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Week Two Mid American Conference Standings

MAC East

Ohio 2-0 1.000 0-0 94 35 defeated North Texas 56-14
Temple 1-0 1.000 0-0 62 10 Off
Akron 1-1 .500 0-0 49 63 defeated Morgan State 42-7
Buffalo 1-1 .500 0-0 35 35 lost to Pitt 21-14
Bowling Green 1-1 .500 0-0 64 60lost to Mizzu 32-29
Kent State 1-1 .500 0-0 5051 lost to Boston Col. 41-20
Miami (OH) 0-2 .000 0-0 38 79 lost to #18 Boise St 45-7

MAC West

Ball State 1-1 .500 0-0 52-52 lost to New Hampshire 31-24
Northern Illinois 1-1 .500 0-0 69 63 defeated Western IL 34-21
Western Michigan 1-1 .500 0-0 67 76 defeated Indiana 43-34
Eastern Michigan 1-1 .500 0-0 77 59 lost to Northwestern 31-28
Toledo 0-2 .000 0-0 30 96 lost to Colorado 45-17
Central Michigan 0-2 .000 0-0 41 100 lost to Michigan St 63-6

2009 MAC verses ranked opponents 0-2

Week 2 MAC Players of the Week:

Offense- QB Corey Robinson (SR) Ohio
24-32 319 yeds 6 car 34yds 5 total TD's verses North Texas

Defense- LOLB Emmanuel Sanders (SR) Akron
8 TKLS, INT, 2 FF verses Morgan State


Week Two FBS Standings top 10


1 1 Florida (2-0 (40)) 1504 defeated Troy 59-7
2 4 USC (2-0 (21)) 1440 defeated #7 Ohio State 45-10
3 2 Oklahoma (2-0) 1434 defeated Idaho State 38-7
4 3 Texas (2-0) 1387 defeated Wyoming 45-10
5 5 LSU (2-0) 1236 defeated Vanderbuilt 63-22
6 6 Alabama (2-0) 1172 defeated Florida International 38-7
7 8 Penn St (2-0) 1049 defeated SU 63-9
8 9 Oklahoma St (2-0) 990 defeated Houston 49-10
9 10 Oregon 932 (2-0) defeated Purdue 42-19
10 11 Ole Miss (1-0) Bye

Other top 25 notables:
Ohio State drops six from seven to 13 after a surprising 45-10 loss to USC

2009 Heisman Watch

W. Hollinsworth QB Florida > 20-30, 280 yds/ 7 car 71 yds 5 TTD's
M. Bulton QB Oklahoma > 25-41, 244 yds 4 TD
R. Richards QB Texas > 24-33, 310 yds 2 TD/ 6 car 69 yds
T. Cole WR Georgia ^ 13 rec 242 yds 7 TD
K. Roach WR Oklahoma ^ 22 Rec 216 yds 3 td

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Buffalo Bulls 16 UCF Knights 13

The Bright House Networks Stadium

Orlando, Florida
72 degrees and Heavy Rain
Winds SE 0-6 mph

Defense Dominates on the Heels of Hurricane Fred

Being played three days after Hurricane Fred passed through North Florida, the Buffalo Bulls defeated the UCF Knights 16-13 on the strength of their defensive line in a rainsoaked battle.

Buffalo senior left defensive end Lawrence Lowe had a team record seven sacks and Junior outside left linebacker Dee Monroe picked up four more to contribute to a team total of twelve sacks for the game. Lowe was credited with knocking UCF's starting quarterback Eric Rozner out early in the first half with a vicious tackle from behind. Sophomore Nathan White was sacked nine times filling in for the injured starter on the way to a six of seventeen performance.

"By far this is one of the most impressive defensive performances I have ever witnessed in nineteen years of coaching." Coach Griggs said after the game. "The way that Lowe and Monroe took it to the UCF offensive line was just unbelievable."

When not sacking the quarterback, the Bulls fearsome pass rush resulted in six holding penalties and stopped two Knights drives late in the game. Buffalo also forced a saftey late in the first quarter to give the Bulls their first points in the first quarter this season.

"Hats off to Buffalo's defense today" UCF Coach George OLeary commented in his post game press conference. "We tried to run but their line and linebackers did a great job of clogging up the middle, when we went to the air, well... we ended up more often on our backsides." The loss was the Knights second of the season.

