1996 Buffalo Bulls football team

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1996 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
CaptainMike Chichester, Craig Guest, Mark Taylor, Todd Pace, Mike Schleelein, John Sandusky
Home stadium University at Buffalo Stadium
(capacity: 16,500)
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Buffalo  –  8 –3  
No. 15 Youngstown State  –  8 –3  
Saint Mary's  –  7 –3  
Western Kentucky  –  7 –4  
Davidson  –  6 –4  
Towson  –  6 –4  
Samford  –  6 –5  
Wofford  –  6 –5  
Cal Poly  –  5 –6  
Hofstra  –  5 –6  
Liberty  –  5 –6  
Southern Utah  –  4 –7  
Charleston Southern  –  2 –8  
Morehead State  –  2 –8  
Jacksonville State  –  1 –9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 271 points while the defense allowed 241 points.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 pm Illinois State
W 41–358,291
September 77:00 pm Connecticut
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 3–204,509
September 1412:00 pmat Colgate
ESN W 36–163,000 [1]
September 211:00 pmat Lehigh
W 34–208,227 [2]
September 287:00 pm Edinboro
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 17–74,517
October 512:00 pm Cornell Dagger-14-plain.png
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESNW 41–249,177 [3]
October 121:30 pm Youngstown State
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 6–175,149
October 191:00 pmat UMass
L 20–418,819
November 21:00 pmat Hofstra
W 14–10
November 91:30 pm New Haven
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 24–203,404
November 161:30 pmat Maine
W 35–313,107

After the season

NFL draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [4]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
4125 Ed Ellis Tackle New England Patriots

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References

  1. ↑ "Turnovers Hurt Colgate; Losing Streak Reaches 14". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 15, 1996. pp. 10F, 11F – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Blockus, Gary R. (September 22, 1996). "Lehigh Goes Local, Falls to Buffalo". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ McShea, Keith (October 7, 1996). "Bulls Turn Back Big Red, 41-24". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.


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