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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Bowling Green State University
BUFFALO
Bulls Stun Falcons, 20-17
September 23, 2000 | Football
Sept. 23, 2000
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) - Marquis Dwarte ran 27 yards for a touchdown with 1:27 left as Buffalo beat Bowling Green 20-17 on Saturday night and ended an 18-game losing streak.
Buffalo (1-3, 1-0 Mid-American) returned to Division I-A last season and it marked the Bulls' first win against a I-A opponent since a 16-0 victory over Holy Cross in 1970.
Buffalo's last win was in 1998 against I-AA Canisius in 1998. Bowling Green fell to 0-4, 0-1.
"There was a lot of joy and celebration in the locker room," Buffalo coach Craig Cirbus said. "It was time for our kids to win."
Dwarte's TD capped a seven-play, 80-yard drive that consumed 2:04.
"Once I got around the corner, I turned it on and didn't stop until I reached the end zone," Dwarte said of his first career TD.
Buffalo quarterback Joe Freedy was 24-of-38 for 183 yards and two touchdowns, but was also intercepted twice. Both interceptions led to Bowling Green touchdowns.
After Buffalo had taken a 7-0 lead after one quarter on a 2-yard pass from Freedy to Chad, John Gibson scored on a 2-yard run before Andy Sahm scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak.
Buffalo cut the deficit to 14-13 later in the quarter on a 3-yard pass from Freedy to Andre Forde, but Scott Keller's extra-point attempt was wide left.
Mike Knapp connected on a 32-yard field goal with 13:22 left gave Bowling Green a 17-13 lead, but the Bulls rallied to end their victory drought.
