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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: Pete Lembo
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Buffalo 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1894  
  1943 - Did not field a team between 1943-1945.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  2008
Division Championships
  2008, 2018, 2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 414-563-28
 Winning Pct. 42%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 414-563-28
 Winning Pct. 42%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 1
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 74-124-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 231-245-15
 Away Record 147-284-7
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 111
 Winning Seasons (#1) 45
 Losing Seasons (#1)61
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (2018)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2003)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 81 (1918)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 484 (2018)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 128 (10/26/1901)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 452 (2000)
 Largest Margin of Victory 81 (1918)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 128 (10/26/1901)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 139 (10/7/2017)
 Last Shutout 10/19/2019
 Last Time Shutout 9/7/2024
 Shutouts All-Time 115
 Been Shutout All-Time 157
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 9 (11/2/1946-10/18/1947)
 Longest Losing  18 (9/14/2002-10/18/2003)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 3-3-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  26-28
 2010-19  53-70
 2000-09  30-88
 1990-99 30-77
 1980-89 51-51
 1970-79 9-23-1
 1960-69 52-39-4
 1950-59 43-39-2
 1940-49 39-18-2
 1930-39 23-49-4
 1920-29 16-50-5
Next Game
 11/20/2024 (Wed)  
@ Eastern Michigan in a Conference Game
Last Time: Buffalo lost 11-24 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Buffalo vs. Eastern Michigan 4-7-0 36.4% 
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Lafayette  30-13 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Missouri  0-38 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Massachusetts  34-3 W
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Northern Illinois  23-20 W
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Connecticut  3-47 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Toledo  30-15 W
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Western Michigan  41-48 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Ohio  16-47 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Akron  41-30 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Tue., Nov. 12  vs. Ball State  51-48 W
 Wed., Nov. 20  @ Eastern Michigan  
 Tue., Nov. 26  vs. Kent State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Scoring269-309
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record2-3
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 6-43-0
Ohio 7-33-0
Bowling Green 6-42-1
Buffalo 6-42-1
Toledo 7-32-1
Akron 2-81-2
Ball State 3-71-3
Central Michigan 3-71-3
Eastern Michigan 5-51-2
Northern Illinois 6-41-2
Western Michigan 4-61-2
Kent State 1-90-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Buffalo & Alfred (NY) have played 45 games.
Buffalo has won 19 games.
Alfred (NY) has won 23 games.
with 3 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 2-43
 10 or more 107-143
 20 or more  103-75
 30 or more 79-20
 40 or more 42-5
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 24-0
 10 or more 85-186
 20 or more 46-177
 30 or more 14-131
 40 or more 4-63
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.