Western Michigan Broncos @ Buffalo Bulls — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Broncos Western Michigan WMU 2-2, 2-1 Away
20
Final
17
Bulls Buffalo BUF 0-3, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WMU 7 3 0 10 20
BUF 7 7 0 3 17
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B.
B. Lowry QB WMU
212 PASS
J. Wright QB BUF
170 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Buckley RB WMU
62 RUSH
M. Burch WR BUF
110 RUSH
Receiving Yards
N.
N. Levicki WMU
76 REC
C. Morrow WR BUF
90 REC
Passing
Western Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Lowry 19/24 212 0 0 2 103.5
Buffalo
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Wright 11/18 170 1 0 5 110.9
Rushing
Western Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Lowry 14 53 3.8 1 11
J. Buckley 15 62 4.1 1 9
O. Mataele 8 5 0.6 0 9
Buffalo
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Hill 13 36 2.8 0 11
M. Burch 24 110 4.6 1 16
J. Wright 10 -11 -1.1 0 11
Receiving
Western Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
E. Nelson 4 6 26 6.5 0 9 0
J. Buckley 2 3 15 7.5 0 11 0
A. Chenault 5 5 56 11.2 0 17 0
B. Brooks 2 2 9 4.5 0 5 0
N. Levicki 4 4 76 19.0 0 47 0
K. Boone-Nelson II 1 1 16 16.0 0 16 0
R. Brotherton 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
Buffalo
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Burch 1 1 -5 -5.0 0 0 0
J. Andrews 2 3 26 13.0 0 18 0
P. Clacks 1 2 59 59.0 1 59 0
C. Morrow 7 8 90 12.9 0 20 0
C. Walker 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Western Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
S. Gardner Jr. 7 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Pope 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Gerig 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Louis 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Moore 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
D. Moon 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Betts 8 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Sims 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Frazier 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Z. Tibbs 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Tounkara 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Barber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McCullough 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Echoles 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Alexander 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Burley 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
B. Anes 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Alexander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Franklin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Benson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buffalo
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Greer 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Brown 12 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Davis 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Owens 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
K. Blackwell 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Evans 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
X. Leonard 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Crawford 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Bergmann 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
R. Stinchcomb 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Vessah 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Goodwin 5 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Keough 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Climes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Bracey 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Hill 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Western Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Kelly 2/2 2/2 8 0
Buffalo
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
O. Hautanen 1/1 2/2 5 0
Returns
Western Michigan
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Boone-Nelson II 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Buffalo
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
P. Folmar 2 30 15.0 0 19 2
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Western Michigan
Buffalo
332 Total Yards 305
21 First Downs 21
11 Passing 7
9 Rushing 11
3 Penalty 1
5/11 3rd Down Eff. 5/14
212 Passing Yards 170
120 Rushing Yards 135
0 Turnovers 0
5-55 Penalties 6-62
31:29 Possession 28:26
3/3 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 10 - 3 20 - 17
FG D. Kelly
20 - 17 1:18
XP D. Kelly
17 - 17 6:56
TD B. Lowry
16 - 17 6:56
10 - 17 13:00
O. Hautanen FG
Q2 3 - 7 10 - 14
FG D. Kelly
10 - 14 1:46
7 - 14 14:23
O. Hautanen XP
7 - 13 14:23
M. Burch TD
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
7 - 7 9:05
O. Hautanen XP
7 - 6 9:05
P. Clacks TD
XP D. Kelly
7 - 0 9:13
TD J. Buckley
6 - 0 9:13
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WMU +7 Times Tied: 2
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
5:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m