2021 Buffalo Bulls football team

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2021 Buffalo Bulls football
Buffalo Bulls logo.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2021 record4–8 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorShane Montgomery (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Cauthen (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
(Capacity: 29,013)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State xy   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Miami (OH)   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ohio   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Buffalo   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Central Michigan x   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Toledo   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2021; Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2021 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by first-year coach Maurice Linguist and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season[]

In a limited season, which was initially canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before being reinstated, the Bulls finished the 2020 season 6–1, 5–0 in MAC play to win the East Division. They lost to Ball State in the MAC Championship. They received an invite to the Camelia Bowl where they defeated Marshall.

Following the season head coach Lance Leipold left the team to take the head coach position at Kansas.[1] A few days later, the school named Michigan co-defensive coordinator Maurice Linguist the team's new head coach.[2]

2021 NFL draft[]

Defensive end Malcolm Koonce was selected in the third round of the NFL draft by the Las Vegas Raiders.[3] Koonce was the 15th Buffalo player to be drafted in the program’s history, and the first since 2017, when the Cincinnati Bengals selected Bulls tight end Mason Schreck in the seventh round, at No. 251.[4] Koonce became the third Buffalo player drafted by the Raiders, joining Trevor Scott in 2008 and Khalil Mack in 2014.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 79 Malcolm Koonce DE Las Vegas Raiders

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. Wagner*
ESPN3 W 69–7 13,063
September 11 3:30 p.m. at Nebraska*
BTN L 3–28 85,663
September 18 12:00 p.m. No. 16 Coastal Carolina*
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
ESPN2 L 25–28 16,739
September 25 6:00 p.m. at Old Dominion*
ESPN+ W 35–34 18,197
October 2 12:00 p.m. Western Michigandagger
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
CBSSN L 17–24 17,344
October 9 7:00 p.m. at Kent State
ESPNU L 38–48 12,105
October 16 12:00 p.m. Ohio
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
ESPN+ W 27–26 12,909
October 23 3:30 p.m. at Akron
ESPN+ W 45–10 8,635
October 30 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
CBSSN L 44–5613,163
November 9 7:00 p.m. at Miami (OH)
ESPNU L 18–45 10,069
November 17 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
ESPN2 L 27–33 OT 13,097
November 23 7:00 p.m. at Ball State
ESPN+ L 3–20 6,112
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kansas hires Buffalo's Leipold to replace Miles". ESPN.com. 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. ^ "Buffalo hires Michigan co-defensive coordinator Maurice Linguist as coach to replace Lance Leipold". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  3. ^ "Raiders select with Buffalo DE Malcolm Koonce the No. 79 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft". Raiders Wire. 2021-05-01. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  4. ^ a b Reporter, Rachel Lenzi News Sports. "Las Vegas Raiders draft UB's Malcolm Koonce at No. 79". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  5. ^ "2021 Buffalo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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