TCY - Buffalo Bulls

[govols]

Preseason 2003

We are ranked #112 in the country in the preseason polls and last in the MAC. This could be a long year but hopefully I can rebuild the program.

ROSTER Evaluations:

We have no strong players. Our Highest rated player according to our scouts is our punter and he is only rated currently at 40.


Starters:

QB Stan Spencer, Jr - Stan is our best weapon on offense. It is too bad he doesn't have good wideouts.

RB Cedric Jennings, SR - Cedric will be pushed by a jr. converted FB Dillon Chester

WR Quentin Maloney. Sr - Likes to go over the middle

WR Lonnie Cline, JR - Can make some clitch 3rd down catches

WR Chris Bias, FR - Raw but has good talent can make some big plays now

TE Chuck Prescot, SR - Starter only becuase of run blocking skills

C Leon Gilliam, Fr - Good talent but is very raw as a true freshman. He is still our best option here.

G Charles Munson, Jr - Best a pass blocking, can really hurt you in the power running game.

G Zack Buckley, Jr - Well rounded blocker but would rather play tackle.

T Levon Camarillo, Jr - Our best overall lineman

T Russell Aaron, Jr - Undersized for a tackle



NT Steve Alonso, Jr - Pass Rushing is his best

DE Juan Clemente, So - Needs playing time to develop.

DE Brenden Kiluk, Sr - Our Best DL

OLB Ernest Bailey, Sr - Our best outside LB option

OLB Beron Robertson, Sr - Decent Pass cover LB

ILB Mack Sheldon, Jr - Best LB on the team

ILB Curtis Bradey, So - Best option now... Could be good in the future

CB Bert Kirk, Jr - Converted Safety

CB Bryant Forbes, Jr - Another Converted Safety

S Jeffery Clayton, Sr - Our best secondary player

S Fred Hoffman, Sr - Best option left at S



The College Years
2003 Buffalo Schedule

Rival: Connecticut
Stadium Capacity: 31,000
Season Tickets Sold: 10,300

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather Television
1 at Rutgers
2 at (19) Iowa
3 at (15) Kansas State
4 CONNECTICUT
$$5 AKRON
$$6 at Central Florida
$$7 at Miami of Ohio
$$8 MARSHALL
$$9 OHIO
$$10 at (40) Toledo
$$11 NORTHERN ILLINOIS
$$13 at Kent State

Home Games in ALL CAPS
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games 

[govols]

Week 1 at Rutgers

We were really never in this game as Rutgers took control of this game early leading 26-7 after 3 quarters. We managed to make it respectable with two TD passes in the 4th quarter. Spencer ended the day with some nice start throwing for 245 yards and 3 TD against just 1 int.


Buffalo 0 7 0 14 - 21
Rutgers 7 13 6 7 - 33



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 7 46 6.5 27 0 2 0
10 Spencer 3 -21 -7.0 0 0 0 3
43 Mayhew 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 1 0
49 Dillon 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0
5 Maloney 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0
88 Rogalle 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 38 18 245 6.4 39 3 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Bias 4 79 19.7 48 39 2
6 Bueter 3 54 18.0 10 32 0
88 Rogalle 3 30 10.0 14 13 0
42 Jennings 2 -3 -1.5 0 1 0
5 Maloney 2 50 25.0 8 32 0
4 Knowles 2 19 9.5 3 11 0
90 Ferrer 1 5 5.0 9 5 0
89 Orth 1 11 11.0 9 11 1


Up next is #21 Iowa... That one could get ugly. I don't see us being able to compete with them at all

[govols]

[B]Week 2 at #21 Iowa (1-0)

We are just 10 point underdogs in this one ! Anyone want some vegas action on this one ?

Vegas lost on this one. We were never in it and we didn't have a good game played by anyone. Spencer who played really well last week threw two interceptions and fumbled once in just over a half before being benched for Whyte who fumbled twice and threw a pick of his own.


Buffalo 0 3 0 0 - 3
Iowa 14 14 17 14 - 59



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
10 Spencer 7 -19 -2.7 10 0 1 5
49 Dillon 6 1 0.1 9 0 5 0
42 Jennings 5 17 3.4 10 0 2 0
43 Mayhew 3 19 6.3 11 0 0 0
3 Whyte 2 -2 -1.0 5 0 0 1
5 Maloney 1 4 4.0 4 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 18 7 120 6.6 43 0 2
3 Whyte 16 7 43 2.6 14 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Maloney 4 75 18.7 5 43 0
90 Ferrer 2 13 6.5 19 8 0
4 Knowles 2 20 10.0 3 14 0
42 Jennings 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0
49 Dillon 1 4 4.0 4 4 0
89 Orth 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0
6 Bueter 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
88 Rogalle 1 19 19.0 2 19 0
80 Bias 1 33 33.0 12 33 0


It gets no easier next week as we have to travel out to Kansas to play # 15 Kansas State. I am hoping we can keep it closer than this week.

[govols]

Week 3 at #15 Kansas State (1-0) (-12)

It was 20-0 with 8:52 remaining in the 1st quarter ! Thankfully we only turned the ball over one time in this game or it could have just gotten really ugly. As if 72-0 isn't ugly enough !!


Buffalo 0 0 0 0 - 0
Kansas State 20 24 21 7 - 72



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing ` Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 10 45 4.5 32 0 5 0
3 Whyte 3 -11 -3.6 1 0 0 2
10 Spencer 3 -11 -3.6 0 0 1 2
42 Jennings 3 0 0.0 3 0 2 0
43 Mayhew 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Whyte 21 6 58 2.7 18 0 0
10 Spencer 14 4 16 1.1 7 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
6 Bueter 3 32 10.6 1 15 0
5 Maloney 3 26 8.6 5 18 0
42 Jennings 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
90 Ferrer 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Bias 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
4 Knowles 1 8 8.0 1 8 0



Finally our schedule calms down in week 4. We have our first home game of the 2003 season against Connecticut. Connecticut is 1-2 so far this season with their only win being a 38-14 win over an Ivy League team (Brown)

[govols]

Week 4 - Connecticut (1-2) (-7)

We are 7 point underdogs at home to Connecticut. Connecticut jumped up 14-0 with 12:03 remaining in the 1st quarter on drives of 19 and 23 yards following two early turnovers. We tied the game up at 21-21 early in the 3rd quarter on Cedric Jennings 18 yard TD run. Connecticut then put us away with two long scoring drives to take a 31-21 lead. We scored one last TD with 3:08 remaining but never got the ball back as Connecticut ran out the clock. Cedric Jennings rushed for 104 yards on just 12 carries. Cedric is averaging 6.1 yards per carry on the season. We may need to get him some more carries.



Connecticut 14 7 7 3 - 31
Buffalo 7 7 7 7 - 28



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 12 104 8.6 34 1 2 0
10 Spencer 9 -3 -0.3 18 0 1 5
49 Dillon 5 25 5.0 11 0 1 0
43 Mayhew 2 7 3.5 5 0 0 0
82 Cline 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 35 17 224 6.4 48 3 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Maloney 4 58 14.5 12 33 0
90 Ferrer 3 20 6.6 14 15 1
80 Bias 3 62 20.6 23 48 1
4 Knowles 3 32 10.6 26 12 1
42 Jennings 1 4 4.0 2 4 0
49 Dillon 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
6 Bueter 1 32 32.0 0 32 0
82 Cline 1 10 10.0 0 10 0


We start the MAC conference season next week at home against the 2-2 (1-1) Akron Zips.

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[govols]

[B]Week 5 - Akron (2-2) (-6)

We start out the conference season with a close battle to the end with Akron. The game was tied with just over a minute to go at 17, when Akron broke a 24 yard TD run to take a 24-17 lead. We got a nice return of 33 yards on the kickoff but immediatly fumbled the ball away and Akron took a knee twice to close out the game. Spencer threw three more picks in the game. This is 10 interceptions in just 5 games. we drop to 0-5 on the season and 0-1 in the conference with this loss.


Akron 3 14 0 7 - 24
Buffalo 0 14 3 0 - 17



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 18 84 4.6 18 0 6 0
49 Dillon 9 98 10.8 51 0 2 0
10 Spencer 6 -19 -3.1 8 0 1 4
43 Mayhew 1 6 6.0 6 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 31 13 128 4.1 25 1 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Bias 5 63 12.6 18 19 0
42 Jennings 2 2 1.0 7 5 0
6 Bueter 2 33 16.5 23 25 1
82 Cline 2 21 10.5 7 11 0
49 Dillon 1 2 2.0 3 2 0
4 Knowles 1 7 7.0 2 7 0


Up Next: 2-2 Central Florida

[govols]

Week 6 at Central Florida (2-2) (1-0)

We are 13 point underdogs as we head down south to face Central Florida. Central Florida played just about as bad as it could play in this game. They lost three fumbles and shot themselves in the foot time and time again. All this and they still managed to beat us 27-0. Until late in the fourth quarter we had just managed 3 first downs. We ended up with just 7 for the game. This season is looks to be headed for 0-12 if we can't get something going.


