BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Dri Archer ran for 127 yards and a touchdown, and Kent State beat 23-7 on Wednesday night.
Julian Durden had a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and Freddy Cortez added three field goals for the Golden Flashes (2-1, 1-0 Mid-American). Trayion Durham added 112 yards rushing, and Kent State finished with 239 yards on the ground.
Alex Zordich threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Alex Neutz in the second quarter for the lone score for the Bulls (1-2, 0-1).
The Bulls had five sacks of David Fisher and Spencer Keith, but committed four turnovers and converted only 3 of 13 third downs.
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| Scoring Summary |
| KENTST | Dri Archer 11 yd run (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| KENTST | Freddy Cortez 23 yd FG |
| BUFF | Alex Neutz 46 yd pass from Alex Zordich (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| KENTST | Freddy Cortez 33 yd FG |
| KENTST | Freddy Cortez 21 yd FG |
| KENTST | Julian Durden 2 yd run (Freddy Cortez kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| KENTST | BUFF | |
| First Downs | 19 | 16 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 7-20 | 3-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 81-404 | 65-265 |
| Rushes-Yds | 53-239 | 39-152 |
| Passing Yds | 165 | 113 |
| Kick Return Yds | 6 | 59 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 0 |
| Passes | 13-28-1 | 5-26-3 |
| Punts | 7-266 | 8-271 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Penalties-Yds | 10-100 | 4-50 |
| Time of Poss. | 37:30 | 22:30 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| KENTST: Dri Archer 14-127, Trayion Durham 23-112, Julian Durden 4-16, Spencer Keith 6--4, David Fisher 6--12 |
| BUFF: Branden Oliver 16-77, Brandon Murie 9-37, Alex Zordich 8-29, Devin Campbell 5-27, Joe Licata 1--18 |
| PASSING |
| KENTST: Spencer Keith 6-15-72-0, David Fisher 7-13-93-1 |
| BUFF: Alex Zordich 4-22-92-2, Joe Licata 1-3-21-1, Team 0-1-0-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| KENTST: Josh Boyle 4-25, Matthew Hurdle 3-33, Trayion Durham 2-47, Dri Archer 2-32, Tim Erjavec 1-23, Kyle Payton 1-5 |
| BUFF: Alex Neutz 2-58, Devon Hughes 2-57, Jimmy Gordon 1--2 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Kent State | 1st Mid American East | 8-1 | 11-3 |
| Buffalo | 4th Mid American East | 3-5 | 4-8 |
