Ohio (6-3. 4-1 MAC East) soundly beat Buffalo (5-4. 4-1 MAC East) by a final score of 45-24 on Tuesday night to claim the division lead with three games left to play. With the win, the Bobcats remain undefeated on Frank Solich Field at 5-0, and join Toledo as the second bowl-eligible team in the conference.
Ohio started the contest with a bang, opening their first offensive drive with a 22-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke to Sam Wiglusz and cashing the drive in with another Rourke-to-Wiglusz connection over the outstretched arm of Keyshawn Cobb from 16 yards out to take the early 7-0 lead.