RG McShane Recovering a Keith Fumble
| Kent State Golden Flashes at Buffalo Bulls |
| Sep 22, 2012 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Kent State Golden Flashes (2-1) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Buffalo Bulls (1-2) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| KENT | BUFF |
| Total Offense | 363 | 371 |
| Rushing Yards | 114 | 72 |
| Passing Yards | 249 | 299 |
| First Downs | 21 | 17 |
| Punt Return Yards | 15 | 15 |
| Kick Return Yards | 42 | 66 |
| Total Yards | 420 | 452 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 6-15 (40%) | 7-19 (36%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 0-1 (0%) |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 6-2-1 (50%) | 8-3-0 (37%) |
| Penalties | 12-77 | 4-20 |
| Posession Time | 28:24 | 14:30 |
| Kent State Golden Flashes | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | S. Keith | 25/37 | 249 | 2 | 3 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | D. Archer | 18 | 74 | 4.1 | 1 | | T. Durham | 16 | 61 | 3.8 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | T. Goode | 8 | 98 | 12.2 | 0 | | M. Hurdle | 8 | 79 | 9.8 | 0 | | C. Humphrey | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 1 |
| | Buffalo Bulls | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | A. Zordich | 25/56 | 299 | 3 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | B. Oliver | 15 | 58 | 3.8 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Dixon | 8 | 95 | 11.8 | 2 | | A. Neutz | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 0 | | D. Hughes | 4 | 39 | 9.7 | 1 |
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Buffalo, NY - Kent State traveled to Buffalo for their MAC opener on Saturday and survived on a last second field goal for the 24-21 victory. It was far from pretty with Keith throwing three interceptions on the afternoon and the Flashes secondary getting beat on multiple occasions. Yet, the Flashes made key stops and controlled the time of possession and ground out the win.
The Flashes did not leave the game unscathed however, both SR WR Matt Hurdle and the offenses centerpiece SO HB Trayion Durham both suffered injuries in the contest. Hurdle is expected to miss at least 1-2 weeks with an abdominal strain and Durham is expected to be out the next 5-7 weeks with a strained back.
The Flashes (2-1) return home to Dix Stadium next Saturday to face Ball State (0-4) at 3:30pm in MAC play. The game will be televised regionally, check your local listings.