Nas Jackson
16
Buffalo St. BSC 0-5 , 0-2
24
Winner Rensselaer RPI 6-0 , 2-0
Buffalo St. BSC
0-5 , 0-2
16
Final
24
Rensselaer RPI
6-0 , 2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BSC Buffalo St. 0 3 0 13 16
RPI Rensselaer 7 7 10 0 24

Game Recap: Football |

Football drops road contest at RPI, 24-16

TROY, N.Y.— The Buffalo State football team scored twice in the fourth quarter, including a Hail Mary pass as time expired, but it wasn't enough as RPI, ranked 25th in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll and receiving votes in the D3Football.com poll, defeated the Bengals by a 24-16 score Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: No. 25/RV RPI – 24, Buffalo State – 16
LOCATION:  East Campus Athletic Village Stadium – Troy, N.Y.
RECORDS:  No. 25/RV RPI (6-0, 2-0 Liberty), Buffalo State (0-5, 0-2 Liberty)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Cam Sionko (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) completed 18 of 30 passes for 168 yards and a touchdown through the air, and rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown on the ground. He also threw an interception.
  • Omar Robinson (Arverne, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln) rushed for 69 yards on 21 carries.
  • Nas Jackson (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's) caught his only pass for a touchdown to end the game, finishing with 36 yards.
  • Cam Crosier (Kenmore, N.Y./Kenmore East) led the receiving corps with seven receptions for 66 yards.
  • Justin Jones (Amherst, N.Y./Canisius) led the defense with nine tackles (five solo, 1.5 for loss).
  • Mike Gilinski (Buffalo, N.Y./West Seneca West) added eight tackles (three solo, 1.5 for loss), a sack, and a fumble recovery.
  • Peyton Hill (Lagrangeville, N.Y./Arlington) forced a fumble and recorded five tackles.
  • Nick Sciandra (North Tonawanda, N.Y./North Tonawanda) converted on his only field goal of the game and is a perfect 4-for-4 on the season.
  • Buffalo State outgained RPI by a 330-291 margin, including a 136-66 edge on the ground.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After Buffalo State stalled on its first possession, RPI struck first with a 19-yard touchdown pass from George Marinopoulos to Peter Lombardi.
  • Buffalo State then got into RPI territory on the next drive, but a 12-yard completion to Ale Wilson (Bronx, N.Y./KIPP College Prep) was fumbled and recovered by the Engineers on their own 18-yard line.
  • After forcing an RPI punt, the Bengals went right back to work with a 12-play, 37-yard drive resulting in a Sciandra 30-yard field goal.
  • Near the end of the half, Marinopoulos threw for a couple of first downs, including a 48-yard pass to Burnett, setting up a second passing touchdown to Lombardi from 17-yards out, taking a 14-3 lead into halftime.
  • Just after halftime, Conor MacDougall kicked a 27-yard field goal to complete a 13-play, 70-yard drive, as RPI led 17-3.
  • Following a Javon Ford (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) fumble The Engineers took a 24-3 lead at the end of third quarter as Jake Kazanowsky found Vinnie McDonald for a 31-yard touchdown pass as time expired.
  • The Bengals struck paydirt midway through the fourth, as Sionko rushed it in from five yards out as they trailed 24-10.
  • With 1:01 left in regulation, the Bengal offense marched right down the field, as Sionko threw completions to JuJu Cunningham (Rochester, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) and Darion Jones (Buffalo, N.Y./Hutch Tech), setting up a 36-yard Hail Mary pass to a leaping Jackson, as he went over two RPI defenders in the endzone as time expired.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Marinopolous was 15 of 21 for 194 yards and two touchdowns through the air.
  • Lombardi had a game-high nine receptions for 88 yards.
  • Cole McGrath made a game-high 11 stops, including six unassisted.
  • RPI has won three in a row against the Bengals, upping the all-time series lead to 4-1.
 
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State returns to Coyer Field, hosting the University of Rochester at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct, 16.
 
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