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2019 Buffalo Bulls football
2019 Buffalo Bulls football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 31–9 vs. Charlotte
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Andy Kotelnicki (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by fifth-year head coach Lance Leipold and played their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x$	6	–	2	8	–	6
Ohio	5	–	3	7	–	6
Buffalo	5	–	3	8	–	5
Kent State	5	–	3	7	–	6
Bowling Green	2	–	6	3	–	9
Akron	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
Central Michigan x	6	–	2	8	–	6
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	6
Ball State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Northern Illinois	4	–	4	5	–	7
Toledo	3	–	5	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	3	–	5	6	–	7
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason edit

MAC media poll edit

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Bulls predicted to finish in third place in the East Division.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East Division
1	Ohio	144 (24)
2	Miami	107
3	Buffalo	100
4	Kent State	62
5	Akron	54
6	Bowling Green	37

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Robert Morris*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	W 38–10	18,412
September 7	7:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	FOX	L 13–45	104,136
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 17–35	14,584
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Temple*	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPNU	W 38–22	17,621
September 28	12:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPNU	L 20–34	18,419
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Ohio	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 20–21 ^OT	20,042
October 19	3:00 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 21–0	16,909
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	W 43–20	14,850
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPNU	W 43–14	16,017
November 14	7:00 p.m.	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	CBSSN	L 27–30	8,450
November 20	7:30 p.m.	Toledo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN2	W 49–30	13,830
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN+	W 49–7	13,749
December 20	2:00 p.m.	vs. Charlotte*	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–9	13,547
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source:^[2]

Game summaries edit

Robert Morris edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	3	0	0	10
Bulls	21	7	10	0	38

At Penn State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	10	3	0	13
No. 15 Nittany Lions	7	0	28	10	45

At Liberty edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	3	7	17
Flames	7	21	7	0	35

Temple edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	3	12	22
Bulls	0	24	7	7	38

At Miami (OH) edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	7	0	6	20
RedHawks	0	13	21	0	34

Ohio edit

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bobcats	0	0	7	7	7	21
Bulls	0	7	0	7	6	20

At Akron edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	7	7	21
Zips	0	0	0	0	0

Central Michigan edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	7	7	0	6	20
Bulls	3	27	3	10	43

At Eastern Michigan edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	2	27	7	7	43
Eagles	7	0	0	7	14

At Kent State edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	10	7	3	27
Golden Flashes	0	6	0	24	30

Toledo edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rockets	7	13	3	7	30
Bulls	14	14	7	14	49

Bowling Green edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	7	0	0	7
Bulls	21	14	0	14	49

Vs. Charlotte (Bahamas Bowl) edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	10	7	7	31
49ers	0	0	6	3	9

Roster edit

2019 Buffalo Bulls football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Antonio Nunn	Jr
WR	`4`	Isaiah King	So
RB	`5`	Kevin Marks	So
QB	`7`	Kyle Vantrease	So
RB	`8`	Dylan McDuffie	Fr
QB	`9`	Dominic Johnson	Jr
QB	`10`	Matt Myers	Fr
RB	`11`	Theo Anderson	Jr
WR	`13`	Tito Overton	Jr
WR	`14`	Jelani Foster	Fr
WR	`18`	Trevor Wilson	Fr
WR	`19`	Shemar Hayes	So
RB	`21`	Tajay Ahmed	Fr
RB	`26`	Jaret Patterson	So
WR	`27`	Steven Shoemaker	So
WR	`30`	Josh Griffen	So
TE	`36`	Cole Burniston	Fr
RB	`43`	Solomon Brown	Fr
TE	`44`	Jake Molinich	Jr
OL	`59`	Jake Fuzak	Jr
OL	`60`	Trevor Cahill	Fr
OL	`62`	Mike Novitsky	Fr
OL	`63`	Austin Kunick	Sr
OL	`64`	Michael Kenefick	Sr
OL	`65`	Tomas Jack-Kurdyla	Sr
OL	`66`	Jacob Gall	So
OL	`67`	Evin Ksiezarczyk	Sr
OL	`70`	Tyler Leroux	Fr
OL	`71`	Dan Kubik	So
OL	`72`	Paul Nosworthy	Sr
OL	`73`	Kayode Awosika	Jr
OL	`75`	Trey Derouen	Sr
OL	`76`	Anthony Laudicina	Fr
OL	`79`	Jack Klenk	Jr
TE	`80`	Matt McCarthy	Fr
TE	`85`	Julien Bourassa	So
WR	`86`	LeMaro Smith Jr.	Fr
WR	`87`	Jovany Ruiz	Jr
WR	`88`	Dajuan Hudson	Sr
TE	`89`	Zac Lefebvre	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`2`	Ashton White	Sr
CB	`3`	Aapri Washington	So
LB	`5`	Tim Terry Jr.	So
S	`7`	Dawun Hylton	So
CB	`12`	Devon Russell	Sr
LB	`13`	Sean Colgan	Jr
LB	`16`	Max Michel	Fr
LB	`18`	Roy Baker	Jr
LB	`20`	James Patterson	So
LB	`21`	Justin Mulbah	Jr
S	`22`	Joey Banks	Sr
LB	`23`	Jake Zimmer	Fr
S	`24`	Corey Gross Jr.	Fr
S	`28`	Dev Lamour	Sr
CB	`30`	Wankeith Akin Jr.	So
LB	`31`	Kadofi Wright	Jr
S	`32`	Owen Chambers	Fr
S	`33`	Tyrone Hill	Jr
LB	`34`	Ja'Varius Harrison	Jr
CB	`35`	Ali Abbas	Jr
CB	`39`	Dylan Powell	Jr
LB	`42`	Matt Otwinowski	Sr
S	`45`	Evan Gantley	So
LB	`48`	Fabian Weitz	Fr
DE	`49`	Taylor Riggins	Jr
DE	`50`	Malcolm Koonce	Jr
DE	`51`	Xander Heim	So
DE	`52`	Ledarius Mack	Sr
DE	`53`	Eric Black	So
DT	`54`	DeShondrick Foxworth	Sr
DT	`91`	Eddie Wilson	So
DT	`92`	Ronald McGee	So
DT	`93`	Chibueze Onwuka	Jr
DT	`95`	Tyrece Woods, Jr.	Fr
DT	`97`	Atunaisa Vainikolo	Jr
DE	`99`	Frendy Darelus	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`11`	Alex McNulty	So
P	`40`	Evan Finegan	So
LS	`57`	Jeremiah Riordan	Jr

Head coach

Lance Leipold

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Rob Ianello (Associate head coach / recruiting coordinator / wide receivers)
Brian Borland (defensive coordinator / cornerbacks)
Andy Kotelnicki (offensive coordinator / running backs)
Scott Fuchs (offensive line)
Alan Hensell (tight ends)
Chris Simpson (Linebackers / defensive run game coordinator)
Brad McCaslin (defensive tackles)
Jim Zebrowski (Quarterbacks / Co-offensive coordinator / passing game coordinator)
Taiwo Onatolu (defensive ends / special teams coordinator)
Jeff Burrow (safeties)
Matt Gildersleeve (head strength and conditioning coach)
Ryan Wilson (graduate assistant)
Daniel Allen (graduate assistant)
James Daniels (graduate assistant)
Isaac Reed (graduate assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 24, 2019

References edit

^ "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
^ 2019 Buffalo Bulls football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 11, 2019.