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Akron
3-6
Buffalo
4-4
Final · 24 - 16
WEEK 9 · MAC UB Stadium, Buffalo
Sat, Oct 25 5:00 PM UB Stadium, Buffalo
ESPN+ BUFF –10 · O/U 49.5
Recap
Akron secured a hard-fought 24-16 road victory over Buffalo, powered by quarterback Ben Finley's complete performance that included two touchdown passes and an explosive 38-yard touchdown run. After trailing 10-3 at halftime, the Zips stormed back with 21 second-half points, including Finley's touchdown strikes to Kyan Mason and Conner Cravaack. Despite the Bulls' early safety and Ta'Quan Roberson's touchdown pass to Patrick Clacks III, Buffalo couldn't overcome Akron's second-half surge.
KEY PERFORMERS
The difference-makers on both sidelines.
Final Stats
Akron Buffalo- 230 Pass Yards 266
- 95 Rush Yards 91
- 325 Total Yards 357
- 18 First Downs 19
- 14.3% 3rd Down Conv. 16.7%
- 3 Turnovers 5
- 48 Penalty Yards 70
- 30:22 Time of Possession 29:38
Play Breakdown
- Run plays 29 of 70 snaps 41%
- Pass plays 41 of 70 snaps 59%
Drive Chart
Q4
Q3
Q2
Q1
Play by play
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 4 yards to the Buff30.
PRIOR DRIVES
Buff · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Ta'Quan Roberson pass intended for Nik McMillan INTERCEPTED by Gage Summers. No return.
Sack
Ta'Quan Roberson sacked at Buff15 for a loss of 7 yards by Melvin Spriggs and Gage Summers.
Rush
Ta'Quan Roberson rush to the left for 6 yards to the Buff22. Tackled by Gage Summers.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the middle to Victor Snow for 8 yards to the Buff16. Tackled by Melvin Spriggs.
Akron · 4th Quarter Punt
Punt
Joseph Castle punts for 30 yards to Buff8. No return.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff38. Tackled by Mitchell Gonser and Malin White.
Defensive Time Out
Bulls timeout.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for a loss of 2 yards to the Buff36. Tackled by Malin White.
Defensive Time Out
Bulls timeout.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 1 yard to the Buff34. Tackled by Dion Crawford.
Buff · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Ta'Quan Roberson pass intended for Nik McMillan INTERCEPTED by Malcolm DeWalt IV and returned for 12 yards. Tackled by Ta'Quan Roberson.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the left.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Nik McMillan for 8 yards to the Buff35. Tackled by Elijah Reed.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the middle to Nik McMillan for 7 yards to the Buff27. Tackled by Ben Kamara.
Akron · 4th Quarter Punt
Punt
Joseph Castle punts for 40 yards to Buff0. Touchback.
Penalty
Penalty: Delay of Game on Zips -5 yards.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for 1 yard to the Buff35. Tackled by Jalen McNair.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 5 yards to the Buff36. Tackled by Solomon Brown and Red Murdock.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the middle for 1 yard to the Buff41. Tackled by Junior Poyser.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the left to Marcel Williams for 32 yards to the Buff42. Tackled by Keontez Bradley.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the right intended for Israel Polk.
Kickoff
Jack Howes kicks off to the Akron26. No return.
Buff · 4th Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Jack Howes 35 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Jasaiah Gathings for 10 yards to the Akron17. Tackled by Ben Kamara.
Sack
Ta'Quan Roberson sacked at Akron27 for a loss of 9 yards by Melvin Spriggs.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the left intended for Al-Jay Henderson.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the right for 6 yards to the Akron18. Tackled by Bruno Dall.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Jasaiah Gathings for 8 yards to the Akron24. Tackled by Ben Kamara.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Nik McMillan for 45 yards to the Akron32.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Nik McMillan for 10 yards to the Buff23. Tackled by Jamari Somerville.
Akron · 4th Quarter Punt
Punt
Joseph Castle punts for 38 yards to Buff8. Victor Snow return for 5 yards to Buff13. Tackled by Malcolm DeWalt IV.
Rush
Sean Patrick rush to the left for a loss of 3 yards to the Buff46. Tackled by Dion Crawford.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for a loss of 3 yards to the Buff43. Tackled by Malin White and Kobe Stewart.
Offense Time Out
Zips timeout.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for 5 yards to the Buff40. Tackled by Miles Greer.
Buff · 4th Quarter TO
Interception
Ta'Quan Roberson pass intended for Jasaiah Gathings INTERCEPTED by Gage Summers and returned for 5 yards.
Sack
Ta'Quan Roberson sacked at Buff36 for a loss of 7 yards by Jon'Trell Mixon.
