No. 14 Penn State hosts Buffalo

Buffalo (1-1) at No. 14 Penn State (2-0), Sept. 19 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Penn State by 39.5. Against the spread: Penn State 1-1, Buffalo 0-2.

How to watch: BTN

Key stats

Penn State Offense

Overall: 451.5 yards per game (40th in FBS)

Passing: 296.0 yards per game (29th)

Rushing: 155.5 yards per game (80th)

Scoring: 36.0 points per game (49th)

Penn State Defense

Overall: 215.0 yards per game (15th in FBS)

Passing: 105.0 yards per game (4th)

Rushing: 110.0 yards per game (62nd)

Scoring: 4.5 points per game (1st)

Buffalo Offense

Overall: 324.0 yards per game (116th in FBS)

Passing: 219.0 yards per game (81st)

Rushing: 105.0 yards per game (119th)

Scoring: 20.5 points per game (114th)

Buffalo Defense

Overall: 408.0 yards per game (113th in FBS)

Passing: 295.0 yards per game (132nd)

Rushing: 113.0 yards per game (66th)

Scoring: 25.0 points per game (90th)

Buffalo is 91st in third down percentage, converting 36.8% of the time. Penn State ranks 13th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 20.8%.

Buffalo is 108th in the FBS with a -2 turnover margin, compared to Penn State's 15th-ranked +3 margin.

Buffalo ranks 117th in the FBS averaging 74.0 penalty yards per game, compared to Penn State's 17th-ranked 32.5 per-game average.

Penn State is 87th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 100.0% of trips. Buffalo's red zone offense ranks 1st, scoring on 100.0% of red zone opportunities.

Buffalo is 87th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:20, compared to Penn State's 36th-ranked average of 32:31.

Team leaders

Penn State

Passing: Rocco Becht, 539 yards, 7 TDs, 0 INTs, 75.6 completion percentage

Rushing: Carson Hansen, 132 yards on 30 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: Koby Howard, 229 yards on 9 catches, 1 TD

Buffalo

Passing: Elijah Holmes, 253 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 57.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Messiah Burch, 90 yards on 18 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: Chance Morrow, 221 yards on 18 catches, 5 TDs

Last game

Penn State won 27-9 over Temple on Sept. 12. Becht led Penn State with 268 yards on 21-of-27 passing (77.8%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions. Hansen carried the ball 19 times for 84 yards, adding two receptions for 13 yards. Benjamin Brahmer recorded 79 yards on five catches with two touchdowns.

Buffalo was beaten by Florida International 33-20 on Sept. 12. Jason Wright threw for 185 yards on 13-of-27 attempts (48.1%) with two touchdowns and one interception. Terrance Shelton Jr. had 34 rushing yards on nine carries, adding one reception for zero yards. Morrow had 11 receptions for 173 yards and two touchdowns.

Next game

Penn State hosts Wisconsin on Sept. 26. Buffalo hosts Robert Morris on Sept. 26.