2023 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2023 Buffalo Bulls football team represents the University at Buffalo in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls are led by third-year coach Maurice Linguist and play their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2]

2023 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–5 (3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDJ Mangas (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRobert Wright (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
(capacity: 29,013)
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH)  3 –1   6 –2  
Ohio  3 –1   6 –2  
Buffalo  3 –1   3 –5  
Bowling Green  2 –2   4 –4  
Akron  0 –4   1 –7  
Kent State  0 –4   1 –7  
West Division
Toledo  4 –0   7 –1  
Northern Illinois  3 –1   4 –4  
Central Michigan  2 –2   4 –4  
Eastern Michigan  2 –2   4 –4  
Western Michigan  1 –3   2 –6  
Ball State  1 –3   2 –6  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Buffalo was picked to finish third in the East. They received one vote to win conference.[3]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 66 (11)
2 Eastern Michigan 55 (1)
3 Northern Illinois 38
4 Central Michigan 37
5 Ball State 27
6 Western Michigan 23
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1Toledo7
2Ohio4
3Buffalo1

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 3:30 p.m. at No. 19 Wisconsin*
FS1 L 17–38 80,321
September 9 6:00 p.m. Fordham*
ESPN+ L 37–40 15,854
September 16 12:00 p.m. Liberty*
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 CBSSN L 27–55 13,020
September 23 7:30 p.m. at Louisiana*
ESPN+ L 38–45 17,674
September 30 12:00 p.m. at Akron
ESPN+ W 13–10 OT 5,490
October 7 2:00 p.m. Central Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN+ W 37–13 12,093
October 14 3:30 p.m. Bowling Greendagger
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN+ L 14–24 15,196
October 21 3:30 p.m. at Kent State
ESPN+ W 24–6 11,735
October 31 7:30 p.m. at Toledo
ESPN2
November 7 7:00/7:30 p.m. Ohio
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 15 7:00 p.m. at Miami (OH)
ESPN2/ESPNU
November 21 7:00/7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
 ESPN2/ESPNU
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source[4][5]

Game summaries

at No. 19 Wisconsin
Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulls 7 3 0717
No. 19 Badgers 7 7 141038

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Sunny; Wind at S13 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,224
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • WISC – (7:16) Chez Mellusi 1-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:53; Wisconsin 7–0)
  • UB – (5:07) Cole Harrity 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • WISC – (1:00) Chimere Dike 29-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:08; Wisconsin 14–7)
  • UB – (0:07) Alex McNulty 53-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:53; Wisconsin 14–10)
Third quarter
  • WISC – (8:28) Chez Mellusi 89-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 1 plays, 89 yards, 0:15; Wisconsin 21–10)
  • WISC – (2:37) Braelon Allen 6-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:13; Wisconsin 28–10)
Fourth quarter
  • WISC – (13:45) Nathanial Vakos 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:56; Wisconsin 31–10)
  • UB – (7:43) Cole Harrity 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:40; Wisconsin 31–17)
  • WISC – (6:38) Braelon Allen 22-yard run, Nathanial Vakos kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:05; Wisconsin 38–17)
Statistics UB WISCC
First downs1423
Plays–yards71–31671–503
Rushes–yards30–12240–314
Passing yards194184
Passing: comp–att–int26–41–024–31–2
Time of possession27:2430:26
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder26/41, 194 yards, 2 TD
RushingMike Washington12 carries, 52 yards
ReceivingDarrell Harding, Jr.1 reception, 51 yards
Wisconsin PassingTanner Mordecai24/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingChez Mellusi13 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingWill Pauling5 receptions, 55 yards

Fordham
Buffalo (0–1) vs. Fordham (FCS) (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 17 61440
Bulls 14 7 9737

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 15,854
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • UB – (10:47) Mike Washington 1-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:07; Buffalo 7–0)
  • UB – (10:06) Marlyn Johnson 22-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 1 plays, 22 yards, 0:05; Buffalo 14–0)
  • FOR – (3:40) Brandon Peskin 38-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:26; Buffalo 14–3)
Second quarter
  • UB – (14:16) Darrell Harding Jr. 15-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 4:18; Buffalo 21–3)
  • FOR – (11:10) Mekai Felton 9-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01; Buffalo 21–10)
  • FOR – (1:53) Mekai Felton 12-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 5:32; Buffalo 21–17)
  • FOR – (0:15) Brandon Peskin 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:18; Buffalo 21–20)
Third quarter
  • FOR – (7:33) Julius Loughridge 9-yard pass from C. J. Montes (blocked PAT) (Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:07; Fordham 26–21)
  • UB – (7:33) Clevester Hines III 75-yard PAT return; Fordham 26–23
  • UB – (3:13) Mike Washington 5-yard run, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20; Buffalo 30–26)
Fourth quarter
  • FOR – (12:46) Garrett Cody 2-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:23; Fordham 33–30)
  • UB – (8:03) Marlyn Johnson 36-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Buffalo 37–33)
  • FOR – (2:32) M. J. Wright 15-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Brandon Peskin kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:31; Fordham 40–37)
Statistics FOR UB
First downs2723
Plays–yards79–45960–362
Rushes–yards43–15030–97
Passing yards309265
Passing: comp–att–int23–36–024–30–0
Time of possession34:1025:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Fordham PassingC. J. Montes23/36, 309 yards, 5 TD
RushingJulius Loughridge20 carries, 106 yards
ReceivingMJ Wright7 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder24/30, 265 yards, 3 TD
RushingMike Washington13 carries, 57 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingMarlyn Johnson7 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

vs Liberty
See also: 2023 Liberty Flames football team
Game Three – Buffalo Bulls (0–2) at Liberty Flames (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Liberty 10 14 171455
Buffalo 0 14 7627

