# 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by fifth-year head coach Lance Leipold and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Preseason
### MAC media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Bulls predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Ohio | 144 (24) |
| 2 | Miami | 107 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 100 |
| 4 | Kent State | 62 |
| 5 | Akron | 54 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 37 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Robert Morris* | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 18,412 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 15 Penn State* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | FOX | L 13–45 | 104,136 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN+ | L 17–35 | 14,584 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Temple* | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPNU | W 38–22 | 17,621 |
| September 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPNU | L 20–34 | 18,419 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN+ | L 20–21 $^{OT}$ | 20,042 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | ESPN3 | W 21–0 | 16,909 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Central Michigan | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN+ | W 43–20 | 14,850 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPNU | W 43–14 | 16,017 |
| November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kent State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | CBSSN | L 27–30 | 8,450 |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN2 | W 49–30 | 13,830 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN+ | W 49–7 | 13,749 |
| December 20 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Charlotte* | Thomas Robinson StadiumNassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–9 | 13,547 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bulls | 21 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 38 |

### At Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 15 Nittany Lions | 7 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 45 |

### At Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Flames | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| Bulls | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### At Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 34 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bobcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Zips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Bulls | 3 | 27 | 3 | 10 | 43 |

### At Eastern Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 2 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### At Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 30 |

### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| Bulls | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bulls | 21 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 49 |

### Vs. Charlotte (Bahamas Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |