2011 Buffalo Bulls football team

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2011 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Wood (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorWilliam Inge (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
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2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 2     10 4  
Temple   5 3     9 4  
Kent State   4 4     5 7  
Bowling Green   3 5     5 7  
Miami (OH)   3 5     4 8  
Buffalo   2 6     3 9  
Akron   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   7 1     11 3  
Toledo x   7 1     9 4  
Western Michigan   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   4 4     6 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     6 6  
Central Michigan   2 6     3 9  

  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the

Jeff Quinn played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference
. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in sixth place in the East Division.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat
Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • ESPN3L 16–3548,359
    September 106:00 pm
    TWCS
    W 35–721,933
    September 177:00 pmat Ball StateL 25–288,964
    September 246:00 pm
    Big East Network
    L 3–1718,215
    October 112:30 pmat
    CSS
    L 10–4187,758
    October 83:30 pmOhio
    • University at Buffalo Stadium
    • Amherst, NY
    TWCSW 38–3715,051
    October 151:00 pmat TempleL 0–3425,820[1]
    October 2212:00 pmNorthern Illinois
    • University at Buffalo Stadium
    • Amherst, NY
    ESPN3L 30–3113,370
    October 293:30 pmat Miami (OH)TWCSL 13–4116,131[2]
    November 121:00 pmat Eastern MichiganL 17–303,830
    November 1912:00 pmAkron
    • University at Buffalo Stadium
    • Amherst, NY
    TWCSW 51–1014,509
    November 2512:00 pmBowling Green
    • University at Buffalo Stadium
    • Amherst, NY
    TWCSL 28–4212,262

    [3]

    Game summaries

    Pittsburgh

    1 234Total
    Bulls 0 376 16
    Panthers 7 01414 35
    • Date: September 3, 2011
    • Location:
      EST
    • Game attendance: 48,359
    • Television network: ESPN3

    Recap: The Panthers took the lead in the first quarter with a rushing touchdown by Graham. Buffalo's offense struggled to gain any yardage on the ground or in the air. Early in the second quarter, Pittsburgh missed a 32-yard field goal. One Panther drive later, and Pittsburgh missed a 47-yard field goal. Once the Bulls got the ball back, Peter Farning kicked a 40-yard field goal, putting Buffalo on the scoreboard. Both defenses remained strong throughout the first half of play. The Bulls got the ball first in the third quarter. Chazz Anderson, Buffalo's starting QB, drove for 49 yards before being intercepted by Pittsburgh's defense. Ray Graham of the Panthers later rushed for touchdown to go ahead 14–3. The next drive, Anderson lead a Buffalo drive that took them to the end zone. The score was then 14–10. Pittsburgh soon answered back with a 5-yard rushing touchdown by Ray Graham. Going into the fourth quarter, Buffalo's running back, Branden Oliver, punched in a 1-yard touchdown. The Bulls tried a 2-point conversion, but failed to make the score 21–16. Pittsburgh answered back yet again however with a quick 6 play, 60-yard drive that ended with a touchdown. On the next drive, the Bulls gained 42 yards, but failed to convert on fourth down, forcing them to turn over. On the next drive, Ray Graham broke loose for 75 yards, and later punched in a touchdown with a 1-yard gain. The end score was 35–16, Pittsburgh.

    Stony Brook

    1 234Total
    Seawolves 0 700 7
    Bulls 7 14140 35
    • Date: September 10, 2011
    • Location:
      Time Warner Cable SportsNet, ESPN3

    Recap: After a 53-yard kick return by Buffalo's Terrell Jackson, Chazz Anderson started the game by throwing a 57-yard touchdown to Alex Dennison. Within 19 seconds, the Bulls were up by 7–0. The rest of the first quarter was scoreless for both teams. Within 2 minutes of the second quarter, Stony Brook drove for 92 yards in 10 plays, ending in a touchdown by Jordan Gush. Buffalo took the ball back the next drive, and scored a touchdown by Branden Oliver. The next drive for Buffalo also ended in a touchdown, with a 49-yard rush by Branden Oliver. The Bulls went into halftime leading Stony Brook 21–7. Within 4 minutes of the 3rd quarter, Buffalo scored another touchdown. Chazz Anderson threw a pass to Devon Hughes, who made his way to the end zone with a 15-yard run. Buffalo ended the 3rd quarter with a 43-yard rushing touchdown by Branden Oliver, making it 35–7. In the fourth quarter, Stony Brook drove for 50 yards, until Khalil Mack sacked Stony Brook's quarterback, Kyle Essington, who fumbled. Fred Branch of Buffalo recovered the ball to put away the game.

    Ball State

    1 234Total
    Bulls 7 0612 25
    Cardinals 0 2107 28
    • Date: September 17, 2011
    • Location:
      EST
    • Game attendance: 8,964

    Recap: The game started out well for the Bulls, who scored a touchdown in their first drive. However, that first touchdown was their last of the half. The Buffalo offense and defense were completely exposed as the Cardinals score 21 unanswered points in the first half. Within 7 minutes of the third drive, Buffalo scored their second touchdown with a run by Branden Oliver. The kick attempt was blocked by Ball State's defense. The score remained 21–13 going into the fourth quarter. Within 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Buffalo scored their third touchdown, but failed on their 2-point conversion. One drive later, and the Bulls scored their fourth touchdown, giving them a lead of 25–21 with 6 minutes remaining. This is when Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning took over the game. Buffalo's defense could not stop the Ball State juggernaut, even when they had a 4th down and 7, and a 4th down and 17. The Cardinals eventually scored their last touchdown with only 29 seconds on the clock. In the last 29 seconds of the game, Buffalo gained two first downs, but it wasn't enough to get a field goal. Ball State won, 28–25.

    Connecticut

    1 234Total
    Huskies 0 1007 17
    Bulls 0 300 3
    • Date: September 24, 2011
    • Location:
      Big East Network

    Recap: As expected, both Buffalo's and Connecticut's offenses did not click early in the game. The Bulls made more first downs in the first quarter, but were not able to complete their drives. The Bulls took the lead in the second quarter with a field goal by Peter Fardon. Connecticut answered back quickly with a field goal of their own and a touchdown later in the quarter. The Bulls and Huskies went into halftime with a score of 3–10, Huskies leading. The third quarter was again hampered by strong defensive plays on both sides of the ball. Khalil Mack and Steven Means paired together to create impressive plays and sacks behind Connecticut's line of scrimmage. Buffalo's offense however, did not click to overcome Connecticut's strong defense, which was one of the best in the FBS. Connecticut scored another touchdown score in the fourth quarter to put away the game. The Huskies won, 17–3. The overall series record between the Bulls and Huskies is 4–15 with Connecticut leading.

    Tennessee

    1 234Total
    Bulls 7 003 10
    Volunteers 17 1473 41
    • Date: October 1, 2011
    • Location:
      Comcast Sports Southeast, ESPN3

    Recap: Going into the game as 30 point underdogs, Buffalo was weaker in every category than the Tennessee Volunteers. Tyler Bray threw for 342 yards against the Bulls, while Chazz Anderson of Buffalo threw for only 99 yards. Anderson though, broke for a 68-yard run to the end zone in the first quarter. However, the Volunteers never looked back, and scored 38 unanswered points. In the fourth quarter, Buffalo scored a field goal to make the score 38–10, but the Volunteers again answered with a field goal of their own.

    Ohio

    1 234Total
    Bobcats 7 10146 37
    Bulls 14 1077 38
    • Date: October 8, 2011
    • Location:
      Time Warner Cable SportsNet

    Recap: Buffalo came into the game as 8 point underdogs. After losing three straight games, the team knew they had to come back to their home field with a bang. Early in the first quarter, Bo Oliver rushed into the end zone from 12 yards out to give the Bulls a 7–0 lead. On the next drive for Ohio, Harden rushed 13 yards into the end zone to tie the score at seven. Oliver answered back with another rushing touchdown from 1 yard out. Halfway through the second quarter, Chazz Anderson found Alex Neutz to complete a 36-yard touchdown pass to push the Bulls advantage to 21–7. However, Ohio scored another touchdown with 5 minutes remaining in the half. Buffalo answered quickly with a field goal to make the score 24–14. One drive later, Ohio scored a field goal to make the score 24–17 at halftime. Within 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter, Ohio's Tyler Tettleton threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 24. A few drives later, and Ohio's LaVon Brazill burst for a 67-yard run that put the Bobcats up 31–24. Buffalo answered as Anderson completed a 90-yard touchdown pass to Ed Young that tied the score at 31 with 7:17 remaining in the third quarter. The Bobcats took the lead again with a 46-yard field goal by Matt Weller. With 5:45 remaining in the contest, Oliver rushed for his third touchdown, this time from one yard out to give Buffalo a 38–34 lead. The next drive, Weller made another field goal to inch the Bobcats closer 38–37. However, the Bulls defense however sealed the victory when Richie Smith sacked Tettleton on fourth down with less than two minutes remaining. The Bulls won, 38–37.

    Temple

    1 234Total
    Bulls 0 000 0
    Owls 10 1473 34
    • Date: October 15, 2011
    • Location:
      EST
    • Game attendance: 25,820[1]

    Recap: Buffalo came into the game as 21 point underdogs. The offense and defense had a tough time against a Temple team that was made up of mostly seniors. Buffalo fell behind 24–0 at the half. The second half was just as devastating as the first half for the Bulls. Temple ran the ball multiple times to earn scores, and won 34–0.

    Northern Illinois

    1 234Total
    Huskies 3 14140 31
    Bulls 3 7020 30
    • Date: October 22, 2011
    • Location:
      EST
    • Game attendance: 13,370
    • Television network: MAC TV, ESPN3

    Recap: The Bulls started off well with good defense, holding the Huskies to only 3 points in the first quarter. However, the Huskies fought in the second quarter, scoring 14 points with rushing touchdowns. In the third quarter, the Huskies took a 31–10 lead over the Bulls. The Huskies defense shut down in the fourth quarter. The Bulls drove for over 300 yards to score 3 touchdowns. Within the last 15 seconds of the game, Buffalo score their third touchdown to make the score 31–30. Peter Fardon, the Bulls kicker, missed the point after to lose the game. This comeback would have been one of the greatest ever played by the Bulls. Senior quarterback Chazz Anderson, had an all-time record-breaking afternoon. He completed a school-record 35 passes (on 53 attempts, the fourth highest-total in school history) for a Division I-A record 404 yards, the eighth best total in school history.

    Miami (OH)

    1 234Total
    Bulls 13 000 13
    RedHawks 21 7130 41
    • Date: October 29, 2011
    • Location:
      SportsTime Ohio

    Recap:

    Eastern Michigan

    1 234Total
    Bulls 0 3140 17
    • Eagles 3 6147 30
    • Date: November 12, 2011
    • Location:
      EST
    • Game attendance: 3,830

    Recap:

    Akron

    1 234Total
    Zips 3 007 10
    Bulls 14 16147 51
    • Date: November 19, 2011
    • Location:
      EST
    • Game attendance: 14,509
    • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, Windy
    • Television network: TWCS

    Recap: Brandon "Bo" Oliver rushed for 235 yards to not only lead the Bulls to their second conference win of the season, but also broke the single-game rushing yardage in UB history. Chazz Anderson threw for 19/25 with 155 yards on the day. Anderson threw 2 touchdowns, while Oliver ran for the other 2 touchdowns. Freshman, Patrick Clarke, nailed 3 field goals and 6 PAT's. At the beginning of the game, John Syty returned the first kickoff for 93 yards.

