Buffalo Bulls Record Watch for Toledo

Khalil Mack

Khalil Mack is not satisfied with Tackles for losses, sacks, and forced fumbles. This past week he crawled up into to more UB Record Categories

Let's start with the NCAA Records Mack is chasing.

#	Player	TFL	Needs		#	NCAA	FF	Needs
1	Jason Babin, W. Michigan	75	7.5		1	5 Tied With ->	14	1
2	George Selvie, South Florida	69	1.5		6	Zack Follett, California	13
3	Khalil Mack, Buffalo	67.5			6	Stryker Sulak, Missouri	13
					6	Khalil Mack, Buffalo.	13

Mack's forced fumble and assisted tackle for loss moved him closer to taking the number one spot. The next time Khalil forces a fumble it will tie the NCAA record, and if he manages another this season he will stand alone.

In terms of tackles for loss it was not a great showing. A half TFL is below the pace he needed to chase down Jason Babin. It's still doable but one more game like that and Mack may end up at #2 all time.

In the Buffalo Record Books Mack's name will start appearing in two new categories this week. Solo tackles and total tackles.

	Player	Sacks	Way		#	Player	ST	Mack		#	Player	TT	Mack
1	Khalil Mack	25.5	10.5		1	Davonte Shannon	258	94		1	Davonte Shannon	461	175
2	Rich Dadabo	24	9		2	Craig Guest	236	72		2	Craig Guest	455	169
2	Vince Canos	24	9		3	J.J. Gibson	220	56		3	Mike Laipple	402	116
4	Trevor Scott	19	4		4	Mike Newton	196	32		4	Pete Conley	376	90
5	Steven Means	18.5	3.5		5	Pete Conley	191	27		5	J.J. Gibson	357	71
5	Dave May	18	3		6	Mark Graham	182	18		6	Mike Newton	342	56
7	Keith Hansen	16	1		7	Gemara Williams	176	12		7	Shane Currey	300	14
8	Hardy Mitchell	15.5	0.5		8	Khalil Mack	164			7	Cosmo Nestola	300	14
9	Colby Way	15			9	Bryan Cummings	158			9	Justin Winters	299	13
										10	Khalil Mack	286

I'd be surprised, but not amazed, if Mack makes the top 5 in solo tackles. His total tackles number should get him alone in #7 by the time the season is over.

Joe Licata

Jobi-Wan is aiming to surpass Drew Willy's 2008 season and in the process climb into the top five most prolific touch down tossers in UB history. With two more he will leapfrog Buffalo legend Gordon Bukaty. Pretty much everyone on this may fall a spot before the sophomore Licata finishes his UB career. Even Drew Willy's 52 Career TD's looks vulnerable before Licata is done.

#	Player	TD's	Needs		#	Player	TD	Needs
1	Drew Willy	52	29		1	Drew Willy (2008)	25	9
2	Marty Barrett	44	21		2	Marty Barrett (1983)	18	2
3	Cliff Scott	43	20		2	Cliff Scott (1992)	18	2
4	Joe Freedy	32	9		2	Zach Maynard (2009)	18	2
5	Chad Salisbury	31	8		5	Chad Salisbury (1997)	16
6	Frank Reilly	27	4		5	Jerry Davis (2010)	16
7	Gordon Bukaty	25	2		5	Licata (2013)	16
8	Joe Licata	23			8	Drew Willy (2007)	15

Alex Neutz

Neutz caught up to Naaman Roosevelt's career touchdown mark on Tuesday but the only other record climbing he might do during his UB career is in receptions.

#	Player	Receptions	Neutz			Career Touchdowns	TD
1	Naaman Roosevelt	268	91		1	Naaman Roosevelt	28
2	Drew Haddad	240	63		1	Alex Neutz	28
3	Brett Hamlin	185	8		2	Chris D’Amico	19
4	Alex Neutz	177
5	Kali Watkins	145

Now consider that for two years of his career the Bulls had no reliable passing game. He should catch Brett Hamlin whose teams had an amazing passing game (though in fairness to Brett he was sharing catches with Naaman for most of his UB career).

Najja Johnson

Switching back over to defense Johnson caught up to Domonic Cook with a pass defended against Ohio

#	Player	PD	Needs
1	Gemara Williams (2002-05)	39	3
2	Mark Graham (2000-03)	37	1
3	Domonic Cook (2007-10)	36
3	Najja Johnson (2010- )	36

Three more and Johnson will catch Gemara Williams for the all time UB record. Buffalo has either four or five games left so that's a tall order.

Patrick Clarke

The good news for Clarke is that the UB Offense is giving him ample opportunity to rack up points, one at a time...

Clarke	Player	fg	Needs			Player	xtp	Needs			Player	pts	Needs
1	A.J. Principe	44	12		1	A.J. Principe	133	64		1	A.J. Principe	265	100
2	Dallas Pelz	35	3		2	Scott Keller	71	2		2	Patrick Clarke	165
3	Patrick Clarke	32			3	Mark Mozrall	69
					3	Patrick Clarke	69

The "Bad News" is that Clarke is not getting a lot of opportunities for field goals. It's doubtful the Junior will catch A.J. Principe in field goals this season and even less likely that he will catch him in total points either this year or next.

Branden Oliver

Bo's numbers are so prolific he is making spreadsheet management a pain in the butt. He is about 600 yards in front of James Starks all time record and needs just 263 to pass the 4,000 mark. He is also four 100 yard games in front of Anthony Swan for his career and just three behind his own single season record of 8 set back in 2011.

So what records is he still chasing?

#	Player	Carries	BO			Player	TD	BO		#	Yards	YdsYr	BO13
1	Swan	812	42		1	Starks	34	5		1	Oliver 11	1395	272
2	Oliver	770			2	Jones	29			2	Starks 08	1333	210
					2	Swan	29			3	Underwood 86	1189	66
					2	Oliver	29			4	Oliver 13	1123

Carries is a lock if Oliver stays healthy. Quinn is riding Bo for anywhere between 25-40 carries a game so by the time Buffalo and Bowling Green are playing in "The Brawl for it All" (trademark Conrad) Bo will probably be past Anthony Swan.

Touchdowns will be touch but he could catch Starks. He will like pass Swan and Buffalo's sensation from the 60's Lee Jones.

Bo is chasing himself and James Starks for single season yards. He might beat O.D. Underwood's 1986 mark by half time of the Toledo game.