Rhode Island 0 at Buffalo 31
Davis throws 4 TDs, Buffalo tops Rhode Island 31-0
Thursday, Sep 2, 2010AMHERST, N.Y. (AP)—Jerry Davis threw for 302 yards and four touchdowns as Buffalo routed Rhode Island 31-0 on Thursday night in Jeff Quinn’s coaching debut with the Bulls.
Davis completed 21 of 35 passes with one interception. He threw for three scores in the second quarter alone: a 5-yard touchdown to Ed Young, a 38-yarder to Marcus Rivers and a 21-yard TD to Alex Neutz with 0:40 left as Buffalo took a 24-0 lead at halftime.
Rivers had 10 catches for 155 yards and one touchdown. Neutz caught five passes for 99 yards. Davis added another 17-yard TD in the third quarter to Terrel Jackson.
Rhode Island quarterback Steve Probst was 18-for-42 for 145 yards with one interception. The Rams were held to 207 yards of total offense while Buffalo had 423.
Buffalo?s last shutout was a 44-0 win over Ohio in 2001.
Head to Head - Week 1
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 207 | 145 | 62 | 13 | 33.3% | 8/75 | 2 | 00:00 |
| Buffalo | 423 | 332 | 91 | 23 | 35.7% | 4/20 | 2 | 16:22 |
