Johnson runs for Buffalo-record 282 yards, Bulls beat Akron

 Jordan Johnson ran for a Buffalo-record 282 yards in the Bulls' 41-20 victory over Akron on Thursday night.

Tatum Slack sacked Akron's Thomas Woodson on a fourth-and-7 play to preserve the Bulls' 34-20 lead with 5:44 left.

Johnson put it out of reach 54 seconds later with a 39-yard scoring run. On that play, Johnson passed Alan Bell's previous single-game rushing mark of 266 yards set against Duquesne in 1991.

Johnson covered all 63 yards on Buffalo's final scoring drive and 50 of the Bulls' 64 yards on the drive that made it 34-20 with 9:34 left.

Tyree Jackson threw a touchdown pass and ran for two more scores for Buffalo (2-6, 1-3 Mid-American).

Johnson had a 61-yard TD run to make it 17-3 in the second quarter. He has 24 carries.

JoJo Natson scored on a 79-yard punt return and a 33-yard reception for the Zips (5-4, 3-2).

Maddie's 5 TDs lead No. Illinois in drubbing of Buffalo

 Anthony Maddie threw for 199 yards, ran for 125 more, and had five total touchdowns to help lead Northern Illinois to a 44-7 win over Buffalo on Saturday.

Four of Maddie's five scores came on the ground. Joel Bouagnon added 67 yards rushing for Northern Illinois (2-6, 2-2 MAC), which ran the ball 51 total times for 312 yards.

Kenny Golladay finished with 96 yards receiving and a touchdown for the Huskies.

Northern Illinois scored three TDs in the second quarter, all three Maddie runs, and led 30-7 at the break.

Jordan Johnson scored the Bulls (1-6, 0-3) only points on a 29-yard second quarter touchdown run. Johnson finished with 97 yards rushing. Tyree Jackson threw for 203 yards for Buffalo, but was intercepted four times.

The Huskies have beaten the Bulls five straight times and own a 10-1 overall mark in the series.

Gilbert's 264 yards keys Ball State's 31-21 win over Buffalo

 James Gilbert ran for 264 yards and two touchdowns, including a tie-breaking 80-yarder, to lead Ball State to a 31-21 win over Buffalo on Saturday.

Gilbert carried the ball 34 times on his way to the second-best day in Cardinals' history, just behind the 301 yards of MiQuale Lewis in 2009.

Late in the third quarter, Gilbert went off tackle and found a seam to the right sideline for a score that made it 21-14. The sophomore had scored on the opening drive for the Cardinals (4-3, 1-2 Mid-American) but Tyree Jackson had a pair of touchdown passes that gave the Bulls (1-5, 0-2) a 14-7 lead at the half.

Ball State quarterback Riley Neal tied the game midway through the third with a 9-yard run and he added another score on a 7-yard run early in the fourth quarter.

Jackson was 28 of 46 for 306 yards, all career-highs, and added a third TD pass in the fourth quarter.

Ball State finished with 568 yards, 356 on the ground, and Buffalo had 459 yards.

Holley's 4 rush TDs leads Kent State over Buffalo 44-20

 Nick Holley rushed for 224 yards on 24 carries with four touchdowns - tying a team record with six other players - and Kent State handled Buffalo 44-20 on Saturday.

Holley also completed 7 of 13 passes for 89 yards. The Golden Flashes (2-4, 1-1 Mid-American) build a 20-3 halftime lead on Holley's 67-yard touchdown run and a 15-yard fumble recovery by James Alexander just before intermission.

Holley had a 3-yard touchdown run in the third, then scoring runs of 2 and 43 yards in the fourth quarter. Shane Hynesadded field goals of 31, 43 and 32 yards.

Buffalo (1-4, 0-1) was led by Tyree Jackson, who went 20 of 39 for 250 yards and a 1-yard touchdown pass to Johnathan Hawkins, and also rushed for 40 yards and a 1-yard touchdown.

Patrick Towles throws for 2 TDs, BC beats Buffalo 35-3

 Patrick Towles threw for two touchdowns,Davon Jones and Jon Hilliman each ran for one and Boston College coasted past Buffalo, 35-3 on Saturday afternoon.

It was the second straight win for the Eagles (3-2) after they beat FCS-school Wagner last week.

Towles, a graduate transfer from Kentucky, completed 14 of 25 passes for 234 yards with no interceptions. He also ran eight times for 18 yards, but fumbled it away twice.

Hilliman had 54 yards rushing and Jones 53 for the Eagles.

Buffalo (1-3) was held to just 67 total yards. Quarterback Tyree Jackson completed 9 of 21 for only 42 yards, and the Bulls had just 26 yards on the ground.

With a steady mist blowing most of the game on a cool day, the Eagles came out throwing the ball more than usual and opened a 21-3 at halftime.

BC redshirt freshman receiver Chris Garrison made an outstanding catch to set up the first TD, but was taken off the field on a stretcher after the play in the first quarter with a fractured left tibia.

Garrison made a leaping grab on 44-yard pass from Towles at the Bulls' 11-yard line, but he came down awkwardly on his leg. Trainers called for a stretcher and an air cast was put on before he was taken off.

Five plays later, Jones had a 1-yard scoring run to push the Eagles ahead 7-0.

Midway into the second quarter, Towles topped an 11-play, 54-yard drive with a 7-yard TD toss to Charlie Callinan.

After a 28-yard field goal by Buffalo's Adam Mitcheson, Towles connected on an 11-yard TD pass to receiverMichael Walker along the back line of the end zone - just over the outstretched hands of linebacker Jarrett Franklin - to make it 21-3 with 21 seconds left in the half.

TAKEAWAY

Buffalo: The Bulls had just 25 total yards - two first downs - in the opening half in falling to 1-26 against Power Five schools. They are 2-7 all-time against BC.

Boston College: The Eagles did what was expected against the weaker Bulls, taking over after a slow start. Now, they return to Atlantic Coast Conference play on Friday night, hosting No. 5 Clemson in a bid to end their string of 10 straight league losses. They were 0-8 in conference play last year.

UP NEXT

Buffalo: Hosts Kent State in its Mid-American Conference opener next Saturday.

Boston College: Plays Clemson in a nationally-televised game on Friday.

Buffalo comes back to beat Army 23-20 in OT

Tyree Jackson passed for 178 yards and a touchdown and ran for 34 yards and two more touchdowns to lead Buffalo in a 23-20 comeback win over Army on overtime on Saturday night.

Adam Mitcheson secured the win with a 33-yard field goal in overtime as Buffalo (1-2) won its first game of the season. Army's Blake Wilson had missed a 43-yard field goal attempt in OT and also missed a 34-yarder in the final three seconds of regulation.

Buffalo scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to tie the game at 20-20 with 2:26 remaining. Army had not allowed an opponent to score in the fourth quarter in its first three wins.

Army (3-1) rushed for 396 yards on 67 carries. The Black Knights' had the nation's No. 2 rushing attack, averaging 367 yards in its first three games.

Quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for a season-high 126 yards on 22 carries had a 5-yard touchdown run that put Army up 20-6 late in the third quarter. Fullback Andy Davidson rushed for 80 yards on 18 carries after going over 100 yards in each of the first three games.

Wilson made field goals from 21 and 38 yards out in the first half. Army's starting placekicker, Mitchell Howard, injured his left leg making a tackle on the opening kickoff.

Kamari Holsey caught a 5-yard touchdown from Jackson to cut Army's lead to 20-13 with 8:85 remaining.

Army led 10-0 at halftime, but Bradshaw's fumble on the first drive of the second half gave Buffalo the ball at the Army 23. That led to Jackson's first touchdown, but Mitcheson missed the extra point.

THE TAKEAWAY

Buffalo: The Bulls avoided going 0-3 for the first time since 2005 and snapped a five-game losing streak dating to last season.

Army: The Black Knights' triple-option attack dominated for most of the game but fizzled in the fourth quarter. Turnovers also proved costly. Army did not give the ball away in any of its first three games, but had two turnovers in this game, including one that led to a Buffalo touchdown.

UP NEXT

Army: Following their bye week, the Black Knights will travel to Duke on Oct. 8.

Buffalo: The Bulls play at Boston College on Saturday.

Nevada builds big first-half lead, beats Buffalo 38-14

 James Butler ran for 174 yards and three touchdowns to lead Nevada to a 38-14 victory over Buffalo on Saturday night.

Tyler Stewart ran for a score, and Jaxson Kincaide added 99 yards on 18 carries for the Wolf Pack (2-1). Nevada finished with 352 yards on the ground and 521 yards of offense, bouncing back after putting up just 99 yards rushing in its 39-10 loss at Notre Dame last Saturday.

Stewart was 16 of 21 for 160 yards passing, and he scrambled for a 9-yard touchdown on the Wolf Pack's opening series. Butler scored from inside the 4 on three consecutive Nevada possessions between the second and third quarters to stretch the Wolf Pack's lead to 31-0.

Jordan Johnson had a 57-yard touchdown catch and a 12-yard scoring run for Buffalo (0-2).

Sussman finds Harris for late TD, Albany beats Buffalo 22-16

 Neven Sussman teamed with Brad Harris for a 35-yard touchdown pass and two-point conversion as Albany rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Buffalo 22-16 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

The scoring pass to a wide-open Harris capped an 81-yard drive to put the Great Danes ahead for good. Harris twisted to catch the conversion pass, and Albany iced the win when Kyle Sakowski intercepted a Buffalo pass with 2:38 left in the game.

Sussman completed 14 of 21 passes for 113 yards with a pair of TDs. Sophomore Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, providing the bulk of Albany's 125 yards on the ground.

Tyree Jackson brought Buffalo to within 14-13 with a 17-yard TD pass just before halftime, and the Bulls grabbed a 16-14 lead on a 45-yard field goal in the third quarter. Jackson fumbled at the goal line with 4:01 remaining.