Buffalo - Connecticut

the International Bowl Saturday, January 3rd, 12:00pm Toronto, Canada

Buffalo (8-5)______MAC______91.13 Wk Opp oPts Score 1 UTEP -90.18 W, 42-17 2 Pittsburgh 298.63 L, 16-27 3 Temple -86.20 W, 30-28 4 Missouri 241.88 L, 21-42 5 Central Michigan 71.02 L, 25-27 7 Western Michigan 162.61 L, 28-34 8 Army -266.12 W, 27-24 9 Ohio -165.15 W, 32-19 10 Miami (OH) -366.25 W, 37-17 12 Akron -101.75 W, 43-40 13 Bowling Green -53.21 W, 40-34 14 Kent State -211.55 L, 21-24 15 Ball State 332.63 W, 42-24

Connecticut (7-5)______BigEast_____103.31 Wk Opp oPts Score 1 Hofstra -412.35 W, 35-3 2 Temple -86.20 W, 12-9 3 Virginia 42.51 W, 45-10 4 Baylor -103.46 W, 31-28 5 Louisville -77.32 W, 26-21 6 North Carolina 228.73 L, 12-38 8 Rutgers 167.40 L, 10-12 9 Cincinnati 356.33 W, 40-16 10 West Virginia 217.96 L, 13-35 12 Syracuse -168.29 W, 39-14 13 South Florida 118.11 L, 13-17 15 Pittsburgh 298.63 L, 10-34 ____ ____ ____ ____

You know I've liked Buffalo all year, and I'm happy for them to be in their first bowl. But I also like UConn and think they're a bit more well rounded. Both beat a solid team at the top, Ball State and Cincinnati respectively, but only Buffalo lost to a red team.

Stats Matchup
Team	Buffalo	Connecticut
Points (rank)	91.13 (#47)	103.31 (#43)
Record	8-5	7-5
Opp. Points (rank)	-268.45 (#74)	344.41 (#39)
Opp. Record	81-77	72-62
Points (% of Opp. Avg)	31.1 (122%)	23.8 (99%)
dPoints (% of Opp. Avg)	27.5 (102%)	19.8 (79%)
Rush Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	141.1 (86%)	204.6 (151%)
dRush Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	158.8 (103%)	116.9 (80%)
Pass Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	239.5 (113%)	147.3 (69%)
dPass Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	249.5 (109%)	164.5 (81%)
Tot Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	380.5 (100%)	351.8 (99%)
dTot Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	408.3 (108%)	281.4 (82%)
ST Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	99.8 (77%)	129.4 (109%)
dST Yds (% of Opp. Avg)	131.5 (105%)	155.0 (131%)
Penalties / Pen. Yds	4.7 / 46.5	5.3 / 45.2
TO's / TO Margin	1.0 / +15	2.0 / 0

Look for the Huskies to try to run a lot - the Bulls are going to have to make some plays on special teams.

The Line: Buffalo +6.5

The Call: Connecticut by 7

The Result: Connecticut 38-20

Well, the Bulls made the plays, taking advantage of five Husky turnovers in the first half, but their D couldn't slow down UConn's running attack. Still, they had a great year and have a lot to be proud of. Connecticut is going to make waves in the BigEast next year...