Rush
Ta'Quan Roberson rush to the middle for 10 yards to the Buff43. Tackled by Melvin Spriggs.
Kickoff
Owen Wiley kicks off to the Buff33. No return.
Akron · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Matthew Schramm extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Rush
Ben Finley rush to the middle for 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the right to Israel Polk for 15 yards to the Buff38. Tackled by Oliver Bridges.
Rush
Sean Patrick rush to the left for 0 yards to the Akron47. Tackled by Malin White.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 11 yards to the Akron47. Tackled by Jalen McNair and Miles Greer.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 4 yards to the Akron36. Tackled by Red Murdock and George Wolo.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the left to Marcel Williams for 13 yards to the Akron32. Tackled by Oliver Bridges.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for 1 yard to the Akron19. Tackled by Cornell Evans.
Buff · 3rd Quarter TO
Interception
Ta'Quan Roberson pass intended for Jasaiah Gathings INTERCEPTED by Ben Kamara. No return.
Akron · 3rd Quarter TO
Fumble
Ben Finley sacked at Akron44 for a loss of 1 yard by Junior Poyser. FUMBLE, recovered by Buff (Kobe Stewart).
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the right intended for Israel Polk defensed by Kobi Blackwell.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Bulls (Solomon Brown) 10 yards.
Rush
Sean Patrick rush to the left for 3 yards to the Akron35. Tackled by Kobe Stewart.
Buff · 3rd Quarter Downs
Rush
Ta'Quan Roberson rush to the right for 0 yards to the Akron32. Tackled by Melvin Spriggs.
Rush
Victor Snow rush to the right for 2 yards to the Akron32. Tackled by Malcolm DeWalt IV and Jamari Somerville.
Rush
Lamar Sperling rush to the left for 7 yards to the Akron34. Tackled by Melvin Spriggs and Jamari Somerville.
Rush
Lamar Sperling rush to the right for 0 yards to the Akron41. Tackled by Gage Summers and Melvin Spriggs.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the middle for 10 yards to the Akron41. Tackled by Jamari Somerville.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the middle for 12 yards to the Buff49. Tackled by Jamari Somerville.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Nik McMillan for 6 yards to the Buff37. Tackled by Malcolm DeWalt IV.
Kickoff
Owen Wiley kicks off to the Buff31. No return.
Akron · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Matthew Schramm extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Ben Finley pass to the right to Conner Cravaack for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 3 yards to the Buff5. Tackled by George Wolo and Dion Crawford.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the right to Israel Polk for 46 yards to the Buff8. Tackled by Marquis Cooper.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for 15 yards to the Akron46. Tackled by Jalen McNair.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the middle to Marcel Williams for 6 yards to the Akron31. Tackled by Red Murdock.
Kickoff
Jack Howes kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Buff · 3rd Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Jack Howes 21 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Rush
Ta'Quan Roberson rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron3. Tackled by Melvin Spriggs.
Rush
James McNeil Jr. rush to the middle for 0 yards to the Akron2. Tackled by Mehki Flowers and Melvin Spriggs.
Rush
Terrance Shelton Jr. rush to the right for 5 yards to the Akron2. Tackled by Julien Laventure.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Nik McMillan for 45 yards to the Akron7. Tackled by Mehki Flowers.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the left for 7 yards to the Buff48. Tackled by Jamari Somerville.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the right for 7 yards to the Buff41. Tackled by Elijah Reed and Mehki Flowers.
Kickoff
Owen Wiley kicks off to the Buff22. Lamar Sperling return for 12 yards to Buff34. Tackled by Kam Cheatom and Luke Reed.
Akron · 3rd Quarter TD
Made Extra Point
Matthew Schramm extra point is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Ben Finley pass to the right to Kyan Mason for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the middle to Sean Patrick for 5 yards to the Buff9. Tackled by Solomon Brown.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the left intended for Marcel Williams.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the right to Conner Cravaack for 27 yards to the Buff14. Tackled by Solomon Brown.
Offense Time Out
Zips timeout.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the right intended for Jacob Newell defensed by Kobi Blackwell.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the left intended for Marcel Williams.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the left to Marcel Williams for 7 yards to the Buff41. Tackled by Marquis Cooper.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the left to Myles Walker for 13 yards to the Buff48. Tackled by Red Murdock and Dion Crawford.
Rush
Sean Patrick rush to the middle for 1 yard to the Akron39. Tackled by Dion Crawford.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the left to Israel Polk for 6 yards to the Akron38. Tackled by Jalen McNair.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the left to Myles Walker for 7 yards to the Akron32. Tackled by Kobi Blackwell.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the right intended for Jacob Newell.
