Buffalo
MAC · 1–1 · MRI Classic #124
Power-17.9#123 of 138
Résumé-0.68#172 · wins above average
Movement-3down from #120 last week
Best winUAlbany (21–17)
Worst lossFIU (20–33)
Schedule faced-22.7 avg opponent
Schedule ahead-11.5 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | UAlbany FCS | W 21–17 | +21.0 | -17.0 |
| 2 | at | FIU | L 20–33 | -11.5 | -1.5 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | Penn State | -44.2 | 0% |
| 4 | vs | Robert Morris FCS | +21.0 | 90% |
| 5 | vs | Western Michigan | -16.2 | 16% |
| 6 | at | Toledo | -25.5 | 6% |
| 7 | vs | UMass | +8.7 | 70% |
| 8 | vs | Bowling Green | +7.3 | 67% |
| 10 | at | Miami (OH) | -16.3 | 16% |
| 11 | at | Ball State | -1.6 | 46% |
Season by season
Best finish: #29 in 2020. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 115 of 136 | 5–7 | -13.92 | Power |
| 2024 | 101 of 134 | 9–4 | -8.57 | Power |
| 2023 | 117 of 133 | 3–9 | -14.39 | Power |
| 2022 | 92 of 131 | 7–6 | -6.89 | Power |
| 2021 | 96 of 130 | 4–8 | -6.87 | Power |
| 2020 | 29 of 128 | 6–1 | 10.33 | Power |
| 2019 | 31 of 130 | 8–5 | 48.05 | MRI |
| 2018 | 41 of 130 | 10–4 | 39.62 | MRI |
| 2017 | 67 of 130 | 6–6 | 22.17 | MRI |
| 2016 | 127 of 128 | 2–10 | -63.58 | MRI |
| 2015 | 87 of 128 | 5–7 | 1.51 | MRI |
| 2014 | 81 of 128 | 5–6 | 5.76 | MRI |
| 2013 | 59 of 126 | 8–5 | 29.62 | MRI |
| 2012 | 83 of 124 | 4–8 | 1.48 | MRI |
| 2011 | 107 of 120 | 3–9 | -34.21 | MRI |
| 2010 | 112 of 120 | 2–10 | -38.99 | MRI |
| 2009 | 72 of 120 | 5–7 | 15.92 | MRI |
| 2008 | 50 of 120 | 8–6 | 33.29 | MRI |
| 2007 | 86 of 120 | 5–7 | 3.68 | MRI |
| 2006 | 112 of 119 | 2–10 | -39.35 | MRI |
| 2005 | 117 of 119 | 1–10 | -57.01 | MRI |
| 2004 | 117 of 117 | 2–9 | -55.70 | MRI |
| 2003 | 115 of 117 | 1–11 | -52.60 | MRI |