Buffalo 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 11:11 am Friday, August 9, 2024

The Buffalo Bulls will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 29, against Lafayette of the FCS. See below for more.

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2024 Buffalo Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Lafayette (FCS) August 29 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Missouri September 7 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network+
UMass September 14 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Northern Illinois September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ UConn September 28 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Toledo October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Western Michigan October 19 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Ohio October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Akron November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Ball State November 12 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Eastern Michigan November 20 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Kent State November 26 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Buffalo 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Bulls will have the 15th-easiest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total from last season (59).
  • Buffalo will have the 104th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (57).
  • The Bulls are playing the 25th-easiest conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Buffalo’s schedule has five games against teams with winning records in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more wins and four against squads that had three or fewer wins).
  • The Bulls will play five teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Buffalo Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Bulls were a bottom-25 offense last year, ranking 19th-worst with 318.8 yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 55th in FBS (366.8 yards allowed per game).
  • Buffalo ranked 24th-worst in scoring offense last season (20.9 points per game), but it played a little better on defense, ranking 77th with 27.4 points allowed per game.
  • The Bulls ranked 108th in passing yards last year (185.3 per game), but they played really well on the other side of the ball, ranking 21st-best in FBS with 186.9 passing yards allowed per game.
  • With 179.9 rushing yards allowed per game on defense, which ranked 19th-worst in FBS, Buffalo had to ask its 94th-ranked running game (133.6 rushing yards per contest) to keep it competitive last season.
  • While the Bulls ranked 25th-worst in FBS in third-down conversion rate at 34.2% last season, it was a different situation defensively, as they ranked 25th-best (33.3% third-down conversion rate allowed).
  • With 19 forced turnovers (46th in FBS) against 18 turnovers committed (64th in FBS) last season, Buffalo’s +1 turnover margin ranked 58th in college football.

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