# 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

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 StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | L 16–22 | 18,657 |
| September 17 | 9:00 pm | at Nevada* | Mackay StadiumReno, NV | Campus Insiders/Twitter | L 14–38 | 20,457 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Army* | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | W 23–20 $^{OT}$ | 19,217 |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Boston College* | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN+ | L 3–35 | 24,203 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | Kent State | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | L 20–44 | 20,532 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | Ball State | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | L 21–31 | 16,092 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | L 7–44 | 11,801 |
| October 27 | 7:30 pm | Akron | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | BCSN/ESPN3 | W 41–20 | 15,012 |
| November 3 | 6:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | CBSSN | L 10–34 | 17,113 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | Miami (OH) | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | L 24–35 | 15,447 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm | at No. 14 Western Michigan | Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI (College GameDay) | ESPNU | L 0–38 | 26,136 |
| November 25 | 2:30 pm | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH | ESPN3 | L 19–27 | 10,021 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Albany

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 18,657
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
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### @ Nevada

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 20,457
* TV: MW Net/Twitter
Game information :
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### Army

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 19,217
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
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### @ Boston College

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 24,203
* TV: ACCN+
Game information :
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### Kent State

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 20,532
Game information :
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### Ball State

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 16,092
Game information :
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### @ Northern Illinois

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 11,801
Game information :
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### Akron

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Bulls | 3 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 41 |
at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* TV: BCSN/ESPN3
Game information :
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### @ Ohio

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EDT
* TV: CBSSN
Game information :
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### Miami (OH)

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EST
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### @ Western Michigan

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EST
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### @ Bowling Green

| Quarter | 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 p.m. EST
Game information :
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## After the season
### NFL draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 7 | 251 | Mason Schreck | Tight end | Cincinnati Bengals |