1998 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1998 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 315 points while the defense allowed 340 points.

1998 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Craig Cirbus (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Reich (2nd season)
Captain	Mike Garofalo, Kali Watkins, Dan Poulsen
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Morehead State			–						9	–	2
Davidson			–						8	–	2
No. 20 Hofstra			–						8	–	3
No. 22 South Florida			–						8	–	3
No. 19 Western Kentucky			–						7	–	4
Samford			–						6	–	5
Liberty			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						5	–	6
Austin Peay			–						4	–	7
Buffalo			–						4	–	7
Jacksonville			–						4	–	5
La Salle			–						3	–	6
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Charleston Southern			–						3	–	8
Saint Mary's			–						2	–	8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	at Maine	Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME		L 13–30	4,998
September 12	7:00 pm	Lock Haven	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 40–17	20,760
September 19	1:00 pm	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA		W 16–14	3,834
September 26	1:00 pm	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA		L 27–51	11,672
October 3	12:00 pm	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESN	L 31–34	7,692	[1]
October 10	1:30 pm	Morgan State	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 35–17	19,854
October 17	7:00 pm	Canisius	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 47–0	20,079
October 24	1:30 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 24–27	10,831	[2]
October 31	1:30 pm	No. 3 Western Illinois	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		L 6–41	18,648	[3]
November 14	3:30 pm	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 40–65	6,121	[4]
November 21	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Hofstra	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY		L 36–44	4,639
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. McShea, Keith (October 5, 1998). "Big Red Wins Tight Blowout". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Harrelson delivers for LU in OT". The News and Advance. October 25, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "W. Illinois buffaloes Buffalo". Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1998. p. 3:12. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Back rushes for 4 TDs in 'Nova win over Buffalo". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 15, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.