1998 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Craig Cirbus (4th season)
Captain	Mike Garofalo, Kali Watkins, Dan Poulsen
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
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

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.

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
October 31	1:30 pm	No. 3 Western Illinois	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY		L 6–41	18,648	^[2]
November 14	3:30 pm	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 40–65	6,121	^[3]
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

References

^ McShea, Keith (October 5, 1998). "Big Red Wins Tight Blowout". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W. Illinois buffaloes Buffalo". Chicago Tribune. November 1, 1998. p. 3:12. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Back rushes for 4 TDs in 'Nova win over Buffalo". Press and Sun-Bulletin. November 15, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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