32 - Branden Oliver
Branden Oliver
Height: 5-8
Weight: 202
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Miami, FL
High School: Miami Southridge
Position: RB
gp 7
yds 821
yds/g 117.3
td 5

Hoof Prints: Shifty running back with good speed and quickness that can make people miss...cousin of Buffalo Bills wide receiver Roscoe Parrish.

Sophomore (2011): Erupted as not just one of the best running backs in the conference, but in all of Division I... broke UB’s single-season records for rushing yards (1,395 yards, a total that ranked 14th in the nation), carries (306) and all-purpose yardage (1,760 yards)... named first-team All-MAC and was honored as the East Division’s Offensive Player of the Week two times... named to Phil Steele’s 2011 All-MAC team... set a school record by going over 100 yards on eight occasions, while adding 13 touchdowns... ranked second in average yards per game (116.2)... opened the season with 114 yards rushing and a touchdown against Pittsburgh (9/3)... was monumental in the team’s 38-37 upset win over Ohio, running for 179 yards and three touchdowns and catching five passes for 43 yards (10/8)... ran for 133 yards on just 18 carries, adding two touchdowns against Eastern Michigan (11/12)... rushed for a Division I school record of 235 yards and two touchdowns vs. Akron (11/19), and was named the running back Performer of the Week by College Football Performance Awards... broke James Stark’s single-season rushing record on the final day of the season, rushing for 127 yards and a rushing touchdown while making six catches for a career-high 92 yards receiving against Bowling Green (11/25).

Redshirt-Freshman (2010): Led the team in rushing after earning the starter’s job in the preseason... rushed for 298 yards on the season... was particularly effective in the screen game, catching five passes for 92 yards... rushed for a season-high 71 yards against Baylor, including a season-long 19 yard run (9/11)... caught two passes for 52 yards and ran for 18 yards against Miami (OH) (10/30)... had 54 total yards against Ohio (11/4).

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

High School: A two-year letterwinner and two-year team captain for head coach Rodney Hunter at Miami Southridge High School...also a dangerous return man…rushed for 1,159 yards on 194 carries (6.0 ypc) and scored 15 touchdowns his senior season...also had three catches for 61 yards and a touchdown...selected to play in the North Florida vs. South Florida All-Star Classic and the Dade vs. Broward All-Star Game.


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
Rushes 148 93
Yards 821 472
Yards per game 117.3 94.4
Yards per rush 5.5 5.1
Touchdowns 5 2
Fumbles 3 3
Fumbles lost 2 2
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 - - - - - - - - -
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 rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 30 111 3.7 36 1 - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 25 238 9.5 34 2 - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 16 77 4.8 10 0 1 1
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 24 101 4.2 17 0 1 0
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 32 199 6.2 32 1 - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 12 75 6.2 18 1 1 1
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Bowling Green L, 21-7 9 20 2.2 14 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Georgia L, 45-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 Morgan St. W, 56-34 1 10 10.0 10 0 - -
Sep 19 Kent St. L, 23-7 - - - - - 1 1
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 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 3 Miami (Ohio) W, 27-24 5 17 3.4 9 0 - -
Nov 10 Western Michigan W, 29-24 - - - - - 1 1
Nov 17 at Massachusetts W, 29-19 - - - - - - -
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 1 0 1 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
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 - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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 7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -

Home 5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - -

Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - - -

August - - - - - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - - - - -
December - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 7 148 821 117.3 5.5 5 161 3 2
Conference 5 93 472 94.4 5.1 2 91 3 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -

Home 5 109 690 138.0 6.3 4 111 3 2
Away 2 39 131 65.5 3.4 1 50 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -

Wins 3 69 512 170.7 7.4 4 84 1 1
Losses 4 79 309 77.2 3.9 1 77 2 1

August - - - - - - - - -
September 3 71 426 142.0 6.0 3 80 1 1
October 1 24 101 101.0 4.2 0 17 1 0
November 3 53 294 98.0 5.5 2 64 1 1
December - - - - - - - - -
  gp rec yds y/g avg td lg
Total 7 7 25 3.6 3.6 0 19
Conference 5 6 15 3.0 2.5 0 9
Exhibition - - - - - - -

Home 5 7 25 5.0 3.6 0 19
Away 2 - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - -

Wins 3 6 27 9.0 4.5 0 19
Losses 4 1 -2 -0.5 -2.0 0 0

August - - - - - - -
September 3 1 10 3.3 10.0 0 10
October 1 1 -2 -2.0 -2.0 0 0
November 3 5 17 5.7 3.4 0 9
December - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0

Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0

Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0

August - - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 1 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
December - - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -

Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -

Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -

August - - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
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 7 1 0 1 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 1 0 1 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -

Home 5 1 0 1 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -

Wins 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 1 0 1 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -

August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
September 3 1 0 1 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
October 1 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -
December - - - 0 - - 0 - - - - - - - - -