# 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jeff Quinn and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 12:00 pm | at No. 6 Georgia* | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | SECN | L 23–45 | 92,446 |
| September 8 | 6:00 pm | Morgan State* | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | TWCS | W 56–34 | 15,570 |
| September 19 | 7:00 pm | Kent State | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPNU | L 7–23 | 14,373 |
| September 29 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | Big East Network | L 17–24 | 34,666 |
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN Plus, CSS | L 31–38 | 20,044 |
| October 13 | 3:30 pm | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | | L 3–45 | 14,419 |
| October 20 | 3:30 pm | Pittsburgh* | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN Plus | L 6–20 | 17,021 |
| October 27 | 3:30 pm | Toledo | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | TWCS | L 20–25 | 10,658 |
| November 3 | 12:00 pm | Miami (OH) | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | | W 27–24 | 10,817 |
| November 10 | 3:30 pm | Western Michigan | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | | W 29–24 | 11,012 |
| November 17 | 3:00 pm | at UMass | Gillette StadiumFoxborough, MA | | W 29–19 | 12,649 |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | vs. Bowling Green | Columbus Crew StadiumColumbus, OH | BCSN | L 7–21 | 11,846 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
| #6 Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Morgan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| Bulls | 14 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 56 |

### Kent State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| Bulls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### @ Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Huskies | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### @ Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 14 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Bobcats | 7 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 38 |

### @ Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Huskies | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 45 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Bulls | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rockets | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 25 |
| Bulls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Bulls | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 27 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Bulls | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 29 |

### @ UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 29 |
| Minutemen | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |

### vs Bowling Green

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

## 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 |
| 5 | 147 | Steven Means | Defensive end | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |