Bowling Green State University
3-9 , 3-5
Buffalo
10-2 , 7-1
Buffalo Beats BGSU, 44-14
November 23, 2018 | Football
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bowling Green and Buffalo exchanged first quarter touchdowns and the game was tied at 7-7. After Buffalo's Jared Patterson scored the first of his two touchdowns, Scott Miller caught a seven-yard touchdown pass from Jarret Doege to tie the score.
- Buffalo then scored the final 27 points of the first half, including three second-quarter touchdowns.
- The Bulls extended the lead to 44-7 before Grant Loy found Miller for a 63-yard touchdown pass for the final 44-14 score.
OFFENSIVE NOTES
- Scott Miller finished his career with four catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Miller ends the season with 1,148 yards – the third most in a single-season in program history. Only Freddie Barnes (1,770 yards in 2009) and Roger Lewis (1,544 yards in 2015) had more.
- Miller's two touchdowns give him 23 receiving touchdowns in his career, tying him with Roger Lewis for sixth in program history.
- Miller also climbed to ninth all-time at BGSU in all-purpose yards (3,736) and tied for third in career receptions (215).
- Jarret Doege's touchdown pass was his 27th of the season, moving him into a tie for fourth in school history in a season. It was also his 39th career touchdown pass, moving him into a tie for eighth all-time in that category – tied with Erik White.
- Grant Loy was 1-for-1 passing for 63 yards and a touchdown. He also ran the ball five times for 36 yards.
DEFENSIVE NOTES
- Brandon Harris closed his career with 19 tackles in the game, giving him 131 in a season. That's the most for a BGSU defensive player since Austin Valdez recorded 141 in 2015.
- Harris added a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry.
- Jonah Harper concluded his career with a career-best eight tackles. He also blocked an extra point.
- Senior Clint Stephens recorded the 11th interception of his career.
- Junior Jerry McBride and freshman Caleb Biggers each had nine tackles in the contest. For Biggers, it is a career-high.
- Freshman Jevon Henderson posted a career-best five tackles and redshirt freshman Walter Haire posted the first tackle of his career.
SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES
- Redshirt sophomore Matt Naranjo punted six times for an average of 45.0 yards per punt. He had a career-long 72 yarder, landing one punt inside the 20.
- Nate Needham was a perfect 2-for-2 on extra points, concluding the season 34-for-34.
- Bowling Green allowed one punt return for zero yards. The Falcons entered the game allowing just 1.36 yards per punt return to rank fourth in the country.
UP NEXT
- Bowling Green's season comes to a close and the Falcons will open the 2019 season Aug. 29 at home against Morgan State.
- BGSU also plays at Kansas State Sept. 7, hosts Louisiana Tech Sept. 14 and plays at Notre Dame Oct. 5.
Team Stats
UB 7, BGSU 0
UB - PATTERSON, Jare 40 yd run (MITCHESON, Adam kick), 5 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:20
UB 7, BGSU 7
BGSU - MILLER, Scott 7 yd pass from DOEGE, Jarret (NEEDHAM, Nate kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:38
UB 13, BGSU 7
UB - RUSHING, George 37 yd pass from JACKSON, Tyree (MITCHESON, Adam kickblocked) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:28
UB 19, BGSU 7
UB - WILLIAMS, Brand 69 yd fumble recovery (MITCHESON, Adam kickfailed)
UB 27, BGSU 7
UB - PATTERSON, Jare 11 yd run (OSBORN, K.J. pass), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:08
UB 34, BGSU 7
UB - MARKS, Kevin 1 yd run (McNULTY, Alex kick), 17 plays, 60 yards, TOP 7:40
UB 41, BGSU 7
UB - MARKS, Kevin 3 yd run (McNULTY, Alex kick), 12 plays, 92 yards, TOP 7:24
UB 44, BGSU 7
UB - McNULTY, Alex 21 yd field goal 14 plays, 67 yards, TOP 7:57
UB 44, BGSU 14
BGSU - MILLER, Scott 63 yd pass from LOY, Grant (NEEDHAM, Nate kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:18
