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Buffalo Bulls (3-4, 1-2 MAC)
Saturday, Oct. 26 -- e:30 p.m. ET
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Series:
Central Michigan leads the series 7-2. Buffalo, however, posted a 34-24 victory when the two teams met last October in Mt. Pleasant.
ABOUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN
>> EMU’s present three-game run boasts wins over Eastern Michigan (46-16), New Mexico State (42-28) and Bowling Green (3-20).
>> Central Michigan held a 21-7 halftime lead at Bowling Green. After a Falcons touchdown, the Chippewas reeled off 17 straight points to take command. A final BG touchdown was not nearly enough.
>> CMU owned a 553-344 advantage in total offense. The Chips were relatively balanced, registering 299 yards through the air and 254 on the ground.
>> Senior Quinten Dormady completed 22 of 36 passes(61.1%) for a season-high 295 yards with one TD and one interception.
>> Jonathan Ward and Kobe Lewis combined for 36 carries, 255 yards and 4 TDs.
>> WR Jacorey Sullivan led all receivers against Bowling Green with eight catches for 126 yards and a score.
>> Devonni Reed (11 tackles) and Michael Oliver (10 tackles) each reached double figure stops for CMU.
ABOUT BUFFALO
>> The Bulls last outing was a 21-0 victory over winless Akron. It was a defensive struggle, with only one offensive touchdown being scored on the day.
Kevin Marks tallied on a 2-yard run in the first quarter. The other two Buffalo scores were a Ledarius Mack 35-yard fumble return in the third quarter and Kadofi Wright’s fourth quarter fumble recovery for a touchdown.
>> Buffalo force four turnovers on the day while committing just one.
>> Off the Bulls 254 total yards, 189 came through the air and just 65 rushing.
>> Quarterback Kyle Vantrease completed 14 of 23 passes for 65 yards.
>> Jaret Patterson (17 carries, 88 yards) and Marks (19 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD) paced the Bulls rushing attack against UA.