Saturday's MAC Football Results
Western Michigan 24, Central Michigan 21
Buffalo 28, Bowling Green 3
Stories courtesy of MAC Sports Information Departments
Western Michigan 24, Central Michigan 21
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) Broc Lowry threw a go-ahead 7-yard touchdown pass to Talique Williams late in the fourth quarter to rally Western Michigan Broncos to a 24-21 victory over Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday.
Western Michigan (5-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) trailed 21-14 after Marcus Beamon capped a 16-play 75-yard drive for Central Michigan (5-4, 3-2) with a 33-yard scoring strike to Tyson Davis seven seconds into the fourth. It was his only pass in relief of starter Joe Labas.
Palmer Domschke kicked a 46-yard field goal to cut it to 21-17 with 9:01 remaining.
The Broncos forced a three-and-out and Lowry directed an 11-play drive - hitting Williams for a three-point lead with 2:08 left to play. Marcel Tyler intercepted Labas on first down and Lowry used five plays to run out the clock.
Nahree Biggins' 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter gave the Chippewas a 7-0 lead.
Lowry ran it in from a yard out to tie it midway through the second quarter, but Langston Lewis and Labas teamed up for a 77-yard touchdown on the next play from scrimmage and Central Michigan led 14-7 at halftime.
Western Michigan had the only score in the third quarter, a 9-yard touchdown run by Jalen Buckley to knot the score at 14-14.
Lowry completed 17 of 24 passes for 150 yards and rushed 22 times for 82 yards.
Labas totaled 152 yards on 8-for-11 passing. Lewis had four receptions for 111 yards.
Buffalo 28, Bowling Green 3
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Bowling Green, Ohio (AP) -- Victor Snow returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown, Red Murdock set an NCAA record for forced fumbles, and Buffalo Bulls defeated Bowling Green 28-3 on Saturday.
Late in the second quarter, Murdock forced a fumble that was recovered by Buffalo's Jalen McNair and returned 20 yards to the Bowling Green 6-yard line. The Bulls cashed it in for a 21-0 halftime lead.
Murdock's forced fumble was the 17th of his career, breaking the FBS record held by Khalil Mack, who also played for the Bulls.
Buffalo forced a three-and-out to open the third quarter and Snow's long punt return made it 28-0 early in the third.
Al-Jay Henderson had 119 yards rushing, including a 41-yard TD run for Buffalo (5-4, 4-1 Mid-American Conference). Ta'Quan Roberson passed for 136 yards with 105 yards going to Nik McMillan.
Murdock had 13 total tackles, including five solo stops. The Bulls held Bowling Green to 216 yards of offense.
Gideon Lampron had 11 tackles, four solo, and Jalen McClendon had eight solo tackles for the Falcons (3-6, 1-4)