Final
9:00 PM ET, September 5, 2009
Sun Bowl, EL PASO, TX
Top Performers
Passing: T. Vittatoe (UTEP) - 233 YDS
Rushing: B. Thermilus (BUFF) - 25 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: N. Roosevelt (BUFF) - 5 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Buffalo at 15:00 | BUFF | UTEP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rachuna kickoff for 70 yards returned by Cornelius Brown, tackled by Nick Sizemore for 31 yards to the UTEP 31, tackled by Nick Sizemore. | 23 | 7 | ||
| UTEP at 15:00 | BUFF | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 31 | Trevor Vittatoe pass complete to Donald Buckram for 8 yards to the UTEP 39, tackled by Kevin Johnson and Anel Montanez. | 23 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 2 at UTEP 39 | Donald Buckram rush for 8 yards to the UTEP 47, tackled by Bruno Lapointe and Josh Copeland for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 47 | Trevor Vittatoe pass incomplete to James Thomas II, broken up by Domonic Cook. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at UTEP 47 | Donald Buckram rush for 12 yards to the Buff 41, tackled by Sherrod Lott for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at BUFF 41 | Jeff Moturi rush for 21 yards to the Buff 20, tackled by Mike Newton for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at BUFF 20 | Trevor Vittatoe pass incomplete to Tufick Shadrawy, broken up by Domonic Cook. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at BUFF 20 | Trevor Vittatoe pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at BUFF 20 | UTEP penalty 5 yard false start accepted. | |||
| 3rd and 15 at BUFF 25 | UTEP penalty 10 yard holding on Kris Adams accepted, no play. | |||
| 3rd and 25 at BUFF 35 | Trevor Vittatoe pass complete to Donald Buckram for 4 yards to the Buff 31, tackled by Josh Thomas. | |||
| 4th and 21 at BUFF 31 | Logan Barrett 48 yard field goal MISSED. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: UTEP drive: 9 plays 38 yards, 04:14 UTEP FGA | ||||
| Buffalo at 10:46 | BUFF | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at BUFF 31 | BUFFALO penalty 5 yard offside on N/A accepted. | 23 | 7 | |
| 1st and 15 at BUFF 26 | Brandon Thermilus rush for 4 yards to the Buff 30, tackled by Jeremy Springer. | |||
| 2nd and 11 at BUFF 30 | Brandon Thermilus rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Buff 29, tackled by Clarence Ward. | |||
| 3rd and 12 at BUFF 29 | Zach Maynard pass incomplete to Brett Hamlin, broken up by Cornelius Brown. | |||
| 4th and 12 at BUFF 29 | Peter Fardon punt for 46 yards, returned by Jeff Moturi for 12 yards to the UTEP 37. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: UB drive: 3 plays -2 yards, 01:23 UB PUNT | ||||
| UTEP at 10:46 | BUFF | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 37 | Trevor Vittatoe pass incomplete to N/A. | 23 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at UTEP 37 | BUFFALO penalty 15 yard roughing passer on Graham Whinery accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at BUFF 48 | James Thomas II rush for 2 yards to the Buff 46, tackled by Domonic Cook and Scott Pettigrew. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at BUFF 46 | Donald Buckram rush for 17 yards to the Buff 29, tackled by Davonte Shannon for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at BUFF 29 | Trevor Vittatoe rush for 7 yards to the Buff 22, tackled by Steven Means. | |||
| 2nd and 3 at BUFF 22 | Trevor Vittatoe rush for 17 yards to the Buff 5, tackled by Mike Newton and Sherrod Lott for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at BUFF 5 | BUFFALO penalty 2 yard holding on Josh Thomas accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and Goal at BUFF 3 | Donald Buckram rush for 2 yards to the Buff 1, tackled by Graham Whinery and Kendric Hawkins. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at BUFF 1 | Trevor Vittatoe pass incomplete to Landon Goodwell. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at BUFF 1 | Jason Williams rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 7 | |
| Logan Barrett extra point GOOD. | 0 | 7 | ||
| Kyle Petersen kickoff for 58 yards out-of-bounds. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: UTEP drive: 8 plays 63 yards, 04:16 UTEP TD | ||||
| Buffalo at 5:07 | BUFF | UTEP | ||
| 1st and 10 at BUFF 40 | Brandon Thermilus rush for 6 yards to the Buff 46, tackled by Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith. | 23 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 4 at BUFF 46 | Brandon Thermilus rush for 2 yards to the Buff 48, tackled by Anthony Morrow and Jeremy Springer. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at BUFF 48 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Brett Hamlin for 5 yards to the UTEP 47, tackled by Melvin Stephenson II for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 47 | Brandon Thermilus rush for a loss of 4 yards to the Buff 49, tackled by Tory Robinson. | |||
| 2nd and 14 at BUFF 49 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Naaman Roosevelt for 13 yards to the UTEP 38, tackled by Braxton Amy. | |||
| 3rd and 1 at UTEP 38 | Zach Maynard rush for 2 yards to the UTEP 36, tackled by Tufick Shadrawy for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 36 | Zach Maynard pass incomplete to Naaman Roosevelt. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at UTEP 36 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Naaman Roosevelt for 18 yards to the UTEP 18, tackled by Melvin Stephenson II for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at UTEP 18 | Brandon Thermilus rush for a loss of 6 yards to the UTEP 24, tackled by Landon Goodwell. | |||
| 2nd and 16 at UTEP 24 | BUFFALO penalty 5 yard illegal shift accepted, no play. | |||
| 2nd and 21 at UTEP 29 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Jesse Rack for 16 yards to the UTEP 13, tackled by Clarence Ward. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at UTEP 13 | Mario Henry rush for 5 yards to the UTEP 8, tackled by Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at UTEP 8 | Zach Maynard pass complete to Brett Hamlin for 6 yards to the UTEP 2, tackled by Clarence Ward and Jeremy Springer. | |||
| 1st and Goal at UTEP 8 | End of 1st Quarter | |||
