Toledo 25, Buffalo 20

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- David Fluellen carried 35 times for a career-high 228 yards as Toledo rallied to defeat Buffalo 25-20 for its eighth consecutive victory. Fluellen scored two of Toledo's three third-quarter touchdowns, gaining 86 yards on four carries on the second drive, as the Rockets (8-1, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) took a 25-14 lead. Buffalo (1-7, 0-4) pulled within five, 25-20, on the second play of the fourth quarter but failed to move the ball on its final three possessions. Toledo's defense was led by linebacker Dan Molls , the nation's leader in tackles, who had a game-high 14 and returned a fumble 13 yards for a tying touchdown in the first quarter. Buffalo had taken an early lead when Cortney Lester intercepted Terrance Owens ' pass at the Toledo 23 and returned it for a touchdown.