2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

American college football season

2016 Buffalo Bulls football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Miami (OH) x	6	–	2	6	–	7
Akron	3	–	5	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	4	–	8
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Buffalo	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	5	–	7
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Central Michigan	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ball State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by second-year head coach Lance Leipold. 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 finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 pm	Albany*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 16–22	18,657
September 17	9:00 pm	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	Campus Insiders/Twitter	L 14–38	20,457
September 24	7:00 pm	Army*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 23–20 ^OT	19,217
October 1	1:00 pm	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN+	L 3–35	24,203
October 8	3:30 pm	Kent State	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 20–44	20,532
October 15	3:30 pm	Ball State	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 21–31	16,092
October 22	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 7–44	11,801
October 27	7:30 pm	Akron	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	BCSN/ESPN3	W 41–20	15,012
November 3	6:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 10–34	17,113
November 12	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	L 24–35	15,447
November 19	3:30 pm	at No. 14 Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI (College GameDay)	ESPNU	L 0–38	26,136
November 25	2:30 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 19–27	10,021
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Roster

2016 Buffalo Bulls football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`2`	Jordan Johnson	Sr
QB	`3`	Tyree Jackson	Fr
WR	`10`	Jerin Scroggins	So
RB	`11`	Theo Anderson	Fr
QB	`12`	Drew Anderson	So
OL	`52`	Dan Carr	Fr
TE	`85`	Mason Schreck	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`4`	Khalil Hodge	So
CB	`9`	Tatum Slack	So
CB	`41`	Boise Ross	Sr
LB	`42`	Matt Otwinowski	Fr
DB	`43`	Craig Hardgers	Jr
DE	`94`	Myles Nicholas	So
DT	`95`	Jake Khoury	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`95`	Conor Clarke	Sr

Head coach

Lance Leipold

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Andy Kotelnicki – Offensive coordinator
Brian Borland – Defensive coordinator/safeties

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Albany

Week One: Albany Great Danes at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	7	7	0	8	22
Bulls	0	13	3	0	16

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: September 2
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 18,657
TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UA –
UB –

Leading Rushers

UA –
UB –

Leading Receivers

UA –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

UA –
UB –

@ Nevada

Week Three: Buffalo Bulls at Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	7	7	14
Wolf Pack	7	17	7	7	38

at Mackay Stadium, Reno, NV

Date: September 17
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 20,457
TV: MW Net/Twitter

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
UNR –

Leading Rushers

UB –
UNR –

Leading Receivers

UB –
UNR –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
UNR –

Army

Week Four: Army Black Knights at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Black Knights	7	3	10	0	0	20
Bulls	0	0	6	14	3	23

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: September 24
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 19,217
TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

USMA –
UB –

Leading Rushers

USMA –
UB –

Leading Receivers

USMA –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

USMA –
UB –

@ Boston College

Week Five: Buffalo Bulls at Boston College Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	3	0	0	3
Eagles	7	14	0	14	35

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA

Date: October 1
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 24,203
TV: ACCN+

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
BC –

Leading Rushers

UB –
BC –

Leading Receivers

UB –
BC –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
BC –

Kent State

Week Six: Kent State Golden Flashes at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	10	10	7	17	44
Bulls	0	3	3	14	20

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: October 8
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 20,532

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

KSU –
UB –

Leading Rushers

KSU –
UB –

Leading Receivers

KSU –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

KSU –
UB –

Ball State

Week Seven: Ball State Cardinals at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	14	10	31
Bulls	7	7	0	7	21

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: October 15
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 16,092

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

BSU –
UB –

Leading Rushers

BSU –
UB –

Leading Receivers

BSU –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

BSU –
UB –

@ Northern Illinois

Week Eight: Buffalo Bulls at Northern Illinois Huskies – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	0	0	7
Huskies	10	20	7	7	44

at Huskie Stadium, DeKalb, IL

Date: October 22
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 11,801

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
NIU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
NIU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
NIU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
NIU –

Akron

Week Nine: Akron Zips at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	3	7	20
Bulls	3	17	0	21	41

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: October 27
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
TV: BCSN/ESPN3

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UA –
UB –

Leading Rushers

UA –
UB –

Leading Receivers

UA –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

UA –
UB –

@ Ohio

Week Ten: Buffalo Bulls at Ohio Bobcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	10	0	0	10
Bobcats	10	17	0	7	34

at Peden Stadium, Athens, OH

Date: November 3
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
OU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
OU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
OU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
OU –

Miami (OH)

Week Eleven: Miami RedHawks at Buffalo Bulls – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	13	7	12	3	35
Bulls	0	7	3	14	24

at UB Stadium, Amherst, NY

Date: November 12
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

MU –
UB –

Leading Rushers

MU –
UB –

Leading Receivers

MU –
UB –

Leading Tacklers

MU –
UB –

@ Western Michigan

Week Twelve: Buffalo Bulls at Western Michigan Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
#14 Broncos	0	14	10	14	38

at Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI

Date: November 19
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
WMU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
WMU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
WMU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
WMU –

@ Bowling Green

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bulls at Bowling Green Falcons – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	12	0	7	19
Falcons	7	7	6	7	27

at Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH

Date: November 25
Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Leading Passers

UB –
BGSU –

Leading Rushers

UB –
BGSU –

Leading Receivers

UB –
BGSU –

Leading Tacklers

UB –
BGSU –

After the season

NFL draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.^[2]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	251	Mason Schreck	Tight end	Cincinnati Bengals

References

^ "2016 Buffalo Bulls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

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