Bulls Open MAC Play with an Emphatic Win over Eastern Michigan

Saturday, September 24

Ypsilanti, MI

12:00 pm

1-3 , 1-0

Eastern Michigan

2-2 , 0-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Buffalo

Eastern Mich.

Bulls Open MAC Play with an Emphatic Win over Eastern Michigan

9/24/2022 5:34:00 PM | Football

Box Score

YPSILANTI, MI – The University at Buffalo football team put together a dominant offensive effort to beat Eastern Michigan, 51-30, in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams at Rynearson Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The 50 points were the most points ever scored by a UB team in a MAC road contest.

The Bulls offense couldn't be stopped. They scored the first nine times they had the ball. However, early on, Eastern Michigan was matching UB's scores with points of its own. Early in the third quarter, the Eagles scored a touchdown to take a 31-30 lead. From there on, it was all Bulls, as the Blue and White scored 20 unanswered points to pull away for the victory.

UB signal-caller Cole Snyder led the way for the Bulls. He went 20-for-29 for 297 yards and two touchdowns and added two more scores on the ground. His favorite target was Quian Williams who had six catches for 99 yards and a touchdown against the school from which he transferred prior to the 2021 season.

Buffalo had its best rushing performance of the season. The Bulls rushed for 201 yards, led by Ron Cook who had 92 yards on 19 carries. Mike Washington ran for a career-high 71 yards and scored two touchdowns for his first career multi-touchdown game.

The Bulls were able to capitalize on big plays all afternoon. On their first drive of the game, Snyder hit Williams for a 59-yard pass play that set up UB at the EMU 1-yard line. Snyder later punched it in. Late in the half, Williams returned a kickoff 75 yards to set up an Alex McNulty field goal as time expired. Snyder connected with Jamari Gassett for a 65-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that gave the Bulls the lead for good.

The Bulls defensive effort got much stronger in the second half. After giving up the lead, 31-30, with 10:38 left in the third quarter, Buffalo allowed zero points and only 50 yards the rest of the game.
Shaun Dolac led Buffalo with 13 tackles. James Patterson had seven tackles and an interception. The senior linebacker passed all-time great Khalil Mack on UB's career tackle list with 333.

McNulty made all three of his field goal attempts and now has made seven field goals over the last two games. He did, however, see his school-record streak of 111 straight extra points snapped when he had an attempt blocked in the first quarter. Ironically, the streak began on the same Eastern Michigan field in 2019.

The Bulls return home next Saturday for a homecoming matchup against Miami (OH).