Buffalo Bulls @ Temple Owls
Buffalo outlasts Temple for first 2-0 start since 1983
PHILADELPHIA -- Tyree Jackson passed for 275 yards and three touchdowns, and Kevin Marks ran for 138 yards and two scores to propel Buffalo to a 36-29 victory over Temple on Saturday.
It gave the Bulls their first 2-0 start since 1983 and their first as an FBS member.
Jackson dumped a pass off to Anthony Johnson, who broke a pair of tackles for a 29-yard TD with 59 seconds left. Temple moved to midfield but Buffalo wrapped up the victory on a strip-sack.
Temple trailed at halftime but opened the second half by going 74 yards in six plays, scoring on Frank Nutile's 44-yard hookup with Randle Jones to take a 14-12 lead.
The Bulls (2-0) regained the lead after Cameron Lewis picked off Nutile and Marks later scored on a 1-yard plunge for a 19-14 lead. Adam Mitcheson's 46-yard field goal made it 22-14.
Temple pulled even when Ty Mason blocked a Buffalo punt and recovered the ball in the end zone, and Nutile connected with Ventell Bryant for a 2-point conversion to make it 22-all. The Bulls scored on Jackson's 5-yard strike to Antonio Nunn for a 29-22 lead.
The Owls (0-2) used a 50-yard run by Ryquell Armstead to set up Nutile's 3-yard scoring lob to Mack to pull even at 29 with 4:53 left.
Game Information
Philadelphia, PA
2025 Standings
| Mid-American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 4-1 | 6-3 |
| Miami (OH) | 4-1 | 5-4 |
| Buffalo | 4-1 | 5-4 |
| Western Michigan | 4-1 | 5-4 |
| Central Michigan | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| Toledo | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| Ball State | 3-2 | 4-5 |
| Akron | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| Kent State | 2-3 | 3-6 |
| Eastern Michigan | 2-4 | 3-7 |
| Northern Illinois | 1-4 | 2-7 |
| Bowling Green | 1-5 | 3-7 |
| Massachusetts | 0-5 | 0-9 |
| American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Navy | 5-1 | 7-2 |
| South Florida | 4-1 | 7-2 |
| Tulane | 4-1 | 7-2 |
| North Texas | 4-1 | 8-1 |
| East Carolina | 4-1 | 6-3 |
| Memphis | 4-2 | 8-2 |
| Army | 3-3 | 5-4 |
| Temple | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-3 | 4-5 |
| UTSA | 2-3 | 4-5 |
| Rice | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| UAB | 1-4 | 3-6 |
| Tulsa | 0-6 | 2-7 |
| Charlotte | 0-6 | 1-8 |
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