UAlbany Great Danes at Buffalo Bulls
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Holmes throws 3 TD passes to Morrow, Buffalo makes late goal-line stand, beats Albany 21-17
Morrow finished with seven receptions for 48 yards for the Bulls (1-0). Holmes was 26-of-47 passing for 189 yards and hit Morrow for touchdowns of 9, 4 and 5 yards.
Rahshan La Mons ran for a 4-yard gain that made it second-and-goal from inside the 1 with 1:26 left, but a false start moved the FCS Great Danes (1-1) back outside the 5. On fourth-and-goal, Stevie Bracey tackled Luke McAuliffe at the 3 to seal it.
Holmes led the Bulls on a 15-play, 75-yard drive that took more than 6 1/2 minutes off the clock and made it 7-7 when he hit Morrow for a 9-yard TD with 11:23 left in the first half.
Morrow went up high over his defender to snatch a pass along the sideline from Holmes and got both feet down for a 4-yard touchdown that gave Buffalo a 14-7 lead with 2:46 remaining in the second quarter.
Kai Colón threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tavahri Groves to open the scoring with 3:02 left in the first quarter.
Dana Johnson Jr.'s strip-sack of Holmes was recovered by Dorian Royal at the Buffalo 27, but the Great Danes settled for an apparent 44-yard field goal by Kocan. Buffalo was called for roughing the kicker and first-year Albany coach Tom Perkovich took a fresh set of downs and the points off the board. Two plays later, Justus Murray Jr. made a 14-yard touchdown catch to take a 17-14 lead with 3:23 to go in the third.
RJ Kocan made a 46-yard field goal just before halftime to cut Albany’s deficit to 14-10.
Buffalo: Plays Sept. 12 at FIU.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 3:02 | Tavahri Groves 14 Yd pass from Kai Colon (RJ Kocan Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:23 | Chance Morrow 9 Yd pass from Elijah Holmes (Oliver Hautanen Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:46 | Chance Morrow 4 Yd pass from Elijah Holmes (Oliver Hautanen Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 0:15 | RJ Kocan 46 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 3rd Period 3:23 | Justus Murray Jr. 14 Yd pass from Kai Colon (RJ Kocan Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:53 | Chance Morrow 5 Yd pass from Elijah Holmes (Oliver Hautanen Kick) |
Statistics
 ALB |
 BUFF |
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|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 5-19 | 3rd down efficiency | 10-21 |
| 1-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 276 | Total Yards | 340 |
| 204 | Passing | 189 |
| 19/41 | Comp/Att | 26/47 |
| 5.0 | Yards per pass | 4.0 |
| 72 | Rushing | 151 |
| 31 | Rushing Attempts | 33 |
| 2.3 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 8-66 | Penalties | 10-119 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 28:07 | Possession | 31:53 |
Game Information
Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 8,690 · Capacity:
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