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20–34
Final
 Yager Stadium, OxfordBUF -2.5
FINALBuffalo 20, Miami (OH) 34M-OH covered -2.5CLOSED BUF -2.5

Highlights

2 CLIPS · ESPN
Patterson gets loose for 82-yard Buffalo TDVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL
M-OH WINNING
BUFF WINNING
KICKQ2Q3Q4FINAL

KICKOFF: BUFF 52% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 20 PTS

Scoring plays

9 SCORES
Q1
Passing Touchdown

Antonio Nunn 20 Yd pass from Matt Myers (Jackson Baltar Kick)

7:19
7-0
Q2
Field Goal Good

Sam Sloman 53 Yd Field Goal

14:56
7-3
Rushing Touchdown

Jaret Patterson 82 Yd Run (Jackson Baltar Kick)

11:51
14-3
Rushing Touchdown

Brett Gabbert 1 Yd Run (Sam Sloman Kick)

6:50
14-10
Field Goal Good

Sam Sloman 21 Yd Field Goal

0:40
14-13
Q3
Interception Return Touchdown

Mike Brown 25 Yd Interception Return (Sam Sloman Kick)

11:46
14-20
Passing Touchdown

Jalen Walker 13 Yd pass from Brett Gabbert (Sam Sloman Kick)

7:17
14-27
Rushing Touchdown

Jaylon Bester 4 Yd Run (Sam Sloman Kick)

2:14
14-34
Q4
Rushing Touchdown

Kevin Marks 39 Yd Run (Jackson Baltar PAT blocked)

14:52
20-34

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Bester, Gabbert lead Miami (Ohio) past Buffalo 34-20

OXFORD, Ohio -- Jaylon Bester ran for 107 yards and a touchdown and Miami scored 31 straight points to race past Buffalo 34-20 on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. Quarterback Brett Gabbert started the comeback with a 1-yard plunge that cut the RedHawks' deficit to 14-10. Bester capped scoring for Miami (2-3) with a 4-yard run that made it 34-14 late in the third quarter. In between, Gabbert had a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jalen Walker and Mike Brown turned his second interception into a 25-yard touchdown return . Buffalo (2-3) piled up 309 yards on the ground but threw for just 89 yards. Jaret Patterson rushed for 185 yards on 22 carries, including an 82-yard scoring run and Kevin Marks had 101 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown.

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Top performers

BUFF
PASSINGMatt Myers4/16, 59 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
RUSHINGJaret Patterson22 CAR, 183 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGAntonio Nunn2 REC, 30 YDS, 1 TD
M-OH
PASSINGBrett Gabbert8/17, 120 YDS, 1 TD
RUSHINGJaylon Bester24 CAR, 107 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGJames Maye3 REC, 83 YDS

Team stats

BUFF · M-OH
398
TOTAL YARDS
265
89
PASSING
120
309
RUSHING
145
20
1ST DOWNS
16
5-14
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
5-19
4
TURNOVERS
0
10-103
PENALTIES
2-20
29:29
POSSESSION
30:31

YAGER STADIUM, OXFORD · ATTENDANCE 18,419

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