BUFFALO BULLS DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS WR 1 ANTONIO NUNN 5-11 210 Jr. DE 49 TAYLOR RIGGINS 6-2 245 So. P 14 JACKSON BALTAR 5-11 165 Fr. 84 Levi Shetler 6-4 198 Sr. 99 Frendy Darelus 6-5 250 So. - or - 7 KYLE VANTREASE 6-3 220 So. LT 67 EVIN KSIEZARCZYK 6-6 310 Sr. DT 91 EDDIE WILSON 6-4 320 So. PK 16 ALEX MCNULTY 6-1 210 r-Fr. 69 Gabe Wallace 6-6 315 r-Fr. 95 Tyrece Woods 6-2 285 Fr. - or - 14 JACKSON BALTAR 5-11 165 Fr. LG 72 PAUL NOSWORTHY 6-4 300 Sr. DT 93 CHIBUEZE ONWUKA 6-0 290 Jr. LS 57 JEREMIAH RIORDAN 6-2 230 Jr. 75 Trey Derouen 6-3 315 Gr. 92 Ronald McGee 6-3 300 So. H 14 JACKSON BALTAR 5-11 165 Fr. BUFFALO BULLS CHARLOTTE 49ERS C 62 MIKE NOVITSKY 6-5 295 r-Fr. DE 50 MALCOLM KOONCE 6-3 250 Jr. KR 23 RON COOK, JR. 5-7 190 Fr. 64 Michael Kenefi ck 6-3 305 Sr. 52 Ledarius Mack 6-1 240 Sr. 26 Jaret Patterson 5-9 195 So. 2019 BUFFALO (7-5, 5-3 MAC) BUFFALO (7-5, 5-3 MAC) vs. CHARLOTTE (7-5, 5-3 C-USA) RG 65 TOMAS JACK-KURDYLA 6-4 300 Sr. LB 20 JAMES PATTERSON 6-0 230 So. PR 23 RON COOK, JR. 5-7 190 Fr. 66 Jacob Gall 6-2 305 So. 34 Ja’Varius Harrison 5-11 225 r-So. AUGUST/SEPTEMBER Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 • 2:00 p.m. (ET) • ESPN • Nassau, Bahamas • Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium RT 73 KAYODE AWOSIKA 6-5 305 Jr. LB 42 MATT OTWINOWSKI 6-2 220 Sr. Aug. 29 ROBERT MORRIS W, 38-10 Site ......... Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium Nickname ................................Bulls 59 Jake Fuzak 6-5 300 Jr. 30 Rich Miller 6-1 215 Fr. 7 at Penn State L, 13-45 Capacity ...............................................15,000 2019 Record .............7-5 (5-3 MAC) TE 89 ZAC LEFEBVRE 6-6 240 Jr. LB 31 KADOFI WRIGHT 6-3 225 Jr. 14 at Liberty L, 17-35 Surface .................Celebration Bermudagrass Head Coach ................Lance Leipold 44 Jake Molinich 6-0 260 Jr. 5 Tim Terry, Jr. 6-2 220 So. 21 TEMPLE W, 38-22 TV .......................................................... ESPN Record at Buffalo (Yrs.) .. 30-32 (5th) QB 7 KYLE VANTREASE 6-3 230 So. CB 3 AAPRI WASHINGTON 5-9 185 So. 28 at Miami (Ohio)* L, 20-34 Radio .......................... MWBB Radio Network 4 Trevor Bycznski 6-5 225 Fr. 18 Roy Baker 6-2 200 Jr. OCTOBER Facebook ................................. BahamasBowl Nickname ...............................49ers RB 26 JARET PATTERSON 5-9 195 So. SS 9 JOEY BANKS 5-10 200 Sr. 5 OHIO* L, 20-21 (OT) Twitter ............................ @TheBahamasBowl 2018 Record .......... 7-5 (5-3 C-USA) 5 Kevin Marks 6-0 200 So. 28 Dev Lamour 6-2 205 Sr. 19 at Akron* W, 21-0 Hashtag ................................. #BahamasBowl Head Coach ..................... Will Healy 26 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* W, 43-20 Series Record .............................First Meeting Record at Charlotte (Yrs.) ..7-5 (1st) WR 86 CARLTON TODD 5-11 175 Jr. FS 33 TYRONE HILL 6-1 205 Jr. CHARLOTTE BUFFALO 23 Ron Cook, Jr. 5-7 190 Fr. 24 Cory Gross, Jr. 6-2 200 r-Fr. NOVEMBER 2 at Eastern Michigan* W, 43-14 THE SERIES WR 3 DANIEL LEE 6-0 190 Jr. CB 12 DEVON RUSSELL 5-9 185 Sr. » The 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl will be the fi rst meeting between the Buffalo Bulls and the Charlotte 17 Bernard Porter 6-3 180 So. 15 Ali Abbas 5-10 180 Jr. 14 at Kent State* L, 27-30 49ers. Conference USA leads the MAC in the overall Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl series 3-2. 20 TOLEDO* W, 49-30 THE COACHES 29 BOWLING GREEN* W, 49-7 » LANCE LEIPOLD is in his fi fth season as Buffalo head coach (30-32 record) and his 13th season as a collegiate head coach (139-38 overall). The 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl is the Bulls’ second-straight bowl DECEMBER appearance and Buffalo’s fourth bowl appearance overall. Leipold was head coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater 20 vs. Charlotte (Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl) from 2007-14, where he posted a 109-6 record with six NCAA Division III national titles and six National Coach * - MAC