Western Michigan at Buffalo
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Michigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 | |
| Buffalo | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | Final |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| 9:13 | Western Michigan touchdown. Jalen Buckley 9 Yd Run (Dieter Kelly Kick) |
| 9:05 | Buffalo touchdown. Patrick Clacks III 59 Yd pass from Jason Wright (Oliver Hautanen Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter |
| 14:23 | Buffalo touchdown. Messiah Burch 1 Yd Run (Oliver Hautanen Kick) |
| 1:46 | Western Michigan field goal. Dieter Kelly 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter |
| 13:00 | Buffalo field goal. Oliver Hautanen 35 Yd Field Goal |
| 6:44 | Western Michigan touchdown. Broc Lowry 5 Yd Run (Dieter Kelly Kick) |
| 1:19 | Western Michigan field goal. Dieter Kelly 38 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats |
| First down | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Total first downs | 20 | 21 |
| First downs from rushing | | |
| First downs from passing | | |
| First downs from penalties | | |
| Third down | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Third downs attempted | 11 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 45 % | 36 % |
| Fourth down | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Total yards | 327 | 305 |
| Total rushing yards | 115 | 135 |
| Total passing yards | 212 | 170 |
| Total offensive plays | | |
| Average yards per play | | |
| Time of possession | 31:55 | 28:05 |
| Rushing | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Total rushing plays | 37 | 47 |
| Total rushing yards | 115 | 135 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 8.8 | 9.4 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Penalties committed | 5 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 49 | 62 |
| Turnovers | Western Michigan | Buffalo |
| Passes intercepted | 0 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 0 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | | |
| Fumbles | | |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing |
| Western Michigan | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Jalen Buckley | 15 | 62 | 4.1 | 1 | 9 |
| Broc Lowry | 14 | 54 | 3.9 | 1 | 11 |
| Lolo Mataele | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Emazon Littlejohn | 0 | -6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Buffalo | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long |
| Messiah Burch | 23 | 106 | 4.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Nino Hill | 14 | 40 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 |
| Jason Wright | 10 | -11 | -1.1 | 0 | 11 |
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| Passing |
| Western Michigan | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Broc Lowry | 24 | 19 | 79 % | 212 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Buffalo | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Jason Wright | 18 | 11 | 61 % | 170 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | | |
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| Receiving |
| Western Michigan | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Nate Levicki | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 47 |
| Aveion Chenault | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 0 | 17 |
| Egypt Nelson | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Keivin Boone-Nelson II | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Jalen Buckley | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Ryan Brotherton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Baylin Brooks | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
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| Buffalo | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long |
| Chance Morrow | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 0 | 20 |
| Patrick Clacks III | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 1 | 59 |
| Jaylen Andrews | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Messiah Burch | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Fumbles |
| Western Michigan | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Lolo Mataele | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Buffalo | Lost | Recovered | Total |
| Jason Wright | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Interceptions |
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Buffalo | Total | Yards | Int TDs |
| None |
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| Defense |
| Western Michigan | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| Justyce Betts | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Daeh McCullough | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Domanick Moon | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Scoop Gardner Jr. | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Dillon Moore | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Zavian Tibbs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Austin Alexander | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jarvarius Sims | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Joey Pope | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Dakari Frazier | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Amarian Louis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ahmed Tounkara | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
| DeJuan Echoles Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Brenden Anes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| KJ Burley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jori Benson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Will Gerig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Joshua Franklin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cam'ron Barber | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Gabe Welch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jermar McCarter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Buffalo | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD |
| SaVeon Brown | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Miles Greer | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Zach Bergmann | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Mikey Crawford | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Ronnell Davis | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Cornell Evans | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Logan Goodwin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | |
| Jordan Owens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Kobi Blackwell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Xavier Leonard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | |
| Stevie Bracey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Rex Stinchcomb | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Sedrick Vessah | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| John Keough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jack Garbolino | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Joseph Stoever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Nino Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| Christopher Climes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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| Kick returns |
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Keivin Boone-Nelson II | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | | 0 |
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| Buffalo | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD |
| Phillip Folmar | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | | 0 |
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| Punt returns |
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Kordell Gouldsby | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
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| Buffalo | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD |
| Miles Greer | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
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| Kicking |
| Western Michigan | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Dieter Kelly | 2/2 | 43 | 2/2 | 8 |
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| Buffalo | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points |
| Oliver Hautanen | 1/1 | 35 | 2/2 | 5 |
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| Punting |
| Western Michigan | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Ryan Millmore | 3 | 142 | 47.3 | 1 | | |
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| Buffalo | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long |
| Ethan Stumpf | 4 | 208 | 52.0 | 2 | | |
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Last updated on Saturday, October 3, 2026 5:27 PM.