Bulls quarterback Aaron James went 15-30 for 251 yards with 2 touchdowns in the driving rain. Along with his efforts, James threw five interceptions. The turnovers continued with three fumbles, one of which resulted in a 55 yard return for a Knights touchdown midway in the fourth quarter. Senior Bulls halfback Adam Moore had a poor day rushing as UCF's interior line limited him to just thirty-five yards on eighteen carries. Senior wide out Lamar Campanella had 8 receptions for 145 yards and a TD and tight end Greg Griffin pulled in his seasons first TD after gaining 58 yards on 4 catches.

Box Score:

Buffalo 2 7 0 7= 16
UCF 0 0 5 8= 13

Scoring Summary:

First Quarter:
Buffalo safety by Lowe :43

Second Quarter:
Buffalo 13 yd pass from James to Griffin (Miller kick) 3:26

Third Quarter:
UCF Saftey by Smith
UCF 31 yd field goal by Mitchell 2:29

Fourth Quarter:
Buffalo 16 yd pass from James to Campanella (Miller kick) 6:08
UCF 55yd fumble return by Jones (2pt Taylor run) 5:02

Statistics Summary:

Score 16 13

1st Downs 14 6
Total Offense 243 101
Rush/ Yds 24/839/48
Passing 15-30-2-5 9-24-0-0
Sacked 5 12
3rd downs 1-7 (14%) 3-16 (18%)
4th downs 0-0 0-5
2 pt conv. 0 1-1
Red Zone 2-2(100%) 1-0-1 (33%)
TO 8 1
Fumbles/ lost4-3 0-0
Int. 5 1
Punt Ret yds 24 7
Kick Ret yds 69 90
Total 336 198
Punts4-45 6-46
Penalties 1-10 7-67
T.O.P. 14:36 17:24

Notable Performances:

Quarterback

Aaron James 15-30 2 td's and 5 int's
Eric Rozner 3-7-1 no td's and 1 int's

Nathan White 6-17 52 yds no td's and no int's

Running Back

Adam Moore 18-35 1.9 avg
Willie Taylor 23-74 3.2 avg

Wide Receiver

Lamar Campanella 8-145 yds 1 td (third consecutive 100+ yd game)
Greg Griffin 4-58 1 td
Sean Moore 3-48

Field Goals

Ryan Mitchell 1-1 31 yds

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Breedlove Cheats: Suspended Five Games

University of Buffalo Athletic Director George Murphy announced that Sophmore middle linebacker Nick Breedlove has been caught cheating. The confirmed cheating took place in Breedlove's Macro Economics class and school officials refused to provide specifics for the case.

A.D. Murphy stated that coach Griggs and his staff are in full support of honest student academic achievement and will suspend Breedlove for five games beginning with this weeks upcoming clash against MAC opponent Temple Owls.

"We have a good thing going in Buffalo right now and our players need to play the game right, and more importantly, achieve academic success ethically. There is zero tolerance on this team for taking short cuts. Breedlove is a young man and I am sure he will have learned his lesson." Griggs said after the announcement was made.

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Week Three Mid American Conference Standings

MAC East

Miami (OH) 1-2 .333 1-0 87 100 defeated W. Michigan 49-21
Ohio 3-0 1.000 0-0 129 35 defeated FCS W 35-0
Bowling Green 2-1 .667 0-0 102 70 defeated Marshall 38-10
Buffalo 2-1 .667 0-0 51 48 defeated UCF 16-13
Temple 1-1 .500 0-0 76 62 lost #7 Penn St 14-52
Akron 1-2 .333 0-0 72 106 lost Indiana 23-43
Kent State 1-2 .333 0-0 62 89 lost Iowa St 12-38

MAC West

Northern Illinois 2-1 ..667 0-0 104 88 defeated Purdue 35-25
Ball State 2-1 .667 0-0 94-66 defeated Army 42-14
Central Michigan 1-2 .333 0-0 89 114 defeated Alcorn St 49-14
Eastern Michigan 1-2 .333 0-0 90 87 lost Michigan 13-28
Toledo 0-3 .000 0-0 37 145 lost #13 Ohio St 7-49
Western Michigan 1-2 .333 0-1 88 125 lost Miami (OH) 21-49

2009 MAC verses ranked opponents 0-4

Week 3 MAC Players of the Week:

Offense- QB Jeff Stewart (SO) Central Michigan
18-27 330 yds 6 tds / 4 car 16 yds

