BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Branden Oliver rushed for 238 yards and Alex Zordich threw four touchdown passes as Buffalo rolled to a 56-34 victory over Morgan State on Saturday night.
Oliver had first-half scoring runs of 1 and 3 yards among his 25 carries and broke his own record for most rushing yards for the Bulls (1-1) since they moved to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1999.
Zordich completed 16 of 21 passes for 237 yards, including a 34-yarder to Alex Neutz for a 42-13 lead with 10:05 left in the third quarter. Neutz caught eight passes for 154 yards and four touchdowns, one from Joe Licata.
Buffalo, which lost its opener to Georgia 45-23, piled up 571 yards to 366 for Morgan State (1-1), a Football Championship Subdivision team.
Travis Davidson gained 136 yards on 26 carries for the Bears, and Robert Council completed 12 of 16 for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
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| Scoring Summary |
| MRGNST | Earvin Gonzalez 35 yd FG |
| BUFF | Branden Oliver 1 yd run (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| BUFF | Jimmy Gordon 18 yd pass from Alex Zordich (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| MRGNST | Earvin Gonzalez 21 yd FG |
| BUFF | Branden Oliver 3 yd run (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| MRGNST | Travis Davidson 38 yd run (Earvin Gonzalez kick) |
| BUFF | Alex Neutz 16 yd pass from Alex Zordich (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| BUFF | Alex Neutz 22 yd pass from Alex Zordich (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| BUFF | Alex Neutz 34 yd pass from Alex Zordich (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| MRGNST | Andrew King 44 yd pass from Robert Council (Earvin Gonzalez kick) |
| BUFF | Alex Neutz 28 yd pass from Joe Licata (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| MRGNST | Brian Mann 5 yd run (Earvin Gonzalez kick) |
| BUFF | James Potts 49 yd run (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| MRGNST | Travis Davidson 21 yd pass from Robert Council (Earvin Gonzalez kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| MRGNST | BUFF | |
| First Downs | 25 | 28 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-15 | 3-7 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 78-366 | 56-571 |
| Rushes-Yds | 60-201 | 32-306 |
| Passing Yds | 165 | 265 |
| Kick Return Yds | 180 | 136 |
| Punt Return Yds | 5 | -3 |
| Passes | 13-18-0 | 17-24-1 |
| Punts | 4-130 | 2-59 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 8-85 | 12-117 |
| Time of Poss. | 40:10 | 19:50 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| MRGNST: Travis Davidson 26-136, Brian Mann 17-74, Robert Council 13-23, Seth Higgins 4--32 |
| BUFF: Branden Oliver 25-238, James Potts 1-49, Brandon Murie 3-13, Alex Zordich 2-10, Devin Campbell 1--4 |
| PASSING |
| MRGNST: Robert Council 12-16-161-0, Seth Higgins 1-2-4-0 |
| BUFF: Alex Zordich 16-21-237-1, Joe Licata 1-2-28-0, Team 0-1-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| MRGNST: Travis Davidson 3-34, Tubotein Taylor 3-32, Kristian Johnson 3-26, Andrew King 2-52, Chris Flowers 1-13, Jorge Young 1-8 |
| BUFF: Alex Neutz 8-154, Jimmy Gordon 2-23, Cordero Dixon 2-17, Devin Campbell 2-11, Alex Dennison 1-26, Rudy Johnson 1-24, Branden Oliver 1-10 |