Buffalo 0 0 0 0 - 0
Central Florida 0 17 10 0 - 27




Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
10 Spencer 8 -31 -3.8 0 0 3 5
49 Dillon 8 22 2.7 17 0 5 0
42 Jennings 7 24 3.4 9 0 2 0
43 Mayhew 2 14 7.0 8 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 28 15 82 2.9 10 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
89 Orth 3 14 4.6 0 8 0
6 Bueter 3 20 6.6 2 10 0
5 Maloney 3 22 7.3 0 8 0
49 Dillon 2 9 4.5 4 7 0
90 Ferrer 2 10 5.0 9 8 0
43 Mayhew 1 4 4.0 6 4 0
82 Cline 1 3 3.0 0 3 0

Up Next is 1-4 Miami of Ohio... Maybe we will play better against a 1-4 team. They are the only team with a offense worse than ours.. It could be a low scoring game.. Nah our defense is also last in the league


2003 Season Standings, Mid-American - North

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Central Florida 3 2 0 .600 115 121 2 0 0 1.000 55 24 Won 2
Marshall 3 2 0 .600 152 176 1 0 0 1.000 31 24 Won 1
Miami of Ohio 1 4 0 .200 65 170 1 0 0 1.000 31 21 Won 1
Akron 3 3 0 .500 133 153 2 2 0 .500 98 101 Lost 1
Ohio 2 3 0 .400 86 197 1 1 0 .500 52 83 Lost 1
Kent State 1 4 0 .200 71 191 1 2 0 .333 61 71 Lost 4
Buffalo 0 6 0 .000 69 246 0 2 0 .000 17 51 Lost 6

Mid-American - South

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Bowling Green 2 3 0 .400 89 177 1 0 0 1.000 34 29 Won 1
Northern Illinois 1 4 0 .200 77 202 1 0 0 1.000 48 7 Won 1
Ball State 3 3 0 .500 127 160 1 1 0 .500 51 44 Won 1
Central Michigan 2 3 0 .400 121 156 1 1 0 .500 60 61 Lost 1
Western Michigan 2 3 0 .400 142 171 1 1 0 .500 83 66 Won 1
Toledo 1 3 0 .250 83 109 0 1 0 .000 24 31 Lost 3
Eastern Michigan 1 5 0 .166 103 204 0 2 0 .000 50 82 Lost 4

[govols]

Week 7 at Miami of Ohio (1-4) (1-0)

We are 7 point underdogs this week at Miami.

WHAT A GAME !!!
We led this game 21-3 with just over 8 minutes remaining in the 3rd quarter when Miami got a scoring run from OJ Hoff and a two point conversion to cut the lead to 21-11. Early in the 4th quarter we are driving for what looked like the game clinching score when Spencer threw an interception in the end zone to give the ball back to Miami. Miami drove the length of the field and scored on a 3 yard pass from Fletcher with 7:55 remaining to make the score 21-18. Another interception by Spencer with 6:37 remaining led to a 52 year FG by Miami with 2:53 remaining in the game. Our drive stalled and the game headed to Overtime.

1st OT
Miami got the ball first and scored after converting a 4th and 10 from the 25 yard line. We answered right back with a 5 yard TD run by Jennings - 28-28

2nd OT
Spencer hit Bueter with a 15 yard scoring strike to give us a 35 to 28 lead. Miami scored again to tie the game back up at 35.

3rd OT
Miami QB Melvin Fletcher scored on a 15 yard QB draw to make the score 41-35. The two point conversion failed. We got the ball and scored on a 4 yard run my Maloney and our conversion failed.

4th OT
We got the ball first in OT #4 but missed a 42 yard FG after three straight incomplete passes. Miami then broke out hearts with a TD scoring drive and won the game 47-41..


Buffalo 7 14 0 0 20 - 41
Miami of Ohio 3 0 8 10 26 - 47



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 19 123 6.4 21 2 4 0
49 Dillon 10 72 7.2 18 1 1 0
10 Spencer 4 -5 -1.2 2 0 2 1
5 Maloney 1 4 4.0 4 1 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 33 17 245 7.4 28 2 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Maloney 4 89 22.2 38 28 0
42 Jennings 3 12 4.0 11 8 0
6 Bueter 3 47 15.6 26 17 1
82 Cline 3 41 13.6 8 18 1
80 Bias 3 57 19.0 11 28 0
49 Dillon 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0



Up Next: 4-2 Marshall comes to town... I hope we can get back up for this one after such an emotional loss.


National Top 10


Michigan 7-0 B10 1 3 2.00 1
Ohio State 6-0 B10 2 4 3.00 5
Florida 7-0 SEC 3 1 2.00 2
Nebraska 6-0 B12 4 2 3.00 7
Alabama 7-0 SEC 5 6 5.50 3
Southern California 5-0 P10 6 5 5.50 4
Oklahoma 5-1 B12 7 7 7.00 6
Texas 5-1 B12 8 15 11.50 16
Georgia 5-1 SEC 9 9 9.00 8
Syracuse 5-0 BES 10 10 10.00 11

[Poli]

Thought for sure you'd be the Vols. :)

[Alf]

me too

[govols]

I have tried careers with the Vols but just don't like trying to keep them on top. Too much presure to win..

Just ask Phil Fulmer he goes 10-3 this season and all the talk shows are asking for either his head or Randy Sanders (offensive Cord.) head.....

[govols]

[B]Week 8 Marshall (4-2) (2-0)

After last week this game was boring. Marshall jumped on us early and often taking the game 38-7. Spencer had a terrible game going 9 of 22 with 5 interceptions. The only positive aspect was backup Whyte effort in the 4th quarter he was 7-9 for 75 yards and a TD in the 4th.



Marshall 7 10 21 0 - 38
Buffalo 0 0 0 7 - 7



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 10 14 1.4 11 0 5 0
3 Whyte 5 16 3.2 21 0 0 3
42 Jennings 4 4 1.0 3 0 1 0
43 Mayhew 4 13 3.2 10 0 2 0
10 Spencer 3 -9 -3.0 2 0 0 2

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 22 9 112 5.0 33 0 5
3 Whyte 9 7 75 8.3 26 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
6 Bueter 4 31 7.7 5 17 1
5 Maloney 4 34 8.5 10 12 0
80 Bias 4 105 26.2 30 33 0
42 Jennings 3 10 3.3 0 7 0
90 Ferrer 1 7 7.0 0 7 0



Up Next: 3-4 Ohio

[govols]

Week 9 Ohio (3-4)(1-2)

Ohio is a 5 point favorite over us in our place. We lost starting QB Sten Spencer in the 3rd quarter for the season with a shoulder separation that will require surgery. Backup Cedric Whyte stepped in with us trailing 13-3 and led us to a score but just didn't complete enough passes to get the comeback as we lost 20-10.



Ohio 3 10 0 7 - 20
Buffalo 3 0 0 7 - 10




Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 8 36 4.5 10 0 2 0
10 Spencer 7 -41 -5.8 0 0 0 7
49 Dillon 7 24 3.4 17 0 1 0
5 Maloney 2 13 6.5 12 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 20 9 92 4.6 39 0 2
3 Whyte 15 4 82 5.4 38 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Cline 3 80 26.6 43 39 1
80 Bias 3 53 17.6 19 38 0
42 Jennings 2 12 6.0 4 8 0
90 Ferrer 1 6 6.0 3 6 0
89 Orth 1 10 10.0 6 10 0
6 Bueter 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
5 Maloney 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
4 Knowles 1 4 4.0 0 4 0



Up Next: Toledo which is leading the southern division of the MAC.


The College Years
2003 Summary for Buffalo

Record: 0-9
Rank: 125

Buffalo Team Rank
Rushes 230 102 (T)
Rushing Yards 672 108
Yards Per Carry 2.92 106 (T)
Pass Attempts 300 8
Completions 133 43 (T)
Passing Yards 1522 64
Yards Per Attempt 5.07 118
3rd Down Conversions 26.0 113
Points Per Game 14.1 114
Turnovers 27 122 (T)
Turnover Margin -11 116 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 386 125
Rushing Yards 1444 110
Yards Per Carry 3.74 59
Pass Attempts 267 113 (T)
Completions 182 125
Passing Yards 2364 123
Yards Per Attempt 8.85 122
3rd Down Conversions 39.1 84
Points Per Game 39.0 115
Turnovers 16 51 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 21 at RUTG (75) 33
2 3 at IOWA (35) 59
3 0 at KSST (12) 72
4 28 CONN (89) 31
5 17 AKRN (78) 24
6 0 at CFLA (40) 27
7 41 at MIAO (85) 47
8 7 MRSH (32) 38
9 10 OHIO (76) 20
10 at TOLE (50)
11 NILL (83)
13 at KENT (113)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Spencer QB 239 109 1264 5.28 9 19
3 Whyte QB 61 24 258 4.22 2 1
Team --- 300 133 1522 5.07 11 20

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
42 Jennings RB 83 438 5.27 3 23 22
49 Dillon RB 66 301 4.56 1 26 42
10 Spencer QB 50 -159 -3.18 0 43 208
Team --- 230 672 2.92 5 102 308

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Bias WR 61 24 457 19.0 161 3
5 Maloney WR 60 25 358 14.3 78 0
6 Bueter WR 47 21 259 12.3 67 3
82 Cline WR 30 10 155 15.5 58 2
4 Knowles WR 28 10 90 9.0 35 1
42 Jennings RB 22 15 39 2.6 24 0
90 Ferrer TE 20 11 61 5.5 54 1
49 Dillon RB 10 6 20 3.3 11 0
88 Rogalle WR 10 4 49 12.2 16 0
89 Orth TE 9 6 30 5.0 15 1
Team --- 300 133 1522 11.4 525 11

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
25 Clayton S 70 24 0.0 6 0 3
93 Sheldon ILB 59 22 1.0 8 1 3
47 Kirk S 57 22 0.0 4 1 0
96 Brady ILB 55 20 0.0 11 0 3
73 Kiluk DE 52 25 9.5 14 0 0
53 Bailey OLB 44 14 1.5 10 0 3
98 Roberson OLB 26 7 0.0 2 0 0
35 Forbes S 23 4 0.0 2 0 2
44 Alford OLB 21 9 0.0 4 0 0
74 Clemente DE 20 7 7.5 10 0 0
92 Alonso DT 17 7 4.5 8 0 0
48 Hoffman S 15 10 0.0 0 2 3
77 Fox DE 11 2 0.0 3 0 0
36 Kripper CB 11 0 0.0 0 1 2
45 Perez CB 9 1 0.0 0 0 1
Team --- 598 183 26.0 88 6 25

[govols]

[B]Week 10 at Toledo (4-3)

We lost again to drop to 0-10 but this may have been the best game we played all year. Toledo was a 22 point favorite and it took them all 4 quarters to put us away 20-10. Whyte played really well going 17 for 30 for 186 Yards.


