2001 Buffalo Bulls football team

2001 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–8 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Joe Freedy
  • Bob Dzvonick
  • Craig Rohlfs
  • Duane Williams
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf. Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 2  
Miami (OH)   4 – 2     6 – 2     7 – 5  
Bowling Green   4 – 2     5 – 3     8 – 3  
Kent State   3 – 3     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Akron   3 – 3     4 – 4     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 5     1 – 7     3 – 8  
Ohio   0 – 6     1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$   4 – 1     5 – 2     10 – 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 – 1     4 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State x   4 – 1     4 – 3     5 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 3     4 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Michigan   1 – 4     2 – 6     3 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 5     1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Hofher, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for sixth place at the bottom of the standings in the MAC's East Division. The team played home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:30 pmRutgers*
EmpireL 15–3122,658
September 86:00 pmat Bowling Green
L 0–3516,183
September 221:00 pmat Connecticut*
W 37–2016,517[1]
September 297:00 pmCentral Michigan
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 8–1610,930[2]
October 62:00 pmat Miami (OH)
L 14–3120,108
October 131:00 pmMarshall
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
EmpireL 14–3412,438
October 202:00 pmat Kent State
L 13–358,260
October 273:00 pmat Eastern Michigan
L 20–247,320
November 31:00 pmOhio
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
W 44–07,419
November 101:00 pmat Army*
W 26–1926,883
November 171:00 pmAkron
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Amherst, NY
L 14–417,811

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References

  1. ^ "Huskies are still trying to find their way in Div. I-A". The Day. September 23, 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan 16, (at) Buffalo 8". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 2001. p. 12D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2001 Buffalo Bulls Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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