Kent State vs. Buffalo: Box Score, Stats and Game Summary feat. C.J. Ogbonna 

NCAA Football: Buffalo at Connecticut - Source: Imagn
NCAA Football: Buffalo at Connecticut - Source: Imagn

The Kent State Golden Flashes traveled to New York to take on the Buffalo Bulls in a Week 14 Mid-American Conference matchup. Kent State enters Tuesday night's matchup without a win, going 0-11 in their matchups leading up to their final game of the season. The Flashes will look to finish their season off with a win to avoid a winless season. Kent State is coming off a 38-17 loss versus Ohio in their last time out.

The Bulls are coming into the week with a 7-4 record and are firmly in the race in the MAC, with a 5-2 record in conference matchups. Buffalo is coming off a 37-20 win over Eastern Michigan, looking to potentially punch their ticket to the MAC Championship with a win on Tuesday.

The Bulls dominantly opened the game, taking a 26-0 lead into the locker rooms at halftime.

Buffalo’s dominance carried into the second half, outsourcing the Flashes 17-7 in the second half. Buffalo topped Kent State 43-7 to finish the regular season with an 8-4 record.

Here are stats, game summaries and box scores from this Week 14 MAC showdown.

Kent State vs. Buffalo: Box Score

Team

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Final

Kent State

0

0

7

0

7

Buffalo

13

13

7

10

43

Kent State Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player

Comp.

Att

Pass. YDS

Pass. TD

INT

Carries

Rush YDS

Rush TD

Tommy Ulatowski

7

12

91

1

0

4

7

0

Ruel Tomlinson

3

5

11

0

0

9

-3

0

Rushing and receiving:

Player

Carries

Rush YDS

Rush TD

Reception

Rec. YDS

Rec. TD

Jahzae Kimbrough

14

65

0

0

0

0

Ayden Harris

3

23

0

0

0

0

Curtis Douglas

5

15

0

0

0

0

Jay Jay Etheridge

0

0

0

6

64

0

Luke Floriea

0

0

0

4

38

1

Kicking:

Player

Extra Points

FG

Total Points

Will Hryszko

1/1

0/0

1

Buffalo Player Stats

Quarterback:

Player

Comp.

Att.

Pass. YDS

Pass. TD

INT

Carries

Rush YDS

Rush TD

C.J. Ogbonna

14

22

193

3

1

9

51

2

Rushing and receiving:

Player

Carries

Rush YDS

Rush TD

Reception

Rec. YDS

Rec. TD

Al-Jay Henderson

30

185

1

0

0

0

Jacquez Barksdale

12

24

0

1

15

0

Messiah Burch

1

-7

0

1

4

0

Victor Snow

0

0

0

8

99

1

Tadd Barr

0

0

0

1

39

1

Javien Cuff

0

0

0

1

24

1

Jake Orlando

0

0

0

1

9

0

JJ Jenkins

0

0

0

1

3

0

Kicking:

Player

Extra Points

FG

Total Points

Upton Bellenfant

4/4

1/1

7

Kent State vs. Buffalo: Game Summary

The Bulls opened the game with an 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive capped off by a 12-yard scamper to the endzone by C.J. Ogbonna. Buffalo forced a punt on the ensuing drive and capitalized with a 39-yard pitch-and-catch from Ogbonna to Tadd Barr, extending their lead to 13-0 entering the second quarter.

Buffalo continued their dominance on each side of the ball, forcing a punt and a turnover on downs before Victor Snow caught an 18-yard touchdown pass to give the Bulls a 19-0 lead. After forcing another series of punts followed by a turnover on downs, Al-Jay Henderson broke free for a 20-yard rushing touchdown, giving his team a 26-0 lead entering halftime.

Kent State opened the second half with a 27-yard touchdown pass from Tommy Ulatowski to Luke Floriea, cutting the lead to 26-7. Buffalo responded with a seven-play, 41-yard drive capped off by an 11-yard touchdown run from Ogbonna, taking a 33-7 lead into the fourth quarter.

The Bulls opened the final period with a 42-yard field goal to extend their lead to 36-7. Buffalo notched one final touchdown to clinch a 43-7 win.

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Edited by Veer Badani
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