Buffalo 7 0 3 0 - 10
Toledo 7 3 7 3 - 20




Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 10 41 4.1 24 0 4 0
3 Whyte 6 -16 -2.6 6 0 0 4
49 Dillon 2 0 0.0 2 0 1 0
43 Mayhew 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Whyte 30 17 186 6.2 31 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
42 Jennings 3 6 2.0 12 7 0
5 Maloney 3 53 17.6 1 28 0
82 Cline 3 43 14.3 1 31 0
80 Bias 3 33 11.0 10 15 0
6 Bueter 2 15 7.5 0 8 0
4 Knowles 2 31 15.5 0 17 0
89 Orth 1 5 5.0 3 5 0


Up Next: 4-5 Northern Illinois

[govols]

Week 11 Northern Illinois (4-5)(4-1)

Northern a 10 point favorite in our place and we have them down 17-3 at the half. I knew Northern would make a run at us in the second half and they did but with 8:00 remaining in the game they scored but missed the extra point to leave the score at 17-16. We couldn't manage a 1st down and gave them good field position and they took it in and got a two point conversion to make it 24-17. We got the ball with just under 4 minutes remaining and Whyte led us down the field with some great passing but the comeback ended with a 4th and 16 on the Northern Illinois 17 yard line. The question now is will Whyte ever give up the starting job next year when our starter comes back.. Right now it doesn't look like it.


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 14 91 6.5 37 1 4 0
3 Whyte 8 -38 -4.7 1 0 1 6
49 Dillon 3 4 1.3 3 1 1 0
43 Mayhew 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Whyte 33 22 202 6.1 27 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Maloney 6 55 9.1 11 22 0
80 Bias 6 79 13.1 11 27 0
42 Jennings 2 -3 -1.5 0 1 0
49 Dillon 2 7 3.5 4 4 0
90 Ferrer 2 18 9.0 6 19 0
6 Bueter 2 35 17.5 13 26 0
85 Kebsch 1 9 9.0 1 9 0
82 Cline 1 2 2.0 0 2 0


Up Next: we finally have a bye week !!!


2003 Season Standings, Mid-American - North

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Central Florida 7 3 0 .700 265 225 6 0 0 1.000 198 80 Won 1
Marshall 7 2 0 .777 294 249 5 0 0 1.000 173 97 Won 5
Miami of Ohio 4 5 0 .444 186 273 4 1 0 .800 152 124 Won 2
Ohio 5 4 0 .555 198 278 3 2 0 .600 133 151 Won 3
Akron 4 6 0 .400 191 264 2 5 0 .285 146 209 Lost 2
Kent State 1 8 0 .111 156 303 1 5 0 .166 125 159 Lost 8
**Buffalo 0 11 0 .000 154 395 0 7 0 .000 102 200 Lost 11

Mid-American - South

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Northern Illinois 5 5 0 .500 174 317 5 1 0 .833 145 122 Won 3
Toledo 6 3 0 .666 277 126 4 1 0 .800 173 41 Won 5
Bowling Green 4 5 0 .444 202 274 3 2 0 .600 147 126 Lost 2
Western Michigan 5 5 0 .500 293 299 3 3 0 .500 196 163 Won 2
Central Michigan 4 6 0 .400 257 271 3 4 0 .428 196 176 Won 2
Ball State 4 6 0 .400 205 274 2 4 0 .333 129 158 Lost 3
Eastern Michigan 1 9 0 .100 135 413 0 6 0 .000 82 291 Lost 8

[govols]

Week 13 @ Kent State (1-9)(1-7)

It is a battle of the two last place teams in the MAC North. We are 6 point underdogs and it is our last chance to win a game this season. Both teams showed why they had only won one game between them and were terrible. Kent State was less terrible and won the game 7-3. It was the second straight game that our last minute drive ended with a 4th down in the red zone.



Buffalo 0 0 3 0 - 3
Kent State 0 7 0 0 - 7



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
42 Jennings 10 46 4.6 32 0 4 0
3 Whyte 7 7 1.0 25 0 0 4
49 Dillon 6 18 3.0 9 0 3 0
43 Mayhew 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 2 0
5 Maloney 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Whyte 36 20 142 3.9 31 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Bias 6 65 10.8 21 31 0
5 Maloney 4 21 5.2 2 9 0
82 Cline 4 26 6.5 0 10 0
89 Orth 2 13 6.5 2 10 0
42 Jennings 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0
90 Ferrer 1 7 7.0 4 7 0
97 Prescott 1 1 1.0 1 1 0
6 Bueter 1 13 13.0 0 13 0


We end the season 0-12 !!!


The College Years
2003 Summary for Buffalo

Record: 0-12
Rank: 125

Buffalo Team Rank
Rushes 301 115
Rushing Yards 828 113
Yards Per Carry 2.75 112
Pass Attempts 399 18
Completions 192 39
Passing Yards 2052 69
Yards Per Attempt 5.14 117
3rd Down Conversions 24.3 118
Points Per Game 13.0 120
Turnovers 30 107 (T)
Turnover Margin -8 105 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 518 125
Rushing Yards 1781 87
Yards Per Carry 3.43 49
Pass Attempts 340 89 (T)
Completions 232 120
Passing Yards 2996 121
Yards Per Attempt 8.81 119
3rd Down Conversions 37.0 74 (T)
Points Per Game 33.5 99
Turnovers 22 64 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 21 at RUTG (76) 33
2 3 at IOWA (51) 59
3 0 at KSST (24) 72
4 28 CONN (100) 31
5 17 AKRN (89) 24
6 0 at CFLA (46) 27
7 41 at MIAO (71) 47
8 7 MRSH (25) 38
9 10 OHIO (65) 20
10 10 at TOLE (36) 20
11 17 NILL (73) 24
13 3 at KENT (112) 7

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Spencer QB 239 109 1264 5.28 9 19
3 Whyte QB 160 83 788 4.92 2 2
Team --- 399 192 2052 5.14 11 21

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
42 Jennings RB 117 616 5.26 4 35 38
49 Dillon RB 77 323 4.19 2 31 49
10 Spencer QB 50 -159 -3.18 0 43 208
3 Whyte QB 31 -44 -1.41 0 21 129
Team --- 301 828 2.75 7 137 429

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Bias WR 87 39 634 16.2 203 3
5 Maloney WR 79 38 487 12.8 92 0
6 Bueter WR 57 26 322 12.3 80 3
82 Cline WR 46 18 226 12.5 59 2
4 Knowles WR 32 12 121 10.0 35 1
42 Jennings RB 30 21 38 1.8 36 0
90 Ferrer TE 27 14 86 6.1 64 1
89 Orth TE 14 9 48 5.3 20 1
49 Dillon RB 12 8 27 3.3 15 0
Team --- 399 192 2052 10.6 628 11

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
25 Clayton S 100 34 0.0 10 0 5
93 Sheldon ILB 82 33 1.0 13 1 3
96 Brady ILB 80 29 0.0 12 0 3
47 Kirk S 75 35 0.0 7 1 0
73 Kiluk DE 72 39 13.5 23 0 0
53 Bailey OLB 57 17 1.5 12 0 3
98 Roberson OLB 35 16 0.0 3 1 1
35 Forbes S 29 7 0.0 3 0 2
74 Clemente DE 28 11 9.0 13 0 0
44 Alford OLB 25 12 0.0 4 0 0
92 Alonso DT 22 9 5.0 10 0 0
48 Hoffman S 18 11 0.0 0 2 3
45 Perez CB 14 2 0.0 0 0 1
77 Fox DE 12 2 0.0 3 0 0
Team --- 792 268 32.0 119 9 28

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POSTSEASON


The MAC Championship:
Bowling Green (8-6) Upsets #23 Marshall (10-4), 23-21

MAC Bowl Game Results:

Toledo over Hawaii 38-3
Air Force over Bowling Green 31-17
Ole Miss over Marshall 28-14


National Championship Game:
Oklahoma over Florida 35-7

Final Coaches Top 10:

