Amherst, N.Y. – The Toledo Rockets hung tough with Buffalo through three quarters, but could not stop the running of the Bulls in a 49-30 loss at Buffalo Wednesday night.
The loss knocks Toledo (6-5, 3-4 MAC) out of contention for the Mid-American Conference West Division title.
Toledo trailed by just eight points at halftime, 28-20, but Buffalo (6-5, 4-3 MAC) outscored the Rockets 21-10 in the final 30 minutes. The Bulls racked up 503 yards of total offense, 331 on the ground. Jaret Patterson, the MAC's second-leading rusher, ran for 192 yards and scored five total touchdowns, four on the ground and one in the air.