1970 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1970 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Bob Deming in his second and final season as head coach, the Bulls compiled a record of 2–9. The team's offense scored 133 points while the defense allowed 299 points.^[1] Buffalo played home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

1970 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Bob Deming (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Lantz (3rd season)
Captain	Charlie Donnor, Prentis Henley
Home stadium	Rotary Field
Seasons ← 1969 1977 →

1970 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					10	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 16 Air Force			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech			–					9	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Houston			–					8	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Tulane			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Penn State			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Texas State			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cincinnati			–					7	–	4	–	0
Florida State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					5	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					3	–	7	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	9	–	0
Navy			–					2	–	9	–	0
Army			–					1	–	9	–	1
Xavier			–					1	–	9	–	0
Holy Cross			–					0	–	10	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Ball State	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY		L 7–14	9,845	[2]
September 19	Toledo	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY		L 6–27
September 26	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 21–27
October 3	UMass	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY		W 16–13	6,206	[3]
October 10	Villanova	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY		L 7–17
October 17	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		L 0–41
October 24	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA		L 14–31	15,000	[4]
October 31	Holy Cross	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	ABC Regional	W 16–0	8,290	[5]
November 7	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 12–65	18,727
November 14	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 8–21
November 21	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 26–43