1 Michigan 12-1
2 Oklahoma 13-1
3 Texas 12-1
4 Alabama 13-1
5 California-Los Angeles 12-1
6 Nebraska 12-2
7 Florida 12-2
8 Georgia 11-2
9 Southern California 11-2
10 Ohio State 10-3


Final Fans Top 10:

1 Oklahoma 13-1
2 Michigan 12-1
3 California-Los Angeles 12-1
4 Texas 12-1
5 Nebraska 12-2
6 Florida 12-2
7 Alabama 13-1
8 Georgia 11-2
9 Illinois 11-2
10 Southern California 11-2


Out Final Numbers:

The College Years
2003 Summary for Buffalo

Record: 0-12
Rank: 125

Buffalo Team Rank
Rushes 301 118
Rushing Yards 828 116
Yards Per Carry 2.75 108 (T)
Pass Attempts 399 33
Completions 192 51 (T)
Passing Yards 2052 83
Yards Per Attempt 5.14 117
3rd Down Conversions 24.3 116
Points Per Game 13.0 119
Turnovers 30 100 (T)
Turnover Margin -8 105 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 518 123
Rushing Yards 1781 73
Yards Per Carry 3.43 49
Pass Attempts 340 43
Completions 232 118 (T)
Passing Yards 2996 116
Yards Per Attempt 8.81 120
3rd Down Conversions 37.0 72 (T)
Points Per Game 33.5 99
Turnovers 22 73 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 21 at RUTG (82) 33
2 3 at IOWA (50) 59
3 0 at KSST (24) 72
4 28 CONN (104) 31
5 17 AKRN (91) 24
6 0 at CFLA (42) 27
7 41 at MIAO (75) 47
8 7 MRSH (35) 38
9 10 OHIO (71) 20
10 10 at TOLE (38) 20
11 17 NILL (73) 24
13 3 at KENT (113) 7

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Spencer QB 239 109 1264 5.28 9 19
3 Whyte QB 160 83 788 4.92 2 2
Team --- 399 192 2052 5.14 11 21

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
42 Jennings RB 117 616 5.26 4 35 38
49 Dillon RB 77 323 4.19 2 31 49
10 Spencer QB 50 -159 -3.18 0 43 208
3 Whyte QB 31 -44 -1.41 0 21 129
Team --- 301 828 2.75 7 137 429

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Bias WR 87 39 634 16.2 203 3
5 Maloney WR 79 38 487 12.8 92 0
6 Bueter WR 57 26 322 12.3 80 3
82 Cline WR 46 18 226 12.5 59 2
4 Knowles WR 32 12 121 10.0 35 1
42 Jennings RB 30 21 38 1.8 36 0
90 Ferrer TE 27 14 86 6.1 64 1
89 Orth TE 14 9 48 5.3 20 1
49 Dillon RB 12 8 27 3.3 15 0
Team --- 399 192 2052 10.6 628 11

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
25 Clayton S 100 34 0.0 10 0 5
93 Sheldon ILB 82 33 1.0 13 1 3
96 Brady ILB 80 29 0.0 12 0 3
47 Kirk S 75 35 0.0 7 1 0
73 Kiluk DE 72 39 13.5 23 0 0
53 Bailey OLB 57 17 1.5 12 0 3
98 Roberson OLB 35 16 0.0 3 1 1
35 Forbes S 29 7 0.0 3 0 2
74 Clemente DE 28 11 9.0 13 0 0
44 Alford OLB 25 12 0.0 4 0 0
92 Alonso DT 22 9 5.0 10 0 0
48 Hoffman S 18 11 0.0 0 2 3
45 Perez CB 14 2 0.0 0 0 1
77 Fox DE 12 2 0.0 3 0 0
Team --- 792 268 32.0 119 9 28

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2004 PreSeason

We have two available games for this season and I schedule two Ivy league Schools to fill our schedule: Yale finished 2-9 last year and Harvard finished 3-8. At this point we just need a win any win would do. We lost 12 in a row last season !


The College Years
2004 Buffalo Schedule

Rival: Connecticut
Stadium Capacity: 31,000
Season Tickets Sold: 8,400

Week Opponent Result Attendance Weather Television
2 HARVARD
3 YALE
$$5 at Eastern Michigan
$$6 OHIO
$$7 MARSHALL
$$8 WESTERN MICHIGAN
$$9 at Kent State
10 CONNECTICUT
$$11 AKRON
$$12 at Central Florida
$$13 at Miami of Ohio

Home Games in ALL CAPS
$$-Conference Games, ##-League Championship Games, **-Post-Season Games

PreSeason Coaches Poll Top 10:
School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 1 1 1.00 1
Michigan 0-0 B10 2 2 2.00 2
Texas 0-0 B12 3 12 7.50 4
Florida 0-0 SEC 4 3 3.50 3
Alabama 0-0 SEC 5 17 11.00 9
Ohio State 0-0 B10 6 9 7.50 6
Miami of Florida 0-0 BES 7 4 5.50 5
California-Los Angeles 0-0 P10 8 5 6.50 7
Nebraska 0-0 B12 9 6 7.50 8
Georgia 0-0 SEC 10 7 8.50 10

Preseason MAC Coaches Ratings:

Toledo 0-0 MAC 50 29 39.50 46
Marshall 0-0 MAC 53 44 48.50 53
Central Florida 0-0 MAC 56 40 48.00 54
Bowling Green 0-0 MAC 63 57 60.00 60
Northern Illinois 0-0 MAC 72 80 76.00 75
Central Michigan 0-0 MAC 75 52 63.50 69
Ohio 0-0 MAC 81 106 93.50 88
Western Michigan 0-0 MAC 82 77 79.50 81
Miami of Ohio 0-0 MAC 90 55 72.50 82
Ball State 0-0 MAC 97 78 87.50 94
Akron 0-0 MAC 104 115 109.50 108
Eastern Michigan 0-0 MAC 105 91 98.00 102
Kent State 0-0 MAC 115 116 115.50 115
**Buffalo 0-0 MAC 122 124 123.00 122

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Roster Evaluations

The Pos +/- is the rating change from last years starter and the +/- by the player rating is the rating change from the players rating from last season.

Pos Pos =/- Player Rate +/- Class Returning Starter
QB 0 Stan Spencer 35 0 Sr Yes
RB +10 Chester Dillon 37 +10 Sr
TE -2 Trent Diaz 17 * Fr
FL -3 Lonnie Cline 23 +4 Sr Yes
SE +3 Jon Meyer 22 * Fr
WR +8 Chris Bian 19 +8 So Yes
T 0 Levon Camarillo 35 0 Sr Yes
T -3 Russell Aaron 28 -3 Sr Yes
G +5 Charles Munson 31 +5 Sr Yes
G -2 Zack Buckley 24 -2 Sr Yes
C +4 Leon Gilliam 18 +4 So Yes

Offensivly we returned 8 starters from last season. There are 7 Seniors starting on Offense. We had an overall improvement of 20 rating points on offense over last season


Pos Pos =/- Player Rate +/- Class Returning Starter
NT +7 Vernon Fuld 22 +7 Sr
DE +1 Juan Clemente 15 +1 Jr Yes
DE -15 Shane Jamieson 18 +3 So
ILB 0 Mack Sheldon 37 0 Sr Yes
ILB +4 Curtis Bradey 33 +4 Jr Yes
OLB -7 OJ Hamilton 20 0 Sr
OLB -8 Mickey Dillon 17 * Fr
CB -22 Jorge Kelly 17 +6 So
CB -5 Daryke Ingram 15 +1 Sr
S 0 Bert Kirk 39 0 Sr Yes (@ CB)
S -1 Bryant Forbes 28 -1 Sr Yes (@ CB)

We only returned 5 starters from our defense last season and two of those are playing different positions than last year. We dropped by 46 rating points over last years defense. It might be match last years 0-12 but with this defense anything is possible...
...

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Week 2 Harvard

WE WIN WE WIN WE WIN !!!

After a bye week in week one of the season we take on Harvard of the Ivy League. We are finally favored in a game and we covered by a point. It took a great game by Chester Dillon with 211 rushing yards and 59 receiving yards and 5 rushing touchdowns and another receiving TD. Stan Spencer also had the best game of his career completing 25 of 33 for 310 Yards and a TD. He did however continue throwing interceptions with two more today. Our defense couldn't stop Hardvard but we were able to outscore them.

Chester's 6 touchdown broke the league record for touchdowns in a game....


Harvard 14 0 7 14 - 35
Buffalo 7 14 0 21 - 42



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 25 211 8.4 28 5 7 0
10 Spencer 2 -11 -5.5 0 0 0 2

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 33 25 310 9.3 31 1 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
49 Dillon 7 59 8.4 54 13 1
80 Bias 7 104 14.8 39 31 0
8 Meyer 5 71 14.2 26 23 0
82 Cline 2 22 11.0 0 18 0
91 Diaz 2 29 14.5 0 19 0
90 Ferrer 1 10 10.0 6 10 0
6 Bueter 1 15 15.0 9 15

Up Next: Another Ivy League Team... Yale

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Week 3 Yale (0-2)

Yale comes into Buffalo as a 5 point underdog. We turned what was a close game heading to the 4th into a route. We scored 20 points in the 4th mostly off of our defense. The defense returned an interception 92 yards for a score and setup the offense around midfield for two other 4th quarter scores. Dillon had another great game with 102 yards on 18 carries to go along with 52 yards receiving. True Freshman QB Brandon Parrish threw a TD pass on his first pass of his college career to serve notice that highly recruited Toby Hicks who is redshirting this season will have come competition for next years starting QB spot.



