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Bulls Drop Opener at Maryland
9/3/2022 4:58:00 PM | Football
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Featuring 11 newcomers in the starting lineup, the University at Buffalo football team dropped its season opener to Big Ten-foe Maryland, 31-10, on Saturday afternoon at Maryland Stadium. With numerous new faces on both offense and defense, the Bulls put up a valiant effort, especially against the Terps' high-powered offense.
Maryland scored on its opening drive and built its lead to 17-0 midway through the second quarter. Al-Jay Henderson got the Bulls on the board with a 19-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 17-7. It was Henderson's first career touchdown.
The Bulls trailed 17-7 at the half.
The Terrapins added a pair of second-half touchdowns, before Alex McNulty connected on a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to make the score, 31-10.
Cole Snyder made his first career start at quarterback for the Bulls. The Rutgers-transfer threw for 160 yards. His favorite target was newcomer Justin Marshall who had four catches for 52 yards. Quian Williams and Jamari Gassett each added three catches.
The defense was led by cornerback Logic Hudgens and nickelback Keyshawn Cobb who each had a game-high eight tackles. Safety Marcus Fuqua had an interception in the third quarter for the game's lone turnover.
Linebacker James Patterson, a native of Maryland, had six tackles in the game, including a tackle for loss. He became the 12th player in program history to surpass 300 career tackles.
The Bulls will host Holy Cross next Saturday at 6 pm at UB Stadium.
Maryland scored on its opening drive and built its lead to 17-0 midway through the second quarter. Al-Jay Henderson got the Bulls on the board with a 19-yard touchdown run to cut the lead to 17-7. It was Henderson's first career touchdown.
The Bulls trailed 17-7 at the half.
The Terrapins added a pair of second-half touchdowns, before Alex McNulty connected on a 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to make the score, 31-10.
Cole Snyder made his first career start at quarterback for the Bulls. The Rutgers-transfer threw for 160 yards. His favorite target was newcomer Justin Marshall who had four catches for 52 yards. Quian Williams and Jamari Gassett each added three catches.
The defense was led by cornerback Logic Hudgens and nickelback Keyshawn Cobb who each had a game-high eight tackles. Safety Marcus Fuqua had an interception in the third quarter for the game's lone turnover.
Linebacker James Patterson, a native of Maryland, had six tackles in the game, including a tackle for loss. He became the 12th player in program history to surpass 300 career tackles.
The Bulls will host Holy Cross next Saturday at 6 pm at UB Stadium.
Team Stats
BUF
UMD
Total Yards
268
446
Pass Yards
160
297
Rushing Yards
108
149
Penalty Yards
30
82
1st Downs
18
16
3rd Downs
5
4
4th Downs
0
1
TOP
32:37
27:07
1st Quarter
BUF 0, UMD 7
UMD - Hemby,Roman 33 yd run (Ryland,Chad kick), 5 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:33
2nd Quarter
BUF 0, UMD 14
UMD - Littleton II,Antwain 2 yd run (Ryland,Chad kick), 3 plays, 31 yards, TOP 01:06
BUF 0, UMD 17
UMD - Ryland,Chad 45 yd field goal 6 plays, 54 yards, TOP 02:38
BUF 7, UMD 17
BUF - Henderson,Al-Jay 19 yd run (McNulty,Alex kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:27
3rd Quarter
BUF 7, UMD 24
UMD - Hemby,Roman 70 yd run (Ryland,Chad kick), 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:39
4th Quarter
BUF 7, UMD 31
UMD - Littleton II,Antwain 1 yd run (Ryland,Chad kick), 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 04:17
BUF 10, UMD 31
BUF - McNulty,Alex 34 yd field goal 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:12
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
18
TD
0
YDS
160
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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