UAlbany @ Buffalo, Week 1 · 2026
Thu, Sep 3, 2026UB StadiumAmherst, NY
The Story
Buffalo beats UAlbany 21–17.
SeriesBuffalo leads 2–1 · UAlbany won the last meeting, 22–16 · 2016
ClosingClosing Buffalo −18.5 · O/U 47.5 · final margin 4UAlbany covered · Under hit
BOX SCORE
Week 1 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAlbany | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 1 · 2026Passing
| UAlbanyUAlbany | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kai Coln | 16/36 | 191 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Aidan Semo | 3/5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 19/41 | 204 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Holmes | 26/47 | 189 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 |
Rushing
| UAlbanyUAlbany | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Koch | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Rahshan La Mons | 11 | 32 | 2.9 | 0 | 15 |
| Aidan Semo | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 9 |
| BJ Norman | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Kai Coln | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 31 | 72 | 2.3 | 0 | 15 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messiah Burch | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 | 47 |
| Terrance Shelton Jr. | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| James McNeil Jr. | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Elijah Holmes | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Team | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 151 | 4.6 | 0 | 47 |
Receiving
| UAlbanyUAlbany | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Norman | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 45 |
| Jordan Rae | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Tavahri Groves | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 1 | 14 |
| Justus Murray Jr | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Mitch Viviano | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Luke McAuliffe | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Rahshan La Mons | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Nick Petrillo | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 19 | 204 | 10.7 | 2 | 45 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance Morrow | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 3 | 11 |
| Clint Walker | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 0 | 25 |
| Jaylen Andrews | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Dwayne Early Jr. | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Patrick Clacks III | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jasaiah Gathings | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Trevor Wilson | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Terrance Shelton Jr. | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 26 | 189 | 7.3 | 3 | 25 |
Fumbles
| UAlbanyUAlbany | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Royal | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Holmes | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clint Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| BuffaloBuffalo | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saveon Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| BuffaloBuffalo | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Walker | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| UAlbanyUAlbany | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahshan La Mons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Greer | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 16 | 0 |
Kicking
| UAlbanyUAlbany | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RJ Kocan | 1/1 | 100.0 | 46 | 2/2 | 5 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Hautanen | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
Punting
| UAlbanyUAlbany | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Myers | 9 | 405 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Stumpf | 9 | 401 | 44.6 | 3 | 3 | 60 |
Defense
| UAlbanyUAlbany | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Holt | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Dunathan | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Pruitt | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donny Jones | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Boyd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamari Young | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keon Powell | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dana Johnson Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Buckley | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Boyer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zade Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawan Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorian Royal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Santiago | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaydon Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kion Wright | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Benenge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavahri Groves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romero Lavalais Jr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| BuffaloBuffalo | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keontez Bradley | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevie Bracey | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnell Davis | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Greer | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saveon Brown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Owens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Climes | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Goodwin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Kobi Blackwell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Keough | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stantavious Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Clark | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Evans | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nino Hill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Vessah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Zach Bergmann | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacari Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
UAlbany vs Buffalo Team StatsUAlbany vs Buffalo Team Stats
Week 1 · 2026| UAlbanyUALB | BuffaloBUF | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1ST DOWNS | 18 |
| 5-19 | 3RD DOWN | 10-21 |
| 1-2 | 4TH DOWN | 0-0 |
| 276 | TOTAL YDS | 340 |
| 204 | PASS YDS | 189 |
| 19-41 | COMP/ATT | 26-47 |
| 5.0 | YDS/PASS | 4.0 |
| 72 | RUSH YDS | 151 |
| 31 | RUSH ATT | 33 |
| 2.3 | YDS/RUSH | 4.6 |
| 8-66 | PENALTIES | 10-119 |
| 1 | TURNOVERS | 1 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 1 |
| 1 | INT THROWN | 0 |
| 28:07 | POSSESSION | 31:53 |
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