1986 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–2
Head coach
Home stadiumRotary Field
Seasons
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1986 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Salisbury State ^   –   13 – 1 – 0
No. 1 Dayton ^   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Union (NY) ^   –   9 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Buffalo   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Hofstra ^   –   9 – 2 – 0
Wagner   –   9 – 2 – 0
Millsaps   –   7 – 2 – 0
MacMurray   –   6 – 3 – 0
Wabash   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   5 – 3 – 1
DePauw   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mercyhurst   –   6 – 4 – 0
Western Connecticut State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Canisius   –   5 – 4 – 0
Colorado College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Menlo   –   4 – 4 – 1
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Saint Francis (PA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Albany   –   4 – 6 – 0
Brockport   –   4 – 6 – 0
Brooklyn   –   4 – 6 – 0
San Diego   –   4 – 6 – 0
Marist   –   3 – 5 – 0
Frostburg State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Ferrum   –   3 – 8 – 0
Catholic University   –   2 – 8 – 1
Aurora   –   1 – 4 – 0
Norwich   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rochester (NY)   –   1 – 7 – 1
Buffalo State   –   1 – 8 – 0
Cortland   –   1 – 8 – 0
Saint Peter's   –   0 – 8 – 0
Wesley   –   0 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division III poll

The 1986 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Bill Dando in his tenth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 9–2.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at Towson StateTowson, MDL 8–374,359
September 13at CortlandCortland, NYW 23–224,200
September 20Buffalo State
W 37–74,387
September 27Rochester
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 21–193,246
October 4at Villanova
W 29–2713,900[2]
October 11at CanisiusBuffalo, NYW 38–72,087
October 18Ithaca
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 21–224,180
October 25Brockport
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 21–143,963
November 1at AlfredAlfred, NYW 13–103,313
November 8at Albany
W 11–10895
November 15Frostburg State
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 42–71,323

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Buffalo Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on November 27, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Villanova suffers first loss of new era". Courier-Post. October 5, 1986. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 1986 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
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