Buffalo Bulls football records

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This article concerns the Buffalo Bulls football records. These records include game statistics from when the Bulls first joined the Mid-American Conference in 1999. Games that went overtime are included, along with records of games between the Buffalo Bulls and teams belonging to the Bowl Championship Series.

Year-by-year results

All-time MAC records

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017–18 college football season

This table includes all MAC games from 1999, the year the Bulls joined the Mid-American Conference.

OpponentGamesWinLossPct.PFPAFirst MeetingLast MeetingStreakMost recent win
Akron 19811.42145046619992019W 22019, 21-0
Ball State 927.00022631620002017W 12017, 40-24
Bowling Green 15411.26733745420002017W 12017, 38–28
Central Michigan 817.12515723319992015L 52004, 36–6
Eastern Michigan 826.25014416420012018W 12018, 35-28
Kent State 1688.50032036719992017W 12017, 27–13
Miami University 19613.31638658419992017L 22015, 29–24
Northern Illinois 10010.00015040919992017L 10-
Ohio 1569.40044848319992017W 12017, 31–24
Toledo 514.20014820320032013L 22007, 43–33
UMass 2201.000612220122015W 22014, 41–21
Western Michigan 927.22224430819992017L 22013, 33–0
Central Florida (2002–2004)312.333798420022004W 12004, 48–20
Marshall (1999–2004)606.0008228019992004L 6-
Temple (2007–2011)523.4008514820072018W 12018, 36–29
Totals14743104.29332724515

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Overtime

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017–18 college football season

Following the 1995 season, the NCAA changed the rules to allow for overtime on games tied at the end of four quarters. Until that time, the Bulls had tied 28 times. Since then, Buffalo has participated in twelve overtimes game and have won eight of those games.

YearOpponentVenueNumber of OTVictorScore
2000 Kent State UB Stadium 1OTBuffaloW 20–17
2006 Temple UB Stadium 1OTBuffaloW 9–3
2006 Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium 3OTBowling GreenL 40–48
2007 Kent State Dix Stadium 1OTBuffaloW 30–23
2008 Western Michigan UB Stadium 1OTWestern MichiganL 28–34
2008 Army UB Stadium 1OTBuffaloW 27–24
2008 Akron Rubber Bowl 4OTBuffaloW 43–40
2008 Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium 2OTBuffaloW 40–34
2009 Western Michigan Waldo Stadium 1OTWestern MichiganL 31–34
2013 Stony Brook UB Stadium 5OTBuffaloW 26–23
2016 Army UB Stadium 1OTBuffaloW 23–20
2017 Western Michigan UB Stadium 7OTBuffaloL 71–68

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Buffalo vs. the BCS

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2013–14 college football season

Since joining the MAC in 1999, the Bulls have played 34 regular season games and 1 postseason game against teams that are a member of one of the six conferences of the Bowl Championship Series, and have gone 2–33 all time against them (2–32 in the regular season, and 0–1 in the postseason). The Bulls have gone 0–2 against the ACC, 0–5 against the Big Ten, 0–4 against the Big 12, 2–21 against the Big East (0–1 in postseason play), and 0–3 against the SEC. The Bulls have yet to play against a team from the Pac-12 Conference. This table includes only games with teams that were members of one of the six BCS conferences at the time the game indicated was played. The conferences indicated are also reflective of the conference the team was a member of at the time the game was played.

SeasonDatevs./@OpponentW/LPFPAConferenceSiteCoachAttendanceOpponent's RankingBowl game
1999 11/13/1999@ Virginia L2150 ACC Scott Stadium Craig Cirbus 40,100-No
2000 9/2/2000@ Syracuse L763 Big East Carrier Dome Craig Cirbus 40,634-No
2000 9/9/2000@ Rutgers L059 Big East Rutgers Stadium Craig Cirbus 26,511-No
2001 8/30/2001vs. Rutgers L1531 Big East UB Stadium Jim Hofher 22,658-No
2002 9/7/2002@ Rutgers W3411 Big East Rutgers Stadium Jim Hofher 19,101-No
2002 9/21/2002@ Minnesota L1741 Big Ten Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Jim Hofher 34,294-No
2003 8/30/2003@ Rutgers L1024 Big East Rutgers Stadium Jim Hofher 25,011-No
2003 9/6/2003@ Iowa L756 Big Ten Kinnick Stadium Jim Hofher 54,471#23No
2004 9/11/2004vs. Syracuse L1737 Big East UB Stadium Jim Hofher 29,013-No
2004 11/20/2004@ Connecticut L029 Big East Rentschler Field Jim Hofher 40,000-No
2005 9/1/2005@ Connecticut L038 Big East Rentschler Field Jim Hofher 40,000-No
2005 9/10/2005@ Syracuse L031 Big East Carrier Dome Jim Hofher 34,442-No
2005 9/17/2005vs. Rutgers L317 Big East UB Stadium Jim Hofher 17,620-No
2006 9/23/2006@ Auburn L738 SEC Jordan–Hare Stadium Turner Gill 84,921#3No
2006 10/28/2006@ Boston College L041 ACC Alumni Stadium Turner Gill 14,682#17No
2006 11/18/2006@ Wisconsin L335 Big Ten Camp Randall Stadium Turner Gill 80,850#10No
2007 8/30/2007@ Rutgers L338 Big East Rutgers Stadium Turner Gill 43,091#16No
2007 9/15/2007@ Penn State L2445 Big Ten Beaver Stadium Turner Gill 107,506#12No
2007 9/22/2007vs. Baylor L2134 Big 12 UB Stadium Turner Gill 22,676-No
2007 10/20/2007@ Syracuse L1220 Big East Carrier Dome Turner Gill 30,897-No
2008 9/6/2008@ Pittsburgh L1627 Big East Heinz Field Turner Gill 42,494-No
2008 9/20/2008@ Missouri L2142 Big 12 Faurot Field Turner Gill 65,566#5No
2008 1/3/2009vs. Connecticut L2038 Big East Rogers Centre Turner Gill 40,184-Yes
2009 9/12/2009vs. Pittsburgh L2754 Big East UB Stadium Turner Gill 21,870-No
2010 9/11/2010@ Baylor L634 Big 12 Floyd Casey Stadium Jeff Quinn 40,853-No
2010 9/25/2010@ Connecticut L2145 Big East Rentschler Field Jeff Quinn 36,738-No
2011 9/3/2011@ Pittsburgh L1635 Big East Heinz Field Jeff Quinn 48,359-No
2011 9/24/2011vs. Connecticut L317 Big East UB Stadium Jeff Quinn 18,215-No
2011 10/1/2011@ Tennessee L1041 SEC Neyland Stadium Jeff Quinn 87,758-No
2012 9/1/2012@ Georgia L2345 SEC Sanford Stadium Jeff Quinn 92,446#6No
2012 9/29/2012@ Connecticut L1724 Big East Rentschler Field Jeff Quinn 34,666-No
2012 10/20/2012vs. Pittsburgh L620 Big East UB Stadium Jeff Quinn 17,021-No
2013 8/31/2013@ Ohio State L2040 Big Ten Ohio Stadium Jeff Quinn 103,980#2No
2013 9/7/2013@ Baylor L1370 Big 12 Floyd Casey Stadium Jeff Quinn 39,126#23No
2013 9/28/2013vs. Connecticut W4112 Big East UB Stadium Jeff Quinn 20,952-No
Totals2–3346112821,518,703
Regular Season Totals2–3244112441,478,522
Postseason Totals0–1203840,184

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References

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