Baylor 34, Buffalo 21

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	24	18
Total Yards	401	363
Passing	172	276
Rushing	229	87
Penalties	6-50	10-81
3rd Down Conversions	6-17	4-15
4th Down Conversions	0-3	1-3
Turnovers	2	5
Possession	32:34	27:26

Air/Ground Leaders
Baylor Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Szymanski 21/45 172 3 1	Buffalo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Willy 29/46 276 1 3
Baylor Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Szymanski 11 91 1 39 Finley 15 80 0 14	Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Starks 14 62 2 15 Henry 10 48 0 12
Baylor Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Akers 7 74 1 23 Finley 3 21 0 13	Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Roosevelt 6 79 0 32 Hamlin 5 50 0 23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BAY	BUFF
	FG	00:43	Shea Brewster 43 Yd	3	0
SECOND QUARTER				BAY	BUFF
	TD	11:49	Justin Akers 4 Yd Pass From Blake Szymanski (Shea Brewster Kick)	10	0
	TD	03:13	James Starks 1 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	10	7
THIRD QUARTER				BAY	BUFF
	TD	10:01	Krys Buerck 9 Yd Pass From Blake Szymanski (Shea Brewster Kick)	17	7
	TD	02:30	Brandon Whitaker 2 Yd Pass From Blake Szymanski (Shea Brewster Kick)	24	7
	FG	00:31	Shea Brewster 39 Yd	27	7
FOURTH QUARTER				BAY	BUFF
	TD	13:14	James Starks 10 Yd Pass From Drew Willy (A.J. Principe Kick)	27	14
	TD	03:09	Blake Szymanski 39 Yd Run (Shea Brewster Kick)	34	14
	TD	01:21	James Starks 1 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	34	21

AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) -- Blake Szymanski passed for three touchdowns and ran for another to help Baylor beat Buffalo 34-21 on Saturday night.

Szymanski was 21-of-45 for 172 passing yards, shaking off a sluggish first half in which he completed just 8 of 25. He also added 91 yards rushing, including a career-long 39-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter for the Bears (3-1), who have won three straight.

Drew Willy finished 29-of-46 for 276 yards passing for Buffalo (1-3, 1-0 Mid-American Conference). He was also was intercepted three times and sacked three times.

James Starks scored all three touchdowns for the Bulls, who have lost two straight.

With Baylor up 10-7, Szymanski engineered an 11-play, 85-yard drive to open the second half, capping the march with a 9-yard touchdown to Krys Buerck.

The Bears made it 24-7 with 2:30 left in the third when Szymanski hit Brandon Whitaker from 2 yards out.

Shea Brewster connected on a 39-yard field goal 2 minutes later.

Szymanski, who has 14 touchdown passes in the last three games, capped the Bears' scoring with his 39-yard run around left end with 3:09 left in the game.