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 →

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.

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

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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