Buffalo Bulls at Eastern Michigan Eagles
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Buffalo leads from start to finish as Ogbonna paces Bulls' 37-20 win over Eastern Michigan
The Eagles drew within 23-20 with 8:54 remaining when Cole Snyder threw a 78-yard touchdown to Markus Allen as part of a two-play, 90-yard drive that lasted 33 seconds.
After the ensuing kickoff for a touchback, on the first play of the drive, Ogbonna threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Al-Jay Henderson to extend the lead to 30-20.
Each team turned it over on downs on their next possessions before Buffalo's Shaun Dolac intercepted Jeremiah Salem and raced 60 yards to the end zone to push the lead to 37-20 with 2:59 left. It was his second interception of the game. Dolac, a lienbacker, recorded nine tackles and now leads the nation this season with 146.
Buffalo (7-4, 5-2 Mid-American) built an early 17-0 lead when Ogbonna threw the long score to Jenkins and the two-point conversion made it 8-0 with 8:47 left in the first. Dion Crawford sacked Snyder in the end zone for a safety for a 10-point advantage and Ogbonna threw a 7-yard touchdown to Viktor Snow with 2:08 before intermission.
Snyder threw for 351 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions for the Eagles (5-6, 2-5). Allen finished with 187 receiving yards on nine receptions and Terry Lockett Jr. had touchdown receptions of 38 and 13 yards, both in the third quarter. He had 122 receiving yards on eight receptions.
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- TV Channel: Bulls at Eagles 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:47 | JJ Jenkins 90 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Andrew Schnackenberg Run for Two-Point Conversion) |
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SF | 2nd Period 9:23 | Dion Crawford Safety |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:08 | Victor Snow 7 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 9:51 | Terry Lockett Jr. 38 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Jesus Gomez Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:14 | Al-Jay Henderson 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 0:52 | Terry Lockett Jr. 13 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:54 | Markus Allen 78 Yd pass from Cole Snyder (Jesus Gomez Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:43 | Al-Jay Henderson 75 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 2:59 | Shaun Dolac 60 Yd Interception Return (Upton Bellenfant Kick) |
Statistics
 BUFF |
 EMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1st Downs | 20 |
| 6-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-14 |
| 2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 396 | Total Yards | 445 |
| 260 | Passing | 375 |
| 18/28 | Comp/Att | 27/39 |
| 9.3 | Yards per pass | 9.6 |
| 136 | Rushing | 70 |
| 41 | Rushing Attempts | 31 |
| 3.3 | Yards per rush | 2.3 |
| 2-15 | Penalties | 9-72 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 3 |
| 31:48 | Possession | 28:12 |
Game Information
Location: Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 12,004 · Capacity:
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