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The 2014 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the
University at Buffalo The State University of New York at Buffalo, commonly called the University at Buffalo (UB) and sometimes called SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 ...
in the
2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 27, 2014 and ended on D ...
. They were led for the season's first seven games by fifth-year head coach
Jeff Quinn Jeff Quinn (born September 26, 1962) is an American football coach. He was formerly an assistant coach at the University of Notre Dame. Quinn served as the head football coach at the University at Buffalo from 2010 to 2014. He was the 24th head c ...
before his midseason firing on October 13, and by interim head coach Alex Wood for the remainder of the season. The team played their home games at
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and competed as a member of the East Division of the
Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I collegiate athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twel ...
. They fished the season 5–6, 3–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They only played 11 games due to their November 19 game vs Kent State being canceled due to inclement weather. The failure to reschedule that canceled game cost the Bulls a chance at
bowl eligibility Bowl eligibility in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level is the standard through which teams become available for selection to participate in postseason bowl games. When a team achieves this state, it is described as "bowl-eligible". ...
.


Schedule

:Schedule Source: :Hours before kickoff on November 19 against Kent State, the officials postponed the game due to the inclement weather that dropped four feet of lake effect snow in the region. Game officials had soon reschedule the match up two days later at a new time, 1:00 p.m. Later, it was announced that the two schools cancelled the game and will not reschedule due to the emergency situation.


Game summaries


Duquesne

In their first game of the season, the Bulls won, 38–28 over the Duquesne Dukes.


@ Army

In their second game of the season, the Bulls lost, 47–39 to the Army Black Knights.


Baylor

In their third game of the season, the Bulls lost, 63–21 to the Baylor Bears.


Norfolk State

In their fourth game of the season, the Bulls won, 36–7 over the Norfolk State Spartans.


Miami (OH)

In their fifth game of the season, the Bulls won, 35–27 over the Miami RedHawks.


@ Bowling Green

In their sixth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 36–35 to the Bowling Green Falcons.


@ Eastern Michigan

In their seventh game of the season, the Bulls lost, 37–27 to the Eastern Michigan Eagles.


Central Michigan

In their eighth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 20–14 to the Central Michigan Chippewas.


@ Ohio

In their ninth game of the season, the Bulls lost, 37–14 to the Ohio Bobcats.


Akron

In their tenth game of the season, the Bulls won, 55–24 over the Akron Zips.


Kent State

The November 19 game between Kent State and Buffalo was initially postponed due to inclement weather and was never rescheduled. The cancellation eliminated Buffalo from
bowl eligibility Bowl eligibility in college football at the NCAA Division I FBS level is the standard through which teams become available for selection to participate in postseason bowl games. When a team achieves this state, it is described as "bowl-eligible". ...
.


@ Massachusetts

In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulls won, 41–21 over the Massachusetts Minutemen.


After the season


NFL draft

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.


References

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