2012 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Wood (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
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 (OH)   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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 pmat No. 6 Georgia*SECNL 23–4592,446
September 86:00 pmMorgan State*TWCSW 56–3415,570
September 197:00 pmKent State
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPNUL 7–2314,373
September 2912:00 pmat Connecticut*Big East NetworkL 17–2434,666
October 612:00 pmat OhioESPN Plus, CSSL 31–3820,044
October 133:30 pmat Northern IllinoisL 3–4514,419
October 203:30 pmPittsburgh*dagger
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
ESPN PlusL 6–2017,021
October 273:30 pmToledo
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
TWCSL 20–2510,658
November 312:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 27–2410,817
November 103:30 pmWestern Michigan
  • UB Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 29–2411,012
November 173:00 pmat UMassW 29–1912,649
November 232:00 pmvs. Bowling GreenBCSNL 7–2111,846
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Game summaries

@ Georgia

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

See also: 2012 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Morgan State

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

See also: 2012 Morgan State Bears football team

Kent State

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

See also: 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

@ Connecticut

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

See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team

@ Ohio

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

See also: 2012 Ohio Bobcats football team

@ Northern Illinois

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

See also: 2012 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Pittsburgh

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

See also: 2012 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Toledo

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

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

Miami (OH)

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

See also: 2012 Miami RedHawks football team

Western Michigan

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

See also: 2012 Western Michigan Broncos football team

@ UMass

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

See also: 2012 UMass Minutemen football team

vs Bowling Green

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

See also: 2012 Bowling Green Falcons football team

After the season

NFL draft

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5 147 Steven Means Defensive end Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. ^ Schedule
  2. ^ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.