2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

2012 Buffalo Bulls football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2012 record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jeff Quinn (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Alex Wood
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium (Capacity: 29,013)

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2		8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7		1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2		9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jeff Quinn and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 PM	at No. 6 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	SECN	L 23–45	92,446
September 8	6:00 PM	Morgan State*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	TWCS	W 56–34	15,570
September 19	7:00 PM	Kent State	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPNU	L 7–23	14,373
September 29	12:00 PM	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	L 17–24	34,666
October 6	12:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN+/CSS	L 31–38	20,044
October 13	3:30 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 3–45	14,419
October 20	3:30 PM	Pittsburgh*	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 6–20	17,021
October 27	3:30 PM	Toledo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	TWCS	L 20–25	10,658
November 3	12:00 PM	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY		W 27–24	10,817
November 10	3:30 PM	Western Michigan	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY		W 29–24	11,012
November 17	3:00 PM	at Massachusetts	Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA		W 29–19	12,649
November 23	2:00 PM	vs. Bowling Green	Columbus Crew Stadium • Columbus, OH	BCSN	L 7–21	11,846
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	10	0	7	23
#6 Bulldogs	14	10	7	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	10	14	7	34
Bulls	14	21	21	0	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	1998	BUF, 35–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	10	23
Bulls	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2009	BUF, 9–6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	7	3	17
Huskies	3	14	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–15	2011	UCONN, 17–3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	14	0	10	7	31
Bobcats	7	14	3	14	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–11	2011	BUF, 38–37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	0	0	0	3
Huskies	7	21	14	3	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–7	2011	NIU, 31–30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	7	7	0	20
Bulls	0	6	0	0	6

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2011	PITT, 35–16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	0	18	0	25
Bulls	7	7	0	6	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2007	BUF, 43–33

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	7	14	24
Bulls	0	3	14	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–12	2011	MIAOH, 41–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	7	3	24
Bulls	7	10	6	6	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–5	2009	WMU, 34–31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	14	15	29
Minutemen	3	10	6	0	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	1998	UMASS, 51–27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	7	7
Falcons	0	14	7	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–6	2011	BGSU, 42–28

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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