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UAlbany17atBuffalo21

2026 · Week 1

Efficiency

Game-level Efficiency Breakdown

-16.5-8.20+8.2+16.5UAlbany — Off. field pos.: -5.2-5.2Buffalo — Off. field pos.: -5.1-5.1Off. field pos.Points this side's offense added or cost purely from where its drives started, vs. a league-average FBS team.UAlbany — Off. scoring eff.: -14.3-14.3Buffalo — Off. scoring eff.: -13.0-13.0Off. scoring eff.Points this side's offense added or cost finishing drives (given where they started), vs. a league-average FBS team.UAlbany — Def. field pos.: +5.1+5.1Buffalo — Def. field pos.: +5.2+5.2Def. field pos.Points this side's defense saved or gave up in starting field position allowed, vs. a league-average FBS team.UAlbany — Def. scoring eff.: +13.0+13.0Buffalo — Def. scoring eff.: +14.3+14.3Def. scoring eff.Points this side's defense saved or gave up letting the opponent finish drives, vs. a league-average FBS team.UAlbany — Possessions: -2.6-2.6Buffalo — Possessions: +2.6+2.6PossessionsValue of having more or fewer real possessions than the opponent this game (onside kicks, half-opening/closing clock timing, etc.) — not offense or defense skill.
UAlbanyBuffaloBreaks the final margin of victory down into where it came from, compared to what an average FBS team would do in an average game — the five bars per team always add up to the real final margin. Click a bar for detail.

Running score

01223Q1Q2Q3FinalUAlbany 17Buffalo 21
UAlbanyBuffalohover for any point, click for the by-quarter breakdown

Box score

UAlbanyBuffalo
Total yards276340
Rushing yards72151
Rushing attempts3133
Yds / rush2.34.6
Passing yards204189
Passing attempts4147
Yds / pass5.04.0
First downs1918
Turnovers11
Penalties810
Penalty yards66119
Sacks13
Time of possession28:0731:53

Passing & rushing

What each offense did this game.

UAlbany
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(11)82% / 18%36%8.5
Q2(17)76% / 24%12%1.1
Q3(22)50% / 50%32%2.8
Q4(22)50% / 50%36%4.7
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(12)10.817%4.3
2nd(13)10.231%4.5
3rd(17)8.924%2.8
4th(2)5.550%15.0
All (44)—25%4.3
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(15)9.740%3.4
2nd(11)8.527%3.2
3rd(2)1.050%1.0
All (28)—36%3.1
Buffalo
By quarterPass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(20)55% / 45%45%3.1
Q2(26)58% / 42%50%4.6
Q3(17)65% / 35%29%4.9
Q4(16)63% / 38%25%5.3
how play-calling and results shifted through the game — (n) = plays
Passing by down(offense 131st on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)10.229%3.7
2nd(16)8.344%3.8
3rd(17)6.947%4.5
All (47)—40%4.0
Rushing by down(offense 135th on the season)
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(18)10.044%5.9
2nd(11)8.418%2.5
3rd(3)5.767%8.0
All (32)—38%5.0

Drive-by-drive — expected vs. actual points, each possession

1Drive 1: own 25 → Punt3Drive 3: own 36 → Punt5Drive 5: own 25 → TD7Drive 7: own 36 → Punt9Drive 9: opp 44 → TD11Drive 11: own 8 → Punt13Drive 13: own 33 → End of half15Drive 15: own 40 → Punt17Drive 17: own 20 → Punt19Drive 19: own 24 → —21Drive 21: own 25 → Punt23Drive 23: own 6 → Punt25Drive 25: own 35 → Punt27Drive 27: own 29 → TD29Drive 29: own 3 → End of halfown 0own 2550opp 25opp 0
Buffalo drives by field position

Each bar is a drive, from where it started to where it ended. Green = scored, red = turnover/downs/safety.

#StartTimePlaysYdsResultExpPts+/−
1own 25Q1 15:00927Punt2.00-2.0
3own 36Q1 8:451113Punt2.60-2.6
5own 25Q1 3:021675TD2.07+5.0
7own 36Q2 10:24829Punt2.60-2.6
9opp 44Q2 5:13836TD3.87+3.2
11own 8Q2 1:1242Punt1.70-1.7
13own 33Q2 0:062-1End of half2.60-2.6
15own 40Q3 12:4446Punt2.80-2.8
17own 20Q3 8:41612Punt1.70-1.7
19own 24Q3 5:47611—1.90-1.9
21own 25Q3 3:2347Punt2.00-2.0
23own 6Q3 0:19657Punt1.60-1.6
25own 35Q4 11:3445Punt2.60-2.6
27own 29Q4 6:43971TD2.67+4.4
29own 3Q4 1:073-2End of half1.40-1.4
15 drives8334034.021-13.0

Exp = points an average offense scores from that starting spot. +/− = actual minus expected.

UAlbany at Buffalo — 2026 game breakdown · FanBoardHQ