Yale 0 3 0 0 - 3
Buffalo 7 3 0 20 - 30



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 18 102 5.6 33 1 2 0
10 Spencer 3 -1 -0.3 11 0 0 2
43 Mayhew 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 36 18 180 5.0 22 1 0
5 Parrish 1 1 29 29.0 29 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
49 Dillon 5 52 10.4 26 18 0
8 Meyer 5 52 10.4 17 15 0
80 Bias 4 48 12.0 46 22 1
91 Diaz 2 7 3.5 1 8 0
43 Mayhew 1 29 29.0 40 29 1
6 Bueter 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
82 Cline 1 12 12.0 1 12 0

Up Next: We have a bye week before we start into the conference season at Eastern Michigan. That is were we find out if these two wins are legit....

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Week 5 @ Eastern Michigan (0-2)

Vegas has this game even... Is there any way this team is as good as itr first 3 games ? We jumped out to a 31-3 lead and never were challenged. Stan Spencer was great again going 25 of 32 for 322 yards. True Freshman Jon Meyer stepped up to make 13 catches for 169 yards. Dillon had his third straight 100 yard game with a 103 yard 3 TD performace. The 3 touchdowns gives him 9 rushing touchdowns in 3 games.



Buffalo 3 28 3 10 - 44
Eastern Michigan 3 0 7 8 - 18


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 30 103 3.4 33 3 14 0
10 Spencer 5 5 1.0 8 1 0 2
43 Mayhew 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 32 25 322 10.0 35 0 0
5 Parrish 5 4 32 6.4 11 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Meyer 13 169 13.0 50 35 0
6 Bueter 5 43 8.6 9 11 0
80 Bias 5 110 22.0 3 33 0
49 Dillon 3 12 4.0 9 5 0
43 Mayhew 1 7 7.0 1 7 0
7 Sawyer 1 5 5.0 7 5 1
91 Diaz 1 8 8.0 1 8 0


Up Next: 1-2 Ohio comes to Buffalo..

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Week 6 Ohio (1-2)

Vegas says this game is even. They must not have been aware that we just are not that good... Ohio Led the game 17-0 before we even got a first down. It was never close as we lost 48-7. I think the team was bothered by their first TV appearance...


Ohio 10 10 14 14 - 48
Buffalo 0 0 0 7 - 7



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 20 67 3.3 18 0 4 0
43 Mayhew 6 27 4.5 13 1 1 0
10 Spencer 3 3 1.0 4 0 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 23 11 179 7.7 46 0 1
5 Parrish 2 1 -5 -2.5 -5 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Bias 5 109 21.8 28 46 0
7 Sawyer 3 39 13.0 2 19 0
49 Dillon 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
85 Kebsch 1 -5 -5.0 0 -5 0
6 Bueter 1 9 9.0 1 9 0
8 Meyer 1 12 12.0 15 12 0



The College Years
2004 Summary for Buffalo

Record: 3-1
Rank: 68

Buffalo Team Rank
Rushes 114 107
Rushing Yards 515 74
Yards Per Carry 4.51 25
Pass Attempts 132 44
Completions 85 19
Passing Yards 1047 29
Yards Per Attempt 7.93 36 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 30.2 85
Points Per Game 30.7 39
Turnovers 4 16 (T)
Turnover Margin +5 16 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 136 35 (T)
Rushing Yards 594 67
Yards Per Carry 4.36 88
Pass Attempts 131 78
Completions 72 79 (T)
Passing Yards 931 70
Yards Per Attempt 7.10 60
3rd Down Conversions 44.6 101 (T)
Points Per Game 26.0 67 (T)
Turnovers 9 42 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 42 HARV (117) 35
3 30 YALE (125) 3
5 44 at EMIC (119) 18
6 7 OHIO (73) 48
7 MRSH (36)
8 WMIC (88)
9 at KENT (66)
10 CONN (90)
11 AKRN (99)
12 at CFLA (58)
13 at MIAO (95)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Spencer QB 124 79 991 7.99 2 3
5 Parrish QB 8 6 56 7.00 2 0
Team --- 132 85 1047 7.93 4 3

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
49 Dillon RB 93 483 5.19 9 27 38
10 Spencer QB 13 -4 -0.30 1 8 37
43 Mayhew RB 8 36 4.50 1 1 3
Team --- 114 515 4.51 11 36 78

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Meyer WR 38 24 304 12.6 108 0
80 Bias WR 26 21 371 17.6 116 1
49 Dillon RB 24 16 133 8.3 89 1
6 Bueter WR 15 8 76 9.5 19 0
91 Diaz TE 8 5 44 8.8 2 0
82 Cline WR 6 3 34 11.3 1 0
7 Sawyer WR 5 4 44 11.0 9 1
90 Ferrer TE 4 1 10 10.0 6 0
Team --- 132 85 1047 12.3 391 4

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
47 Kirk S 30 12 0.0 5 2 6
96 Brady ILB 25 9 0.0 4 0 1
35 Forbes S 22 8 0.0 2 0 1
93 Sheldon ILB 17 7 0.0 0 1 2
38 Ingram CB 14 3 0.0 1 1 3
74 Clemente DE 13 3 3.5 6 0 0
46 Kelly CB 13 4 0.0 0 1 1
57 Rodriguez OLB 10 2 1.0 2 0 0
45 Perez CB 8 3 0.0 0 0 1
97 Dillon OLB 8 1 0.0 0 1 0
98 Crawford DE 7 1 2.0 3 0 0
75 Jamieson DE 6 8 0.5 0 0 0
41 Bisson ILB 6 1 0.0 1 0 0
52 Alcott OLB 6 2 0.0 1 0 0
29 Frantz CB 6 1 0.0 1 0 0
40 Wellins RB 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team --- 222 71 7.0 27 7 15

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Week 7 Marshall(4-1) at Buffalo (3-1)

Marshall is an 11 point favorite here at Buffalo. We played very well on offense but we just could not get off the field on defense. Dillon had another very good day rusing for 123 yards on 16 carries. Spencer also threw for 286 yards in the game. We had some problems closing out drives. We missed two field goals early and threw one interception in the endzone. If we could have just converted those drives we could have made it a 4 quarter game.


Marshall 7 21 3 7 - 38
Buffalo 0 10 10 0 - 20

Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 16 123 7.6 54 0 6 0
10 Spencer 6 -36 -6.0 2 0 0 5
5 Parrish 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 0 1
8 Meyer 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 31 14 286 9.2 42 2 2
5 Parrish 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
6 Bueter 4 79 19.7 28 32 1
80 Bias 4 65 16.2 57 25 1
8 Meyer 3 87 29.0 23 42 0
49 Dillon 2 35 17.5 3 30 0
90 Ferrer 1 20 20.0 4 20 0

Up Next: 1-4 Western Michigan


The College Years
2004 Season Standings, Mid-American - North

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Marshall 5 1 0 .833 214 95 3 0 0 1.000 104 40 Won 3
Ohio 3 2 0 .600 112 113 3 0 0 1.000 95 37 Won 3
Kent State 3 1 0 .750 103 99 2 0 0 1.000 63 29 Won 2
Miami of Ohio 1 4 0 .200 75 140 1 1 0 .500 52 25 Lost 1
Akron 1 3 0 .250 64 118 1 1 0 .500 42 43 Lost 1
**Buffalo 3 2 0 .600 143 142 1 2 0 .333 71 104 Lost 2
Central Florida 2 3 0 .400 90 141 1 2 0 .333 42 79 Lost 2

Mid-American - South

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Central Michigan 2 3 0 .400 102 102 1 1 0 .500 44 48 Won 2
Northern Illinois 1 3 0 .250 57 139 1 1 0 .500 40 39 Lost 1
Ball State 1 4 0 .200 82 164 1 1 0 .500 51 55 Won 1
Bowling Green 1 4 0 .200 62 197 1 1 0 .500 45 61 Won 1
Toledo 2 3 0 .400 89 97 0 2 0 .000 21 49 Lost 2
Western Michigan 1 4 0 .200 91 161 0 2 0 .000 47 57 Lost 4
Eastern Michigan 0 5 0 .000 70 201 0 2 0 .000 31 82 Lost 5

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Week 8 Western Michigan (1-4) at Buffalo (3-2)

WHAT A COMEBACK !!!

We trailed 28-10 as the 4 quarter got started. We scored a touchdown and got the two point conversion with 12:48 remaining to get back in the game. a 22 yard touchdown pass 4 minutes later cut the lead to 28-25 with 8:18 remaining. We got the ball back and drove down to a 4th and goal at the 1 and decided to kick the game tying FG with 2:32 remaining. Our defense held Western to a three and out and we drove down the field and kicked the winning FG as time expired. It took some great performances to get it done.. Dillon ran for another 159 yards on 21 carries. Spencer threw for 359 yards on 23 of 36 passing. True Freshman Meyer caught 9 passes for 195 yards and 2 TD.



