2022 Buffalo Bulls football team

2022 Buffalo Bulls football
Camellia Bowl champion
Camellia Bowl, W 23–21 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Maurice Linguist (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Shane Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Bailey (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		5	–	3					7	–	6
Bowling Green		5	–	3					6	–	7
Miami (OH)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Akron		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Toledo xy$		5	–	3					9	–	5
Eastern Michigan x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ball State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Northern Illinois		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year coach Maurice Linguist and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:00 p.m.	at Maryland*	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 10–31	30,223
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross*	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	L 31–37	16,933
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 26–38	13,372
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	W 50–31	14,524
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPNU	W 24–21	18,615
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 38–7	8,724
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at UMass*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	W 34–7	13,378
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Toledo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 34–27	14,190
November 1	7:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	L 24–45	16,401
November 9	7:00 p.m.	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	ESPN2	L 27–31	9,103
November 26	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	L 27–30 OT	12,302
December 2	1:00 p.m.	Akron	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN+	W 23–22	12,247
December 27	12:00 p.m.	vs. Georgia Southern*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Camellia Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–21	15,322
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source

Game summaries

At Maryland

See also: 2022 Maryland Terrapins football team

Buffalo Bulls (0-0) at Maryland Terrapins (0-0) - Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	0	3	10
Terrapins	7	10	7	7	31

at SECU Stadium • College Park, MD

• Date: September 3
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST/9:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 30,223
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV: B1G Network
• Box score

Game information

First quarter 12:24 MD - Roman Hemby 33-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 7-0 Maryland, Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:33 Second quarter 12:14 MD - Antwain Littleton II 2-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 14-0 Maryland, Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:06 6:30 MD - Chad Ryland 45-yard field goal - 17-0 Maryland, Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:38 3:03 BUF - Al-Jay Henderson 19-yard run (Alex McNulty kick) - 17-7 Maryland, Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:27 Third quarter 14:21 MD - Roman Hemby 70-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 24-7 Maryland, Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:39 Fourth quarter 13:49 MD - Antwain Littleton II 1-yard run (Chad Ryland kick) - 31-7 Maryland, Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:17 6:07 BUF - Alex McNulty 34-yard field goal - 31-10 Maryland, Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:12

Statistics	Buffalo	Maryland
First downs	18	16
Plays–yards	73–268	61–446
Rushes–yards	38–108	26–149
Passing yards	160	297
Passing: comp–att–int	18–35–0	25–35–1
Time of possession	32:37	27:23

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Cole Snyder	18/35, 160 yards
	Rushing	Ron Cook	15 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Justin Marshall	4 receptions, 52 yards
Maryland	Passing	Taulia Tagovailoa	24/34, 290 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	7 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Rakim Jarrett	6 receptions, 110 yards

No. 15 (FCS) Holy Cross

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 (FCS) Crusaders	0	14	14	9	37
Bulls	7	14	7	3	31

See also: 2022 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

At Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	10	3	7	26
Chanticleers	7	7	3	21	38

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

At Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	13	17	10	10	50
Eagles	14	10	7	0	31

See also: 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	7	3	10	0	20
Bulls	7	7	3	7	24

See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	17	14	7	0	38
Falcons	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team

At UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	21	3	7	34
Minutemen	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2022 UMass Minutemen football team

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	13	7	0	27
Bulls	0	7	3	24	34

See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

At Ohio

See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

Buffalo Bulls (4–3, 4–0) vs. Ohio Bobcats (5–3, 3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffalo	0	10	14	0	24
Ohio	17	7	7	14	45

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

• Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: • Cloudy, Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,401
• Referee: William Williams
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Corey, Tom Luginbill, Taylor McGregor
• Pregame line: UB −2.5 • box score

Game information

First Quarter (11:22) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 16 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:57 (OHIO 7–0) (06:01) OHIO – Vakos, Nathanial 37 yd field goal 8 plays, 45 yards, TOP 03:18 (OHIO 10–0) (01:38) OHIO – Jones, Jacoby 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 42 yards, TOP 02:49 (OHIO 17–0) Second Quarter (12:05) UB – McNulty, Alex 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 04:33 (OHIO 17–3) (04:03) OHIO – Wiglusz, Sam 5 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 5 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:54 (OHIO 24–3) (00:20) UB – Marshall, Justin 12 yd pass from Snyder, Cole (McNulty, Alex kick) 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 01:12 (OHIO 24–10) Third Quarter (14:00) UB – Cobb, Keyshawn 26 Yd Interception Return (McNulty, Alex kick) 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:55 (OHIO 24–17) (10:05) OHIO – Cross, Miles 2 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:55 (OHIO 31–17) (01:46) UB – Washington, Mike 2 yd pass from Snyder, Cole (McNulty, Alex kick) 14 plays, 56 yards, TOP 06:53 (OHIO 31–24) Fourth Quarter (13:16) OHIO – Neatherton, Jake 1 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:24 (OHIO 38–24) (12:10) OHIO – Cross, Miles 9 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 2 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:51 (OHIO 45–24)

Statistics	UB	OHIO
First downs	17	20
Total yards	260	474
Rushes/yards	22	157
Passing yards	238	317
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–49–1	20–29–1
Time of possession	29:46	30:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	Cole Snyder	25/49, 238 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Mike Washington	6 carries, 19 yards
	Receiving	Justin Marshall	6 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD
Ohio	Passing	Kurtis Rourke	20/29, 317 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jake Neatherton	13 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Sam Wiglusz	6 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD

At Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	17	0	3	27
Chippewas	7	0	17	7	31

See also: 2022 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	14	6	30
Bulls	3	7	14	0	3	27

See also: 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	9	7	0	6	22
Bulls	0	10	7	6	23

See also: 2022 Akron Zips football team

Vs. Georgia Southern (Camellia Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	6	8	7	21
Bulls	0	14	6	3	23

See also: 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team and 2022 Camellia Bowl