Toledo and Buffalo meet in MAC play

Oct 5, 2026, 01:14 am

Buffalo (2-3) at Toledo (4-1), Oct. 10 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Toledo by 18.5. Against the spread: Toledo 2-2-1, Buffalo 1-4.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

Toledo Offense

Overall: 485 yards per game (18th in FBS)

Passing: 284.6 yards per game (27th)

Rushing: 200.4 yards per game (34th)

Scoring: 42.4 points per game (13th)

Toledo Defense

Overall: 325.4 yards per game (51st in FBS)

Passing: 192.6 yards per game (47th)

Rushing: 132.8 yards per game (61st)

Scoring: 25.6 points per game (90th)

Buffalo Offense

Overall: 313.6 yards per game (123rd in FBS)

Passing: 161.6 yards per game (123rd)

Rushing: 152 yards per game (82nd)

Scoring: 20.4 points per game (114th)

Buffalo Defense

Overall: 406.4 yards per game (117th in FBS)

Passing: 246.8 yards per game (114th)

Rushing: 159.6 yards per game (96th)

Scoring: 30.6 points per game (117th)

Buffalo is 135th in the FBS with a -7 turnover margin, compared to Toledo's 47th-ranked +2 margin.

Toledo ranks 116th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 92.9% of trips. Buffalo's red zone offense ranks 98th, scoring in 81.3% of red zone trips.

Team leaders

Toledo

Passing: John Alan Richter, 1,362 yards, 13 TDs, 1 INT, 64.1 completion percentage

Rushing: C.J. Miller, 346 yards on 54 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Adjatay Dabbs, 367 yards on 25 catches, 4 TDs

Buffalo

Passing: Jason Wright, 555 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs, 50.0 completion percentage

Rushing: Messiah Burch, 352 yards on 73 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Chance Morrow, 400 yards on 32 catches, 6 TDs

Last game

Toledo won 39-24 over Ball State on Oct. 3. Richter passed for 201 yards on 19-of-35 attempts (54.3%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Miller carried the ball 20 times for 196 yards and scored two touchdowns. Dabbs had six receptions for 82 yards.

Buffalo fell to Western Michigan 20-17 on Oct. 3. Wright led Buffalo with 170 yards on 11-of-18 passing (61.1%) for one touchdown and no interceptions. Burch carried the ball 23 times for 106 yards and scored one touchdown, adding one reception for -5 yards. Morrow recorded 90 yards on seven catches.

Next game

Toledo plays at Eastern Michigan on Oct. 17. Buffalo hosts UMass on Oct. 17.