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- Box Score
30
WinnerKent St.KSU5-7 , 4-4
27
BuffaloBUF5-6 , 4-3
Winner
Kent St.KSU
5-7 , 4-4
30
Final
27
BuffaloBUF
5-6 , 4-3
Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | F |
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KSU Kent St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
BUF Buffalo | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Game Recap: Football |
BUFFALO- Kent State erased a two-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter to storm back and stun the Buffalo Bulls, 30-27 in overtime in the regular season finale for the Golden Flashes.
Tommy Ulatowski provided a spark off the bench at quarterback, leading a pair of late touchdown drives in regulation before finding Devontez Walker in the end zone for the walk-off touchdown. The freshman finished the day with 102 yards passing, all in the fourth quarter and overtime and the walk-off winner to Walker.
Marquez Cooper led the way on the ground with 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Cooper scored the first touchdown of the day to tie the game at 10 and the last touchdown of regulation to tie the game at 24 after the two-point conversion. Cooper's first score of the day was the lone touchdown for the Flashes in the first half and the teams battled high winds and went to the locker room tied at 10.
Buffalo found their spark in the third quarter, scoring twice to go up 24-10 heading into the fourth. Ulatowski came in the final frame to help engineer the comeback. Cooper had a gritty six-yard run on fourth-and-five. Ulatowski found Walker two plays later for 42 yards, setting up a Ja'Shaun Poke 10-yard run on a fourth down reverse to make it a 24-16 ball game.
The soul collector defense got a quick stop of the Buffalo offense and Ulatowski went back to work from his own 24. Nine plays later, Cooper hammered home a two-yard run and Ulatowski found Poke on a two-point conversion to knot the game at 24. The Flashes forced a fumble on the following drive, sending the game to overtime.
In the extra frame, the defense again rose to the occasion. Buffalo settled for a field goal to go up 27-24. Cooper rushed twice to get the ball inside the 10-yard line on the ensuing possession. On second-and-goal, Ulatowski rolled out and found Walker in the back corner of the endzone for the game winner.
The victory closes the season with two-straight road wins and a 5-7 record, 4-4 in conference play and 4-1 against the East Division. Buffalo now sits at 5-6 and will play the Zips next Friday for a chance at bowl eligibility.
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Team Statistics
Game Stats | KSU | BUF |
---|---|---|
Total Yards | 364 | 346 |
Pass Yards | 150 | 165 |
Rushing Yards | 214 | 181 |
Penalty Yards | 5-35 | 4-21 |
1st Downs | 19 | 23 |
3rd Downs | 5-18 | 6-18 |
4th Downs | 4-5 | 3-3 |
TOP | 18:55 | 50:29 |
Scoring Play | Visiting Team Score | Home Team Score | |
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1st Quarter | |||
10:43 - KSU - Glass,Andrew 24 yd field goal 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 04:17 | 3 | 0 | |
03:32 - BUF - McNulty,Alex 47 yd field goal 14 plays, 46 yards, TOP 07:08 | 3 | 3 | |
2nd Quarter | |||
08:36 - BUF - Myers,Matt 2 yd run (McNulty,Alex kick), 9 plays, 45 yards, TOP 04:29 | 3 | 10 | |
03:53 - KSU - Cooper,Marquez 21 yd run (Glass,Andrew kick), 4 plays, 38 yards, TOP 00:55 | 10 | 10 | |
3rd Quarter | |||
11:12 - BUF - Myers,Matt 16 yd run (McNulty,Alex kick), 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:43 | 10 | 17 | |
04:36 - BUF - Myers,Matt 1 yd run (McNulty,Alex kick), 10 plays, 67 yards, TOP 05:33 | 10 | 24 | |
4th Quarter | |||
02:07 - KSU - Poke,Ja'Shaun 10 yd run ( ), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:00 | 16 | 24 | |
02:07 - KSU - Cooper,Marquez 2 yd run (Poke,Ja'Shaun pass), 10 plays, 76 yards, TOP 00:38 | 24 | 24 | |
OT Quarter | |||
00:00 - BUF - McNulty,Alex 30 yd field goal 7 plays, 12 yards, TOP 00:00 | 24 | 27 | |
00:00 - KSU - Walker,Devontez 7 yd pass from Ulatowski,Tommy ( ) 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 | 30 | 27 |
Total Yards
KSU
364
BUF
346
First Downs
KSU
19
BUF
23
Total Possession
KSU
18:55
BUF
50:29
Game Leaders
#1 Cooper,Marquez
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- CMP
- 1
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 9
-
- INT
- 0
#15 Kargman,Devin
-
- CMP
- 5
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 25
-
- INT
- 1
#19 Schlee,Collin
-
- CMP
- 2
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 14
-
- INT
- 0
#14 Ulatowski,Tommy
-
- CMP
- 6
-
- TD
- 1
-
- YDS
- 102
-
- INT
- 0
#1 Cooper,Marquez
-
- Avg
- 4.8
-
- TD
- 2
-
- YDS
- 145
-
- GAIN
- 147
#19 Schlee,Collin
-
- Avg
- 8.8
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 44
-
- GAIN
- 50
#14 Ulatowski,Tommy
-
- Avg
- 5.3
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 21
-
- GAIN
- 28
#81 Walker,Devontez
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- No
- 5
-
- TD
- 1
-
- YDS
- 84
-
- Long
- 42
#86 Harris,Trell
-
- No
- 5
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 52
-
- Long
- 24
#25 Poke,Ja'Shaun
-
- No
- 2
-
- TD
- 0
-
- YDS
- 8
-
- Long
- 4
#23 Evans,JoJo
-
- Tackles
- 11
-
- TFL
- 0.0
-
- Sacks
- 0.0
-
- YDS
- 0
#24 Bolden,Nico
-
- Tackles
- 11
-
- TFL
- 0.0
-
- Sacks
- 0.0
-
- YDS
- 0
#45 Saunders,Khali
-
- Tackles
- 10
-
- TFL
- 2.0
-
- Sacks
- 1.0
-
- YDS
- 5
Receiving Yards
#81
Walker,Devontez
Walker,Devontez
84
Harris,Trell
52
Poke,Ja'Shaun
8
Bradford,Bryan
5
Passing Yards
#14
Ulatowski,Tommy
Ulatowski,Tommy
102
Kargman,Devin
25
Schlee,Collin
14
Cooper,Marquez
9
Rushing Yards
#1
Cooper,Marquez
Cooper,Marquez
145
Schlee,Collin
44
Ulatowski,Tommy
21
Garcia,Gavin
8
Tackles
#23
Evans,JoJo
Evans,JoJo
11
Bolden,Nico
11
Saunders,Khali
10
Miller,D.J.
9
Players Mentioned
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#1 Marquez Cooper
- RB
- 5' 7"
- Junior
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#25 Ja'Shaun Poke
- WR
- 5' 10"
- Senior
-
#81 Devontez Walker
- WR
- 6' 3"
- Redshirt Sophom*ore
-
#14 Tommy Ulatowski
- QB
- 6' 2"
- Freshman
Players Mentioned
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#1 Marquez Cooper
- 5' 7"
- Junior
- RB
-
#25 Ja'Shaun Poke
- 5' 10"
- Senior
- WR
-
#81 Devontez Walker
- 6' 3"
- Redshirt Sophom*ore
- WR
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#14 Tommy Ulatowski
- 6' 2"
- Freshman
- QB