Kickoff
Jack Howes kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Akron · 2nd Quarter
Rush
Team rush to the middle for a loss of 1 yard to the Akron24.
Kickoff
Jack Howes kicks off to the endzone. Touchback.
Buff · 2nd Quarter TD
Two Point Conversion
Ta'Quan Roberson 2 pt conversion pass to Marcus Velez is GOOD.
TOUCHDOWN Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Patrick Clacks III for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Zips (Elijah Reed) 0 yards.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Zips (Elijah Reed) 14 yards.
Akron · 2nd Quarter TO
Fumble
Jordan Gant rush to the left for 2 yards to the Akron16. Tackled by Red Murdock. FUMBLE, recovered by Buff (Red Murdock).
Defensive Time Out
Bulls timeout.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the middle for 2 yards to the Akron14. Tackled by Kobe Stewart.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 4 yards to the Akron12. Tackled by Dion Crawford.
Buff · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Dylan Drennan punts for 41 yards to Akron8. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the middle intended for Nik McMillan defensed by Elijah Reed.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the left intended for Nik McMillan.
Rush
Ta'Quan Roberson rush to the left for 2 yards to the Akron49. Tackled by Julien Laventure and Melvin Spriggs.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Victor Snow for 11 yards to the Buff49. Tackled by Terence Thomas.
Akron · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Joseph Castle punts for 52 yards to Buff38. No return.
Defensive Time Out
Bulls timeout.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the middle for 3 yards to the Akron10. Tackled by Dion Crawford.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for 1 yard to the Akron7. Tackled by Red Murdock and Malin White.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 3 yards to the Akron6. Tackled by Junior Poyser.
Buff · 2nd Quarter TO
Fumble
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the left for 3 yards to the Akron3. Tackled by Ronald Hull. FUMBLE, recovered by Akron (DiMarco Johnson).
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Victor Snow for 12 yards to the Akron6. Tackled by Malcolm DeWalt IV.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the left for 7 yards to the Akron18. Tackled by Julien Laventure and Rodrick Hunter.
Penalty
Penalty: Block Below the Waist on Bulls (Keontez Bradley) -15 yards.
Akron · 2nd Quarter TO
Interception
Ben Finley pass intended for Kyan Mason INTERCEPTED by Jalen McNair and returned for 25 yards. Tackled by Colin Lyons.
Penalty
Penalty: Intentional Grounding on Zips (Ben Finley) 0 yards.
Sack
Ben Finley sacked at Akron18 for a loss of 7 yards.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the middle intended for Marcel Williams.
Buff · 2nd Quarter Downs
Sack
Jack Howes sacked at Akron25 for a loss of 13 yards by Jamari Somerville.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the middle to Victor Snow for 5 yards to the Akron12. Tackled by Mehki Flowers.
Rush
Ta'Quan Roberson rush to the right for 2 yards to the Akron17. Tackled by Jamari Somerville and Ben Kamara.
Rush
Lamar Sperling rush to the left for 0 yards to the Akron19. Tackled by Aamii Branch.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Nik McMillan for 52 yards to the Akron19.
Rush
Victor Snow rush to the left for 19 yards to the Buff29. Tackled by Melvin Spriggs.
Rush
Lamar Sperling rush to the right for 2 yards to the Buff10. Tackled by Ronald Hull.
Akron · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Joseph Castle punts for 51 yards to Buff8. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the middle intended for Marcel Williams defensed by Red Murdock.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 2 yards to the Akron41. Tackled by Red Murdock and Kobe Stewart.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Akron39. Tackled by Demetrius Ballard and Dion Crawford.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the left for 10 yards to the Akron35. Tackled by Miles Greer.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Bulls (Marquis Cooper) 15 yards.
Buff · 2nd Quarter Punt
Punt
Dylan Drennan punts for 40 yards to Akron10. No return.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Al-Jay Henderson for 7 yards to the Buff50. Tackled by Melvin Spriggs.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the right intended for Jasaiah Gathings.
Sack
Ta'Quan Roberson sacked at Buff43 for a loss of 1 yard by Melvin Spriggs.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Victor Snow for 10 yards to the Buff44. Tackled by Elijah Reed.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Jasaiah Gathings for 9 yards to the Buff34. Tackled by Mehki Flowers.
Rush
Messiah Burch rush to the right for a loss of 5 yards to the Buff25. Tackled by Ben Kamara.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the left for 14 yards to the Buff30. Tackled by Mehki Flowers.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Nik McMillan for 4 yards to the Buff16. Tackled by Elijah Reed.
Akron · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Brayden Johnson punts for 22 yards to Buff12. No return.
