17 - Alex Dennison
Alex Dennison
Height: 6-1
Weight: 246
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Irwin, PA
High School: Norwin
Position: TE
gp 12
yds 64
yds/g 5.3
td 0

Hoof Prints: Originally a quarterback, moved to tight end midway through the 2010 season...the winning attitude attracted him to Buffalo.

Sophomore (2011): In his first full season at tight end, he recorded five catches for 75 yards and a touchdown... took a pass 57 yards for the score on the team’s first offensive play of the game against Stony Brook (9/10)... hauled in a career-best three catches that went for 17 total yards against Akron (11/19).

Redshirt Freshman (2010): Used his athleticism to offer the Buffalo coaching staff flexibility, seeing time at quarterback, tight end and coverage specialist on kickoffs and punt returns... Served as backup quarterback for the early part of the season, totaling four completions for 30 yards... excelled at running at the quarterback position, gaining 59 yards on the ground and a 5.9 yards per carry average... had three total tackles and found an increased role on special teams as the season progressed.

Freshman (2009): Redshirted in his first season at Buffalo.

High School: A three-year letterwinner for head coach Don Conwell at Norwin High School...his first season as a starter he threw for 1,310 yards, 17 TDs and led Norwin to a 7-4 record...named All-Conference, East Elite and Pittsburgh Fab 22 his senior year...a three sport athlete for the Knights, he also competed on the basketball and volleyball teams. 


Recent Games
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7
Statistics category Overall Conf
Receptions 6 2
Yards 64 17
Yards per game 5.3 2.1
Yards per catch 10.7 8.5
Touchdowns 0 0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 1 1 100.0% 55 55.0 1 0 0 0
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 1 1 100.0% 16 16.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 1 1 100.0% 11 11.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 4 13 3.2 5 1 - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 1 1 1.0 1 0 - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 1 4 4.0 4 1 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 3 21 7.0 14 0 - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 1 26 26.0 26 0 - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 1 10 10.0 10 0 - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 1 7 7.0 7 0 - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr int yds int td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Connecticut L, 24-17 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 at Ohio L, 38-31 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 at Northern Ill. L, 45-3 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Pittsburgh L, 20-6 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 Toledo L, 25-20 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg sack ydsL
Total 12 3 3 100.0% 82 6.8 27.3 1 0 82 0 0
Conference 8 3 3 100.0% 82 10.2 27.3 1 0 82 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Home 6 1 1 100.0% 16 2.7 16.0 0 0 16 0 0
Away 6 2 2 100.0% 66 11.0 33.0 1 0 66 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 1 1 100.0% 11 2.8 11.0 0 0 11 0 0
Losses 8 2 2 100.0% 71 8.9 35.5 1 0 71 0 0
August - - - - - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - - - - -
October 4 2 2 100.0% 71 17.8 35.5 1 0 71 0 0
November 4 1 1 100.0% 11 2.8 11.0 0 0 11 0 0
December - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 12 7 18 1.5 2.6 2 10 - -
Conference 8 7 18 2.2 2.6 2 10 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 7 18 3.0 2.6 2 10 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 1 1 0.2 1.0 0 1 - -
Losses 8 6 17 2.1 2.8 2 9 - -
August - - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 5 13 3.2 2.6 1 5 - -
November 4 2 5 1.2 2.5 1 5 - -
December - - - - - - - - -
  gp rec yds y/g avg td lg
Total 12 6 64 5.3 10.7 0 57
Conference 8 2 17 2.1 8.5 0 17
Exhibition - - - - - - -
Home 6 2 36 6.0 18.0 0 36
Away 6 4 28 4.7 7.0 0 21
Neutral - - - - - - -
Wins 4 3 43 10.8 14.3 0 43
Losses 8 3 21 2.6 7.0 0 14
August - - - - - - -
September 4 4 47 11.8 11.8 0 40
October 4 - - - - - -
November 4 2 17 4.2 8.5 0 17
December - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
August - - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
December - - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
August - - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - - -
  gp tkl ast tot sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk saf
Total 12 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Home 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Wins 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
December - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -