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: Craig Cirbus Conference: Independent-
1996 Season Highlights
Craig Cirbus enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Buffalo.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 vs. Illinois State
41
35
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Connecticut
3
20
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @ Colgate
36
16
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Lehigh
34
20
W
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Edinboro (PA)
17
7
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs. Cornell
41
24
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Youngstown State
6
17
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Massachusetts
20
41
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Hofstra
14
10
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. New Haven (CT)
24
20
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Maine
35
31
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 271
Scoring Average 24.6
Points Allowed 241
Defense Average 21.9
Opponents Record 10-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 4-1
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.