ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Ryan Boykin ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and Daz'mond Patterson's 100-yard kickoff return propelled Ohio from an early 14-0 deficit to a 38-31 victory over Buffalo Saturday in Mid-American Conference play.
The Bobcats (6-0, 2-0) trailed 14-0 when Patterson's kickoff return kick-started the offense with the first of 24 consecutive points. Beau Blankenship scored on a 14-yard run and Tyler Tettleton hit Tyler Futrell on a 15-yard scoring pass, then Matt Weller's 45-yard field goal stretched the lead to 24-14.
Buffalo's Alex Dennison threw a 55-yard touchdown pass to Alex Neutz and Patrick Clarke kicked a 30-yard field to tie the game 24-24 after three quarters. But Boykin scored from the 2-yard line, then broke a 51-yard scoring run for a 38-24 lead. Dennison's 1-yard TD run with 0:08 left cut it to 38-31.
Buffalo's Devin Campbell ran for 159 yards and the game's first touchdown.
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| Scoring Summary |
| BUFF | Devin Campbell 3 yd run (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| BUFF | Devon Hughes 10 yd pass from Alex Zordich (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| OHIO | Daz'mond Patterson 100 yd kick return (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Beau Blankenship 14 yd run (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Tyler Futrell 15 yd pass from Tyler Tettleton (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Matt Weller 45 yd FG |
| BUFF | Alex Neutz 55 yd pass from Alex Dennison (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| BUFF | Patrick Clarke 30 yd FG |
| OHIO | Ryan Boykin 1 yd run (Matt Weller kick) |
| OHIO | Ryan Boykin 51 yd run (Matt Weller kick) |
| BUFF | Alex Dennison 1 yd run (Patrick Clarke kick) |
| Team Stats | ||
| BUFF | OHIO | |
| First Downs | 30 | 16 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 10-19 | 6-13 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Plays-Net Yards | 92-501 | 63-333 |
| Rushes-Yds | 56-313 | 36-149 |
| Passing Yds | 188 | 184 |
| Kick Return Yds | 83 | 149 |
| Punt Return Yds | 0 | 0 |
| Passes | 19-36-0 | 15-27-1 |
| Punts | 5-156 | 4-124 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yds | 9-110 | 8-89 |
| Time of Poss. | 35:29 | 24:31 |
| Individual Stats |
| RUSHING |
| BUFF: Devin Campbell 30-160, Alex Zordich 19-110, Devon Hughes 1-17, Alex Dennison 4-13, Tyler Grassman 1-13, Joe Licata 1-0 |
| OHIO: Beau Blankenship 25-86, Ryan Boykin 6-64, Team 1-1, Tyler Tettleton 4--2 |
| PASSING |
| BUFF: Alex Zordich 13-25-97-0, Joe Licata 5-10-36-0, Alex Dennison 1-1-55-0 |
| OHIO: Tyler Tettleton 14-26-183-1, Matt Waters 1-1-1-0 |
| RECEIVING |
| BUFF: Alex Neutz 4-77, Devon Hughes 4-19, Cordero Dixon 3-37, Rudy Johnson 3-19, Jimmy Gordon 3-16, Devin Campbell 2-20 |
| OHIO: Bakari Bussey 8-77, Troy Hill 3-38, Matt Waters 1-36, Chase Cochran 1-17, Tyler Futrell 1-15, Tim Edmond 1-1 |
| Standings | |||
| Team | Standings | Conference | Overall |
| Buffalo | 4th Mid American East | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Ohio | 3rd Mid American East | 4-4 | 9-4 |
