NCAAF Game Recap - Buffalo at Miami (OH)
Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

Clem
21
UNC
20
F
Miss
31
Bama
59
F
OSU
48
Neb
7
F
TxTch
16
Okla
55
F
MissSt
23
Aub
56
F
NW
15
Wisc
24
F
Tows
0
Fla
38
F
UVA
20
ND
35
F
PSU
59
MD
0
F
MidTN
3
Iowa
48
F
AzSt
24
Cal
17
F
USC
14
Wash
28
F
WaSt
13
Utah
38
F
Rut
0
Mich
52
F
UConn
21
UCF
56
F
TxAM
31
Ark
27
F
K St
13
OkSt
26
F
Ind
31
MSU
40
F
Navy
23
Mem
35
F
Duke
45
VaTec
10
F
SJSU
24
AF
41
F
C Mi
15
WestMI
31
F
Buff
20
MiaOH
34
F
NIU
18
Vand
24
F
Kans
14
TCU
51
F
BYU
21
Toled
28
F
HolyC
3
Syr
41
F
Del
14
Pitt
17
F
JMU
45
Elon
10
F
JacSt
33
APSU
52
F
CoCar
37
App
56
F
IASt
21
Bayl
23
F
GATec
2
Temp
24
F
MIN
38
Purd
31
F
Akr
29
UMass
37
F
FlAtl
45
UNCC
27
F
Wake
27
BC
24
F
SMU
48
SoFL
21
F
Cin
52
Marsh
14
F
ArkSt
50
Troy
43
F
ULLaf
37
GaSo
24
F
ECU
24
OD
21
F
NM
10
Lib
17
F
SamHu
28
McNee
17
F
SoAl
17
ULMon
30
F
Stan
31
OreSt
28
F
UAB
13
W Ky
20
F
Nich
3
TxSt
24
F
UTEP
13
SMiss
31
F
LT
23
Rice
20
F OT
ColSt
24
UtSt
34
F
KY
7
SCar
24
F
NCSt
13
FlaSt
31
F
UNLV
17
Wyo
53
F
Fres
30
NMS
17
F
Hou
46
NorTx
25
F
Hawaii
54
NEV
3
F
UCLA
17
Ariz
20
F

Sep 28, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Buffalo (2-3)

7

7

0

6

20

Miami (OH) (2-3)

0

13

21

0

34

Bester, Gabbert lead Miami (Ohio) past Buffalo 34-20
Sat Sep 28, 2019 4:23 PM

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) Jaylon Bester ran for 107 yards and a touchdown and Miami scored 31 straight points to race past Buffalo 34-20 on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.

Quarterback Brett Gabbert started the comeback with a 1-yard plunge that cut the RedHawks' deficit to 14-10. Bester capped scoring for Miami (2-3) with a 4-yard run that made it 34-14 late in the third quarter.

In between, Gabbert had a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Walker and Mike Brown turned his second interception into a 25-yard touchdown return .

Buffalo (2-3) piled up 309 yards on the ground but threw for just 89 yards.

Jaret Patterson rushed for 185 yards on 22 carries, including an 82-yard scoring run and Kevin Marks had 101 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown. Patterson's long run made it 14-3 early in the second quarter and Marks scored on a 39-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter to close the scoring. However, Matt Myers, who opened the scoring with a touchdown pass, was just 4 of 16 with two interceptions and lost a fumble.

Passing

Buff Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
M. Myers 16 4 25.0 1 59 20 2 23.7
K. Vantrease 4 3 75.0 0 30 11 0 95.8
MiaOH Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Gabbert 17 8 47.1 1 120 52 0 90.3
J. Sorenson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 39.6

Rushing

Buff Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Patterson 22 183 8.3 82 1
K. Marks Jr. 17 101 5.9 39 1
MiaOH Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Bester 24 107 4.5 20 1
M. Thomas 4 18 4.5 11 0

Receiving

Buff Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Nunn 2 30 15.0 20 1
Z. Lefebvre 2 19 9.5 11 0
MiaOH Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Maye 3 83 27.7 52 0
J. Walker 1 13 13.0 13 1

Fumbles

Buff F FL
K. Vantrease 1 1
M. Myers 1 1

Returning

Buff KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
R. Cook Jr. 0 0 0 2 10.0 0 13
MiaOH KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Thomas 3 18.7 0 23 3 22.7 0 26
J. Walker 1 19.0 0 19 0 0 0

Punting

MiaOH Punt Yds Avg LgPu
K. Kramer 7 335 47.9 54

Takeaways

MiaOH Int Yds InTD
M. Brown 2 25 1
R. McWood 0 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

Buff MiaOH
Points For 20 34
Total Yards 398 265
Rushing Yards 309 145
Passing Yards 89 120
Passing Completions / Attempts 7/20 8/18
Turnovers 4 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 3/2 0/0
First Downs 20 16
Penalties - Yards 10/103 2/20
Time Of Possession 29:29 31:31
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/14 5/19
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/2 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 5/37 7/48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Buff MiaOH
Buff 07:41 TD Antonio Nunn 20 yd pass from Matt Myers (Jackson Baltar kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter Buff MiaOH
MiaOH 00:04 FG Sam Sloman 53 yd FG 7 3
Buff 03:09 TD Jaret Patterson 82 yd run (Jackson Baltar kick) 14 3
MiaOH 08:10 TD Brett Gabbert 1 yd run (Sam Sloman kick) 14 10
MiaOH 14:20 FG Sam Sloman 21 yd FG 14 13
3rd Quarter Buff MiaOH
MiaOH 03:14 TD Mike Brown 25 yd interception return (Sam Sloman kick) 14 20
MiaOH 07:43 TD Jalen Walker 13 yd pass from Brett Gabbert (Sam Sloman kick) 14 27
MiaOH 12:46 TD Jaylon Bester 4 yd run (Sam Sloman kick) 14 34
4th Quarter Buff MiaOH
Buff 00:08 TD Kevin Marks 39 yd run (blocked XP) 20 34

Game Information

Stadium: Fred C. Yager Stadium, Oxford, Ohio
Attendance: 18,419
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