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Buffalo Football Team History


Buffalo Bulls
University of New York at Buffalo
 Buffalo, NY
Founded: 1846
Stadium: UB Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Turner Gill
Conference: Mid-American-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024
2008 Season Highlights
 Turner Gill enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Buffalo.
 The Bulls won the Mid-American Conference Championship.
 The Bulls won the Mid-American Conference East Championship.
 
2008 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 28  vs. Texas-El Paso  42   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Pittsburgh  16   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Temple  30   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Missouri  21   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Central Michigan  25   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Western Michigan  28   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Army  27   24   W       
 Tue., Oct. 28  @ Ohio  32   19   W       
 Tue., Nov. 4  vs. Miami Ohio  37   17   W       
 Thu., Nov. 13  @ Akron  43   40   W       
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Bowling Green State  40   34   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Kent  21   24   L       
 Fri., Dec. 5   Ball State  42   24   W    @ Detroit, MI   
 Sat., Jan. 3   Connecticut  20   38   L    @ Toronto, Canada   International Bowl
 
2008 Season Totals
  Record8-6
  Points Scored424
  Scoring Average30.3
  Points Allowed395
  Defense Average28.2
  Opponents Record75-65
  Conference Record6-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-3
2008 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2008 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Buffalo 8-6424395Lost  20-386-3298247  Turner Gill
Bowling Green 6-6332278 4-4236183  Gregg Brandon
Temple 5-7281277 4-4207180  Al Golden
Akron 5-7360375 3-5264289  J.D. Brookhart
Kent State 4-8308380 3-5229264  Doug Martin
Ohio 4-8289327 3-5196233  Frank Solich
Miami Ohio 2-10221392 1-7144270  Shane Montgomery

2008 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2008 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.