2022 Buffalo Bulls football team

2022 Buffalo Bulls football
2022 Buffalo Bulls football
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 23–21 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Maurice Linguist (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Bailey (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year coach Maurice Linguist and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	5	–	3	7	–	6
Bowling Green	5	–	3	6	–	7
Miami (OH)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$	5	–	3	9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Ball State	3	–	5	5	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 10–31	30,223
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross*	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	L 31–37	16,933
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 26–38	13,372
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	W 50–31	14,524
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPNU	W 24–21	18,615
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 38–7	8,724
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at UMass*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	W 34–7	13,378
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Toledo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 34–27	14,190
November 1	7:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	L 24–45	16,401
November 9	7:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 27–31	9,103
November 26	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	L 27–30 ^OT	12,302
December 2	1:00 p.m.	Akron	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 23–22	12,247
December 27	12:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia Southern*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–21	15,322
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source^[1]

Game summaries

At Maryland

Buffalo Bulls (0-0) at Maryland Terrapins (0-0) - Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	0	3	10
Terrapins	7	10	7	7	31

at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD

Date: September 3
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 30,223
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV: B1G Network
Box score

Game information

First quarter

12:24 MD - Roman Hemby 33-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 7-0 Maryland, Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:33

Second quarter

12:14 MD - Antwain Littleton II 2-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 14-0 Maryland, Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:06
6:30 MD - Chad Ryland 45-yard field goal - 17-0 Maryland, Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:38
3:03 BUF - Al-Jay Henderson 19-yard run (Alex McNulty kick) - 17-7 Maryland, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27

Third quarter

14:21 MD - Roman Hemby 70-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 24-7 Maryland, Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:39

Fourth quarter

13:49 MD - Antwain Littleton II 1-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 31-7 Maryland, Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:17
6:07 BUF - Alex McNulty 34-yard field goal - 31-10 Maryland, Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:12

Statistics	Buffalo	Maryland
First downs	18	16
Plays–yards	73–268	61–446
Rushes–yards	38–108	26–149
Passing yards	160	297
Passing: comp–att–int	18–35–0	25–35–1
Time of possession	32:37	27:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Cole Snyder	18/35, 160 yards
	Rushing	Ron Cook	15 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Justin Marshall	4 receptions, 52 yards
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	24/34, 290 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	7 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rakim Jarrett	6 receptions, 110 yards

No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 (FCS) Crusaders	0	14	14	9	37
Bulls	7	14	7	3	31

At Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	10	3	7	26
Chanticleers	7	7	3	21	38

At Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	13	17	10	10	50
Eagles	14	10	7	0	31

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	3	10	0	20
Bulls	7	7	3	7	24

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	17	14	7	0	38
Falcons	0	0	7	0	7

At UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	21	3	7	34
Minutemen	0	7	0	0	7

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	13	7	0	27
Bulls	0	7	3	24	34

At Ohio

Buffalo Bulls (4–3, 4–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (5–3, 3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffalo	0	10	14	0	24
Ohio	17	7	7	14	45

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: • Cloudy, Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 16,401
Referee: William Williams
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey, Tom Luginbill, Taylor McGregor
Pregame line: UB −2.5 • box score

Game information

First Quarter

(11:22) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 16 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:57 (OHIO 7–0)
(06:01) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 37 yd field goal 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:18 (OHIO 10–0)
(01:38) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:49 (OHIO 17–0)

Second Quarter

(12:05) UB – McNulty, Alex 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:33 (OHIO 17–3)
(04:03) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:54 (OHIO 24–3)
(00:20) UB – Marshall, Justin 12 yd pass from Snyder, Cole (McNulty, Alex kick) 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 01:12 (OHIO 24–10)

Third Quarter

(14:00) UB – Cobb, Keyshawn 26 Yd Interception Return (McNulty, Alex kick) 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:55 (OHIO 24–17)
(10:05) OHIO – Cross, Miles 2 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:55 (OHIO 31–17)
(01:46) UB – Washington, Mike 2 yd pass from Snyder, Cole (McNulty, Alex kick) 14 plays, 56 yards, TOP 06:53 (OHIO 31–24)

Fourth Quarter

(13:16) OHIO – Neatherton, Jake 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:24 (OHIO 38–24)
(12:10) OHIO – Cross, Miles 9 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:51 (OHIO 45–24)

Statistics	UB	OHIO
First downs	17	20
Total yards	260	474
Rushes/yards	22	157
Passing yards	238	317
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–49–1	20–29–1
Time of possession	29:46	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Cole Snyder	25/49, 238 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mike Washington	6 carries, 19 yards
	Receiving	Justin Marshall	6 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	20/29, 317 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jake Neatherton	13 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Wiglusz	6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

At Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	17	0	3	27
Chippewas	7	0	17	7	31

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	14	6	30
Bulls	3	7	14	0	3	27

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	9	7	0	6	22
Bulls	0	10	7	6	23

Vs. Georgia Southern (Camellia Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	8	7	21
Bulls	0	14	6	3	23

References

^ "2022 Buffalo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

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