2014 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led for the season's first seven games by fifth-year head coach Jeff Quinn before his midseason firing on October 13, and by interim head coach Alex Wood for the remainder of the season.[1] 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 fished the season 5–6, 3–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They only played 11 games due to their November 19 game vs Kent State being canceled due to inclement weather. The failure to reschedule that canceled game cost the Bulls a chance at bowl eligibility.

2014 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (3–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Wood
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
(Capacity: 29,013)
2014 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x  5 –3   8 –6  
Ohio  4 –4   6 –6  
Buffalo  3 –4   5 –6  
Akron  3 –5   5 –7  
UMass  3 –5   3 –9  
Miami (OH)  2 –6   2 –10  
Kent State  1 –6   2 –9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$  7 –1   11 –3  
Toledo x  7 –1   9 –4  
Western Michigan  6 –2   8 –5  
Central Michigan  5 –3   7 –6  
Ball State  4 –4   5 –7  
Eastern Michigan  1 –7   2 –10  
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 pmDuquesne*
ESPN3W 38–2820,329
September 612:00 pmat Army*
CBSSNL 39–4728,643
September 128:00 pmNo. 8 Baylor*
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPNL 21–6324,714
September 203:30 pmNorfolk State*
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN3W 36–721,139
September 273:30 pmMiami (OH)dagger
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN3W 35–2720,841
October 43:30 pmat Bowling Green
ESPN3L 35–3617,185
October 111:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
ESPN3L 27–3711,886
October 253:30 pmCentral Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN3L 14–2018,052
November 58:00 pmat Ohio
ESPNUL 14–3715,405
November 118:00 pmAkron
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPNUW 55–2417,343
November 281:00 pmMassachusetts
ESPN3W 41–2113,417
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[2]
^[a] Hours before kickoff on November 19 against Kent State, the officials postponed the game due to the inclement weather that dropped four feet of lake effect snow in the region.[3] Game officials had soon reschedule the match up two days later at a new time, 1:00 p.m.[4] Later, it was announced that the two schools cancelled the game and will not reschedule due to the emergency situation.[5]

Game summaries

Duquesne
Duquesne @ Buffalo
1 234Total
Dukes 0 7147 28
• Bulls 14 7314 38
  • Date: August 30
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 20,329
  • Game weather: Weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 • Wind: 5 mph
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2014 Duquesne Dukes football team

In their first game of the season, the Bulls won, 38–28 over the Duquesne Dukes.[6][7]

@ Army
Buffalo @ Army
1 234Total
Bulls 3 01422 39
• Black Knights 7 141313 47
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: Michie Stadium
    West Point, NY
  • Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 28,643
  • Game weather: Weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 83 • Wind: WSW 7mph
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • Television network: CBSSN
See also: 2014 Army Black Knights football team

In their second game of the season, the Bulls lost, 47–39 to the Army Black Knights.[8][9]

Baylor
Baylor @ Buffalo
1 234Total
• #8 Bears 21 141414 63
Bulls 0 0147 21
See also: 2014 Baylor Bears football team

In their third game of the season, the Bulls lost, 63–21 to the Baylor Bears.[10][11]

Norfolk State
Norfolk State @ Buffalo
1 234Total
Spartans 7 000 7
• Bulls 14 967 36
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 21,139
  • Game weather: Weather: Clouds & Sun, Windy • Temperature: 76 • Wind: 20 SW
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team

In their fourth game of the season, the Bulls won, 36–7 over the Norfolk State Spartans.[12][13]

Miami (OH)
Miami (OH) @ Buffalo
1 234Total
RedHawks 7 776 27
• Bulls 14 0129 35
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 20,841
  • Game weather: Weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 • Wind: N 6mph
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2014 Miami RedHawks football team

In their fifth game of the season, the Bulls won, 35–27 over the Miami RedHawks.[14][15]

@ Bowling Green
Buffalo @ Bowling Green
1 234Total
Bulls 7 2107 35
• Falcons 7 13106 36
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Doyt Perry Stadium
    Bowling Green, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 17,185
  • Game weather: Weather: Cloudy/Windy • Temperature: 47 • Wind: WSW 19
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2014 Bowling Green Falcons football team

In their sixth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 36–35 to the Bowling Green Falcons.[16][17]

@ Eastern Michigan
Buffalo @ Eastern Michigan
1 234Total
Bulls 7 3314 27
• Eagles 0 31321 37
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Rynearson Stadium
    Ypsilanti, MI
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 11,886
  • Game weather: Weather: Mostly Sunny • Temperature: 57 • Wind: 8 ENE
  • Referee: Thomas McCabe
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2014 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

In their seventh game of the season, the Bulls lost, 37–27 to the Eastern Michigan Eagles.[18][19]

Central Michigan
Central Michigan @ Buffalo
1 234Total
• Chippewas 7 706 20
Bulls 0 770 14
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 18,052
  • Game weather: Weather: Cloudy, showers • Temperature: 59 • Wind: WSW 24
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2014 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

In their eighth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 20–14 to the Central Michigan Chippewas.[20][21]

@ Ohio
Buffalo @ Ohio
1 234Total
Bulls 0 077 14
• Bobcats 10 71010 37
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: Peden Stadium
    Athens, OH
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,405
  • Game weather: Weather: Cloudy, rain • Temperature: 52 • Wind: S,2mph
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • Television network: ESPNU
See also: 2014 Ohio Bobcats football team

In their ninth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 37–14 to the Ohio Bobcats.[22][23]

Akron
Akron @ Buffalo
1 234Total
Zips 7 377 24
• Bulls 14 131414 55
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 17,343
  • Game weather: Weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 60 • Wind: 12 SW
  • Referee: Tony Cannella
  • Television network: ESPNU
See also: 2014 Akron Zips football team

In their tenth game of the season, the Bulls won, 55–24 over the Akron Zips.[24][25]

Kent State
Kent State @ Buffalo
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
Bulls 0 000 0
  • Date: TBD-Postponed due to inclement weather.
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: TBD EST
  • Television network: ESPNU
See also: 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The November 19 game between Kent State and Buffalo was initially postponed due to inclement weather and was never rescheduled. The cancellation eliminated Buffalo from bowl eligibility.

@ Massachusetts
Buffalo @ Massachusetts
1 234Total
• Bulls 0 13217 41
Minutemen 0 0714 21
  • Date: November 28
  • Location: Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium
    Hadley, MA
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 13,417
  • Game weather: Weather: Partly Cloudy • Temperature: 33 • Wind: W 9 mph
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • Television network: ESPN3
See also: 2014 UMass Minutemen football team

In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–21 over the Massachusetts Minutemen.[26][27]

After the season

NFL draft
Main article: 2015 NFL Draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[28]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6214Kristjan SokoliDefensive tackleSeattle Seahawks

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