The Buffalo State Bengals team represents
Buffalo State College
The State University of New York College at Buffalo (colloquially referred to as Buffalo State College, SUNY Buffalo State, Buffalo State, or simply Buff State) is a public college in Buffalo, New York. It is part of the State University of New ...
in
college football. The Bengals competes in the
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their st ...
as a member of the
Liberty League
The Liberty League is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. Member schools are top institutions that are all located in the state of New York.
History
It was founde ...
, which they joined in 2019 after playing in the Empire 8 from 2012 to 2018.
Buffalo State's first football team was fielded in 1980. The team plays its home games at the 3,000 seat
Coyer Field, located on-campus in
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from Sou ...
. The Bengals are currently coached by
Lazarus Morgan.
History
Notable former players
Notable former players include:
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T. J. Cottrell: Former
National Football League
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tight end
Year-by-year results
:''Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017-18 college football season''
References
External links
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American football teams established in 1980
1980 establishments in New York (state)