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1996 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
CaptainMike Chichester, Craig Guest, Mark Taylor, Todd Pace, Mike Schleelein, John Sandusky
Home stadium University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997 →
1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Buffalo   –     8 – 3  
No. 15 Youngstown State   –     8 – 3  
Saint Mary's   –     7 – 3  
Western Kentucky   –     7 – 4  
Davidson   –     6 – 4  
Towson   –     6 – 4  
Samford   –     6 – 5  
Wofford   –     6 – 5  
Cal Poly   –     5 – 6  
Hofstra   –     5 – 6  
Liberty   –     5 – 6  
Southern Utah   –     4 – 7  
Charleston Southern   –     2 – 8  
Morehead State   –     2 – 8  
Jacksonville State   –     1 – 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 271 points while the defense allowed 241 points.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 pm Illinois State
W 41–358,291
September 77:00 pm Connecticut
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 3–204,509
September 1412:00 pmat Colgate
 ESNW 36–163,000 [1]
September 211:00 pmat Lehigh
W 34–208,227 [2]
September 287:00 pm Edinboro
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 17–74,517
October 512:00 pm Cornelldagger
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESNW 41–249,177 [3]
October 121:30 pm Youngstown State
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 6–175,149
October 191:00 pmat UMass
L 20–418,819
November 21:00 pmat Hofstra
W 14–10
November 91:30 pm New Haven
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 24–203,404
November 161:30 pmat Maine
W 35–313,107

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 1997 NFL Draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. [4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 125 Ed Ellis Tackle New England Patriots

References

  1. ^ "Turnovers Hurt Colgate; Losing Streak Reaches 14". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 15, 1996. pp. 10F, 11F – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Blockus, Gary R. (September 22, 1996). "Lehigh Goes Local, Falls to Buffalo". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McShea, Keith (October 7, 1996). "Bulls Turn Back Big Red, 41-24". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.


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