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Patterson matches record as No. 24 Buffalo beats Akron 56-7

Patterson scored two touchdowns before halftime, bringing his season totals to 1,025 yards and 18 scoring runs for the Bulls (5-0).

AMHERST, N.Y. — Jaret Patterson ran for 105 yards and matched a major-college football record by reaching 1,000 yards for the season in five games as No. 24 Buffalo stampeded Akron 56-7 on as a tune-up for the Mid-American Conference championship. 

Patterson scored two touchdowns before halftime, bringing his season totals to 1,025 yards and 18 scoring runs for the Bulls (5-0). He is the 12th player in FBS history to surpass 1,000 yards in as many games. 

Kevin Marks Jr. led the Bulls with a career-high 175 yards and two touchdowns. Marks went over 100 yards and scored twice in the first half as Buffalo (5-0) built a 35-0 lead against Akron (1-5).

    

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