    Bowling Green

    1 234Total
    • Falcons 7 14210 42
    Bulls 10 1008 28
    • Date: November 25, 2011
    • Location:
      EST
    • Television network: TWCS

    Recap:

    Roster

    2011 Buffalo Bulls football football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    RB 1 James Potts  Fr
    WR 2
    Marcus Rivers
     Fr
    QB 4 Jerry Davis  Jr
    WR 5 Terrell Jackson  Sr
    WR 6 Saron Hood  Jr
    QB 8 Rudy Johnson  Fr
    WR 10 Ed Young  Sr
    QB 11 Cory Jorgensen  Sr
    WR 11 Aaron Walters  Fr
    TE 12 Alex Dennison  So
    RB 13 Brandon Murie  So
    QB 15 Alex Zordich So
    WR 18 Fred Lee  So
    WR 19 Alex Neutz  So
    RB 21 Jeffvon Gill Jr
    WR 25 John Dunmore  Fr
    WR 26 Aaron Huber  Fr
    RB 32 Branden Oliver  So
    RB 43 Josh Fuller  So
    OL 50 Andre Davis  Fr
    OL 55 Graham Whinery  Jr
    OL 56 Jasen Carlson So
    OL 65 Dillon Guy Fr
    OL 66 Jeff Veinotte  Fr
    OL 67 Jake Silas  Fr
    OL 70 Pat Wilson  So
    OL 71 Trevor Sales  So
    OL 75 Josh Violanti  Sr
    OL 76 Anthony Bartholomew  Fr
    OL 77 Gabriel Barde Fr
    OL 78 Matt Ostrowski  Sr
    OL 79 Gokhan Ozkan  Jr
    TE 80 Aaron Connacher  Sr
    TE 81 Jimmy Gordon  So
    WR 84 Derek Brim So
    WR 85 Cordero Dixon  Fr
    WR 87 Devon Hughes  Fr
    TE 88 Jake Reeder Jr
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 3 Josh Copeland  Sr
    DB 4 Cortney Lester  Fr
    DB 8 Isaac Baugh  Sr
    DB 9 Alan Hayes  Sr
    DB 17 Joe Petit Sr
    DB 19 Daniel Gold So
    DB 20 Ray Anthony Long  Jr
    LB 23 Delano Fabor So
    LB 24 Dalonte Wallace  Jr
    LB 26 John Syty  Sr
    DB 27 Kyle Sims Fr
    DB 28 Dwellie Striggles  Fr
    DB 29 Adam Redden So
    DB 30 Okoye Houston So
    DB 31 Carlos Lammons  So
    LB 33 Scott Pettigrew  Jr
    LB 35 Mark Richardson  Jr
    LB 36 Lee Skinner  Fr
    LB 38 Witney Sherry  Fr
    DB 39 Najja Johnson  So
    DL 40 Steven Means Jr
    DB 41 Romel Dismuke  So
    LB 42 Fred Branch  Sr
    LB 44 Jaleel Verser Sr
    DL 45 Terry Peden  Jr
    LB 46 Khalil Mack  So
    LB 47 Imani Chatman  Jr
    LB 48 Willie Moseley  Jr
    DB 49 Keith Taken  Fr
    LB 52 Jake Stockman  Fr
    DL 54 Richie Smith Sr
    LB 59 Shaquille Dudley  So
    DL 90 Kristjan Sokoli  Fr
    DL 91 Dalton Barksdale  Fr
    LB 92 Kendal Robinson  Fr
    DL 95 Desmond Howard  Fr
    DL 96 Colby Way So
    DL 97 Wyatt Cahill Jr
    DL 98 Rashad Jean Jr
    DL 99 Gordon DuBois  Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    P, K
    13 Peter Fardon Jr
    P
    16 Jake Schum Jr
    LS 58 Tim Krantz  So
    LS, DE 63 Ryan O'Sullivan So
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches
    • William IngeDefensive Coordinator
    • Alex Wood – Offensive Coordinator
    • Ernest Jones – 'Associate Head Coach
    • Adam Shorter – Defensive Line

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster
    Last update: June 10, 2017

    References

    1. ^ a b "Buffalo Bulls vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
    2. ^ a b "Buffalo Bulls vs. Miami Redhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. October 29, 2011.
    3. ^ "2011 Football Schedule - Buffalo Athletics". Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2011.