KENT, OH – Victor Snow caught a 22-yard touchdown pass from Taquan Roberson with 1:03 left in the game to help the University at Buffalo football team defeat Kent State, 31-28, in the Mid-American Conference opener at Dix Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Bulls trailed, 28-24, with 2:38 left, before marching down the field for the winning score.
Roberson had the best game of his early UB career, throwing for 318 yards and three touchdowns. He engineered an offense that rolled up 467 yards of total offense.
The Bulls fell behind 14-0 with just 2:33 left in the second quarter, before rallying for 10 unanswered points at the end of the half. Roberson connected with Nik McMillan for a 38-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 14-7. After the UB defense forced a three-and-out to get the ball back, Jack Howes drilled a 28-yard field goal as the second quarter expired.
McMillan finished with six catches for 111 yards, both career highs.
The Bulls scored 14 unanswered points to start the second half. Chance Morrow caught a 21-yard strike from Roberson to give the Bulls the lead, 17-14. It was Morrow’s best career game as a Bull, finishing with six receptions for 99 yards.
On the ensuing UB possession, Al-Jay Henderson ripped off a 38-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 24-14. Henderson finished with 75 yards rushing and added a career-best eight receptions for 38 yards.
Kent State scored the game’s next two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 2:38 remaining. However, the Bulls needed only 1:28 to march down the field for the winning touchdown.
Long pass plays to Morrow and McMillan, along with a pair of grabs by Henderson, set up the Bulls at the Kent State 22-yard line. Roberson then found Snow, just shy of the endzone, and the redshirt-junior extended the ball over the pylon for the winning score.
Mitchell Gonser had 11 tackles, a sack and three tackles for loss to pace the defense. Fellow linebacker Red Murdock had 10 tackles in the game. Miles Greer tied his best effort as a Bull with nine tackles and added a blocked punt.
The Bulls return home for the first of three straight home games next Saturday against Troy.
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