Sack
Ben Finley sacked at Buff34 for a loss of 11 yards by Red Murdock and Miles Greer.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Zips (Maasai King) -10 yards.
Rush
Sean Patrick rush to the left for 3 yards to the Buff13. Tackled by Malin White.
Rush
Sean Patrick rush to the middle for 4 yards to the Buff16. Tackled by Malin White.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the right to Sean Patrick for 20 yards to the Buff20. Tackled by Kobe Stewart.
Buff · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Dylan Drennan punts for 13 yards to Buff40. No return.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Terrance Shelton Jr. for 0 yards to the Buff27. Tackled by Bruno Dall.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the right defensed by Bruno Dall.
Rush
Ta'Quan Roberson rush to the right for 2 yards to the Buff27. Tackled by Gage Summers.
Penalty
Penalty: Holding on Bulls (Jeremiah Watkins) -10 yards.
Kickoff
Owen Wiley kicks off to the Buff20. Terrance Shelton Jr. return for 15 yards to Buff35. Tackled by Jamari Somerville.
Akron · 1st Quarter TO
Safety
Joseph Castle FUMBLES, recovered by Akron (Joseph Castle). Joseph Castle rush for 0 yards to the Akron0. Tackled by Jonathan Capo. Safety.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the middle for 13 yards to the Akron23. Tackled by Red Murdock and Jalen McNair.
Sack
Ben Finley sacked at Akron10 for a loss of 7 yards by Red Murdock.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the left to Jacob Newell for 3 yards to the Akron17. Tackled by SaVeon Brown.
Penalty
Penalty: Pass Interference on Zips (Jacob Newell) -13 yards.
Buff · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Dylan Drennan punts for 39 yards to Akron27. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the left intended for Jasaiah Gathings.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the right to Victor Snow for a loss of 5 yards to the Buff34.
Rush
Terrance Shelton Jr. rush to the left for 6 yards to the Buff39. Tackled by Rodrick Hunter.
Akron · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Joseph Castle punts for 41 yards to Buff33. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the right.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the right intended for Kyan Mason defensed by Jalen McNair.
Rush
Sean Patrick rush to the right for 4 yards to the Akron26. Tackled by George Wolo and Red Murdock.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Zips (Keylen Davis) -5 yards.
Buff · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Dylan Drennan punts for 46 yards to Akron27. Sean Patrick return for 0 yards to Akron27. Tackled by John Keough and Lamar Sperling.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the left intended for Jasaiah Gathings defensed by Kam Cheatom.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff27. Tackled by Julien Laventure.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the left for 3 yards to the Buff28. Tackled by Bruno Dall and Julien Laventure.
Kickoff
Owen Wiley kicks off to the Buff25. No return.
Akron · 1st Quarter FGM
Made Field Goal
Matthew Schramm 44 yard field goal attempt is GOOD.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the left intended for Israel Polk.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the middle intended for Jacob Newell defensed by Solomon Brown.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the middle to Marcel Williams for 9 yards to the Buff27. Tackled by Solomon Brown.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the right for 1 yard to the Buff36. Tackled by Red Murdock.
Penalty
Penalty: Face Mask on Bulls (Junior Poyser) 15 yards.
Rush
Jordan Gant rush to the middle for 7 yards to the Akron48. Tackled by Red Murdock.
Incomplete Pass
Ben Finley incomplete pass to the middle intended for Myles Walker.
Rush
Myles Walker rush to the right for 7 yards to the Akron41. Tackled by Jalen McNair.
Pass
Ben Finley pass to the right to Marcel Williams for 7 yards to the Akron34. Tackled by Marquis Cooper.
Buff · 1st Quarter Punt
Punt
Dylan Drennan punts for 35 yards to Akron27. No return.
Incomplete Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson incomplete pass to the middle intended for Victor Snow defensed by DiMarco Johnson.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Al-Jay Henderson for a loss of 5 yards to the Buff38. Tackled by Mehki Flowers and Aamii Branch.
Rush
Victor Snow rush to the right for 4 yards to the Buff43. Tackled by Mehki Flowers and Melvin Spriggs.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the left to Victor Snow for 15 yards to the Buff39. Tackled by DiMarco Johnson.
Penalty
Penalty: False Start on Bulls (Henry Tabansi) -5 yards.
Rush
Al-Jay Henderson rush to the right for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff29. Tackled by Ronald Hull and Aamii Branch.
Pass
Ta'Quan Roberson pass to the middle to Jasaiah Gathings for 3 yards to the Buff30. Tackled by Mehki Flowers.
Kickoff
Owen Wiley kicks off to the Buff27. No return.
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