Western Michigan at Buffalo

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Buffalo

Broadview Stadium, Buffalo

FINALWestern Michigan 48, Buffalo 41

Highlights

8 CLIPS · ESPN

Jaden Nixon scores 54-yard rushing touchdownVIDEO: ESPN ↗

Win probability

EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODEL

BUFF WINNING

WMU WINNING

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KICKOFF: BUFF 58% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 38 PTS

Scoring plays

15 SCORES

Rushing Touchdown

Messiah Burch 7 Yd Run (Upton Bellenfant Kick)

13:38
0-7

Passing Touchdown

Blake Bosma 16 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick)

11:12
7-7

Field Goal Good

Upton Bellenfant 26 Yd Field Goal

8:32
7-10

Rushing Touchdown

Jaden Nixon 1 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick)

14:17
14-10

Passing Touchdown

Blake Bosma 14 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick)

8:49
21-10

Passing Touchdown

Blake Bosma 12 Yd pass from Hayden Wolff (Luka Zurak Kick)

7:55
28-10

Passing Touchdown

Victor Snow 26 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant Kick)

3:22
28-17

Rushing Touchdown

Jaden Nixon 2 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick)

8:21
35-17

Passing Touchdown

Taji Johnson 11 Yd pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Upton Bellenfant Kick)

5:47
35-24

Rushing Touchdown

Victor Snow 12 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

14:52
35-30

Field Goal Good

Luka Zurak 35 Yd Field Goal

11:45
38-30

Rushing Touchdown

Al-Jay Henderson 68 Yd Run (C.J. Ogbonna Pass to Chance Morrow for Two-Point Conversion)

11:08
38-38

Field Goal Good

Luka Zurak 37 Yd Field Goal

8:59
41-38

Rushing Touchdown

Jaden Nixon 54 Yd Run (Luka Zurak Kick)

2:43
48-38

Field Goal Good

Upton Bellenfant 22 Yd Field Goal

1:02
48-41

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Wolff, Nixon, Bosma star in Western Michigan's 48-41 win over Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- , Hayden Wolff threw three touchdown passes to Blake Bosma , Jaden Nixon scored three more on the ground and Western Michigan held on to beat Buffalo 48-41 on Saturday. The Broncos (4-3, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) saw an 18-point third-quarter lead evaporate when Al-Jay Henderson sprinted up the middle 68 yards to tie the game at 38-all in the fourth quarter. But Jordin Parker returned the ensuing kickoff 75 yards, leading to Luka Zurak 's 37-yard field goal. On WMU's next possession, Nixon found his way through the line and rushed 54 yards for a 48-38 lead with 2:43 to go. Upton Bellenfant 's field goal with a minute left got the Bulls (4-3, 2-1) within seven. Buffalo thought it was going to get a final possession at the WMU 35 when the nation's total tackles leader, linebacker Shaun Dolac , brought down Nixon on fourth-and-1.

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Top performers

WMU

PASSINGHayden Wolff20/31, 280 YDS, 3 TD

RUSHINGJaden Nixon14 CAR, 112 YDS, 3 TD

RECEIVINGBlake Bosma6 REC, 85 YDS, 3 TD

BUFF

PASSINGC.J. Ogbonna22/34, 309 YDS, 2 TD

RUSHINGAl-Jay Henderson12 CAR, 97 YDS, 1 TD

RECEIVINGVictor Snow7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

WMU · BUFF

489

TOTAL YARDS

551

280

PASSING

309

209

RUSHING

242

1ST DOWNS

6-13

3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY

4-12

TURNOVERS

3-25

PENALTIES

5-66

33:22

POSSESSION

26:38

BROADVIEW STADIUM, BUFFALO · ATTENDANCE 18,487

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