Ohio Bobcats at Buffalo Bulls
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Parker Navarro, Sieh Bangura lead Ohio to 31-26 win over Buffalo
Parker Navarro had 268 yards of total offense, Sieh Bangura added 120 yards rushing, and Ohio stayed alive in the chase for the MAC championship game, defeating Buffalo 31-26 on Friday.
Ohio (8-4, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) needs Ball State (3-4) to defeat Miami (5-2) on Saturday in order to have a shot at making the conference championship game. Miami is heavily favored.
A Miami loss would leave Ohio tied for second place with the winner of the Saturday matchup between Central Michigan (5-2) and Toledo (5-2). In that scenario, the final tiebreaker would go to the team with the higher Team Rating from SportSource Analytics.
Western Michigan (7-1) has clinched first place.
Against Buffalo, Navarro passed for 147 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He had 121 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Bangura had a rushing touchdown. Led by the two 100-yard rushers, Ohio had 359 yards on the ground.
Navarro threw two touchdown passes in the first half and the Bobcats took a 21-7 halftime lead. His 6-yard scoring run in the third quarter made it 28-13.
A 58-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson to Victor Snow helped set up Roberson's 5-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. The two-point try to get the Bulls within seven points failed and Ohio led 28-19. Roberson's 29-yad TD pass to Jesaiah Gathings made it 31-26 but the Bulls did not cross midfield on their final possession.
Roberson had 270 yards passing and Nik McMillan caught five passes for 122 yards for Buffalo (5-7, 4-4).
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- TV Channel: Bobcats at Bulls 2021 College Football, week 14, is broadcasted on ESPNU.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 8:02 | Mason Williams 11 Yd pass from Parker Navarro (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 12:16 | Chance Morrow 10 Yd pass from Ta'Quan Roberson (Jack Howes Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 10:01 | Sieh Bangura 1 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 3:43 | Chase Hendricks 15 Yd pass from Parker Navarro (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:39 | Al-Jay Henderson 23 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:25 | Parker Navarro 6 Yd Run (David Dellenbach Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 14:07 | Ta'Quan Roberson 5 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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FG | 4th Period 5:24 | David Dellenbach 33 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 3:47 | Jasaiah Gathings 29 Yd pass from Ta'Quan Roberson (Jack Howes Kick) |
Statistics
 OHIO |
 BUFF |
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|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1st Downs | 19 |
| 7-17 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 3-3 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
| 506 | Total Yards | 370 |
| 147 | Passing | 270 |
| 10/23 | Comp/Att | 16/28 |
| 6.4 | Yards per pass | 9.6 |
| 359 | Rushing | 100 |
| 54 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 6.6 | Yards per rush | 3.1 |
| 5-40 | Penalties | 4-45 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 38:04 | Possession | 21:56 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 11,096 · Capacity:
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