Buffalo Bulls at Toledo Rockets
· NCAA - Football
Burch runs for 87-yard TD in the 4th to help Buffalo pull away for a 23-8 win over Toledo
Connor Walendzak's 1-yard touchdown run capped a 14-play, 86-yard drive that pulled Toledo to 16-8 with 4:45 remaining. Burch answered on the first play from scrimmage on the next series.
Burch finished with 137 yards rushing on 17 carries. Jason Wright had a short-yardage touchdown run for Buffalo (3-3, 1-1 Mid-American Conference). Oliver Hautanen made field goals from 24, 29 and 31 yards for the Bulls.
John Alan Richter was 22-of-35 passing for 203 yards for Toledo (4-2, 1-1). Walendzak added 50 yards rushing on 10 carries.
The Rockets put up 304 yards of offense compared to Buffalo's 351, but were 3 of 14 on third-down conversions, committed three turnovers and were penalized 15 times for 137 yards.
Toledo: At Eastern Michigan on Saturday.
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- TV Channel: Bulls at Rockets 2021 College Football, week 6, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:24 | Oliver Hautanen 24 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 1st Period 3:11 | Oliver Hautanen 29 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 5:21 | Jason Wright 3 Yd Run (Oliver Hautanen Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 9:52 | Oliver Hautanen 31 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 4:45 | Connor Walendzak 1 Yd Run (John Alan Richter Pass to Adjatay Dabbs for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:30 | Messiah Burch 87 Yd Run (Oliver Hautanen Kick) |
Statistics
 BUFF |
 TOL |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 16 |
| 8-21 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-14 |
| 3-3 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 351 | Total Yards | 308 |
| 171 | Passing | 203 |
| 14/31 | Comp/Att | 22/35 |
| 5.5 | Yards per pass | 5.8 |
| 180 | Rushing | 105 |
| 47 | Rushing Attempts | 26 |
| 3.8 | Yards per rush | 4.0 |
| 5-27 | Penalties | 15-137 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 3 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 35:25 | Possession | 24:35 |
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