1997 Buffalo Bulls football team

Last updated

1997 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
CaptainKeith Hansen, Anthony Swan
Home stadium University at Buffalo Stadium
(capacity: 16,500)
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Cal Poly  –  10 –1  
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^  –  10 –2  
No. 17 Hofstra ^  –  9 –2  
No. 25 Liberty  –  9 –2  
Samford  –  7 –4  
Morehead State  –  5 –4  
South Florida  –  5 –6  
Southern Utah  –  5 –6  
Saint Mary's  –  4 –6  
Davidson  –  3 –8  
Buffalo  –  2 –9  
La Salle  –  1 –8  
Charleston Southern  –  1 –9  
Austin Peay  –  0 –10  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 229 points while the defense allowed 421 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 307:00 pm Lock Haven
W 30–712,050
September 67:30 pmat Illinois State
L 28–408,262
September 134:00 pm Delaware State
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 40–307,020
September 207:00 pmat Ohio
L 0–5023,336
September 271:30 pm West Chester
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 27–306,508
October 41:30 pmat Connecticut
L 0–5513,725
October 111:00 pmat No. 1 Youngstown State
L 17–5220,519
October 181:30 pm UMass
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 20–266,052
October 251:30 pm Hofstra Dagger-14-plain.png
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 26–376,353
November 81:30 pm Maine
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 13–52
November 151:00 pmat No. 1 Villanova
L 28–426,831

Related Research Articles

The 2006 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls offense scored 220 points while the defense allowed 431 points. Turner Gill was in his first season as the Bulls head coach.

The 2005 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 110 points while the defense allowed 327 points. Buffalo also didn't score a touchdown until a Week 4 game against Western Michigan, where they lost 31-21.

The 2004 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 351 points.

The 2003 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 177 points while the defense allowed 445 points.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 Buffalo Bulls football team</span> American college football season

The 2002 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 214 points while the defense allowed 416 points. Though the Bulls went 1–11 on the season, they did make team history by recording their first victory over a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference, a 34–11 road victory over Big East member Rutgers on September 7, 2002.

The 2001 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 205 points while the defense allowed 286 points.

The 1999 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 130 points while the defense allowed 426 points.

The 1958 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 236 points while the defense allowed 101 points. The team won the Lambert Cup, emblematic of supremacy in Eastern U.S. small-college football. The Bulls were invited to play in the Tangerine Bowl against Florida State. The team voted to turn down the bowl invitation after learning that they would be allowed to participate only if the team's two black players, back-up defensive end Mike Wilson and starting halfback Willie Evans, did not play in the game. The 1958 Bulls team was profiled on ESPN's Outside the Lines in 2008. Buffalo would not be invited to a bowl or be bowl-eligible for another 50 years.

The 1959 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dick Offenhamer, the Bulls compiled a record of 8–1 and outscored opponents 279 points to 93.

The 1963 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. The team was led by seniors Gerry Philbin and John Stofa. The Bulls offense scored 120 points while the defense allowed 85 points.

The 1964 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 177 points while the defense allowed 97 points.

The 1965 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 145 points while the defense allowed 78 points.

The 1966 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 220 points while the defense allowed 172 points.

The 1967 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 241 points while the defense allowed 191 points.

The 1968 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 195 points while the defense allowed 183 points.

The 1969 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 174 points while the defense allowed 89 points.

The 1970 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 133 points while the defense allowed 299 points.

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.

The 1993 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 190 points while the defense allowed 359 points.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Buffalo Bulls football team</span> American college football season

The 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by third-year head coach Lance Leipold and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. The Bulls finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. Despite being bowl-eligible, the Bulls did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.

References


    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.