The 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Lance Leipold, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 10–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the MAC's East Division title. Buffalo advanced to the MAC Championship Game, where the Bulls lost to Northern Illinois. Buffalo concluded the season in the Dollar General Bowl, losing to Troy. The Bulls recorded their first winning season and bowl game appearance since 2013. The ten wins remain the most of any season in program history, topping the previous high mark of eight wins in 2008. The team played home games at University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.
Schedule
Preseason Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
Rimington TrophyJames O'HaganCSRChuck Bednarik AwardKhalil HodgeLBSRMaxwell AwardAnthony JohnsonWRSRDavey O'Brien AwardTyree JacksonQBJRDoak Walker AwardEmmanuel ReedRBJRFred Biletnikoff AwardAnthony JohnsonWRSRJohn Mackey AwardTyler MabryTEJRButkus AwardKhalil HodgeLBSRBronko Nagurski TrophyKhalil HodgeLBSRJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardTyree JacksonQBJR
Preseason media poll The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Bulls predicted to finish in second place in the East Division.
Game summaries Delaware State
At Temple
Eastern Michigan
At Rutgers
Army
At Central Michigan
Akron
At Toledo
Miami (OH)
Kent State
At Ohio
At Bowling Green
Vs. Northern Illinois—MAC Championship Game
Vs. Troy—Dollar General Bowl
Roster
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