2011 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year head coach 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.

2011 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Jeff Quinn (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Wood (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	William Inge (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
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2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 16–35	48,359
September 10	6:00 pm	Stony Brook*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	W 35–7	21,933
September 17	7:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN		L 25–28	8,964
September 24	6:00 pm	Connecticut*	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	Big East Network	L 3–17	18,215
October 1	12:30 pm	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CSS	L 10–41	87,758
October 8	3:30 pm	Ohio	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	W 38–37	15,051
October 15	1:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 0–34	25,820[1]
October 22	12:00 pm	Northern Illinois	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 30–31	13,370
October 29	3:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	TWCS	L 13–41	16,131[2]
November 12	1:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		L 17–30	3,830
November 19	12:00 pm	Akron	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	W 51–10	14,509
November 25	12:00 pm	Bowling Green	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	L 28–42	12,262
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 3 7 6 16 • Panthers 7 0 14 14 35 Date: September 3, 2011 Location: Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 48,359 Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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 2 3 4 Total Seawolves 0 7 0 0 7 • Bulls 7 14 14 0 35 Date: September 10, 2011 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 21,933 Television network: Time Warner Cable SportsNet, ESPN3

See also: 2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

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 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 0 6 12 25 • Cardinals 0 21 0 7 28 Date: September 17, 2011 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 8,964

See also: 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 0 10 0 7 17 Bulls 0 3 0 0 3 Date: September 24, 2011 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 6:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 18,215 Television network: Big East Network

See also: 2011 Connecticut Huskies football team

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 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 0 0 3 10 • Volunteers 17 14 7 3 41 Date: October 1, 2011 Location: Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN Game start: 12:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 87,758 Television network: Comcast Sports Southeast, ESPN3

See also: 2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team

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 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 10 14 6 37 • Bulls 14 10 7 7 38 Date: October 8, 2011 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 15,051 Television network: Time Warner Cable SportsNet

See also: 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team

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 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 • Owls 10 14 7 3 34 Date: October 15, 2011 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 25,820[1]

See also: 2011 Temple Owls football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Huskies 3 14 14 0 31 Bulls 3 7 0 20 30 Date: October 22, 2011 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 13,370 Television network: MAC TV, ESPN3

See also: 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

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 2 3 4 Total Bulls 13 0 0 0 13 • RedHawks 21 7 13 0 41 Date: October 29, 2011 Location: Yager Stadium Oxford, OH Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: [2] Television network: SportsTime Ohio

See also: 2011 Miami RedHawks football team

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Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 3 14 0 17 • Eagles 3 6 14 7 30 Date: November 12, 2011 Location: Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 3,830

See also: 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

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Akron

1 2 3 4 Total Zips 3 0 0 7 10 • Bulls 14 16 14 7 51 Date: November 19, 2011 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 14,509 Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, Windy Television network: TWCS

See also: 2011 Akron Zips football team

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 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 7 14 21 0 42 Bulls 10 10 0 8 28 Date: November 25, 2011 Location: UB Stadium Amherst, NY Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Television network: TWCS

See also: 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team

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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 Jeff Quinn Coordinators/assistant coaches William Inge – Defensive Coordinator Alex Wood – Offensive Coordinator Ernest Jones – Associate Head Coach Adam Shorter – Defensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: June 10, 2017

References

1. "Buffalo Bulls vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
2. "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.