Nov. 3, 2016
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OHIO 34, BUFFALO 10 | POST GAME NOTES | NOV. 3, 2016
CAPTAINS: Casey Sayles, Quentin Poling, Jordan Reid, A.J. Ouellette
WEATHER: 64 degrees, Wind NNW 6 mph Overcast
ATTENDANCE: 17,113
- Ohio is now 7-3 (5-1 MAC)
- Ohio is now 14-9 against Buffalo
- Solich is now 7-5 against Buffalo
- Solich is now 87-64 at Ohio, 145-83 all time
- Ohio has now won at least seven games under Solich for the eighth time in his 12-year career.
- RS SO Papi White opened the game with a 73-yard touchdown reception on a career-long pass from RS FR Quinton Maxwell.
- SR Tarell Basham tied the Ohio record for most sacks in a season (9) when he sacked Tyree Jackson late in the third quarter.
Offense
- Ohio recorded 91-yards in the first quarter
- RS SO Papi White recorded 86 receiving yards in the first quarter
- Maxwell connected with SR Sebastian Smith for 33-yard reception to start the second quarter.
- RS SO Maleek Irons recorded a touchdown 2:30 into the second quarter
- Maxwell’s 36-yard pass to Elijah Ball was a career-long for Ball. Ball also recorded his second career touchdown.
- Maxwell was 13-23 with 236 yards and two touchdowns, a career high in yardage.
- Ohio was 5-8 in scoring drives in the first half
- Maxwell recorded his first career rushing touchdown with 9:16 left in the game.
- FR DL Knock played his first career game for the Bobcats, finishing the game with five carries for 10 yards
- RS SO Papi White recorded 115 all-purpose yards, including 113 yards receiving, which marked the second time this season White had eclipsed 100-yards receiving.
Defense
- RS JR Cleon Aloese recorded a big solo tackle on Jordan Jackson in the opening minutes of the game.
- RS SR Kurt Laseak recorded his third sack of the season.
- RS FR Javon Hagan intercepted a pass from Tyree Jackson on Buffalo’s second drive and returned it for 60-yards. It was a career-high return from Hagan and the longest interception return for the Bobcats.
- RS JR Brad Ellis recorded his first forced-fumble of the season; RS JR Cody Grilliot recovered the fumble, also a first for him.
- Ohio sacked Buffalo six times throughout the game.
- SR Tarell Basham recorded two QB hurries.
- RS SR Toran Davis recorded a career high eight solo tackles
- RS SR Blair Brown recorded 11 total tackles, five solo, two sacks, two tackles for loss.
Special teams
- RS FR Louie Zervos recorded a career long FG (51-yards). FG was 10th longest FG in Ohio History.
- RS FR Michael Farkas recorded six punts for 235-yards. His longest punt was 45-yards with four inside the 20.