Buffalo State Bengals football
| Buffalo State Bengals football | |||
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| First season | 1980 | ||
| Athletic director | Renee Carlineo | ||
| Head coach | Lazarus Morgan 4th season, 6–34 (.150) | ||
| Location | Buffalo, New York | ||
| Stadium | Coyer Field (capacity: 3,000) | ||
| NCAA division | Division III | ||
| Conference | Liberty League | ||
| Colors | Orange and black[1] | ||
| All-time record | 177–206 (.462) | ||
| Bowl record | 4–2 (.667) | ||
| Rivalries | Brockport | ||
| Mascot | Benji the Bengal | ||
| Website | buffalostateathletics.com/football | ||
The Buffalo State Bengals team represents Buffalo State College in college football. The Bengals competes in the NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League, which they joined in 2019.
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. The Bengals are currently coached by Lazarus Morgan.
Notable former players
Notable former players include:
- T. J. Cottrell: Former National Football League tight end
Year-by-year results
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017-18 college football season
| NCAA Division III Playoff Berth | Conference champions | Division champions | Undefeated Season |
| Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | |||||||
| 1980 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1981 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1982 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1983 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1984 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1985 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Les Dugan | - | |
| 1986 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1987 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1988 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1989 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1990 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1991 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1992 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1993 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1994 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1995 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1996 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1997 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1998 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 1999 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2000 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2001 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Swank | - | |
| 2002 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Swank | - | |
| 2003 | III | Division III Independent | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bob Swank | - | |
| 2004 | III | ACFC | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | T-3rd | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2005 | III | ACFC | N/A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | T-4th | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2006 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | N/A | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2007 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | N/A | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2008 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 9th | Paul Shaffner | - | |
| 2009 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | T-8th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2010 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 6th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2011 | III | NJAC | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | T-5th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2012 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | T-4th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2013 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | T-6th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2014 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-3rd | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2015 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-3rd | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2016 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | T-6th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2017 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 4th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2018 | III | Empire 8 | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 7th | Jerry Boyes | - | |
| 2019 | III | Liberty League | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 5th | Christian Ozolins | - | |
| Totals | 383 | 177 | 206 | 0 | .462 | 116 | 45 | 71 | 0 | .387 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Web Palette | College Relations | Buffalo State". Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Buffalo State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012.
