2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

2016 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons ←  2015 2017  →

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Miami (OH) x		6	–	2					6	–	7
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$		8	–	0					13	–	1
Toledo		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					7	–	6
Central Michigan		3	–	5					6	–	7
Ball State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year head coach Lance Leipold. The team played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	Albany *	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 16–22	18,657
September 17	9:00 pm	at Nevada *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders/Twitter	L 14–38	20,457
September 24	7:00 pm	Army *	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 23–20 OT	19,217
October 1	1:00 pm	at Boston College *	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN+	L 3–35	24,203
October 8	3:30 pm	Kent State	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 20–44	20,532
October 15	3:30 pm	Ball State	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 21–31	16,092
October 22	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 7–44	11,801
October 27	7:30 pm	Akron	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	BCSN/ESPN3	W 41–20	15,012
November 3	6:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 10–34	17,113
November 12	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 24–35	15,447
November 19	3:30 pm	at No. 14 Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (College GameDay)	ESPNU	L 0–38	26,136
November 25	2:30 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 19–27	10,021
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source: ^[1]

Roster

2016 Buffalo Bulls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 2 Jordan Johnson Sr QB 3 Tyree Jackson Fr WR 10 Jerin Scroggins So RB 11 Theo Anderson Fr QB 12 Drew Anderson So OL 52 Dan Carr Fr TE 85 Mason Schreck Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 4 Khalil Hodge So CB 9 Tatum Slack So CB 41 Boise Ross Sr LB 42 Matt Otwinowski Fr DB 43 Craig Hardgers Jr DE 94 Myles Nicholas So DT 95 Jake Khoury So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 95 Conor Clarke Sr	Head coach Lance Leipold Coordinators/assistant coaches Andy Kotelnicki – Offensive coordinator Brian Borland – Defensive coordinator/safeties Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Albany

See also: 2016 Albany Great Danes football team

Week One: Albany Great Danes at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	7	0	8	22
Bulls	0	13	3	0	16

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: September 2
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 18,657
• TV: ESPN3

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UA – UB – Leading Rushers UA – UB – Leading Receivers UA – UB – Leading Tacklers UA – UB –

@ Nevada

See also: 2016 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Week Three: Buffalo Bulls at Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	7	7	14
Wolf Pack	7	17	7	7	38

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

• Date: September 17
• Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 20,457
• TV: MW Net/Twitter

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UB – UNR – Leading Rushers UB – UNR – Leading Receivers UB – UNR – Leading Tacklers UB – UNR –

Army

See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team

Week Four: Army Black Knights at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Black Knights	7	3	10	0	0	20
Bulls	0	0	6	14	3	23

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 19,217
• TV: ESPN3

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers USMA – UB – Leading Rushers USMA – UB – Leading Receivers USMA – UB – Leading Tacklers USMA – UB –

@ Boston College

See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team

Week Five: Buffalo Bulls at Boston College Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	3	0	0	3
Eagles	7	14	0	14	35

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA

• Date: October 1
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 24,203
• TV: ACCN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UB – BC – Leading Rushers UB – BC – Leading Receivers UB – BC – Leading Tacklers UB – BC –

Kent State

See also: 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Week Six: Kent State Golden Flashes at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	10	10	7	17	44
Bulls	0	3	3	14	20

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: October 8
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 20,532

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers KSU – UB – Leading Rushers KSU – UB – Leading Receivers KSU – UB – Leading Tacklers KSU – UB –

Ball State

See also: 2016 Ball State Cardinals football team

Week Seven: Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	14	10	31
Bulls	7	7	0	7	21

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: October 15
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 16,092

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers BSU – UB – Leading Rushers BSU – UB – Leading Receivers BSU – UB – Leading Tacklers BSU – UB –

@ Northern Illinois

See also: 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Week Eight: Buffalo Bulls at Northern Illinois Huskies – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	0	0	7
Huskies	10	20	7	7	44

at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL

• Date: October 22
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 11,801

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UB – NIU – Leading Rushers UB – NIU – Leading Receivers UB – NIU – Leading Tacklers UB – NIU –

Akron

See also: 2016 Akron Zips football team

Week Nine: Akron Zips at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	3	7	20
Bulls	3	17	0	21	41

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• TV: BCSN/ESPN3

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UA – UB – Leading Rushers UA – UB – Leading Receivers UA – UB – Leading Tacklers UA – UB –

@ Ohio

See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

Week Ten: Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	10	0	0	10
Bobcats	10	17	0	7	34

at Peden Stadium, Athens, OH

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: CBSSN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UB – OU – Leading Rushers UB – OU – Leading Receivers UB – OU – Leading Tacklers UB – OU –

Miami (OH)

See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team

Week Eleven: Miami RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	13	7	12	3	35
Bulls	0	7	3	14	24

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

• Date: November 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers MU – UB – Leading Rushers MU – UB – Leading Receivers MU – UB – Leading Tacklers MU – UB –

@ Western Michigan

See also: 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Week Twelve: Buffalo Bulls at Western Michigan Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Broncos	0	14	10	14	38

at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

• Date: November 19
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UB – WMU – Leading Rushers UB – WMU – Leading Receivers UB – WMU – Leading Tacklers UB – WMU –

@ Bowling Green

See also: 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bulls at Bowling Green Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	12	0	7	19
Falcons	7	7	6	7	27

at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Leading Passers UB – BGSU – Leading Rushers UB – BGSU – Leading Receivers UB – BGSU – Leading Tacklers UB – BGSU –

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 2017 NFL draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	251	Mason Schreck	Tight end	Cincinnati Bengals

References

1. "2016 Buffalo Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
2. "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.