The Toledo Rockets went to UB Stadium but were unable to keep up with the Buffalo Bulls, as Buffalo secured a 30-15 home win on Saturday. The Rockets dropped to 4-2 (1-1 MAC) this season and despite having an outstanding passing game, they were not able to run too well.
The Bulls are now atop of the conference (4-2, 2-0) and were able to use C.J. Ogbonna in critical situations to get the ball moving, but this was the Victor Snow show. Let's take a look at the box scores and figure out how this game wound up.
Toledo vs. Buffalo box score
Toledo vs. Buffalo box score
Toledo box score
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Buffalo box score
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Toledo vs. Buffalo Game Summary
In a battle of some of the top MAC teams in the conference, the Buffalo Bulls were able to control the game and lead wire-to-wire. Victor Snow, who finished with four catches for 27 yards, kicked off the scoring with a two-yard TD run.
C.J. Ogbonna was able to play a great brand of football with his legs. For the Rockets, they made a quarterback change in the second half as they replaced an injured Tucker Gleason with John Alan Richter and the offense began to come to life a bit more.
Toledo's two turnovers in the game could be viewed as the difference but the Rockets were not able to run the football at all, averaging just 1.8 yards per carry. For the Bulls, they need to play a more controlled game going forward as they committed eight penalties for 64 yards.
They are in the driver's seat for the rest of the season right now and need to clean up their play if they want to win the MAC. Below is the breakdown of how these teams scored.
- 4:55 1Q: Victor Snow 2 Yard Rushing TD | 7-0 Buffalo
- 10:40 3Q: C.J. Ogbonna 2 Yard Passing TD to Jake Orlando | 14-0 Buffalo
- 4:19 3Q: C.J. Ogbonna 2 Yard Rushing TD | 21-0 Buffalo
- 2:29 3Q: John Alan Richter 26 Yard Passing TD to Jerjuan Newton | 21-7 Buffalo
- 13:52 4Q: C.J. Ogbonna 1 Yard Rushing TD (2 Point Conversion Failed) | 27-7 Buffalo
- 9:13 4Q: Upton Bellenfant 33 Yard Field Goal | 30-7 Buffalo
- 5:08 4Q: John Alan Richter 23 Yard Passing TD to Jerjuan Newton (2 Point Conversion) | 30-15 Buffalo
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