Western Michigan 7 7 14 0 - 28
Buffalo 3 7 0 21 - 31

Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 21 159 7.5 32 1 3 0
10 Spencer 8 -3 -0.3 8 0 0 4

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 36 23 359 9.9 43 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Meyer 9 195 21.6 82 43 2
49 Dillon 6 51 8.5 37 13 0
6 Bueter 5 62 12.4 6 18 0
7 Sawyer 2 42 21.0 12 31 0
91 Diaz 1 9 9.0 0 9 0

Up Next: We head to 4-1 Kent State


Voter Polls

School Record Conf Coach Fans Ave Rank
Oklahoma 6-0 B12 1 1 1.00 1
California-Los Angeles 6-0 P10 2 2 2.00 2
Nebraska 6-0 B12 3 3 3.00 3
Michigan 6-1 B10 4 4 4.00 7
Texas 5-1 B12 5 12 8.50 6
Ohio State 6-1 B10 6 8 7.00 10
Alabama 5-1 SEC 7 17 12.00 12
Colorado State 7-0 MWT 8 9 8.50 9
South Carolina 6-0 SEC 9 6 7.50 4
Boise State 5-0 WAC 10 7 8.50 11

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Week 9 Buffalo(4-2) at Kent State (4-1)

We head to Kent State as 13 point underdogs. Kent State broke the game open in the second quarter. We only had 27 total yards at the half. The second half was better for the offense but it was too late. Spencer had a terrible game going just 11 for 38. Dillon didn't fair any better with just 28 yards.



Buffalo 0 0 11 7 - 18
Kent State 3 23 7 7 - 40



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 8 28 3.5 11 0 2 0
10 Spencer 4 -25 -6.2 0 0 0 4

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 38 11 202 5.3 43 2 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
7 Sawyer 3 61 20.3 50 29 2
49 Dillon 2 21 10.5 23 16 0
80 Bias 2 39 19.5 10 31 0
8 Meyer 2 52 26.0 9 43 0
85 Kebsch 1 11 11.0 7 11 0
6 Bueter 1 18 18.0 0 18 0


UP NEXT: We step out of the conference against U CONN...


The College Years
2004 Summary for Buffalo

Record: 4-3
Rank: 71

Buffalo Team Rank
Rushes 179 115
Rushing Yards 766 84
Yards Per Carry 4.27 36 (T)
Pass Attempts 240 22
Completions 133 23 (T)
Passing Yards 1894 16
Yards Per Attempt 7.89 38 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 26.9 104
Points Per Game 27.4 52
Turnovers 10 36 (T)
Turnover Margin +5 23 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 265 79 (T)
Rushing Yards 1116 80
Yards Per Carry 4.21 81
Pass Attempts 240 118 (T)
Completions 141 119 (T)
Passing Yards 1755 111
Yards Per Attempt 7.31 82
3rd Down Conversions 46.5 117
Points Per Game 30.0 87 (T)
Turnovers 15 32 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 42 HARV (112) 35
3 30 YALE (125) 3
5 44 at EMIC (121) 18
6 7 OHIO (64) 48
7 20 MRSH (27) 38
8 31 WMIC (107) 28
9 18 at KENT (44) 40
10 CONN (103)
11 AKRN (93)
12 at CFLA (55)
13 at MIAO (106)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Spencer QB 229 127 1838 8.02 8 8
Team --- 240 133 1894 7.89 10 8

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
49 Dillon RB 138 793 5.74 10 38 56
10 Spencer QB 31 -68 -2.19 1 21 126
Team --- 179 766 4.27 12 61 189

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Meyer WR 71 38 638 16.7 222 2
80 Bias WR 40 27 475 17.5 183 2
49 Dillon RB 39 26 240 9.2 152 1
6 Bueter WR 37 18 235 13.0 53 1
7 Sawyer WR 15 9 147 16.3 71 3
91 Diaz TE 14 6 53 8.8 2 0
90 Ferrer TE 7 2 30 15.0 10 0
Team --- 240 133 1894 14.2 742 10

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
47 Kirk S 59 14 0.0 8 2 11
96 Brady ILB 45 18 0.0 5 0 2
35 Forbes S 43 13 0.0 5 0 3
93 Sheldon ILB 35 12 0.0 2 1 3
38 Ingram CB 28 5 0.0 2 2 3
74 Clemente DE 21 6 6.5 9 0 0
46 Kelly CB 21 5 0.0 0 2 2
57 Rodriguez OLB 18 5 1.0 3 0 0
75 Jamieson DE 15 8 3.5 6 0 0
98 Crawford DE 15 3 3.0 4 0 0
41 Bisson ILB 14 3 0.0 2 1 0
52 Alcott OLB 14 5 1.0 3 0 0
45 Perez CB 14 5 0.0 0 0 1
97 Dillon OLB 13 8 0.0 0 2 1
92 Alonso DT 7 4 1.0 3 0 0
95 Fuld DT 7 4 0.0 1 1 0
Team --- 426 125 17.0 55 11 29

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Week 10 Conn Connecticut (2-6) at Buffalo (4-3)

We jumped on Connecticut in the first half by a 24-6 score and hung on to win 38-23. Spencer led us going 26 of 37 for 276 yards and 3 touchdown with no interceptions... We are one win away from a winning season. That would be some turnaround from going 0-12 last year...


Connecticut 0 6 7 10 - 23
Buffalo 14 10 7 7 - 38


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 23 89 3.8 20 1 10 0
10 Spencer 5 -25 -5.0 0 0 1 4
8 Meyer 2 28 14.0 23 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 37 26 276 7.4 43 3 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
49 Dillon 6 18 3.0 10 6 0
6 Bueter 5 67 13.4 35 25 1
8 Meyer 5 57 11.4 17 19 0
80 Bias 3 38 12.6 14 17 2
91 Diaz 3 24 8.0 17 9 0
90 Ferrer 2 21 10.5 0 18 0
7 Sawyer 2 51 25.5 4 43 0

UP NEXT: Akron


2004 Season Standings, Mid-American - North

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Marshall 7 1 0 .875 295 116 5 0 0 1.000 185 61 Won 5
Kent State 6 1 0 .857 205 161 5 0 0 1.000 165 91 Won 5
Ohio 4 4 0 .500 191 196 4 1 0 .800 154 85 Lost 2
Central Florida 5 3 0 .625 184 178 4 2 0 .666 136 116 Won 3
**Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 230 233 2 3 0 .400 120 172 Won 1
Akron 2 5 0 .285 115 203 2 3 0 .400 93 128 Lost 2
Miami of Ohio 1 6 0 .142 89 194 1 3 0 .250 66 79 Lost 3

Mid-American - South

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Northern Illinois 3 4 0 .428 156 197 3 2 0 .600 139 97 Won 2
Bowling Green 3 5 0 .375 153 261 3 2 0 .600 136 125 Won 2
Toledo 4 3 0 .571 150 116 2 2 0 .500 82 68 Won 2
Ball State 2 5 0 .285 126 219 2 2 0 .500 95 110 Won 1
Central Michigan 2 6 0 .250 145 203 1 4 0 .200 87 149 Lost 3
Western Michigan 1 7 0 .125 167 281 0 5 0 .000 123 177 Lost 7
Eastern Michigan 0 8 0 .000 116 319 0 5 0 .000 77 200 Lost 8

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Akron (2-5)(2-3) at Buffalo (5-3)(2-3)

We are 12 point favorites at home over Akron. This is a hugh game for us since a win here would secure a winning season and get us to .500 in conference. I never really felt confortable in this one until late as early in the 4th Akron had cut our 24-0 halftime lead down to 31-21. At that point I feel we woke up and took control 1:30 seconds after the lead was cut to 10 Spencer hit Meyer on a 71 yard scoring strike. Just two minutes after that we were back in the endzone again on a 6 yard touchdown run by Dillion. Dillon had 166 yards rushing on 32 carries on the day. The gives him 1048 yards on the season. Jon Meyer also had a big day catching the ball with 188 yards on 6 catches with 3 touchdowns. He should get over the 1000 yard mark as well before he end of the season. Meyer is just a freshman. If he can stay healthy and stays here for all 4 years he may set career records here that may never be broken.

This was our day for big scoring plays. We had touchdown passes of 45 and 71 yards and two interception returns of 48 and 64.


