Buffalo Bulls Ride Ground Game Past Toledo Rockets

TOLEDO, Ohio (Interstat) — John Alan Richter completed 22 of 35 passes for 203 yards for Toledo, but Jason Wright threw for 171 yards and ran for a score, and Messiah Burch rushed for 137 yards and a touchdown as Buffalo beat Toledo 23-8 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision game at the Glass Bowl. Buffalo improved to 3-3; Toledo dropped to 4-2. Wright completed 14 of 31 passes and added 20 rushing yards. Burch carried 17 times and scored on an 87-yard run. Julian Fox recorded nine tackles. Connor Walendzak ran 10 times for 50 yards and scored a touchdown, adding two catches for 12 yards. Dwayne Early Jr. caught four passes for 77 yards. Terrell Crosby Jr. had eight receptions for 69 yards. Armorion Smith made 13 stops and Andrew Zock added nine tackles, 1.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries. Attendance was 24,767. Buffalo’s defense held Toledo to eight points.