Buffalo vs. Akron: Box score, stats, game summary and more ft. C.J. Ogbonna

Buffalo moved closer to bowl eligibility with a road victory against the Akron Zips, who were eliminated from bowl consideration with the loss. After an opening score by Akron, Buffalo rolled up 38 unanswered points and held on for a 41-30 win.

Buffalo is now 5-4 and 3-2 in MAC action. The Bulls have remaining home games against Ball State and 0-8 Kent State, so they are almost guaranteed bowl eligibility.

Akron is 2-7 and just 1-4 in league play, and clinched a losing season with the defeat.

Buffalo vs. Akron Box Score

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
Buffalo	14	10	14	3	41
Akron	7	0	0	23	30

Buffalo Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Yards	TDs
C.J. Ogbonna	17	29	210	2

Buffalo Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yrds	Rush TDs	Rec.	Yards	Rec. TDs
C.J. Ogbonna	8	63	1	0	0	0
Ai-Jay Henderson	18	107	1	3	22	0
Messiah Burch	3	5	0	0	0	0
Jacequez Barksdale	5	3	1	0	0	0
Jack Shields	3	1	0	0	0	0
Lamar Sperling	4	1	0	0	0	0
Victor Snow	0	0	0	3	49	0
J.J. Jenkins	0	0	0	5	57	1
Evan King	0	0	0	2	15	0
Tadd Barr	0	0	0	1	13	0
Jake Orlando	0	0	0	1	2	1
Terrance Shelton Jr.	1	3	0	0	0	0
Javien Cuff	0	0	0	2	52	0

Buffalo Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Upton Bellenfant	5 for 5	2 for 2	36

Akron Passing Stats

Player	Comp.	Att.	Yards	TDs
Ben Finley	22	41	354	4
Tahj Bullock	1	2	24	0

Akron Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yrds	Rush TDs	Rec.	Yards	Rec. TDs
Jordan Simmons	14	68	0	1	11	0
Charles Kellom	2	12	0	0	0	0
Ben Finley	9	-7	0	0	0	0
Tahj Bullock	2	1	0	1	8	0
Ahmarian Granger	0	0	0	5	95	1
Jarvis Rush	0	0	0	1	24	0
Bobby Golden	0	0	0	3	59	0
Conner Cravaack	0	0	0	2	35	0
Adrian Norton	0	0	0	6	98	2
Jake Newell	0	0	0	3	20	0
Kyan Mason	0	0	0	1	28	1

Akron Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Garrison Smith	2 for 2	0 for 0

Akron scored on the game’s opening series and then forced a pair of Buffalo 3-and-outs. But after a Zips fumble, Buffalo needed just two plays to go 62 yards to tie the score in the middle of the first quarter. After another Akron fumble, a short field touchdown gave the Buffs the lead.

From there, Buffalo went on a continued run, stretching their edge to 38-7 late in the 3rd quarter. Quarterback C.J. Ogbonna threw two touchdown passes and added a third on the ground. A trio of late Akron TD passes made the game respectable, as the Zips pulled within 38-30, but could not finish the comeback.

Buffalo hosts Ball State next week in a game that could clinch bowl eligibility. Akron will travel to Northern Illinois next week.

• Akron- Ahmarian Granger 29 yard TD pass from Ben Finley (Smith XPT) 7-0, 13:16 remaining in 1st quarter
• Buffalo- J.J. Jenkins 18 yard TD pass from C. J. Ogbonna (Bellenfant XPT) 7-7, 7:50 remaining in 1st quarter
• Buffalo: Jacquez Barksdale 1 yard TD run (Bellenfant XPT), 14-7, 4:35 remaining in 1st quarter
• Buffalo: Upton Bellenfant 33 yard field goal, 17-7, 14:19 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Buffalo: Jake Orlando 2 yard TD pass from C.J. Ogbonna (Bellenfant XPT), 24-7, 8:05 remaining in 2nd quarter
• Buffalo: Ai-Jay Henderson 45 yard TD run (Bellenfant XPT), 31-7, 13:03 remaining in 3rd quarter
• Buffalo: C.J. Obgonna 8 yard TD run (Bellenfant XPT), 38-7, 2:33 remaining in 3rd quarter
• Akron: Adrian Norton 28 yard TD pass from Ben Finley (Bullock to Norton 2 pt. conversion), 38-15, 14:51 remaining in 4th quarter
• Akron: Adrian Norton 25 yard TD pass from Ben Finley (Smith XPT), 38-22, 9:25 remaining in 4th quarter
• Akron: Kyan Mason 28 yard TD pass from Ben Finley, (Tahj Bullock run for 2 point conversion) 38-30, 4:39 remaining in the 4th quarter.
• Buffalo: Upton Bellenfant 36 yard field goal, 41-30, 2:38 remaining in 4th quarter

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