Defense- DE Lawrence Lowe (SR) Buffalo
8 tkls 7 tfl 7 sacks



Week Three FBS Standings top 10


1 1 Florida (3-0 (41)) defeated Tennessee 31-21
2 2 USC (3-0 (20)) defeated Washington 42-14
3 3 Oklahoma (3-0) defeated Tulsa 49-12
4 4 Texas (3-0) defeated Texas Tech 62-23
5 5 LSU (3-0) defeated UL 59-17
6 6 Alabama (3-0) defeated North Texas 49-7
7 7 Penn St (3-0) defeated Temple 52-14
8 8 Oklahoma St (3-0) defeated Rice 55-7
9 10 Ole Miss (2-0) defeated FCS SE 63-3
10 11 CAL (3-0) defeated Minnesota 24-13

Other top 25 notables:
Oregon drops seven from nine to sixteen after losing to Utah 30-38

2009 Heisman Watch

W. Hollinsworth QB Florida > 18-39 202 yds 4td/ 10 car 54 yds
D. Rogers QB LSU (SO) ^ Idle
M. Burton QB Oklahoma 8-12 230 yds /5 car 24 yds 3 total TD's
R. Richards QB Texas 18-28 285 yds 6 tds/ 4 car 23 yds
W. Jordan QB Penn St ^ 20-31 231 yds 4 tds/ 8 car 26 yds

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Buffalo Bulls 45 Temple Owls 14

Lincoln Financial Field

Philadelphia, PA
70 degrees and clear
Winds SE 0-6 mph

Records Fall and the Offense Charges

Wideout Lamar Campanella broke Buffalo's single game reception and single game yards records and Quarterback Aaron James had a career high four hundred sixty nine yards in the Bulls forty-five to fourteen win over the Temple Owls Satuday afternoon.

Campanella benefitted from a surprisingly strong performance by the Bulls sophomore quarterback. Along with four hundred sixty nine yards, James had three touchdowns and two interceptions. James' two interceptions marked the first time this season that his touch down totals have surpassed his interception totals in a game. Campanella had sixteen receptions for a whopping two hundred fifty-seven yards, breaking the previous Buffalo school records.

Halfback Adam Moore added three touchdowns to his season total on an 81 yard performance. Wideout Sean Moore hauled in six receptions for a career best one hundred forty receiving yards. On the defensive side of the ball, Left End Lawrence Lowe followed up on his seven sack performance last week with one more, and Left Outside Linebacker Dee Monroe chalked up two more.

Box Score:

Buffalo 0 17 14 14= 45
Temple 0 0 14 0= 14

Scoring Summary:

First Quarter:
No Scoring

Second Quarter:
Buffalo 21 yd pass from James to Moore (Miller kick) 7:40

Buffalo 38 yd fieldgoal by Miller 2:34
Buffalo 6 yd run by Moore (Miller kick) 1:10

Third Quarter:
Temple 57 yd pass from Connor to Edwards (Wilson kick) 7:07
Buffalo 48 yd pass James to Moore (Miller kick) 5:21
Temple 20 yd pass from Connor to Edwards (Wilson kick) 3:30
Buffalo 2 yd run by Moore (Miller kick) 1:35

Fourth Quarter:
Buffalo 22 yd pass from James to Campanella (Miller kick) 2:32

Buffalo 1 yd run by Moore (Miller kick) :31

Statistics Summary:

Score 45 14

1st Downs 30 9
Total Offense536 235
Rush/ Yds 35/67 25/75
Passing 27-41-3-2 8-18-2-0
Sacked 3 4
3rd downs 9-12 (75%) 3-10 (30%)
4th downs 0-0 1-1
2 pt conv. 0 0
Red Zone 5-3-1(80%) 1-1 (100%)
TO 2 3
Fumbles/ lost 0-0 3-0
Int. 2 3
Punt Ret yds 26 11
Kick Ret yds 72 231
Total 634 477
Punts 2-30.5 5-45
Penalties 7-73 7-75
T.O.P. 20:43 11:17

Notable Performances:

Quarterback

Aaron James 27-41 469 yds 3 td's and 2 int's
Randall Connor 8-18 160 yds 2 td's

Running Back

Adam Moore 28-81 2.8 avg 3 td's
Demetrius Bronn 18-83 4.6 avg

Wide Receiver

Lamar Campanella 16 rec 257 yds 1 td (fourth consecutive 100+ yd game, school record for receptions/game, school record for receiving yards/game)
Sean Moore 6 rec 140 yds 2 td
Grant Edwards 3 rec 79 yds 2 td's
Shannon Swan 2 rec 71 yds

Field Goals

Miller 1-1 38 yds

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Week Four Mid American Conference Standings

