Week 5 · 2026

Western Michigan at Buffalo

Sat 10/03/2026 01:00 PMUB StadiumConference

63°Mostly Clear12 mph ENE · 48% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station

Western Michigan

6–3

Buffalo

5–3

Attendance

—

not yet reported

Passing

AttemptsSuccessYdsPointsAir / YAC

Western Michigan

DeepShort

—

11.210.6

14.04.0

6.92.9

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Buffalo

DeepShort

—

59.024.0

20.00.0

-1.2-1.0

0.0

8.72.6

LeftMiddleRight

caughtincompleteyds/att · YAC/comp · boxed = best

Western Michigan

DeepShort

—

56%1.30

100%1.32

50%0.93

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Buffalo

DeepShort

—

100%4.66

100%0.73

64%1.54

LeftMiddleRight

successfulnotrate · explosiveness · boxed = best

Western Michigan

DeepShort

—

101

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Buffalo

DeepShort

—

-5

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Western Michigan

DeepShort

—

5.6

1.3

2.0

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Buffalo

DeepShort

—

4.7

0.7

-4.3

-1.2

8.3

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Western Michigan

DeepShort

—

27 · 74

10 · 4

65 · 32

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Buffalo

DeepShort

—

35 · 24

20 · 0

-4 · -1

— · —

75 · 21

LeftMiddleRight

airYACone scale for both teams

Rushing

CarriesYdsPointsOL / RB

Western Michigan1 unplaced

J. Buckley14B. Lowry12O. Mataele7Unattributed1

4.025%0%

5.29%100%

4.30%100%

LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

Buffalo

M. Burch23N. Hill13J. Wright5Unattributed1

5.220%50%

3.611%67%

4.220%0%

LeftMiddleRight

carryyds/car · stuff · power · boxed = best (stuff: low wins)

Western Michigan1 unplaced

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Buffalo

LeftMiddleRight

area = yds · one scale for both teams

Western Michigan1 unplaced

2.1

2.5

-2.7

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Buffalo

-3.1

4.6

0.9

LeftMiddleRight

area = points added · one scale for both teams

Western Michigan

24 · 10 · 0

43 · 18 · 2

51 · 13 · 0

LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Buffalo

29 · 16 · 7

85 · 15 · 1

17 · 6 · 0

LeftMiddleRight

OLRB 5–10RB 10+one scale for both teams

Win probability

Buffalo's chance to win after each play · CFBD

Availability

MAC game day report · Oct 3 · archive

Western Michigan

Out

August Johanningsmeier

Noah Bishop

Questionable

Aveion Chenault

Buffalo

Out

Terrance Shelton, Jr.

In the box score

Western Michigan

Out 0 of 8

Questionable 1 of 1 · Aveion Chenault

Buffalo

Out 0 of 10

Listed players who recorded at least one stat in this game. Participation reports aren't published, so a player who played without recording a stat (often a lineman) isn't counted.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Western Michigan

Buffalo 2–8 vs Western Michigan

2024 · wk 8Western Michigan 48 @ Buffalo 41
2021 · wk 5Western Michigan 24 @ Buffalo 17
2017 · wk 6Western Michigan 71 @ Buffalo 68
2016 · wk 12Buffalo 0 @ Western Michigan 38
2013 · wk 7Buffalo 33 @ Western Michigan 0
2012 · wk 11Western Michigan 24 @ Buffalo 29
2009 · wk 8Buffalo 31 @ Western Michigan 34
2008 · wk 7Western Michigan 34 @ Buffalo 28
2005 · wk 5Buffalo 21 @ Western Michigan 31
2002 · wk 7Western Michigan 31 @ Buffalo 17

Previous 6 meetings vs. Pete Lembo

Western Michigan 4–2 vs Pete Lembo

2024 · wk 8 (coaching change that season)Western Michigan 48 @ Buffalo 41
2015 · wk 10Ball State 7 @ Western Michigan 54
2014 · wk 7Western Michigan 42 @ Ball State 38
2013 · wk 8Ball State 38 @ Western Michigan 17
2012 · wk 7Western Michigan 24 @ Ball State 30
2011 · wk 9Ball State 35 @ Western Michigan 45

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

Previous meeting vs. Lance Taylor

Buffalo 0–1 vs Lance Taylor

2024 · wk 8Western Michigan 48 @ Buffalo 41

Research

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