Akron 0 0 13 8 - 21
Buffalo 7 17 7 21 - 52



Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 32 166 5.1 26 2 5 0
10 Spencer 5 6 1.2 10 0 0 2
8 Meyer 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 37 23 361 9.7 71 3 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
49 Dillon 9 65 7.2 70 11 0
8 Meyer 6 188 31.3 44 71 3
6 Bueter 2 38 19.0 10 29 0
7 Sawyer 2 28 14.0 9 17 0
80 Bias 2 20 10.0 1 11 0
91 Diaz 2 22 11.0 18 17 0


The College Years
2004 Summary for Buffalo

Record: 6-3
Rank: 62

Buffalo Team Rank
Rushes 247 102 (T)
Rushing Yards 1039 81
Yards Per Carry 4.20 37
Pass Attempts 314 14
Completions 182 12
Passing Yards 2531 10
Yards Per Attempt 8.06 32
3rd Down Conversions 33.3 73 (T)
Points Per Game 31.3 34
Turnovers 14 43 (T)
Turnover Margin +10 11 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 322 72 (T)
Rushing Yards 1378 85
Yards Per Carry 4.27 84
Pass Attempts 310 124
Completions 172 119 (T)
Passing Yards 2264 118
Yards Per Attempt 7.30 73 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 42.8 108 (T)
Points Per Game 28.2 79 (T)
Turnovers 24 7 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 42 HARV (102) 35
3 30 YALE (125) 3
5 44 at EMIC (118) 18
6 7 OHIO (64) 48
7 20 MRSH (22) 38
8 31 WMIC (115) 28
9 18 at KENT (33) 40
10 38 CONN (108) 23
11 52 AKRN (101) 21
12 at CFLA (53)
13 at MIAO (113)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Spencer QB 303 176 2475 8.16 14 11
Team --- 314 182 2531 8.06 16 11

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
49 Dillon RB 193 1048 5.43 13 53 72
10 Spencer QB 41 -87 -2.12 1 28 163
Team --- 247 1039 4.20 15 83 242

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Meyer WR 91 49 883 18.0 283 5
49 Dillon RB 59 41 323 7.8 232 1
80 Bias WR 49 32 533 16.6 198 4
6 Bueter WR 47 25 340 13.6 98 2
7 Sawyer WR 21 13 226 17.3 84 3
91 Diaz TE 19 11 99 9.0 37 0
90 Ferrer TE 9 4 51 12.7 10 0
Team --- 314 182 2531 13.9 991 16

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
47 Kirk S 72 17 0.0 9 5 11
35 Forbes S 56 16 0.0 5 0 4
93 Sheldon ILB 49 16 0.0 4 1 3
96 Brady ILB 48 18 0.0 5 0 2
38 Ingram CB 34 7 0.0 2 4 3
46 Kelly CB 24 5 0.0 0 2 6
74 Clemente DE 22 8 6.5 9 0 0
57 Rodriguez OLB 22 9 2.0 4 0 1
98 Crawford DE 22 6 5.5 6 0 1
45 Perez CB 18 6 1.0 1 1 2
97 Dillon OLB 18 11 0.0 1 2 1
52 Alcott OLB 16 5 1.0 3 0 0
75 Jamieson DE 15 8 3.5 6 0 0
41 Bisson ILB 14 4 0.0 2 1 0
92 Alonso DT 10 4 2.0 5 0 0
29 Frantz CB 9 1 0.0 1 0 0
Team --- 526 159 27.0 69 17 37

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Week 12 Buffalo(6-3)(3-3) at Central Florida (5-4)(4-3)

We were never in the game in the second half. The game was tied at 10 at the half but it was one of those game you just feel like you are being controlled. We only had 5 first downs at the half. They had 14. The second half was even worse we only got 2 second half first downs and they took us out of the game winning 33-10. There were really not any bright spots to this game.. We drop to 3-4 in the conference our last game at Miami of Ohio next week.



Buffalo 0 10 0 0 - 10
Central Florida 7 3 14 9 - 33


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 14 47 3.3 15 1 6 0
10 Spencer 4 -16 -4.0 2 0 0 3

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 27 11 136 5.0 47 0 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Meyer 4 75 18.7 18 47 0
7 Sawyer 3 46 15.3 12 28 0
49 Dillon 2 -1 -0.5 0 3 0
80 Bias 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
91 Diaz 1 7 7.0 0 7 0


The College Years
2004 Season Standings, Mid-American - North

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Marshall 9 1 0 .900 355 147 7 0 0 1.000 245 92 Won 7
Kent State 7 2 0 .777 245 201 6 1 0 .857 205 131 Lost 1
Ohio 6 4 0 .600 253 248 6 1 0 .857 216 137 Won 2
Central Florida 6 4 0 .600 238 225 5 3 0 .625 190 163 Won 1
**Buffalo 6 4 0 .600 292 287 3 4 0 .428 182 226 Lost 1
Miami of Ohio 2 7 0 .222 147 225 2 4 0 .333 124 110 Won 1
Akron 2 7 0 .222 174 296 2 5 0 .285 152 221 Lost 4

Mid-American - South

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Toledo 6 3 0 .666 228 123 4 2 0 .666 160 75 Won 4
Northern Illinois 4 5 0 .444 180 263 3 3 0 .500 139 142 Won 1
Bowling Green 3 7 0 .300 180 335 3 4 0 .428 163 199 Lost 2
Central Michigan 4 6 0 .400 238 216 3 4 0 .428 180 162 Won 2
Ball State 2 7 0 .222 143 294 2 4 0 .333 112 185 Lost 2
Eastern Michigan 1 9 0 .100 164 400 1 6 0 .142 125 281 Lost 1
Western Michigan 1 8 0 .111 197 326 0 6 0 .000 153 222 Lost 8

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Week 13 Buffalo (6-4)(3-4) at Miami of Ohio (2-7)(2-4)

We head to Miami of Ohio as a 6 point favorite and looking for a 7-4 season. We come back 6-5 and very disappointed in our performance. We played by far our worst game of the season.


Buffalo 6 3 0 8 - 17
Miami of Ohio 10 14 7 10 - 41


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
49 Dillon 15 58 3.8 18 0 2 0
10 Spencer 6 -29 -4.8 0 0 1 5
43 Mayhew 3 22 7.3 15 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
10 Spencer 24 10 112 4.6 42 0 1
5 Parrish 13 5 72 5.5 37 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
49 Dillon 4 53 13.2 19 42 1
7 Sawyer 3 59 19.6 18 37 0
90 Ferrer 2 8 4.0 6 8 0
80 Bias 2 13 6.5 0 9 0
8 Meyer 2 35 17.5 6 18 0
6 Bueter 1 12 12.0 4 12 0
91 Diaz 1 4 4.0 0 4 0

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2004 Bowl Games

Marshall won the MAC championship over Toledo 31-24

MAC:

Motor City Bowl: Marshall over Washington State 21-7
Cotton Bowl: Kent State Lost to Georgia 62-0 OUCH
Houston Bowl: Ilinois over Toledo 31-14

MAC goes 1-2 in bowl games with Marshall being the only team to win. They finish the season 12-1


National Championship:

Oklahoma finished 13-0 by defeating Texas 34-6

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Season Recap

Overall I am happy with what happened in 2004. We finished with a 6-5 record improving on last years 0-12 season by 6 games. We ended the season on a sour note with 2 straight losses but I think we have a solid base for next season...


The College Years
2004 Summary for Buffalo

Record: 6-5
Rank: 74

Buffalo Team Rank
Rushes 289 115
Rushing Yards 1121 94
Yards Per Carry 3.87 63
Pass Attempts 378 25
Completions 208 25
Passing Yards 2851 24
Yards Per Attempt 7.54 40 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 31.5 85 (T)
Points Per Game 28.0 38
Turnovers 19 39 (T)
Turnover Margin +8 14 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 420 81 (T)
Rushing Yards 1836 92
Yards Per Carry 4.37 91
Pass Attempts 373 113 (T)
Completions 208 118
Passing Yards 2692 110
Yards Per Attempt 7.21 64 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 42.6 108
Points Per Game 29.8 90
Turnovers 27 20 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 42 HARV (110) 35
3 30 YALE (125) 3
5 44 at EMIC (120) 18
6 7 OHIO (62) 48
7 20 MRSH (10) 38
8 31 WMIC (117) 28
9 18 at KENT (36) 40
10 38 CONN (114) 23
11 52 AKRN (113) 21
12 10 at CFLA (51) 33
13 17 at MIAO (90) 41

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
10 Spencer QB 354 197 2723 7.69 14 15
5 Parrish QB 24 11 128 5.33 3 0
Team --- 378 208 2851 7.54 17 15

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
49 Dillon RB 222 1153 5.19 14 61 81
10 Spencer QB 51 -132 -2.58 1 37 210
Team --- 289 1121 3.87 16 100 298

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Meyer WR 108 55 993 18.0 307 5
49 Dillon RB 67 47 375 7.9 251 2
80 Bias WR 61 35 555 15.8 198 4
6 Bueter WR 57 26 352 13.5 102 2
7 Sawyer WR 29 19 331 17.4 114 3
91 Diaz TE 22 13 110 8.4 37 0
90 Ferrer TE 11 6 59 9.8 16 0
Team --- 378 208 2851 13.7 1074 17

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
47 Kirk S 94 18 0.0 11 5 13
35 Forbes S 70 17 0.0 8 0 6
93 Sheldon ILB 62 21 0.0 5 1 3
96 Brady ILB 48 18 0.0 5 0 2
38 Ingram CB 46 9 0.0 3 4 3
57 Rodriguez OLB 31 12 2.0 6 0 2
98 Crawford DE 30 11 5.5 7 0 1
74 Clemente DE 29 9 7.5 12 0 0
52 Alcott OLB 25 9 1.0 3 0 0
46 Kelly CB 25 10 0.0 0 2 8
41 Bisson ILB 24 7 0.0 3 1 0
45 Perez CB 21 9 1.0 1 1 2
97 Dillon OLB 19 14 0.0 1 2 2
75 Jamieson DE 15 8 3.5 6 0 0
92 Alonso DT 15 8 2.0 5 0 0
95 Fuld DT 15 8 1.5 3 1 0
Team --- 669 207 28.0 84 17 45


