1998 Buffalo Bulls football team

1998 Buffalo Bulls football
1998 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Craig Cirbus (4th season);
Defensive coordinator	Joe Reich (2nd season)
Captain	Mike Garofalo, Kali Watkins, Dan Poulsen
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Morehead State		–		9	–	2
Davidson		–		8	–	2
No. 20 Hofstra		–		8	–	3
No. 22 South Florida		–		8	–	3
No. 19 Western Kentucky		–		7	–	4
Samford		–		6	–	5
Liberty		–		5	–	6
Southern Utah		–		5	–	6
Austin Peay		–		4	–	7
Buffalo		–		4	–	7
Jacksonville		–		4	–	5
La Salle		–		3	–	6
Cal Poly		–		3	–	8
Charleston Southern		–		3	–	8
Saint Mary's		–		2	–	8

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 315 points while the defense allowed 340 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	at Maine	Fitzpatrick Stadium Portland, ME		L 13–30	4,998
September 12	7:00 pm	Lock Haven	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 40–17	20,760
September 19	1:00 pm	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA		W 16–14	3,834
September 26	1:00 pm	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA		L 27–51	11,672
October 3	12:00 pm	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ESN	L 31–34	7,692	^[1]
October 10	1:30 pm	Morgan State	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 35–17	19,854
October 17	7:00 pm	Canisius	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		W 47–0	20,079
October 24	1:30 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 24–27	10,831	^[2]
October 31	1:30 pm	No. 3 Western Illinois	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		L 6–41	18,648	^[3]
November 14	3:30 pm	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 40–65	6,121	^[4]
November 21	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Hofstra	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY		L 36–44	4,639
Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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^ "Harrelson delivers for LU in OT". The News and Advance. October 25, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W. Illinois buffaloes Buffalo". Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1998. p. 3:12. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Back rushes for 4 TDs in 'Nova win over Buffalo". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 15, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Olympic Park (1894–1919) International Park (1915–1917, 1919) Rotary Field (1920–1942, 1955–1984) War Memorial Stadium (1946–1954, 1958, 1960, 1968–1969) Kunz Stadium (1985–1992) University at Buffalo Stadium (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March" Thunder of the East Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971–1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024