Western Michigan Broncos vs. Buffalo Bulls

Oct 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WMU	7	3	0	10	20
BUFF	7	7	0	3	17

Game Recap

Western Michigan goes ahead late in the fourth, holds on for victory when Buffalo goes for the win. Dieter Kelly kicked the go-ahead field goal with 79 seconds remaining and the Western Michigan defense held on fourth-and-goal with two seconds left in a 20-17 victory over Buffalo on Saturday in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.

Scoring Summary

WMUBUFF

Q19:13Jalen Buckley 9 Yd Run (Dieter Kelly Kick).70
Q19:05Patrick Clacks III 59 Yd pass from Jason Wright (Oliver Hautanen Kick).77
Q214:23Messiah Burch 1 Yd Run (Oliver Hautanen Kick).714
Q21:46Dieter Kelly 43 Yd Field Goal.1014
Q413:00Oliver Hautanen 35 Yd Field Goal.1017
Q46:44Broc Lowry 5 Yd Run (Dieter Kelly Kick).1717
Q41:19Dieter Kelly 38 Yd Field Goal.2017

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, -6 yards, 1:38
00
Touchdown — 7 plays, 59 yards, 4:09
70
Touchdown — 1 play, 59 yards, 0:08
77
Punt — 5 plays, 4 yards, 3:30
77

2nd Quarter

Touchdown — 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:12
714
Downs — 9 plays, 42 yards, 5:20
714
Punt — 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:45
714
Field Goal — 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:32
1014
End Of Half — 9 plays, 20 yards, 1:39
1014

3rd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:37
1014
Punt — 9 plays, 23 yards, 6:15
1014
Punt — 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:29
1014

4th Quarter

Field Goal — 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:34
1017
Touchdown — 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:16
1717
Punt — 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:23
1717
Field Goal — 11 plays, 59 yards, 2:55
2017
Downs — 10 plays, 74 yards, 1:16
2017
End of Game — 1 play, 2 yards, 0:02
2017

Team Stats

WMU

BUFF

20Points17

327Total Yards305

212Pass Yards170

115Rush Yards135

31:55Time of Possession28:05

20First Downs21

2Touchdowns2

2(2)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

0Turnovers0

49Penalty Yards62

Game Details

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · 1:00 PM

UB Stadium · Buffalo, NY

attendance: 6,350 (25.4%)

spread: WMU -13.5

over/under: 46.5