2013 Buffalo Bulls football team

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2013 Buffalo Bulls football
Buffalo Bulls logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Alex Wood (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Lou Tepper (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
←  2012
2014  →
2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x$  7 –1   10 –4  
Buffalo  6 –2   8 –5  
Ohio  4 –4   7 –6  
Akron  4 –4   5 –7  
Kent State  3 –5   4 –8  
UMass  1 –7   1 –11  
Miami (OH)  0 –8   0 –12  
West Division
Northern Illinois x  8 –0   12 –2  
Ball State  7 –1   10 –3  
Toledo  5 –3   7 –5  
Central Michigan  5 –3   6 –6  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7   2 –10  
Western Michigan  1 –7   1 –11  
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Quinn and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium. They completed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, only the second bowl game in school history, where they were defeated by San Diego State.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 pmat No. 2 Ohio State *
 ESPN2 L 20–40103,980
September 73:30 pmat Baylor *
 FSN L 13–7039,126
September 143:30 pmNo. 17 (FCS) Stony Brook *
 ESPN3 W 26–23 5OT24,013
September 283:30 pm UConn *
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN3W 41–1220,952
October 512:00 pm Eastern Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
 ESPN+ W 42–1423,602
October 122:00 pmat Western Michigan
ESPN3W 33–014,722
October 193:30 pm Massachusetts
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
 TWCS W 32–318,707
October 263:30 pmat Kent State
TWCSW 41–2114,197
November 58:00 pm Ohio
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
 ESPN2 W 30–322,918
November 127:30 pmat Toledo
ESPNU L 41–5115,036
November 198:00 pmat Miami (OH)
ESPNUW 44–79,895
November 291:30 pmvs. Bowling Green
ESPNUL 7–2426,226
December 215:30 pmvs. San Diego State *
 ESPN L 24–4921,951
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Game summaries

@ Ohio State

Buffalo @ Ohio State
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In their first game of the season, the Bulls lost, 40–20 to the Ohio State Buckeyes. [2]

@ Baylor

Buffalo @ Baylor
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  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Floyd Casey Stadium
    Waco, TX
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 39,126
  • Game weather: Scattered Clouds, 97 °F (36 °C)
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • Television network: FSN

In their second game of the season, the Bulls lost, 70–13 to the Baylor Bears. [3]

Stony Brook

Stony Brook @ Buffalo
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  • Date: September 14
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 24,013
  • Game weather: Partly Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Referee: Stan Evans
  • Television network: ESPN3

In their third game of the season, the Bulls won, 26–23, in 5 overtimes, over the Stony Brook Seawolves. [4]

UConn

Connecticut @ Buffalo
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  • Date: September 28
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 20,952
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • Television network: ESPN3

In their fourth game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–12 over the UConn Huskies. [5]

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan @ Buffalo
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  • Date: October 5
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 23,602
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • Television network: ESPN+

In their fifth game of the season, the Bulls won, 42–14 over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. [6]

@ Western Michigan

Buffalo @ Western Michigan
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  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Waldo Stadium
    Kalamazoo, MI
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,722
  • Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Referee: Rod Snodgrass
  • Television network: ESPN3

In their sixth game of the season, the Bulls won, 33–0 over the Western Michigan Broncos. [7]

Massachusetts

Massachusetts @ Buffalo
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  • Date: October 19
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 18,707
  • Game weather: Cloudy, showers, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Referee: Stan Evans
  • Television network: TWCS
Branden Oliver carries the ball on October 19, 2013 Oliver vs UMass.jpg
Branden Oliver carries the ball on October 19, 2013

In their seventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 32–3 over the Massachusetts Minutemen. [8]

@ Kent State

Buffalo @ Kent State
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  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,197
  • Game weather: Overcast, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • Television network: TWCS

In their eighth game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–21 over the Kent State Golden Flashes. [9]

Ohio

Ohio @ Buffalo
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  • Date: November 5
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 22,918
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Television network: ESPN2

In their ninth game of the season, the Bulls won, 30–3 over the Ohio Bobcats. [10]

@ Toledo

Buffalo @ Toledo
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  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Glass Bowl
    Toledo, OH
  • Game start: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,036
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy skies, 31 °F (−1 °C)
  • Referee: Stan Evans
  • Television network: ESPNU

In their tenth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 51–41 to the Toledo Rockets. [11]

@ Miami (OH)

Buffalo @ Miami (OH)
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  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Yager Stadium
    Oxford, OH
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,895
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C)
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • Television network: ESPNU

In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 44–7 over the Miami RedHawks. [12]

Bowling Green

Bowling Green @ Buffalo
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  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Ralph Wilson Stadium
    Orchard Park, NY
  • Game start: 1:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 26,226
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 32 °F (0 °C)
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • Television network: ESPNU

In their twelfth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 24–7 to the Bowling Green Falcons. The game was promoted as the "Clash at the Ralph," returning college football to the 70,000+ seat Ralph Wilson Stadium for the first time since the 1970s. (The stadium was nowhere near filled to capacity, but ticket sales were roughly on par with the Bulls' games at UB Stadium.) Had the Bulls won this game, they would have qualified for the MAC Championship Game. [13]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Buffalo vs. San Diego State
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  • Date: December 21
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 21,951
  • Game weather: Sunny, 30 °F (−1 °C)
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • Television network: ESPN

In their thirteenth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 49–24 to the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho. [14]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP —————————————————
Coaches ———————————RV—————
Harris Not released—————————Not released
BCS Not released————————Not released

After the season

NFL draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [15]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
15 Khalil Mack Linebacker Oakland Raiders

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  1. ↑ Schedule
  2. ↑ "Ohio State rolls early to win opener against Buffalo". Associated Press. August 31, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ "No. 23 Baylor piles up 70 points, school-record 781 total yards in romp". Associated Press. September 7, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Taylor leads Buffalo past Stony Brook 26–23 in 5OT". Associated Press. September 14, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Buffalo pounds UConn, 41–12". Associated Press. September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Buffalo cruises to 42–14 win over Eastern Michigan". Associated Press. October 5, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Buffalo rolls past Western Michigan 33–0". Associated Press. October 12, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Buffalo routs UMass 32–3 for fifth straight win". Associated Press. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
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