NCAAF Game Recap - Buffalo at Ball State
Thu Nov 16, 2017 7:00 PM EST

Mer
0
Bama
56
F
UVA
28
MiaFL
44
F
Okla
41
Kans
3
F
Cit
3
Clem
61
F
Mich
10
Wisc
24
F
ULMon
14
Aub
42
F
KY
13
UGA
42
F
Ill
14
OSU
52
F
Navy
17
ND
24
F
K St
45
OkSt
40
F
TCU
27
TxTch
3
F
UCLA
23
USC
28
F
Neb
44
PSU
56
F
UCF
45
Temp
19
F
Utah
30
Wash
33
F
MissSt
28
Ark
21
F
SMU
45
Mem
66
F
Cal
14
Stan
17
F
LSU
30
Tenn
10
F
MD
7
MSU
17
F
Tuls
20
SoFL
27
F
Tex
28
WVU
14
F
NCSt
24
Wake
30
F
C Mi
42
Kent
23
F
Ohio
34
Akr
37
F
WestMI
31
NIU
35
F
E Mi
27
MiaOH
24
F
Toled
66
BGSU
37
F
Buff
40
Ball
24
F
TnSt
6
JacSt
36
F
MidTN
38
W Ky
41
F(2OT)
UNLV
38
NM
35
F
Cin
20
ECU
48
F
Lib
19
ChaSo
20
F
JMU
31
Elon
3
F
MIN
0
NW
39
F
Rut
0
Ind
41
F
DelSt
6
FlaSt
77
F
Pitt
14
VaTec
20
F
Fres
13
Wyo
7
F
HBU
33
SamHu
53
F
Rice
21
OD
24
F
IASt
23
Bayl
13
F
Hawaii
0
UtSt
38
F
TxSt
12
ArkSt
30
F
SoAl
0
GaSo
52
F
AzSt
40
OreSt
24
F
LT
42
UTEP
21
F
UMass
16
BYU
10
F
UNCC
21
SMiss
66
F
WCU
10
UNC
65
F
SJSU
14
ColSt
42
F
Purd
24
Iowa
15
F
Syr
10
Lou
56
F
GATec
20
Duke
43
F
Hou
17
Tul
20
F
Wof
10
SCar
31
F
UAB
7
Fla
36
F
CoCar
13
Idaho
7
F
NMS
34
ULLaf
47
F
Army
49
NorTx
52
F
Ariz
28
Oreg
48
F
Marsh
7
UTSA
9
F
TxAM
31
Miss
24
F
FLInt
24
FlAtl
52
F
BC
39
UConn
16
F
MIZ
45
Vand
17
F
AF
19
Boise
44
F
NEV
23
SDSU
42
F
BGSU
31
E Mi
34
F
MiaOH
28
Ball
7
F
Kent
14
Akr
24
F

Nov 16, 2017, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Buffalo (5-6)

10

13

14

3

40

Ball State (2-9)

0

10

7

7

24

Jackson-Johnson combo propels Buffalo past Ball State 40-24
Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:05 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) Tyree Jackson connected with Anthony Johnson for four touchdowns, including three in the first half, and Buffalo breezed to a 40-24 victory over Ball State on Thursday night.

A 33-yard field goal by Adam Mitcheson and Jackson's first hook-up with Johnson - a 21-yarder - gave the Bulls (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) a 10-0 first-quarter lead. Jackson found Johnson for a 14-yard score to stretch the lead to 17-0 at 11:27 in the second quarter.

Morgan Hagee got the Cardinals (2-9, 0-7) on the scoreboard with a 21-yard field goal, but Jackson found Johnson for the third time - from 11 yards out - to make it 23-3. Jack Milas hit Nolan Givan for an 11-yard score with 49 seconds left to pull the Cardinals within 23-10 at halftime.

The Bulls sandwiched a K.J. Osborn 16-yard TD run and Jackson's last scoring toss to Johnson - a 56-yarder - around a 50-yard TD run by Ball State's Malik Dunner to lead 37-17 after three quarters.

Jackson finished with 350 yards passing and became the first Bull to throw for 300-plus yards in three straight games. Johnson totaled 153 yards on seven catches.

Buffalo won at Ball State for the first time in five tries. The Cardinals lead the series 9-2.

Milas passed for 127 yards and two scores for Ball State, while Caleb Huntley totaled 141 yards on 26 carries.

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Passing

Buff Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Jackson 28 16 57.1 4 350 57 1 126.5
Ball Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Milas 26 13 50.0 2 127 47 0 89.7
D. Plitt 3 2 66.7 0 16 9 1 40.3

Rushing

Buff Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
E. Reed 18 123 6.8 34 0
T. Anderson 14 91 6.5 45 0
Ball Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Huntley 26 141 5.4 13 0
M. Dunner 4 63 15.8 50 1

Receiving

Buff Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Johnson 7 153 21.9 56 4
A. Nunn 2 102 51.0 57 0
Ball Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Hall 8 102 12.8 47 1
K. Newton 2 11 5.5 7 0

Fumbles

Ball F FL
D. Plitt 1 0
M. Dunner 1 0

Returning

Buff KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Osborn 5 20.2 0 27 1 3.0 0 3
J. Eiland 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 1
Ball KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Dunner 3 19.7 0 24 0 0 0

Punting

Buff Punt Yds Avg LgPu
K. DeWeen 2 77 38.5 49
Ball Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Hagee 3 109 36.3 43
N. Snyder 2 75 37.5 38

Takeaways

Buff Int Yds InTD
R. Williamson 1 18 0
Ball Int Yds InTD
C. Albright 1 3 0

Team Stats Comparison

Buff Ball
Points For 40 24
Total Yards 565 337
Rushing Yards 215 194
Passing Yards 350 143
Passing Completions / Attempts 16/28 15/29
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 3/0
First Downs 26 18
Penalties - Yards 5/47 2/10
Time Of Possession 37:37 23:23
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 6/12 6/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/1 0/2
Punts - Average Yards 2/38 5/37

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Buff Ball
Buff 05:02 FG Adam Mitcheson 33 yd FG 3 0
Buff 09:39 TD Anthony Johnson 21 yd pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick) 10 0
2nd Quarter Buff Ball
Buff 03:33 TD Anthony Johnson 14 yd pass from Tyree Jackson (missed kick) 16 0
Ball 10:23 FG Morgan Hagee 21 yd FG 16 3
Buff 12:33 TD Anthony Johnson 11 yd pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick) 23 3
Ball 14:11 TD Nolan Givan 11 yd pass from Jack Milas (Morgan Hagee kick) 23 10
3rd Quarter Buff Ball
Buff 04:54 TD K.J. Osborn 16 yd run (Adam Mitcheson kick) 30 10
Ball 07:13 TD Malik Dunner 50 yd run (Morgan Hagee kick) 30 17
Buff 12:18 TD Anthony Johnson 56 yd pass from Tyree Jackson (Adam Mitcheson kick) 37 17
4th Quarter Buff Ball
Ball 00:08 TD Justin Hall 47 yd pass from Jack Milas (Morgan Hagee kick) 37 24
Buff 11:59 FG Adam Mitcheson 21 yd FG 40 24

Game Information

Stadium: Scheumann Stadium, Muncie, Indiana
Attendance: 5,248
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