2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

2016 Buffalo Bulls football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016 record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (2nd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium (Capacity: 29,013)

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
Miami (OH) x		6	–	2		6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
No. 12 Western Michigan xy$%		8	–	0		13	–	0
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	3
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	5
Central Michigan		3	–	5		6	–	6
Ball State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year head coach Lance Leipold. The team played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium and competed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	Albany*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 16–22	18,657
September 17	9:00 PM	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	MW Net/Twitter	L 14–38	20,457
September 24	7:00 PM	Army*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 23–20 ^OT	19,217
October 1	1:00 PM	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN+	L 3–35	24,203
October 8	3:30 PM	Kent State	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 20–44	20,532
October 15	3:30 PM	Ball State	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 21–31	16,092
October 22	3:30 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 7–44	11,801
October 27	7:30 PM	Akron	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	BCSN/ESPN3	W 41–20	15,012
November 3	6:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 10–34	17,113
November 12	1:00 PM	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 24–35	15,447
November 19	3:30 PM	at No. 14 Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPNU	L 0–38	26,136
November 25	2:30 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 19–27	10,021
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game notes

Albany

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–7	2015	UB, 51–14

Week One: Albany Great Danes at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	7	0	8	22
Bulls	0	13	3	0	16

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: September 2
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 18,657
TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UA –
UB –

Leading Rushers

UA –
UB –

Leading Receivers

UA –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

UA –
UB –

@ Nevada

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	NEV, 24–21

Week Three: Buffalo Bulls at Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	7	7	14
Wolf Pack	7	17	7	7	38

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

Date: September 17
Game time: 9:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 20,457
TV: MW Net/Twitter

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
UNR –

Leading Rushers

UB –
UNR –

Leading Receivers

UB –
UNR –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
UNR –

Army

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2014	ARMY, 47–39

Week Four: Army Black Knights at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Black Knights	7	3	10	0	0	20
Bulls	0	0	6	14	3	23

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: September 24
Game time: 7:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 19,217
TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

USMA –
UB –

Leading Rushers

USMA –
UB –

Leading Receivers

USMA –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

USMA –
UB –

@ Boston College

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–6	2006	BC, 41–0

Week Five: Buffalo Bulls at Boston College Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	3	0	0	3
Eagles	7	14	0	14	35

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA

Date: October 1
Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
Game attendance: 24,203
TV: ACCN+

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
BC –

Leading Rushers

UB –
BC –

Leading Receivers

UB –
BC –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
BC –

Kent State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–10	2015	UB, 18–17

Week Six: Kent State Golden Flashes at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	10	10	7	17	44
Bulls	0	3	3	14	20

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: October 8
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 20,532

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

KSU –
UB –

Leading Rushers

KSU –
UB –

Leading Receivers

KSU –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

KSU –
UB –

Ball State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–8	2011	BALL, 28–25

Week Seven: Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	14	10	31
Bulls	7	7	0	7	21

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: October 15
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 16,092

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

BSU –
UB –

Leading Rushers

BSU –
UB –

Leading Receivers

BSU –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

BSU –
UB –

@ Northern Illinois

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–9	2015	NIU, 41–30

Week Eight: Buffalo Bulls at Northern Illinois Huskies – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	0	0	7
Huskies	10	20	7	7	44

at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL

Date: October 22
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 11,801

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
NIU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
NIU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
NIU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
NIU –

Akron

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–10	2015	AKR, 42–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	3	7	20
Bulls	3	17	0	21	41

@ Ohio

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–13	2015	UB, 41–17

Week Ten: Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	10	0	0	10
Bobcats	10	17	0	7	34

at Peden Stadium, Athens, OH

Date: November 3
Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
OU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
OU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
OU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
OU –

Miami (OH)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–12	2015	UB, 29–24

Week Eleven: Miami RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	13	7	12	3	35
Bulls	0	7	3	14	24

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: November 12
Game time: 1:00 PM EST

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

MU –
UB –

Leading Rushers

MU –
UB –

Leading Receivers

MU –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

MU –
UB –

@ Western Michigan

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–5	2013	UB, 33–0

Week Twelve: Buffalo Bulls at Western Michigan Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Broncos	0	14	10	14	38

at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

Date: November 19
Game time: 3:30 PM EST

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
WMU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
WMU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
WMU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
WMU –

@ Bowling Green

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–10	2015	BGSU, 28–22

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bulls at Bowling Green Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	12	0	7	19
Falcons	7	7	6	7	27

at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH

Date: November 25
Game time: 2:30 PM EST

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
BGSU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
BGSU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
BGSU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
BGSU –

References

↑ "2016 Buffalo Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2016.

Buffalo Bulls football

Venues	Buffalo Baseball Park (1894–1919) Rotary Field (1920–1984) Kunz Stadium (1985–1992) University at Buffalo Stadium (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 2009 International Bowl 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March" Thunder of the East Marching Band Records

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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