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2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

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.

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

Schedule edit

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 Ohio
ESPN Plus, CSSL 31–3820,044
October 133:30 pmat Northern Illinois
L 3–4514,419
October 203:30 pmPittsburgh* 
  • 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 UMass
W 29–1912,649
November 232:00 pmvs. Bowling Green
BCSNL 7–2111,846
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries edit

@ Georgia edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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) edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

NFL draft edit

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 edit

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


 

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