Buffalo 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:51 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Buffalo Bulls will face Lafayette (FCS) on August 29, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full slate.
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2024 Buffalo Game and TV Schedule
Opponent | Date/Time | Score/Tickets | TV Channel |
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Lafayette (FCS) | August 29 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+) |
@ Missouri | September 7 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | SEC Network+ |
UMass | September 14 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
@ Northern Illinois | September 21 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
@ UConn | September 28 | 12:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
Toledo | October 12 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
Western Michigan | October 19 | 3:30 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
@ Ohio | October 26 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
@ Akron | November 2 | 1:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
Ball State | November 12 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | TBA |
@ Eastern Michigan | November 20 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
Kent State | November 26 | 7:00 PM ET | Get tickets for this game at StubHub | ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply) |
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Buffalo 2024 Strength of Schedule
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total last season (59), the Bulls have the 15th-easiest schedule in college football.
- In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Buffalo will be playing the 104th-ranked schedule this year.
- The Bulls are facing the 25th-easiest conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Buffalo has a schedule that features five games in 2024 against teams that finished above .500 in 2023 (three of those teams won nine or more games and four of them picked up less than four wins).
- The Bulls have five teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Buffalo Stat Insights (2023)
- The Bulls ranked 19th-worst in total offense (318.8 yards per game) last season, but they played a little better on defense, ranking 55th with 366.8 yards allowed per contest.
- While Buffalo’s defense ranked 77th with 27.4 points allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 24th-worst (20.9 points per game).
- The Bulls ranked 108th in passing yards last season (185.3 per game), but they played really well on the defensive side of the ball, ranking 21st-best in FBS with 186.9 passing yards allowed per game.
- With 179.9 rushing yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 19th-worst in FBS, Buffalo was forced to rely on its 94th-ranked running game (133.6 rushing yards per contest) to keep it competitive last season.
- The Bulls had the 25th-best third-down defense last season (33.3% third-down percentage allowed), but they ranked 25th-worst on the offensive side of the ball (34.2% third-down percentage).
- Buffalo had the 58th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at +1, forcing 19 turnovers (46th in FBS) while turning it over 18 times (64th in FBS).
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