# Buffalo Bulls Beat Toledo Rockets 23-8

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> Buffalo Bulls outlast Toledo Rockets 23-8 as Messiah Burch's long touchdown run closed the door in the fourth quarter.

By Cole Saturday · Published 2026-10-11 15:07 UTC

_Drafted with AI from our own data and checked by an editor._

Buffalo Bulls shut out [Toledo Rockets](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/toledo-rockets) for three quarters and held on late for a 23-8 road win.

The [Buffalo Bulls](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/buffalo-bulls) improve to 3-3 while the Toledo Rockets fall to 4-2. Toledo managed just eight points, and those came only after Buffalo had already built a 16-0 lead.

## Box score

- Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final
- Buffalo Bulls | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23
- Toledo Rockets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8

[**See full player stats and game details**](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2192)

## How it turned

Buffalo controlled this one from the opening quarter. According to the running score, the Bulls led 6-0 after the first quarter, then 13-0 at halftime, then 16-0 through three quarters before the Rockets finally got on the board.

Two Owen Hautanen field goals in the first quarter put Buffalo ahead early, a 24-yarder and a 29-yarder. [Jason Wright](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/jason-wright) punched one in himself with a 3-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and Hautanen added a 31-yard field goal in the third to make it 16-0.

Toledo's lone scoring drive came in the fourth quarter when [Connor Walendzak](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/connor-walendzak) ran it in from a yard out, with [John Alan Richter](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/john-alan-richter) connecting on a two-point conversion pass to A. Dabbs to cut it to 16-8. Buffalo answered right back. [Messiah Burch](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/messiah-burch) broke off an 87-yard touchdown run just fifteen seconds later to put the game away.

## Scoring plays

- Q1 10:24 BUFF: O. Hautanen 24 yd FG GOOD
- Q1 3:11 BUFF: O. Hautanen 29 yd FG GOOD
- Q2 5:21 BUFF: J. Wright run for 3 yds, for a TD (O. Hautanen KICK)
- Q3 9:52 BUFF: O. Hautanen 31 yd FG GOOD
- Q4 4:45 TOL: C. Walendzak run for 1 yd, for a TD (J. Richter pass to A. Dabbs GOOD for Two-Point Conversion)
- Q4 4:30 BUFF: M. Burch run for 87 yds, for a TD (O. Hautanen KICK)

## Top performers

Burch carried the load for Buffalo with 17 carries for 137 yards and a touchdown, the big one coming on that 87-yard breakaway in the fourth quarter. Wright went 14 of 31 for 171 yards passing to go with his rushing score, and [Dwayne Early Jr.](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/dwayne-early-jr) led the receivers with four catches for 77 yards.

Toledo's John Alan Richter threw for 203 yards on 22-of-35 passing but couldn't find the end zone through the air. [Terrell Crosby Jr.](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/terrell-crosby-jr) hauled in eight catches for 69 yards, and Walendzak added 50 yards on 10 carries to go with his touchdown. The Rockets turned the ball over three times and allowed five sacks, both numbers that made a tough day tougher.

## Top performers

### Buffalo Bulls

- **Jason Wright** (QB) — 14/31, 171 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
- **Messiah Burch** (RB) — 17 car, 137 yds, 1 TD
- **Nino Hill** (RB) — 12 car, 24 yds, 0 TD
- **Dwayne Early Jr.** (WR) — 4 rec, 77 yds, 0 TD
- **Jaylen Andrews** (WR) — 2 rec, 28 yds, 0 TD
- **SaVeon Brown** (LB) — 11 tkl, 0 sck, 0 INT

### Toledo Rockets

- **John Alan Richter** (QB) — 22/35, 203 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
- **Connor Walendzak** (RB) — 10 car, 50 yds, 1 TD
- **CJ Miller** (RB) — 9 car, 32 yds, 0 TD
- **Terrell Crosby Jr.** (WR) — 8 rec, 69 yds, 0 TD
- **Sam Lee** (TE) — 4 rec, 39 yds, 0 TD
- **Armorion Smith** (S) — 13 tkl, 0 sck, 0 INT

## Team stats

- Stat | Buffalo Bulls | Toledo Rockets
- Total yards | 351 | 304
- Passing | 14/31, 171 yds | 22/35, 203 yds
- Rushing | 47 att, 180 yds | 26 att, 101 yds
- Turnovers | 0 | 3
- Sacks | 1 | 5

## What's next

Buffalo Bulls host the [Massachusetts Minutemen](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/massachusetts-minutemen) on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Toledo Rockets travel to face the [Eastern Michigan Eagles](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/eastern-michigan-eagles) on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

## What's next

- **Buffalo Bulls** (3-3) — vs Massachusetts Minutemen, Saturday, October 17, 2026
- **Toledo Rockets** (4-2) — at Eastern Michigan Eagles, Saturday, October 17, 2026

## In this story

- [Buffalo Bulls at Toledo Rockets](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2192)
- [Toledo Rockets at Eastern Michigan Eagles](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2468)
- [Massachusetts Minutemen at Buffalo Bulls](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/game/2470)
- [Buffalo Bulls](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/buffalo-bulls)
- [Eastern Michigan Eagles](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/eastern-michigan-eagles)
- [Massachusetts Minutemen](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/massachusetts-minutemen)
- [Toledo Rockets](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/teams/toledo-rockets)
- [Armorion Smith](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/armorion-smith)
- [CJ Miller](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/cj-miller)
- [Connor Walendzak](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/connor-walendzak)
- [Dwayne Early Jr.](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/dwayne-early-jr)
- [Jason Wright](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/jason-wright)
- [Jaylen Andrews](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/jaylen-andrews)
- [John Alan Richter](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/john-alan-richter)
- [Messiah Burch](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/messiah-burch)
- [Nino Hill](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/nino-hill)
- [SaVeon Brown](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/saveon-brown)
- [Sam Lee](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/sam-lee)
- [Terrell Crosby Jr.](https://profootballnewshub.com/ncaa/players/terrell-crosby-jr)

*Written by Cole Saturday, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores and box scores), and checked against that data before it published automatically. Read how we use AI in our [editorial standards](https://profootballnewshub.com/editorial-standards).*

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