2012 Buffalo Bulls football team

2012 Buffalo Bulls football
2012 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jeff Quinn (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Alex Wood (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Jeff Quinn and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 pm	at No. 6 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	L 23–45	92,446
September 8	6:00 pm	Morgan State*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	W 56–34	15,570
September 19	7:00 pm	Kent State	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPNU	L 7–23	14,373
September 29	12:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	Big East Network	L 17–24	34,666
October 6	12:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN Plus, CSS	L 31–38	20,044
October 13	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 3–45	14,419
October 20	3:30 pm	Pittsburgh*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN Plus	L 6–20	17,021
October 27	3:30 pm	Toledo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	TWCS	L 20–25	10,658
November 3	12:00 pm	Miami (OH)	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 27–24	10,817
November 10	3:30 pm	Western Michigan	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 29–24	11,012
November 17	3:00 pm	at UMass	Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA		W 29–19	12,649
November 23	2:00 pm	vs. Bowling Green	Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH	BCSN	L 7–21	11,846
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	10	0	7	23
#6 Bulldogs	14	10	7	14	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	10	14	7	34
Bulls	14	21	21	0	56

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	10	23
Bulls	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	7	3	17
Huskies	3	14	7	0	24

Schedule

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Kent State x	8	–	0	11	–	3
Bowling Green	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	9	–	4
Buffalo	3	–	5	4	–	8
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Akron	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
No. 22 Northern Illinois x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Ball State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Central Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Michigan	2	–	6	4	–	8
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll