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.

2012 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2012 record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Wood
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
(Capacity: 29,013)
2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Kent State x  8 0     11 3  
Bowling Green  6 2     8 5  
Ohio  4 4     9 4  
Buffalo  3 5     4 8  
Miami  3 5     4 8  
UMass  1 7     1 11  
Akron  0 8     1 11  
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$  8 0     12 2  
Toledo  6 2     9 4  
Ball State  6 2     9 4  
Central Michigan  4 4     7 6  
Western Michigan  2 6     4 8  
Eastern Michigan  1 7     2 10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
  • $ Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 pmat No. 6 Georgia*SECNL 23–4592,446
September 86:00 pmMorgan State*TWCSW 56–3415,570
September 197:00 pmKent State
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPNUL 7–2314,373
September 2912:00 pmat Connecticut*Big East NetworkL 17–2434,666
October 612:00 pmat OhioESPN+/CSSL 31–3820,044
October 133:30 pmat Northern IllinoisL 3–4514,419
October 203:30 pmPittsburgh*
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN+L 6–2017,021
October 273:30 pmToledo
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
TWCSL 20–2510,658
November 312:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 27–2410,817
November 103:30 pmWestern Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 29–2411,012
November 173:00 pmat MassachusettsW 29–1912,649
November 232:00 pmvs. Bowling GreenBCSNL 7–2111,846

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

@ Massachusetts

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

References


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