***Kicker John Richardson scored the first points of the 2020 season for NIU with a 43-yard field goal in the first quarter.
***Tailback Erin Collins recorded the first NIU touchdown of the season, and the first touchdown of his Huskie career, on a six-yard run in the second quarter.
***Five true freshmen and seven newcomers earned their first career starts as Huskies.  Wide receiver Trayvon Rudolph started for NIU on offense, while Raishein Thomas (DE), Jordan Hansen (S), Pierce Oppong (DE) and Devin Lafayette (S) started the game on defense.  Junior college transfer Erin Collins (TB) and South Dakota State import Jordan Gandy (CB) also made their first NIU starts.
***NIU is now 19-33 in season openers, is 28-22 in home openers at Huskie Stadium and is 17-19 in its Mid-American Conference openers. 
***In 12 games last season, NIU returned 12 kickoffs for 141 yards.  Wednesday versus Buffalo, NIU freshman Trayvon Rudolph returned five kickoffs for 151 yards, including returns of 45 and 38 yards. The Huskies' longest return a year ago was 27 yards.
***Freshman safety Jordan Hansen recorded NIU's first interception of the season when he pulled down a Kyle VanTrease pass in the second quarter. 
***Senior wide receiver Tyrice Richie posted career highs in receptions and receiving yards with nine catches for 106 yards Wednesday. Richie recorded the second 100-yard receiving day of his career with his previous best game in the 2019 season opener versus Illinois State (102 yards on three catches) and versus Toledo (six catches).
***Buffalo's win gives the Bulls just their second win all-time against the Huskies and the first since 1968, before the teams joined the ranks of "Major College Football" (now the Football Bowl Subdivision). NIU now leads the all-time series with the Bulls 12-2.
***Freshman Harrison Waylee led NIU in rushing with 13 carries for 66 yards in his Huskie debut. 
***Sophomore Nick Rattin led the Huskies in tackles with a career high 10. 
***Eight different Huskies caught passes from three different quarterbacks.
***Each of the back-up quarterbacks that went in the game – Andrew Haidet and Rodney Thompson – scored a rushing touchdown.