2007.
The Bulls were able to take the lead into the locker room when Cole Snyder found Justin Marshall for a 15-yard touchdown with just 36 seconds left in the second quarter.
After McNulty's fourth field goal gave the Bulls a 19-14 lead late in the third quarter, the Chanticleers rattled off 17 straight points, including a touchdown on a fumble return to take a 31-19 lead.
Snyder found Quian Williams over the middle for a 10-yard touchdown catch with 5:36 left to cut the Coastal lead to 31-26. However, the Bulls were unable to get the stop they needed as the Chanticleers scored on a long touchdown play on their next possession to ice the game.
Snyder threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns in the game. His favorite targets were Marshall and Williams who each had eight catches. Marshall finished with 88 receiving yards and Williams had 62. Jamari Gassett and Marlyn Johnson had five and four catches, respectively, career high for both.
Patterson led the defense with nine tackles and added a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. Cornerback Caleb Offord had his best game as a Bull, finishing with eight tackles and a fumble recovery. Safety Jahmin Muse sparked the Bulls early with three tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
The four forced turnovers by the Bulls were the most they had in a game since forcing five at Northern Illinois in the opener of the 2020 campaign.
The Bulls open Mid-American Conference play next Saturday at Eastern Michigan.
On Coastal Carolina's first play from scrimmage, Shaun Dolac forced a fumble that was recovered by James Patterson. The Bulls were able to convert the turnover into points as Alex McNulty drilled a 36-yard field goal to give the Bulls a 3-0 lead.
McNulty was automatic on the day. The senior kicker made all four of his attempts on the day, also connecting from 47, 42 and 26 yards. He became the first UB kicker to make four field goals in a game since A.J. Principe made four at Syracuse in 2007.
The Bulls were able to take the lead into the locker room when Cole Snyder found Justin Marshall for a 15-yard touchdown with just 36 seconds left in the second quarter.
After McNulty's fourth field goal gave the Bulls a 19-14 lead late in the third quarter, the Chanticleers rattled off 17 straight points, including a touchdown on a fumble return to take a 31-19 lead.
Snyder found Quian Williams over the middle for a 10-yard touchdown catch with 5:36 left to cut the Coastal lead to 31-26. However, the Bulls were unable to get the stop they needed as the Chanticleers scored on a long touchdown play on their next possession to ice the game.
Snyder threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns in the game. His favorite targets were Marshall and Williams who each had eight catches. Marshall finished with 88 receiving yards and Williams had 62. Jamari Gassett and Marlyn Johnson had five and four catches, respectively, career high for both.
Patterson led the defense with nine tackles and added a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery. Cornerback Caleb Offord had his best game as a Bull, finishing with eight tackles and a fumble recovery. Safety Jahmin Muse sparked the Bulls early with three tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
The four forced turnovers by the Bulls were the most they had in a game since forcing five at Northern Illinois in the opener of the 2020 campaign.
The Bulls open Mid-American Conference play next Saturday at Eastern Michigan.
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