MAC East

Miami (OH) 2-2 .500 2-0 124 114 defeated Kent State 37-14
Buffalo 3-1 .750 1-0 96 62 defeated Temple 45-14
Ohio 3-1 .750 0-0 161 84 lost Tennessee 32-49
Bowling Green 2-2 .500 0-0 112 135 lost #18 Boise State 10-65
Temple 1-2 .333 0-1 90 107 lost Buffalo 14-45
Akron 1-3 .250 0-1 96 151 lost Central Michigan 24-45
Kent State 1-3 .250 0-1 76 126 lost Miami (OH) 14-37

MAC West

Central Michigan 2-2 .500 1-0 134 138 defeated Akron 45-24
Ball State 2-2 .500 0-0 118 125lost Auburn 24-59
Northern Illinois 2-2 .500 0-0 135 122 lost Idaho 31-34
Eastern Michigan 1-2 .333 0-0 90 87 lost Michigan 13-28
Toledo 0-4 .000 0-0 68 179 lost FIU 31-34
Western Michigan 2-2 .500 0-1 133 128 defeated Hoffstra 45-3

2009 MAC verses ranked opponents 0-5

Week 4 MAC Players of the Week:

Offense- HB Dave Cribbs (JR) 2 rec 37 yds 2 td's/ 14 car 106 yds Western Michigan Defeated Hoffstra 45-3

Defense- FS Brad Copeland (SO) 6 tkls, 2 int, ff Toledo Defeated FIU 34-31 ot

Week Four FBS Standings top 10


1 1 Florida (4-0 (35)) defeated Kentucky 62-10
2 2 USC (4-0 (24)) defeated Washington State 59-10
3 3 Oklahoma (3-0 (1)) bye
4 4 Texas (4-0 (1)) defeated UTEP 56-10
5 5 LSU (4-0) defeated Miss St 40-7
6 6 Alabama (4-0) defeated Arkansas 26-21
7 7 Penn St (4-0) defeated Iowa 48-13
8 8 Oklahoma St (4-0) defeated Grambling 48-14
9 10 Cal (4-0-0) defeated Oregon 37-32
10 11 Ole Miss (3-0) defeated South Carolina 41-21

Other top 25 notables:
Ohio State drops thirteen to twenty after losing to Illinois 19-42

2009 Heisman Watch

W. Hollinsworth QB Florida > 22-30 310 yds/ 6 car 52 yd 4 total tds
D. Rogers QB LSU (SO) ^ 15-32 280 yds 4 tds/ 13 car 48 yds
R. Richards QB Texas 25-33 311 5 td's
W. Jordan QB Penn St ^ 14-20 259 yds 2 tds/ 6 car 16 yds
O. Diggs QB USC (SO)

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Central Michigan Chippewas 23 Buffalo Bulls 33

UB Stadium

Amherst NY
68 degrees and clear
Winds SE 0-6 mph

Bulls hold on in second half, avoid letdown

Buffalo held on to claim victory Saturday afternoon after being spotted a twenty-one point first half lead against Central Michigan. The Bulls (4-1, 2-0) were led by Senior Fullback Adam Moore's one hundred eleven yard and three touch down performance. Sophomore quarter back Aaron James had three hundred twenty nine yards and one touch down verses five interceptions. James' picks led to seventeen Chippewas (2-3, 1-1) points off turnovers in the second half, a point not lost on Buffalo's head coach Johnny Griggs.

"We played well enough to win the game despite five interceptions by our quarterback. The kid is starting to throw for a ton of yards each game but it's offset by the interceptions. Our line needs to do a better job of protecting Aaron in the pocket. Those i.n.t.'s are coming off a hard pass rush and Aaron is throwing the ball up instead of rolling out and dumping it on the sideline or taking the sack."

Aaron James yards are helping his wideouts put up tremendous numbers for the season. Senior receiver Lamar Campanella had six catches for one seventy four and Sean Moore broke the century mark with one hundred eleven yards.

"It is amazing that despite the turnovers, we are winning our games against good teams. Our defense, led by Lawrence Lowe (three sacks) and Dee Monroe (one sack) are helping to neutralize the mistakes we are making on offense."

Coach Griggs added. When asked if he thought that his quarterback would be able to cut down on his interceptions this season he responded by saying that "MAC play is going to require him (Aaron James) to make less mistakes and somehow we need to block and provide better protection for him."