The College Years
2004 Season Standings, Mid-American - North

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Marshall 12 1 0 .923 463 185 8 0 0 1.000 301 99 Won 10
Kent State 9 3 0 .750 327 297 7 1 0 .875 246 144 Lost 1
Ohio 6 5 0 .545 260 304 6 2 0 .750 223 193 Lost 1
Central Florida 6 5 0 .545 238 273 5 3 0 .625 190 163 Lost 1
Miami of Ohio 4 7 0 .363 208 259 4 4 0 .500 185 144 Won 3
**Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 309 328 3 5 0 .375 199 267 Lost 2
Akron 2 9 0 .181 214 368 2 6 0 .250 165 262 Lost 6

Mid-American - South

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Toledo 8 5 0 .615 339 195 6 2 0 .750 233 85 Lost 2
Central Michigan 5 6 0 .454 269 229 4 4 0 .500 211 175 Won 3
Northern Illinois 5 6 0 .454 225 293 4 4 0 .500 184 172 Lost 1
Bowling Green 4 7 0 .363 221 345 4 4 0 .500 204 209 Won 1
Ball State 2 9 0 .181 163 363 2 6 0 .250 132 254 Lost 4
Eastern Michigan 1 10 0 .090 171 438 1 7 0 .125 132 319 Lost 2
Western Michigan 1 10 0 .090 213 392 0 8 0 .000 169 288 Lost 10

Coaches Final Poll

School Record
1 Oklahoma 13-0
2 Michigan 10-2
3 Alabama 11-2
4 Texas 10-2
5 Florida 10-2
6 Nebraska 11-2
7 Maryland 11-1
8 Southern California 10-2
9 Notre Dame 10-2
10 Marshall 12-1

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2005 Roster Evaluations



Pos Pos =/- Player Rate +/- Class Returning Starter
QB -14 Brandon Parrish 21 0 So
RB 0 Jimmy Blackwell 37 +5 Fr
TE +7 Trent Diaz 24 +7 So Yes
FL +8 Craig Payton 31 Fr
SE +9 Jon Meyer 31 +9 so Yes
WR +9 Chris Bias 28 +9 Jr Yes
T -10 Leon Gillium 25 +7 Jr Yes (At Center)
T -15 Ellis Rodriguez 13 Fr
G -5 Andy Segovia 26 +14 So
G +1 Lawrence Millins 25 +13 Jr
C +17 Bob LaClair 35 +24 Fr

We are extreamly young on Offense this season. We only returned 4 starters and one of those is playing a different position. Overall We improved by 7 ranting points but our offensive line dropped by 12 points..


Pos Pos =/- Player Rate +/- Class Returning Starter
NT +2 Marvin Heusel 24 +9 Sr
DE +3 Juan Clemente 18 +3 Sr Yes
DE +10 Bryant Crawford 28 +18 So
ILB -26 Mack Sheldon 11 Fr Yes
ILB -1 Curtis Bradey 32 -1 Sr Yes
OLB -17 Korey Alcott 3 -6 So
OLB +9 Mickey Dillon 26 +9 So Yes
CB +14 Jorge Kelly 30 +14 Jr Yes
CB -2 Ken Perez 13 -1 Jr
S -13 Bryce Porras 26 +17 Fr
S -4 Randal Sutter 24 Fr

I really don't know what to expect from these guys. We are Young with only 3 seniors starting Our linebackers are not very good at this point.

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[B]Week 1 Tulsa at Buffalo

In a lite week of action we are on TV5 as Tulsa travels to Buffalo. We are favored by 3 in the game based mostly on home field advantage. Early in the game our weakness this season is showing badly. Our Offensive line is terrible. We allow Tulsa 9 sacks in the game. However, Soph. Brandon Parrish stood in and took hit after hit while still completing passes all over the place. He finished the game going 28 of 39 for 381 yards. He really showed his toughness in his debut start. Even with the performance our Offense stuggled to put points on the boards. Our Defense managed to score on two long interception returns to key the win. The defense was not very stong in the long run though allowing Tulsa 190 yards rushing on the day.


Tulsa 13 7 7 0 - 27
Buffalo 3 14 7 7 - 31






Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
5 Parrish 14 -61 -4.3 4 0 3 9
31 Blackwell 13 60 4.6 38 0 4 0
42 Mix 7 26 3.7 18 1 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Parrish 39 28 381 9.7 53 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Bias 7 117 16.7 22 36 0
8 Meyer 7 163 23.2 73 53 1
83 Payton 5 38 7.6 14 12 0
31 Blackwell 4 32 8.0 19 13 0
85 Kebsch 2 9 4.5 2 8 0
42 Mix 2 17 8.5 17 14 0
6 Bueter 1 5 5.0 0 5 0

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Week 3 Buffalo(1-0) at Harvard(0-1)

We head to Harvard this week looking to play better on the offensive side of the ball. We didn't in fact it got much worse. The rush got to Parrish this week. He was sacked 7 times and hurried into lots of poor throws. He had a terrible day going just 7 of 28 for 79 Yards and 2 Interceptions. We managed just 129 total yards on the day while Harvard had 533 yards. This game was worse than the 30-6 score indicated. Our only score came on another interception return against Harvard's 2nd team offense. I am going to have to get Jimmie Blackwell some more carries he has been our most productive player thus far with 112 yards on just 23 carries for the season.


Buffalo 0 0 0 6 - 6
Harvard 7 6 7 10 - 30


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Blackwell 11 56 5.0 17 0 1 0
5 Parrish 8 -40 -5.0 0 0 1 7
42 Mix 6 34 5.6 17 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Parrish 28 7 79 2.8 32 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
6 Bueter 2 38 19.0 9 32 0
80 Bias 2 20 10.0 5 16 0
31 Blackwell 1 8 8.0 7 8 0
42 Mix 1 8 8.0 4 8 0
8 Meyer 1 5 5.0 5 5 0

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Week 5 Buffalo (1-1) at Eastern Michigan (0-2)

We head to Eastern Michigan this week as a 2 point favorite. Based on our performance last week I think we should be the underdog on the road. We once again play terrible on the road. Nothing was working all day long until late in the 4th quarter with us trailing 28-7 we put in backup QB Toby Hicks. He really played well in those last few minutes going 7 of 12 for 152 yards and 2 scores. His play made a statement for him being the starter next week. We will see


Buffalo 0 7 0 14 - 21
Eastern Michigan 7 0 7 14 - 28


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Blackwell 14 82 5.8 23 1 4 0
42 Mix 5 17 3.4 7 0 0 0
5 Parrish 3 -11 -3.6 0 0 1 2
80 Bias 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 1 0
19 Hicks 1 5 5.0 5 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Parrish 27 13 139 5.1 29 0 1
19 Hicks 12 7 152 12.6 40 2 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Meyer 7 105 15.0 61 34 1
83 Payton 6 110 18.3 17 40 0
80 Bias 2 44 22.0 37 35 1
31 Blackwell 2 12 6.0 5 9 0
91 Diaz 2 17 8.5 8 11 0
42 Mix 1 3 3.0 6 3 0

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Week 6 Buffalo (1-2) at U Conn (2-3)

We head back out of conference trying to make it 2 in a row against annual non-conference rival Connecticut. We jumped up 14-0 on the Huskies in their home stadum. We knew they would make a rally and they did cutting the lead to 14-10 by the half. The game was tied at 17 with 10 minutes remaining the the game when it all fell apart for us in just under a minute UConn scored 2 touchdowns to take a 31-17 lead. A scored with 5 minutes remaining to get back in the game but never got close again lowing 31-24.



Buffalo 7 7 0 10 - 24
Connecticut 0 10 7 14 - 31


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Blackwell 19 108 5.6 19 1 3 0
42 Mix 6 43 7.1 23 0 1 0
5 Parrish 5 -31 -6.2 0 0 0 5

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Parrish 37 23 250 6.7 42 2 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
31 Blackwell 9 46 5.1 19 14 0
83 Payton 6 59 9.8 47 15 1
6 Bueter 3 72 24.0 23 42 0
4 Knowles 2 26 13.0 15 15 1
8 Meyer 2 33 16.5 8 32 0
80 Bias 1 14 14.0 10 14 0

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Week 7 Miami of Ohio (1-3) at Buffalo (1-3)

This season just keep going from bad to worse. We are giving up 223 yards per game on the ground. We allow Miami 309. Both teams started out scoring at will as Brandon Parrish who 2 weeks ago was feeling the footsteps of backup Toby Hicks was playing well. However, Brandon's season came to an end early in the 3rd quarter to an terrible high ankle sprain. In looking at positives from this game Freshman Jimmie Blackwell had his second straight 100 yard game.

Miami of Ohio 14 21 3 21 - 59
Buffalo 14 7 7 0 - 28


Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
31 Blackwell 17 103 6.0 24 2 5 0
42 Mix 4 32 8.0 21 0 1 0
19 Hicks 3 -8 -2.6 5 0 0 2
5 Parrish 3 -19 -6.3 0 0 0 3

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
5 Parrish 17 11 259 15.2 40 1 1
19 Hicks 15 5 78 5.2 45 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Bias 5 83 16.6 17 32 1
8 Meyer 4 82 20.5 14 32 1
6 Bueter 3 113 37.6 23 45 0
85 Kebsch 1 29 29.0 0 29 0
4 Knowles 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
91 Diaz 1 13 13.0 10 13 0
83 Payton 1 13 13.0 0 13 0