American college football season
The 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Bulls were led by third-year head coach Lance Leipold and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference . The Bulls finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division. Despite being bowl-eligible, the Bulls did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.
Coaching staff [ edit ] Name Title Lance Leipold Head coach Rob Ianello Associate head coach/wide receivers coach Brian Borland Defensive coordinator/safeties coach Andy Kotelnicki Offensive coordinator/running backs coach Daryl Agpalsa Offensive line coach Alan Hensell Tight ends coach Chris Simpson Linebackers coach Tim Edwards Defensive line coach Jim Zebrowski Quarterbacks coach Taiwo Onatolu Cornerbacks coach
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Season notes [ edit ] Record setting game [ edit ] On October 7, 2017, the Bulls and Western Michigan to score 139 points in a game that took a record-tying seven overtimes to settle. Buffalo lost 71–68.[2] The game marked the highest-scoring FBS game, breaking the previous record set in 2016.[3]
Bowl snub [ edit ] On November 24, 2017, Buffalo gained bowl eligibility for just the third time in school history.[4] The Bulls had previously made appearances in the now-defunct International Bowl in 2008 and the Potato Bowl in 2013, then were denied bowl eligibility after a game the Bulls were likely to win was canceled due to a snowstorm and never rescheduled in 2014. The loss of one bowl game compared to the 2016 season and the distribution of wins and losses across the Bowl Subdivision meant that, unlike previous years, there were three fewer openings than there were teams to fill them, and the Bulls were one of the three teams snubbed by all of the bowls.
Schedule [ edit ] Buffalo announced their 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017.[5] In out-of-conference play, the Bulls will meet former Western Michigan head coach P. J. Fleck 's Minnesota team, as well as the Lane Kiffin -led FAU Owls.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at Minnesota * BTN L 7–1743,224 September 9 12:00 p.m. at Army * CBSSN L 17–2124,017 September 16 6:00 p.m. Colgate * ESPN3 W 33–1011,546 September 23 7:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic * ESPN3 W 34–3114,246 September 30 3:30 p.m. at Kent State ESPN3 W 27–1312,355 October 7 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan ESPNU L 68–71 7OT 17,048 October 14 3:30 p.m. Northern Illinois ESPN3 L 13–1412,784 October 21 2:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPN3 L 14–2413,803 October 28 11:30 a.m. at Akron CBSSN L 20–2117,427 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green ESPNU W 38–2812,205 7:00 p.m. at Ball State CBSSN W 40–245,248 1:00 p.m. Ohio ESPN3 W 31–2412,273
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Game summaries [ edit ] At Minnesota [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 0 0 0 7 Golden Gophers 14 0 0 3 17
At Army [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 3 14 0 0 17 Black Knights 7 0 0 14 21
Colgate [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 3 0 7 0 10 Bulls 20 10 0 3 33
Florida Atlantic [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 10 0 14 31 Bulls 14 3 7 10 34
At Kent State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 13 7 0 27 Golden Flashes 0 13 0 0 13
Western Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT 5OT 6OT 7OT Total Broncos 10 7 7 7 7 7 0 8 6 6 6 71 Bulls 14 0 0 17 7 7 0 8 6 6 3 68
Northern Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 14 0 0 14 Bulls 3 10 0 0 13
At Miami (OH) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 7 0 7 14 RedHawks 10 0 14 0 24
At Akron [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 6 0 7 20 Zips 7 7 0 7 21
Bowling Green [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 7 7 7 7 28 Bulls 21 0 7 10 38
At Ball State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 10 13 14 3 40 Cardinals 0 10 7 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total Bobcats 7 3 14 0 24 Bulls 24 0 0 7 31
References [ edit ] ^ Buffalo Football coaches Archived 2017-05-13 at the Wayback Machine . University at Buffalo Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Buffalo - Game Recap - October 7, 2017 - ESPN" . ESPN.com . Retrieved October 27, 2017 . ^ "Seven OTs, 139 points: WMU edges Buffalo in highest-scoring, longest FBS game" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved October 27, 2017 . ^ "Bulls Become Bowl Eligible with Win over Ohio on Senior Day" . Buffalo . November 24, 2017. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017 . ^ UB Announces 2017 Football Opponents Archived 2017-04-22 at the Wayback Machine . January 23, 2017. UBBulls.com . University at Buffalo Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2017. ^ 2017 Buffalo Bulls football schedule . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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