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 12 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,020
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play); Malik Zaire (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:18) LIB – Nick Brown 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:38; Liberty 3–0)
  • (5:43) LIB – Treon Sibley 56-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:13; Liberty 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:03) LIB – Elijah Smoot 42-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:50; Liberty 17–0)
  • (8:33) LIB – Kaidon Salter 1-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:47; Liberty 24–0)
  • (5:38) BUFF – Darrell Harding Jr. 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Liberty 24–7)
  • (0:28) BUFF – Nik McMillan 33-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 1:13; Liberty 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (12:13) LIB – Nick Brown 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 1:24; Liberty 27–14)
  • (8:40) LIB – Elijah Smoot 33-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 1:00; Liberty 34–14)
  • (4:20) BUFF – Ron Cook 2-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:18; Liberty 34–21)
  • (3:25) LIB – C.J. Daniels 75-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Liberty 41–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) LIB – Austin Henderson 3-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:31; Liberty 48–21)
  • (10:14) BUFF – Marlyn Johnson 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder (2-pt conversion failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Liberty 48–27)
  • (6:24) LIB – Aaron Bedgood 49-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 49 yards, 0:10; Liberty 55–27)
StatisticsLIBBUFF
First downs1922
Total yards65–56981–363
Rushing yards36–22530–87
Passing yards344276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–29–029–51–2
Time of possession28:3531:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LibertyPassingKaidon Salter16/26, 344 yards, TD
RushingKaidon Salter10 carries, 66 yards, TD
ReceivingTreon Sibler3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
BuffaloPassingCole Snyder29/51, 276 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingMike Washington11 carries, 37 yards
ReceivingNik McMillan4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

at Louisiana
Buffalo (0–3) vs. Louisiana (2–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 0 211738
Ragin' Cajuns 7 3 211445

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: September 23, 2023
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 17,674
  • Referee: Jeremy Parker
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UB ULL
First downs1924
Plays–yards79–37367–518
Rushes–yards44–17838–269
Passing yards195249
Passing: comp–att–int18–35–222–29–2
Time of possession33:2126:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder17/34, 198 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingMike Washington13 carries, 88 yards
ReceivingCameron Ball2 receptions, 51 yards
Louisiana PassingZeon Chriss22/29, 249 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
RushingDre'lyn Washington13 carries, 103 yards
ReceivingCharles Robertson4 receptions, 58 yards

at Akron
Buffalo (0–4) vs. Akron (1–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Bulls 0 7 30313
Zips 7 3 00010

at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio

  • Date: September 30, 2023
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 5,490
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
  • AKR – (0:38) Drake Anderson 1-yard pass from DJ Irons, Owen Wiley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 97 yards, 5:42; Akron 7–0)
Second quarter
  • UB – (6:21) Boobie Curry 9-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Alex McNulty kick (Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 9:09; Tied 7–7)
  • AKR – (0:21) Owen Wiley 38-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 6:00; Akron 10–7)
Third quarter
  • UB – (3:30) Alex McNulty 43-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 46 yard, 7:41; Tied 10–10)
Fourth quarter
Overtime
  • UB – Alex McNulty 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard; Buffalo 13–10)
Statistics UB AKR
First downs1615
Plays–yards68–24852–258
Rushes–yards34–10625–122
Passing yards142136
Passing: comp–att–int20–34–019–27–0
Time of possession33:2226:38
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder19/34, 142 yards, 1 TD
RushingRon Cook17 carries, 62 yards
ReceivingChance Morrow2 receptions, 45 yards
Akron PassingDJ Irons19/26, 136 yards, 1 TD
RushingDJ Irons16 carries, 100 yards
ReceivingMyles Walker4 receptions, 40 yards

Central Michigan
Buffalo (1–4) vs. Central Michigan (3–2) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 0 7 0613
Bulls 10 13 14037

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: October 7, 2023
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW12 MPH
  • Game attendance: 12,093
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CMU UB
First downs2118
Plays–yards74–36067–355
Rushes–yards25–8035–123
Passing yards280232
Passing: comp–att–int28–49–320–32–0
Time of possession27:4332:17
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central Michigan PassingJase Bauer28/49, 280 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJase Bauer6 carries, 31 yards
ReceivingMarion Lukes7 receptions, 73 yards
Buffalo PassingCole Snyder20/32, 232 yards
RushingRon Cook11 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBoobie Curry4 receptions, 74 yards

Bowling Green
Buffalo (2–4) vs. Bowling Green (2–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 10 14 0024
Bulls 7 0 7014

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: October 14, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); Rain; Wind at SW8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 15,196
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Boxscore
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics BGSU UB
First downs1318
Plays–yards59–29566–238
Rushes–yards43–21837–167
Passing yards7771
Passing: comp–att–int9–16–29–29–4
Time of possession33:2826:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Bowling Green PassingCamden Orth9/16, 77 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingTerion Stewart25 carries, 123 yards
ReceivingAustin Osborne3 receptions, 59 yards
Buffalo PassingCJ Ogbonna4/14, 41 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingRon Cook12 carries, 47 yards
ReceivingDarrell Harding Jr.2 receptions, 39 yards, TD

at Kent State
Buffalo (2–5) vs. Kent State (1–6) – Game summary
Period 1 2 Total
Bulls 0
Golden Flashes 0

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: October 21, 2023
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UB KENT
First downs
Plays–yards––
Rushes–yards––
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int––––
Time of possession : :
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Buffalo Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kent State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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