Dustin Crum threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, Matthew Trickett kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired, and Kent State scored 24 consecutive points in the final eight minutes to beat Buffalo 30-27 on Thursday night.
Kyle Vantrease ran for two touchdowns and passed for another in a 27-point second quarter and the Buffalo defense overwhelmed Eastern Michigan in a 43-14 win on Saturday.
Kyle Vantrease threw two touchdown passes to Antonio Nunn in the second quarter and Buffalo rode a big first-half lead to a 43-20 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday.
Ledarius Mack and Kadofi Wright each scored on fumble recoveries and Buffalo blanked winless Akron, 21-0 in a Mid-America Conference battle between teams still looking for a conference victory Saturday.
O'Shaan Allison scored in overtime and Louie Zervos won it with the extra point as Ohio defeated Buffalo 21-20 on Saturday.
Jaylon Bester ran for 107 yards and a touchdown and Miami scored 31 straight points to race past Buffalo 34-20 on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.
Jaret Patterson ran for 133 yards and two touchdowns to lead Buffalo to a 38-22 victory over Temple on Saturday.
Antonio Gandy-Golden caught two of Stephen Calvert's four touchdown passes, and Liberty coach Hugh Freeze collected his first win with the Flames in a 35-17 victory over Buffalo on Saturday night.
Sean Clifford threw for 280 yards and four touchdowns and No. 15 Penn State overcame a halftime deficit to beat Buffalo 45-13 on Saturday night.
Several Group of 5 head coaches and Power 5 coordinators have the chance to earn a coaching-carousel-altering win in Week 2. Who can come through?
Matt Myers, the first freshman quarterback to start a season opener for Buffalo in 28 years, accounted for three touchdowns and the Bulls beat Robert Morris 38-10 on Thursday night.
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 5-1 | 6-4 |
| Ohio | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Kent State | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Buffalo | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Bowling Green | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| Akron | 0-6 | 0-10 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Western Michigan | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Central Michigan | 5-2 | 7-4 |
| Ball State | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Northern Illinois | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Toledo | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Wolo | DT | Committed | 74 |
| Lonnie Rice | S | Committed | 73 |
| Bryce Johnson-Maith | DE | Committed | 72 |
| Deondre Doiron | OG | Committed | 72 |
| Trey Blair | RB | Committed | 72 |
