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September 20, 2008 Week 4 · Regular Season Belt defended

Missouri defends the belt, 42–21, at home over Buffalo.

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Missouri 42
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Buffalo 21
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Recap

Missouri's defense and explosive offense proved too much for Buffalo in this belt defense, as the Tigers dominated from the opening drive. After establishing early momentum with Derrick Washington's 6-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, Missouri's special teams nearly gave the game away when Ernest Jackson returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards for a Buffalo touchdown, but the Tigers' firepower was relentless. Chase Daniel orchestrated a balanced attack throughout, connecting with Jeremy Maclin twice for scores and finding Danario Alexander and Chase Coffman in the end zone, while Buffalo's Drew Willy kept the Bulls competitive with two touchdown passes to Ernest Jackson. Missouri's defense ultimately sealed the win with a safety in the fourth quarter and a crucial interception by Kenji Jackson as Buffalo desperately tried to mount a comeback.

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score
 MissouriBuffalo
Total yards590286
Rushing yards15149
Passing yards439258
First downs2918
3rd down conv.4/84/17
Turnovers33
Penalties–yards2–204–30
Time of possession15:5420:29

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play
WhenTeamYardsPlay
Q1 15:00Missouri+20 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Jeremy Maclin for 20 yards to the Buff 30, tackled by Mike Newton for a 1ST down.
Q1 11:47Missouri+6 ydDerrick Washington rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:47Missouri+24 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 68 yards returned by Ernest Jackson, tackled by Kevin Rutland for 24 yards to the Buff 26, tackled by Kevin Rutland.
Q1 11:47Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q1 1:42Missouri+97 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 67 yards returned by Ernest Jackson for 97 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 1:42Buffalo+0 ydA.J. Principe extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:53Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q2 11:53Missouri+16 ydJeremy Maclin rush for 16 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:30Buffalo+32 ydDrew Willy pass complete to Ernest Jackson for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:30Buffalo+0 ydA.J. Principe extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:00Missouri+48 ydJeff Wolfert 48 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 12:13Missouri+27 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Danario Alexander for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 12:13Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q3 12:13Missouri+25 ydJeff Wolfert kickoff for 65 yards returned by Ernest Jackson, tackled by Kenji Jackson and Andrew Gachkar for 25 yards to the Buff 30, tackled by Kenji Jackson and Andrew Gachkar.
Q3 7:16Buffalo+3 ydDrew Willy pass complete to Ernest Jackson for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:16Buffalo+0 ydA.J. Principe extra point GOOD.
Q3 7:15Buffalo+21 ydDrew Willy pass complete to Mario Henry for 21 yards to the Misso 40, tackled by Sean Weatherspoon for a 1ST down.
Q3 4:39Missouri+69 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Tommy Saunders for 69 yards to the Buff 17, tackled by Davonte Shannon for a 1ST down.
Q3 1:25Missouri+3 ydDerrick Washington rush for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 15:00Missouri+36 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Jeremy Maclin for 36 yards to the Buff 29, tackled by Tom Drewes for a 1ST down.
Q4 9:41Missouri+4 ydChase Daniel pass complete to Chase Coffman for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 9:41Missouri+0 ydJeff Wolfert extra point GOOD.
Q4 7:37Buffalo-23 ydTeam rush for a loss of 23 yards to the Buff 0 for a SAFETY.
Q4 4:48Missouri+53 ydJeff Wolfert 53 yard field goal MISSED.
Q4 0:00Buffalo+35 ydDrew Willy pass intercepted by Kenji Jackson at the Misso 2, returned for 35 yards to the Misso 37 out-of-bounds.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Chase DanielMissouri36/4343910.22089.1
Danario AlexanderMissouri0/100.0003.3
Drew WillyBuffalo22/402375.92146.0

Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Derrick WashingtonMissouri18894.9211
Jeremy MaclinMissouri22512.5116
Jimmy JacksonMissouri2168.009
Chase DanielMissouri4164.0016
De'Vion MooreMissouri263.008
Jerrell JacksonMissouri1-1-1.000
Mario HenryBuffalo16603.8013
Brandon ThermilusBuffalo13302.307
Drew WillyBuffalo5-18-3.603

Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Jeremy MaclinMissouri1416812.0036
Tommy SaundersMissouri49624.0069
Chase CoffmanMissouri10848.4116
Danario AlexanderMissouri12727.0127
Derrick WashingtonMissouri3279.0010
Jared PerryMissouri22010.0016
Andrew JonesMissouri2178.509
Naaman RooseveltBuffalo9879.7019
Ernest JacksonBuffalo45513.8232
Brett HamlinBuffalo33210.7012
Mario HenryBuffalo22814.0021
Brandon ThermilusBuffalo3248.0016
Gary RiceBuffalo11111.0011
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Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Kenji JacksonMissouri1250

Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Jeff WolfertMissouri2/366.7484/410
A.J. PrincipeBuffalo0/00.003/33

Punt Returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Jeremy MaclinMissouri3103.3100

Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jake HarryMissouri13737.00037
Peter FardonBuffalo621335.50051

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.