2017 Buffalo Bulls football team

2017 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple pro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrian Borland (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Jamarl Eiland
  • Jarrett Franklin
  • Demone Harris
  • Khalil Hodge
  • James O'Hagan
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
Uniform
2017 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Akron xy   6 2     7 7  
Ohio   5 3     9 4  
Miami (OH)   4 4     5 7  
Buffalo   4 4     6 6  
Bowling Green   2 6     2 10  
Kent State   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   7 1     11 3  
Central Michigan   6 2     8 5  
Northern Illinois   6 2     8 5  
Western Michigan   4 4     6 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 5     5 7  
Ball State   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Toledo 45, Akron 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Lance Leipold, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's East Division. Despite being bowl-eligible, Buffalo did not receive an invitation to a bowl game. The team played home games at University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

On October 7, Buffalo and Western Michigan scored 139 points in a game that took a record-tying seven overtimes to settle. Buffalo lost, 71–68. The game marked the highest-scoring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) game, breaking the previous record set in 2016.