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This is a list of seasons completed by the Buffalo Bulls football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Buffalo's first football team was fielded in 1894.
Buffalo originally competed as a football independent. Following the 1970 season, Buffalo's football team was discontinued for six seasons, before being reinstated as a Division III team in 1977. Buffalo competed as a I-AA team for six seasons before joining the I-A's Mid-American Conference in 1999, of which it has been a member since.
NCAA Division I champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Bowl Eligible | Undefeated Season |
Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | ||||||||||
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Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | AP | Coaches' | |||||
1894 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | No Coach | - | - |
1895 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | No Coach | - | - |
1896 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Fred D. Townsend | - | - |
1897 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | C.W. Dibble | - | - |
1898 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | No Coach | - | - |
1899 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bemus Pierce | - | - |
1900 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | No Coach | - | - |
1901 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | James B. “Turk” Gordon | - | - |
1902 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | No Coach | - | - |
1903 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ray Turnbull | - | - |
1904 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1905 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1906 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1907 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1908 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1909 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1910 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1911 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1912 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1913 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1914 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1915 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Frank Mt. Pleasant | - | - |
1916 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Art Powell | - | - |
1917 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Art Powell | - | - |
1918 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Art Powell | - | - |
1919 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Art Powell | - | - |
1920 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Art Powell | - | - |
1921 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Art Powell | - | - |
1922 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | George "Dim" Batterson | - | - |
1923 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | James Bond | - | - |
1924 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Russ Carrick | - | - |
1925 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Russ Carrick | - | - |
1926 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Russ Carrick | - | - |
1927 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Russ Carrick | - | - |
1928 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Russ Carrick | - | - |
1929 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jay "Biffy" Lee | - | - |
1930 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jay "Biffy" Lee | - | - |
1931 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Pritchard | - | - |
1932 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Wilson | - | - |
1933 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Wilson | - | - |
1934 | N/A | New York State Conference | N/A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | George Van Bibber | - | - |
1935 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | George Van Bibber | - | - |
1936 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1937 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1938 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1939 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1940 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1941 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1942 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1943 | No team Due To World War II | ||||||||||||||||
1944 | No team Due To World War II | ||||||||||||||||
1945 | No team Due To World War II | ||||||||||||||||
1946 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1947 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Peelle | - | - |
1948 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Frank Clair | - | - |
1949 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Frank Clair | - | - |
1950 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Wilson | - | - |
1951 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Wilson | - | - |
1952 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Friedrich "Fritz" Febel | - | - |
1953 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Friedrich "Fritz" Febel | - | - |
1954 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Friedrich "Fritz" Febel | - | - |
1955 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1956 | College | Independent | N/A | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1957 | College | Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1958 | College | Independent | N/A | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1959 | College | Independent | N/A | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1960 | College | Independent | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1961 | College | Independent | N/A | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1962 | University | Independent | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1963 | University | Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1964 | University | Independent | N/A | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1965 | University | Independent | N/A | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Dick Offenhamer | - | - |
1966 | University | Independent | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Richard "Doc" Urich | - | - |
1967 | University | Independent | N/A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Richard "Doc" Urich | - | - |
1968 | University | Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Richard "Doc" Urich | - | - |
1969 | University | Independent | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Deming | - | - |
1970 | University | Independent | N/A | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Deming | - | - |
1971 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1972 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1973 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1974 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1975 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1976 | No team | ||||||||||||||||
1977 | III | Independent | N/A | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1978 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1979 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1980 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1981 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1982 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1983 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1984 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1985 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1986 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1987 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1988 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1989 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Dando | - | - |
1990 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Sanders | - | - |
1991 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Sanders | - | - |
1992 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Ward | - | - |
1993 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Ward | - | - |
1994 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Ward | - | - |
1995 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Craig Cirbus | - | - |
1996 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Craig Cirbus | - | - |
1997 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Craig Cirbus | - | - |
1998 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Craig Cirbus | - | - |
1999 | I-A | MAC | East | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 7th (East) | Craig Cirbus | - | - |
2000 | I-A | MAC | East | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | T-5th (East) | Craig Cirbus | - | - |
2001 | I-A | MAC | East | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | T-6th (East) | Jim Hofher | - | - |
2002 | I-A | MAC | East | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 7th (East) | Jim Hofher | - | - |
2003 | I-A | MAC | East | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | T-6th (East) | Jim Hofher | - | - |
2004 | I-A | MAC | East | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | T-5th (East) | Jim Hofher | - | - |
2005 | I-A | MAC | East | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 5th (East) | Jim Hofher | - | - |
2006 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 6th (East) | Turner Gill | - | - |
2007 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-1st (East) | Turner Gill | - | - |
2008 | FBS | MAC | East | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1st (East) | Turner Gill | - | - |
2009 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 5th (East) | Turner Gill | - | - |
2010 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | T-5th (East) | Jeff Quinn | - | - |
2011 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 6th (East) | Jeff Quinn | - | - |
2012 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | T-4th (East) | Jeff Quinn | - | - |
2013 | FBS | MAC | East | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 2nd (East) | Jeff Quinn | - | - |
2014 | FBS | MAC | East | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 3rd (East) | Jeff Quinn | - | - |
2015 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 4th (East) | Lance Leipold | - | - |
2016 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 6th (East) | Lance Leipold | - | - |
2017 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | T-3rd (East) | Lance Leipold | - | - |
2018 | FBS | MAC | East | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1st (East) | Lance Leipold | - | - |
2019 | FBS | MAC | East | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-2nd (East) | Lance Leipold | - | - |
2020 | FBS | MAC | East | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1st (East) | Lance Leipold | - | - |
2021 | FBS | MAC | East | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | T-4th (East) | Maurice Linguist | - | - |
2022 | FBS | MAC | East | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-2nd (East) | Maurice Linguist | - | - |
Totals | 964 | 407 | 548 | 28 | .428 | 180 | 62 | 118 | 0 | .344 |