2021 Buffalo Bulls football team

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2021 Buffalo Bulls football
Buffalo Bulls logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Kent State xy  6 –2   7 –7  
Miami (OH)  5 –3   7 –6  
Ohio  3 –5   3 –9  
Bowling Green  2 –6   4 –8  
Buffalo  2 –6   4 –8  
Akron  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  6 –2   9 –5  
Central Michigan x  6 –2   9 –4  
Toledo  5 –3   7 –6  
Ball State  4 –4   6 –7  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4   7 –6  
Western Michigan  4 –4   8 –5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by first-year coach Maurice Linguist and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

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Offseason

2021 NFL Draft

Defensive end Malcolm Koonce was selected in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders. [1] Koonce was the 15th Buffalo player to be drafted in the program’s history, and the first since 2017, when the Cincinnati Bengals selected Bulls tight end Mason Schreck in the seventh round, at No. 251. [2] Koonce became the third Buffalo player drafted by the Raiders, joining Trevor Scott in 2008 and Khalil Mack in 2014. [2]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
379 Malcolm Koonce DE Las Vegas Raiders

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. Wagner *
 ESPN3 W 69–7 13,063
September 11 3:30 p.m. at Nebraska *
 BTN L 3–28 85,663
September 18 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Coastal Carolina *
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN2 L 25–28 16,739
September 25 6:00 p.m. at Old Dominion *
 ESPN+ W 35–34 18,197
October 2 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 CBSSN L 17–24 17,344
October 9 7:00 p.m. at Kent State
ESPNU L 38–48 12,105
October 16 12:00 p.m. Ohio
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN+ W 27–26 12,909
October 23 3:30 p.m. at Akron
ESPN+ W 45–10 8,635
October 30 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 CBSSN L 44–5613,163
November 9 7:00 p.m. at Miami (OH)
ESPNU L 18–45 10,069
November 17 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN2 L 27–33 OT 13,097
November 23 7:00 p.m. at Ball State
ESPN+ L 3–20 6,112
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Raiders select with Buffalo DE Malcolm Koonce the No. 79 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft". Raiders Wire. May 1, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "Las Vegas Raiders draft UB's Malcolm Koonce at No. 79". The Buffalo News. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2021 Buffalo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.


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