Box Score:

Central Michigan 0 10 7 6=23

Buffalo 7 21 0 5=33

Scoring Summary:

First Quarter:
7-0 Buffalo 4 yd run by Moore (Miller kick) 1:36

Second Quarter:
14-0 Buffalo 2 yd run by Moore (Miller kick) 7:59

21-0 Buffalo 72 yd pass from James to Campanella (Miller kick) 6:57
21-7 Central MI 48 yd pass from Stuart to Newton (Koch kick) 6:25
28-7 Buffalo 1 yd run by Moore (Miller kick) 1:02
28-10 Central MI 22 yd FG by Koch :01

Third Quarter:
28-17 Central MI 67 yd punt return by Newton (Koch kick) 4:39

Fourth Quarter:
31-17 Buffalo 49 yd FG by Miller 3:17
33-17 Buffalo safety by Lowe 1:21
33-23 Central MI 49 yd interception return by Slayer 2pt conv. failed 1:09

Statistics Summary:

Score 23 33
1st Downs 6 16
Total Offense 202 396
Rush/ Yds 14-37 40-67
Passing 16-39-1 14-29-1
Passing Yds 165 329
Sacked 4 4
3rd downs 3-14 (21%) 7-15 (40%)
4th downs 0-2 1-2
2 pt conv. 0-1 0
Red Zone 1-0-1(100%) 5-3 (60%)
TO 3 5
Fumbles/ lost 2-1 1-0
Int. 2 5
Punt Ret yds 80 22
Kick Ret yds 179 118
Total 461 536
Punts 8-39 3-44
Penalties 7-70 4-30
T.O.P. 11:29 20:31

Notable Performances:

Quarterback

Aaron James 14-29 329 yds 1 td and 5 int's
Jeff Stewart 16-39 165 yds 1 td and 2 int's

Running Back

Adam Moore 111yds 3.1 avg 3 td's 26 lng (second cons. game of 3 td's)
Fred Smith 56 yds 7.0 avg

Wide Receiver

Lamar Campanella 6 rec 174 yds 1 td (fifth consecutive 100+ yd game)
Sean Moore 7 rec 132 yds 1 td (second consecutive 100+ yd game)
Brian Newton 3 rec 53 yds 1 td

Field Goals

Miller 1-2 49 yds (51 yd missed)
Dwayne Koch 1-1 22 yds

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Week Five Mid American Conference Standings

MAC East

Buffalo 4-1 .800 2-0 129 85 defeated Central MI 33-23
Miami (OH) 2-3 .400 2-0 152 173 lost Cincinnatti 28-59
Bowling Green 3-2 .600 1-0 147 158 defeated Ohio 35-23
Temple 2-2 .500 1-1 128 124 defeated Eastern MI 38-17
Akron 1-3 .250 0-1 96 151 did no play
Ohio 3-2 .600 0-1 184 119 lost Bowling Green 23-35
Kent State 2-3 .400 0-1 117 150 defeated Baylor 41-24

MAC West

Ball State 3-2 .600 1-0 159 153 defeated Toledo 41-28
Western Michigan 3-2 .600 1-1 177 128 defeated Northern IL 44-0
Central Michigan 2-3 .400 1-1 157 171 lost Buffalo 23-33
Northern Illinois 2-3 .400 0-1 135 122 lost Idaho 31-34
Eastern Michigan 1-3 .250 0-1 107 125 lost Temple 17-38
Toledo 0-5 .000 0-1 96 220 lost Ball State 28-41

2009 MAC verses ranked opponents 0-5

Week 5 MAC Players of the Week:

Offense- WR Terrell Mendoza (SR)9 rec 207 yds 4 td Ball State defeated Ohio 35-23

Defense- ROLB Scott Rushing (FR) 8 tkls (2tfl) SK INT TD Kent State defeated Baylor 41-24

Week Five FBS Standings top 10


1 1 Florida (4-0 (41)) did not play
2 5 LSU (5-0 (20)) defeated Georgia 34-25
3 4 Texas (4-0) did not play
4 6 Alabama (5-0) defeated Kentucy 45-3
5 9 Cal (5-0) defeated USC 29-28
6 8 Oklahoma St (4-0) did not play
7 2 USC (4-1) lost 28-29 Cal
8 10 Ole Miss (4-0) defeated Vanderbuilt 36-16
9 11 North Carolina (5-0) defeated Virginia 41-9
10 12 Virginia Tech (4-1) defeated Duke 61-27

Other top 25 notables:
One week after knocking off Ohio State, Illinois defeats #7 Penn State 31-17. Penn State drops six to #13 after the defeat