Buffalo 23, UTEP 17

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	18	24
Total Yards	309	372
Passing	159	233
Rushing	150	139
Penalties	10-80	12-101
3rd Down Conversions	6-12	7-15
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-3
Turnovers	0	0
Possession	28:18	31:42

Air/Ground Leaders
Buffalo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Maynard 12/19 159 1 0	UTEP Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Vittatoe 27/45 233 0 0 Team 0/1 0 0 0
Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Thermilus 25 79 1 14 Henry 11 55 1 19	UTEP Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Buckram 14 108 0 17 Moturi 1 21 0 21
Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Roosevelt 5 91 1 42 Rolle 1 23 0 23	UTEP Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Adams 9 98 0 32 Moturi 6 38 0 8

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BUFF	UTEP
	TD	05:07	Jason Williams 1 Yd Run (Logan Barrett Kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER				BUFF	UTEP
	TD	14:56	Brandon Thermilus 2 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	7	7
	SF	13:10	- Team Tackled By In End Zone	9	7
	TD	12:39	Mario Henry 6 Yd Run (A.J. Principe Kick)	16	7
THIRD QUARTER				BUFF	UTEP
	TD	12:13	Naaman Roosevelt 42 Yd Pass From Zach Maynard (A.J. Principe Kick)	23	7
	TD	07:37	James Thomas II 17 Yd Run (Logan Barrett Kick)	23	14
FOURTH QUARTER				BUFF	UTEP
	FG	05:45	Logan Barrett 31 Yd	23	17

EL PASO, Texas -- Brandon Thermilius ran for 79 yards and a touchdown as Buffalo defeated UTEP 23-17 Saturday night.

Buffalo (1-0), of the Mid-American Conference, scored two touchdowns in the second quarter along with a safety and built a 23-7 lead. Thermilius and Jason Williams ran for touchdowns and the Bulls recorded a safety after UTEP recovered a fumble in its own end zone. Zach Maynard connected with Naaman Roosevelt for 42 yards for another TD in the third quarter.

Donald Buckram ran for 108 yards and Trevor Vittatoe threw for 233 yards for the Miners (0-1) of Conference USA. UTEP reached the Buffalo 20-yard line in the final minutes but a holding penalty followed by an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty scuttled the drive.