1997 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1997 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 229 points while the defense allowed 421 points.

1997 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Craig Cirbus (3rd season)
Captain	Keith Hansen, Anthony Swan
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium

1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Cal Poly			–						10	–	1
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^			–						10	–	2
No. 17 Hofstra ^			–						9	–	2
No. 25 Liberty			–						9	–	2
Samford			–						7	–	4
Morehead State			–						5	–	4
South Florida			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						5	–	6
Saint Mary's			–						4	–	6
Davidson			–						3	–	8
Buffalo			–						2	–	9
La Salle			–						1	–	8
Charleston Southern			–						1	–	9
Austin Peay			–						0	–	10
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 pm	Lock Haven	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	W 30–7	12,050
September 6	7:30 pm	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 28–40	8,262
September 13	4:00 pm	Delaware State	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	W 40–30	7,020
September 20	7:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–50	23,336
September 27	1:30 pm	West Chester	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	L 27–30	6,508
October 4	1:30 pm	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–55	13,725
October 11	1:00 pm	at No. 1 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 17–52	20,519
October 18	1:30 pm	UMass	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	L 20–26	6,052
October 25	1:30 pm	Hofstra	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	L 26–37	6,353
November 8	1:30 pm	Maine	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	L 13–52
November 15	1:00 pm	at No. 1 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 28–42	6,831
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time