2013 Buffalo Bulls football team

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2013 Buffalo Bulls football
University at Buffalo Interlocking UB logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
East Division
2013 record 8–5 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach Jeff Quinn (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Alex Wood
Defensive coordinator Lou Tepper
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium University at Buffalo Stadium
(Capacity: 29,013)
Seasons
« 2012 2014 »
2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x$   7 1         10 4  
Buffalo   6 2         8 5  
Ohio   4 4         7 6  
Akron   4 4         5 7  
Kent State   3 5         4 8  
UMass   1 7         1 11  
Miami   0 8         0 12  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0         12 2  
Ball State   7 1         10 3  
Toledo   5 3         7 5  
Central Michigan   5 3         6 6  
Eastern Michigan   1 7         2 10  
Western Michigan   1 7         1 11  
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Quinn and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium. They completed as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, only the second bowl game in school history, where they were defeated by San Diego State.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 12:00 PM at #2 Ohio State* Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN2 L 20–40   103,980
September 7 3:30 PM at Baylor* Floyd Casey StadiumWaco, TX FSN L 13–70   39,126
September 14 3:30 PM #17 (FCS) Stony Brook* UB StadiumAmherst, NY ESPN3 W 26–23 5OT  24,013
September 28 3:30 PM Connecticut* UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN3 W 41–12   20,952
October 5 12:00 PM Eastern Michigandagger UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN+ W 42–14   23,602
October 12 2:00 PM at Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI ESPN3 W 33–0   14,722
October 19 3:30 PM Massachusetts UB Stadium • Amherst, NY TWCS W 32–3   18,707
October 26 3:30 PM at Kent State Dix StadiumKent, OH TWCS W 41–21   14,197
November 5 8:00 PM Ohio UB Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN2 W 30–3   22,918
November 12 7:30 PM at Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPNU L 41–51   15,036
November 19 8:00 PM at Miami (OH) Yager StadiumOxford, OH ESPNU W 44–7   9,895
November 29 1:30 PM vs. Bowling Green Ralph Wilson StadiumOrchard Park, NY ESPNU L 7–24   26,226
December 21 5:30 PM vs. San Diego State* Bronco StadiumBoise, ID (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl) ESPN L 24–49   21,951
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

@ Ohio State

Buffalo @ Ohio State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 13 7 0 20
#2 Buckeyes 23 7 7 3 40

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In their first game of the season, the Bulls lost, 40–20 to the Ohio State Buckeyes.[1]

@ Baylor

Buffalo @ Baylor
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 13 0 0 0 13
Bears 28 28 7 7 70
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Floyd Casey Stadium
    Waco, TX
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 39,126
  • Game weather: Scattered Clouds, 97°F
  • Referee: Alan Eck
  • Television network: FSN

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In their second game of the season, the Bulls lost, 70–13 to the Baylor Bears.[2]

Stony Brook

Stony Brook @ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT 5OT Total
Seawolves 0 0 0 10 3 7 0 0 3 23
Bulls 3 0 7 0 3 7 0 0 6 26
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 24,013
  • Game weather: Partly Sunny, 61°F
  • Referee: Stan Evans
  • Television network: ESPN3

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In their third game of the season, the Bulls won, 26–23, in 5 overtimes, over the Stony Brook Seawolves.[3]

Connecticut

Connecticut @ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 3 9 0 0 12
Bulls 14 14 6 7 41
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 20,952
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 73°F
  • Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
  • Television network: ESPN3

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In their fourth game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–12 over the Connecticut Huskies.[4]

Eastern Michigan

Eastern Michigan @ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 7 14
Bulls 14 14 14 0 42
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 23,602
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 65°F
  • Referee: Mark Kluczynski
  • Television network: ESPN+

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In their fifth game of the season, the Bulls won, 42–14 over the Eastern Michigan Eagles.[5]

@ Western Michigan

Buffalo @ Western Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 6 0 17 10 33
Broncos 0 0 0 0 0
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Waldo Stadium
    Kalamazoo, MI
  • Game start: 2:00 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,722
  • Game weather: Clear, 73°F
  • Referee: Rod Snodgrass
  • Television network: ESPN3

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In their sixth game of the season, the Bulls won, 33–0 over the Western Michigan Broncos.[6]

Massachusetts

Massachusetts @ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Minutemen 0 3 0 0 3
Bulls 0 13 5 14 32
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 18,707
  • Game weather: Cloudy, showers, 57°F
  • Referee: Stan Evans
  • Television network: TWCS

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In their seventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 32–3 over the Massachusetts Minutemen.[7]

@ Kent State

Buffalo @ Kent State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 6 14 14 7 41
Golden Flashes 0 7 7 7 21
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game attendance: 14,197
  • Game weather: Overcast, 45°F
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • Television network: TWCS

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In their eighth game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–21 over the Kent State Golden Flashes.[8]

Ohio

Ohio @ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 0 3 0 0 3
Bulls 0 7 16 7 30
  • Date: November 5
  • Location: UB Stadium
    Amherst, NY
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 22,918
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 49°F
  • Referee: Tom McCabe
  • Television network: ESPN2

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In their ninth game of the season, the Bulls won, 30–3 over the Ohio Bobcats.[9]

@ Toledo

Buffalo @ Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 0 14 27 41
Rockets 21 10 7 13 51
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Glass Bowl
    Toledo, OH
  • Game start: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 15,036
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy skies, 31°F
  • Referee: Stan Evans
  • Television network: ESPNU

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In their tenth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 51–41 to the Toledo Rockets.[10]

@ Miami (OH)

Buffalo @ Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 28 3 13 44
RedHawks 0 0 0 7 7
  • Date: November 19
  • Location: Yager Stadium
    Oxford, OH
  • Game start: 8:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 9,895
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 35°F
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • Television network: ESPNU

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In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 44–7 over the Miami RedHawks.[11]

Bowling Green

Bowling Green @ Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 3 0 14 7 24
Bulls 0 7 0 0 7
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Ralph Wilson Stadium
    Orchard Park, NY
  • Game start: 1:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 26,226
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 32°F
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • Television network: ESPNU

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In their twelfth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 24–7 to the Bowling Green Falcons. The game was promoted as the "Clash at the Ralph," returning college football to the 70,000+ seat Ralph Wilson Stadium for the first time since the 1970s. (The stadium was nowhere near filled to capacity, but ticket sales were roughly on par with the Bulls' games at UB Stadium.) Had the Bulls won this game, they would have qualified for the MAC Championship Game.[12]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Buffalo vs. San Diego State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 10 0 14 24
Aztecs 7 21 14 7 49
  • Date: December 21
  • Location: Bronco Stadium
    Boise, ID
  • Game start: 5:30 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 21,951
  • Game weather: Sunny, 30°F
  • Referee: Jeff Hilyer
  • Television network: ESPN

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In their thirteenth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 49–24 to the San Diego State Aztecs in the 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho.[13]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches' NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR 
Harris Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released


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