2001 Buffalo Bulls football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2001

| team = Buffalo Bulls

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| division = East Division

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 3–8

| conf_record = 1–7

| head_coach = Jim Hofher

| hc_year = 1st

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach =

| dc_year =

| def_scheme =

| captain = Joe Freedy

| captain2 = Bob Dzvonick

| captain3 = Craig Rohlfs

| captain4 = Duane Williams

| stadium = University at Buffalo Stadium

}}

{{2001 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

The 2001 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulls offense scored 205 points while the defense allowed 286 points.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = University at Buffalo Stadium

| site_cityst = Amherst, NY

| tv = Empire

| score = 15–31

| attend = 22,658

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium

| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH

| tv =

| score = 0–35

| attend = 16,183

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Connecticut

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Storrs, CT

| tv =

| score = 37–20

| attend = 16,517

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Central Michigan

| site_stadium = University at Buffalo Stadium

| site_cityst = Amherst, NY

| tv =

| score = 8–16

| attend = 10,930

| source = {{cite news|title=Central Michigan 16, (at) Buffalo 8|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=September 30, 2001|page=12D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99371244/buffalo-central-michigan/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| site_stadium = Yager Stadium

| site_cityst = Oxford, OH

| tv =

| score = 14–31

| attend = 20,108

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = University at Buffalo Stadium

| site_cityst = Amherst, NY

| tv = Empire

| score = 14–34

| attend = 12,438

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| tv =

| score = 13–35

| attend = 8,260

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium

| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI

| tv =

| score = 20–24

| attend = 7,320

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = University at Buffalo Stadium

| site_cityst = Amherst, NY

| tv =

| score = 44–0

| attend = 7,419

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Army

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| tv =

| score = 26–19

| attend = 26,883

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = University at Buffalo Stadium

| site_cityst = Amherst, NY

| tv =

| score = 14–41

| attend = 7,811

}}

}}

References

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