Liberty quarterback Stephen Calvert receives the snap during an NCAA college football game against Buffalo, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Lynchburg, Va. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP)
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LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) - Antonio Gandy-Golden caught two of Stephen Calvert's four touchdown passes, and Liberty coach Hugh Freeze collected his first win with the Flames in a 35-17 victory over Buffalo on Saturday night.
Calvert was 23 of 30 for 325 yards passing, and Gandy-Golden finished with eight receptions for 174 yards that included many spectacular catches. Gandy-Golden made an over-the-shoulder, two-handed catch then jumped over his defender at the goal line for a 36-yard score in the second quarter. On the Flames' next series, he beat safety Tyrone Hill to the ball for a 30-yard catch, setting up Frankie Hickson's 1-yard touchdown run one play later.
Gandy-Golden made a finger-tip catch around the Bulls 20-yard line, and then dragged two defenders with him into the end zone for a 55-yard touchdown, pushing the Flames (1-2) to a 35-10 lead late in the third quarter.
Matt Myers was 15-of-33 passing for 167 yards and threw a pair of touchdown passes for Buffalo (1-2). Kevin Marks had 108 yards rushing on 18 carries.
Liberty quarterback Stephen Calvert looks to pass during an NCAA college football game against Buffalo, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Lynchburg, Va. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP)
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Liberty football coach Hugh Freeze looks on during an NCAA college football game against Buffalo, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Lynchburg, Va. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP)
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Liberty linebacker Brandon Tillmon, left, tackles Buffalo running back Kevin Marks during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Lynchburg, Va. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP)
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Liberty running back Frankie Hickson celebrates after scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter during an NCAA college football game against Buffalo, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Lynchburg, Va. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP)
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Buffalo quarterback Matt Myers looks to pass during an NCAA college football game against Liberty, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Lynchburg, Va. (Taylor Irby/The News & Advance via AP)
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