2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

2012 Buffalo Bulls football
2012 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jeff Quinn (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Alex Wood (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
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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

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.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 pm	at No. 6 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	L 23–45	92,446
September 8	6:00 pm	Morgan State*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	W 56–34	15,570
September 19	7:00 pm	Kent State	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPNU	L 7–23	14,373
September 29	12:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	L 17–24	34,666
October 6	12:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN Plus, CSS	L 31–38	20,044
October 13	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 3–45	14,419
October 20	3:30 pm	Pittsburgh*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN Plus	L 6–20	17,021
October 27	3:30 pm	Toledo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	L 20–25	10,658
November 3	12:00 pm	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 27–24	10,817
November 10	3:30 pm	Western Michigan	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 29–24	11,012
November 17	3:00 pm	at UMass	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA		W 29–19	12,649
November 23	2:00 pm	vs. Bowling Green	Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH	BCSN	L 7–21	11,846
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	10	0	7	23
#6 Bulldogs	14	10	7	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	10	14	7	34
Bulls	14	21	21	0	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	10	23
Bulls	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	7	3	17
Huskies	3	14	7	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	14	0	10	7	31
Bobcats	7	14	3	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	3	0	0	0	3
Huskies	7	21	14	3	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	6	7	7	0	20
Bulls	0	6	0	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	0	18	0	25
Bulls	7	7	0	6	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	3	7	14	24
Bulls	0	3	14	10	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	14	7	3	24
Bulls	7	10	6	6	29

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	14	15	29
Minutemen	3	10	6	0	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	7	7
Falcons	0	14	7	0	21

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

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

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