The Buffalo State Bengals team represents Buffalo State College in college football. The Bengals competes in the NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League, which they joined in 2019 after playing in the Empire 8 from 2012 to 2018.
| Buffalo State Bengals football | |||
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| First season | 1980 | ||
| Athletic director | Renee Carlineo | ||
| Head coach | Lazarus Morgan 3rd season, 4–19 (.174) | ||
| Stadium | Coyer Field (capacity: 3,000) | ||
| Field surface | A-Turf | ||
| Location | Buffalo, New York | ||
| NCAA division | Division III | ||
| Conference | Liberty League | ||
| Past conferences | Division III Independent (1980-2003) ACFC (2004-2005) NJAC (2006-2011) Empire 8 (2012-2018) | ||
| All-time record | 177–206 (.462) | ||
| Bowl record | 4–2 (.667) | ||
| Rivalries | Brockport | ||
| Colors | Orange and black[1] | ||
| Mascot | Benji the Bengal | ||
| Website | buffalostateathletics.com | ||
Buffalo State's first football team was fielded in 1980. The team plays its home games at the 3,000 seat Coyer Field, located on-campus in Buffalo, New York. The Bengals are currently coached by Lazarus Morgan.
Notable former players
editNotable former players include:
- T. J. Cottrell: Former National Football League tight end
Year-by-year results
edit- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017-18 college football season
| NCAA Division III Playoff Berth | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Undefeated Season |
| Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | |||||||
| 1980 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1981 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1982 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1983 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1984 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1985 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1986 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1987 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1988 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1989 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1990 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1991 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1992 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1993 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1994 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1995 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1996 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1997 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1998 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1999 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2000 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2001 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Swank | - | |
| 2002 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Swank | - | |
| 2003 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Swank | - | |
| 2004 | III | ACFC | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | T-3rd | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2005 | III | ACFC | N/A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | T-4th | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2006 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | N/A | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2007 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | N/A | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2008 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 9th | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2009 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | T-8th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2010 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 6th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2011 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | T-5th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2012 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | T-4th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2013 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | T-6th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2014 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-3rd | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2015 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-3rd | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2016 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | T-6th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2017 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 4th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2018 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 7th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2019 | III | Liberty League | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 5th | Christian Ozolins | - | |
| Totals | 383 | 177 | 206 | 0 | .462 | 116 | 45 | 71 | 0 | .387 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "Web Palette | College Relations | Buffalo State". Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Buffalo State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-10-15.