Nov 4, 2009 - 12:11 AM
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The Falcons (4-5, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) rallied from a 13-point deficit as Sheehan threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. He was 22 for 40 for 313 yards and an interception.
Sheehan directed the winning 11-play, 75-yard drive by completing 6 of 10 passes down the stretch. The go-ahead touchdown came after a holding call erased a completion to Willie Geter, which had set up the Falcons at the Buffalo 6.
Geter finished with 22 yards rushing, including a pair of 1-yard touchdown runs in the first half.
Jeffvon Gill ran for 172 yards and a touchdown for Buffalo (3-6, 1-4 MAC), which rallied from a 20-point deficit in the fourt quarter to win last year's matchup in two overtimes. Gill, a true freshman, was pressed into his first extensive action after ankle injuries sidelined both Ike Nduka and Mario Henry.
Zach Maynard threw for 149 yards, completing 13 of 27 including an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jesse Rack.
Bowling Green blocked two Buffalo punts, the first set up Geters first TD. The second set up a five-play, 17 yard drive in which Sheehan scored from the 4.
Nduka scored a TD on the Bulls first possession with a 3-yard run. Henry scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter.
Buffalo had 411 yards of total offense but was just 5 of 15 on third down.
Bowling Green was 7 of 14 on third downs, converting 3 of 4 chances in the fourth quarter while finishing with 361 total yards.
From the Bleachers
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BOWLING GREEN: 30
BUFFALO: 29
Final
Nov 3 10:31 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOWLING GREEN
FREDDIE BARNES 18 YD PASS FROM TYLER SHEEHAN
(MATTHEW NORSIC KICK)
BOWLING GREEN 30
BUFFALO 29 0:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 3 10:31 PM -
Bowling Green 30, Buffalo 29 4th Quarter - 0:33
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Nov 3 10:31 PM -
NCAAF
BOWLING GREEN 23
BUFFALO 29 10:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 3 9:45 PM -
BOWLING GREEN: 16
BUFFALO: 29
End of 3rd
Nov 3 9:45 PM -
NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BOWLING GREEN 7 6 3 16
BUFFALO 7 14 8 29 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: BUFFALO - TD, IKE NDUKA 3 YD RUN
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK), 4:34.
BUFFALO 7-0
BOWLING GREE
Nov 3 9:45 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOWLING GREEN
TYLER SHEEHAN 4 YD RUN
(MATTHEW NORSIC KICK)
BOWLING GREEN 23
BUFFALO 29 10:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 3 9:45 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
JEFFVON GILL 5 YD RUN
(ZACH MAYNARD RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION)
BOWLING GREEN 16
BUFFALO 29 9:07 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 3 9:10 PM -
NCAAF
FG BOWLING GREEN
MATTHEW NORSIC 34 YD
BOWLING GREEN 16
BUFFALO 21 12:23 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 3 9:00 PM -
BOWLING GREEN: 13
BUFFALO: 21
Halftime
Nov 3 8:55 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
JESSE RACK 18 YD PASS FROM ZACH MAYNARD
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
BOWLING GREEN 13
BUFFALO 21 2:34 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 3 8:20 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOWLING GREEN
WILLIE GETER 1 YD RUN
(PAT FAILED)
BOWLING GREEN 13
BUFFALO 14 6:16 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 3 8:15 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
MARIO HENRY 2 YD RUN
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
BOWLING GREEN 7
BUFFALO 14 6:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 3 7:50 PM -
BOWLING GREEN: 7
BUFFALO: 7
End of 1st
Nov 3 7:40 PM -
NCAAF
TD BOWLING GREEN
WILLIE GETER 1 YD RUN
(MATTHEW NORSIC KICK)
BOWLING GREEN 7
BUFFALO 7 4:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 3 7:30 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
IKE NDUKA 3 YD RUN
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
BOWLING GREEN 0
BUFFALO 7 10:26 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 3 7:20 PM