games; home games in CAPS of the Year honors. He was an assistant coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater (1987-88, 1990), Doane (1989), Wisconsin (1991-93), Nebraska-Omaha (1994-2000, 2004-06) and Nebraska (2001-03). Leipold was a standout 2019 CHARLOTTE (7-5, 5-3 C-USA) quarterback at Wisconsin-Whitewater (1983-86). » WILL HEALY is in his fi rst season as Charlotte head coach (7-5 record) and his fourth season as a collegiate head CHARLOTTE 49ERS DEPTH CHART AUGUST/SEPTEMBER coach (20-26 overall). The 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl is the 49ers’ fi rst bowl appearance. Healy was Aug. 29 GARDNER-WEBB W, 49-28 head coach at Austin Peay (2016-18) and was the 2017 FCS National Coach of the Year. He was an assistant 7 at Appalachian State L, 41-56 coach at Chattanooga (2009-15). Healy was a quarterback at Richmond (2005-08), and he was a team captain OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS on the Spiders’ 2008 NCAA FCS national championship team. 14 UMASS W, 52-17 WR 9 VICTOR TUCKER 5-11 182 r-So. DE 5 ALEX HIGHSMITH 6-3 244 r-Sr. P 19 CONNOR BOWLER 6-4 195 r-So. 21 at Clemson L, 10-52 TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON 1 Micaleous Elder 5-9 165 Fr. 99 Taylor Chandler 6-2 220 r-Fr. - or - 39 KYLE CORBETT 6-0 202 r-Jr. 28 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* L, 27-45 Buffalo (7-5, 5-3 MAC) Charlotte (7-5, 5-3 C-USA) 2019 NCAA TEAM RANKS (as of Dec. 7) WR 81 TYLER RINGWOOD 6-3 221 r-Jr. DT 90 TOMMY DOCTOR 6-4 270 r-Sr. K 11 JONATHAN CRUZ 5-9 170 So. OCTOBER TEAM STATISTICS BUF OPP TEAM STATISTICS CLT OPP Category BUF CLT 25 Noah Henderson 6-1 195 Fr. 60 Bryan Wallace 6-5 260 r-Fr. 18 Jackson VanSickle 6-1 205 r-Sr. 12 at FIU* L, 23-48 Points/Game 31.5 22.3 Points/Game 31.6 32.5 Total Offense 73 50 LT 71 CAMERON CLARK 6-5 296 r-Sr. DT 98 TIMMY HORNE 6-5 311 r-Jr. LS 47 JACK WELLENHOFER 6-2 193 r-Jr. 19 at WKU* L, 14-30 First Downs 257 184 First Downs 256 233 Rushing Offense 9 24 69 Dejan Rasuo 6-6 280 r-Fr. 92 Demond Stewart 6-2 295 Jr. 61 Doug McLaughlin 6-1 220 Fr. 26 NORTH TEXAS* W, 39-38 Rushing/Game 254.3 95.3 Rushing/Game 213.3 190.8 Passing Offense 121 t-82 LG 54 DOMINIC TAYLOR 6-3 287 Sr. DE 40 MARKEES WATTS 6-2 215 So. H 3 CHRIS REYNOLDS 5-11 199 r-So. NOVEMBER Passing/Game 143.2 197.8 Passing/Game 212.6 198.3 Passing Effi ciency 97 34 2 MIDDLE TENNESSEE* W, 34-20 Total Offense/Game 397.4 293.1 Total Offense/Game 425.8 389.2 Scoring Offense 47 t-45 75 Jonathan Timmons 6-3 345 r-Jr. 97 Damon Weldon Jr. 6-4 238 r-Fr. 39 Kyle Corbett 6-0 202 r-Jr. Fumbles-Lost 11-8 17-10 Fumbles-Lost 10-4 12-6 Total Defense 7 67 C 68 JAELIN FISHER 6-2 278 r-Jr. LB 34 JEFF GEMMELL 6-3 234 r-Sr. KR 9 VICTOR TUCKER 5-11 182 r-So. 9 at UTEP* W, 28-21 Pen./Yds per Game 62/45.8 64/42.1 Pen./Yds per Game 65/47.8 73/59.5 Rushing Defense 4 97 72 Gage Welborn 6-5 265 r-Fr. 17 Luke Martin 6-1 225 Jr. 5 Aaron McAllister 5-10 226 r-Jr. 23 MARSHALL* W, 24-13 Time of Possession 34:12 25:22 Time of Possession 32:25 27:35 Passing Yards Allowed 21 23 RG 53 JALEN ALLEN 6-2 295 r-Sr. 33 Jaylon Sharpe 6-3 225 Fr. 8 Nafees Lyon 5-9 188 r-Sr. 30 at Old Dominion* W, 38-22 Passing Effi ciency Def. 53 111 69 Dejan Rasuo 6-6 280 r-Fr. LB 22 HENRY SEGURA 6-2 208 r-So. PR 8 NAFEES LYON 5-9 188 r-Sr. DECEMBER INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Scoring Defense t-34 105 20 vs. Buffalo (Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl) RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG RUSHING Att Net Avg TD YPG Turnover Margin t-18 t-86 RT 70 D’MITRI EMMANUEL 6-1 295 r-So. 2 Brelin Faison-Walden 6-1 207 Jr. 6 Marquill Osborne 5-11 185 Sr. * - C-USA games; home games in CAPS Patterson 280 1626 5.8 17 135.5 LeMay 180 1037 5.8 9 103.7 3rd Down Conversion % 29 53 77 Malik Harkness 6-4 300 r-Fr. 59 B.J. Turner 5-11 212 r-Fr. 1 Micaleous Elder 5-9 165 Fr. Marks 215 1008 4.7 8 84.0 Reynolds 139 781 5.6 6 65.1 4th Down Conversion % t-25 44 SLOT 4 CAMERON DOLLAR 6-1 189 r-So. N 3 JONNIE PITMAN 5-11 175 r-Fr. 3rd Down Conversion % Def.