Oct 3, 2009 - 8:00 PM
0 shoutsAMHERST, N.Y.(AP) -- Dan LeFevour threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns to lead Central Michigan to a 20-13 win over Buffalo on Saturday.
LeFevour completed 22-of-28 with one interception for Central Michigan (4-1, 2-0 Mid-American Conference). He threw an 11-yard touchdown to Bryan Anderson in the first quarter and a 27-yarder to Antonio Brown in the third.
The game was held up for 39 minutes while the crowd of 18,092 was evacuated with 5:48 left in the third quarter. Central Michigan was leading 20-10 after lightning was spotted around the stadium.
Ike Nduka, in his first career start for Buffalo (1-4, 0-2), rushed for 172 yards on 22 carries. Buffalo's Zach Maynard, who completed 16-of-31 with 210 yards and an interception, threw a 24-yard second-quarter touchdown to Naaman Roosevelt.
LeFevour broke Byron Leftwich's MAC record for career completions (939) in the first quarter.
From the Bleachers
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CENTRAL MICHIGAN: 20
BUFFALO: 13
Final
Oct 3 7:30 PM -
CENTRAL MICHIGAN: 20
BUFFALO: 13
End of 3rd
Oct 3 6:50 PM -
NCAAF
FG BUFFALO
A.J. PRINCIPE 21 YD
CENTRL MICHIGAN 20
BUFFALO 13 1:18 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 3 6:45 PM -
NCAAF
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN
ANTONIO BROWN 27 YD PASS FROM DAN LEFEVOUR
(ANDREW AGUILA KICK)
CENTRL MICHIGAN 20
BUFFALO 10 10:12 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 3 5:44 PM -
CENTRAL MICHIGAN: 13
BUFFALO: 10
Halftime
Oct 3 5:19 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
NAAMAN ROOSEVELT 24 YD PASS FROM ZACH MAYNARD
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
CENTRL MICHIGAN 13
BUFFALO 10 0:47 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 5:04 PM -
NCAAF
FG BUFFALO
A.J. PRINCIPE 22 YD
CENTRL MICHIGAN 13
BUFFALO 3 3:31 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 4:59 PM -
NCAAF
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN
ANTONIO BROWN 7 YD RUN
(PAT FAILED)
CENTRL MICHIGAN 13
BUFFALO 0 10:12 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 3 4:44 PM -
CENTRAL MICHIGAN: 7
BUFFALO: 0
End of 1st
Oct 3 4:33 PM -
NCAAF
TD CENTRL MICHIGAN
BRYAN ANDERSON 11 YD PASS FROM DAN LEFEVOUR
(ANDREW AGUILA KICK)
CENTRL MICHIGAN 7
BUFFALO 0 11:43 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 3 4:08 PM
