2002 Buffalo Bulls football team

2002 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
2002 record	1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Hofher
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium (Capacity: 31,000)

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$		7	–	1		11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2		7	–	5
Miami		5	–	3		7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1		8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2		9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 214 points while the defense allowed 416 points. Though the Bulls went 1–11 on the season, they did make team history by recording their first victory over a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference, a 34–11 road victory over Big East member Rutgers on September 7, 2002.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 PM	Lehigh*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	L 26–37	21,103
September 7	7:00 PM	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	W 34–11	19,101
September 14	7:30 PM	Connecticut*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	L 3–24	17,012
September 21	2:30 PM	at Minnesota*	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN	L 17–41	34,294
September 28	7:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	L 32–34	12,512
October 4	1:00 PM	Western Michigan	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	L 17–31	8,112
October 12	4:30 PM	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium • Huntington, WV	L 21–66	28,200
October 19	1:00 PM	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	L 0–49	9,213
October 26	1:00 PM	Kent State	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	L 12–16	5,102
November 9	1:00 PM	Central Florida	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	L 21–45	6,923
November 16	1:00 PM	at Akron	Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH	L 10–21	4,178
November 23	1:00 PM	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium • Muncie, IN	L 21–41	7,957
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Buffalo Bulls football
Venues	Buffalo Baseball Park (1894–1919) Rotary Field (1920–1984) Kunz Stadium (1985–1992) University at Buffalo Stadium (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games 2009 International Bowl 2013 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March" Thunder of the East Marching Band Records
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971–1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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