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Mid-American

Buffalo

2018 Season Performance

#38
Rank
10-3
Record
76.8
Points
0.457
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W @ #126 Temple 36-29
Worst L @ #61 Ohio 17-52

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 5-1
Neutral 0-1
Conference 7-2
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#11
#37
#63
#89
#116
Pre
#106
W3
#28
W6
#34
W9
#25
W12
#35
W15
#38

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/01
W
NR vs FCS Delaware State
48-10
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/08
W
#65 @ #126 Temple
36-29
+17.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.9 16.4
Margin Scaling
+1.5 17.9
Total 17.9 pts
3
09/15
W
#55 vs #40 Eastern Michigan
35-28
+10.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.0 9.0
Margin Scaling
+1.4 10.3
Total 10.3 pts
4
09/22
W
#28 @ #87 Rutgers
42-13
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.7 8.8
Margin Scaling
+5.1 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
5
09/29
L
#16 vs #41 Army
13-42
-11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.1 -7.3
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-3.0 -9.4
Recency Weighting
-1.7 -11.1
Total -11.1 pts
6
10/06
W
#39 @ #120 Central Michigan
34-24
+7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-8.1 5.4
Margin Scaling
+1.9 7.3
Total 7.3 pts
7
10/13
W
#34 vs #92 Akron
24-6
+9.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 6.3
Margin Scaling
+2.9 9.2
Total 9.2 pts
8
10/20
W
#23 @ #91 Toledo
31-17
+14.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.1 12.4
Margin Scaling
+2.2 14.5
Total 14.5 pts
10
10/31
W
#25 vs #89 Miami (OH)
51-42
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 8.1
Margin Scaling
+2.1 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
11
11/07
W
#28 vs #114 Kent State
48-14
+8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.6 4.4
Margin Scaling
+3.8 8.2
Total 8.2 pts
12
11/15
L
#28 @ #61 Ohio
17-52
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
13
11/23
W
#35 @ #116 Bowling Green
44-14
+11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.0 7.5
Margin Scaling
+3.9 11.3
Total 11.3 pts
14
12/01
L
#33 N #59 Northern Illinois
29-30
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.0 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -6.6
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
Total
10-3 Record
77.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
59-62
Record
49%
Win Rate
#82
Avg Rank
#16
Best Rank
0.451
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#125
2017
#86
2018
#38
2019
#60
2020
#40
2021
#108
2022
#76
2023
#115
2024
#66
2025
#106
2026
#85

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Mid-American 3-3 (50%) #85 #74 -2.2 0.444 -
2025 Mid-American 5-7 (42%) #106 #59 -32.1 0.461 -
2024 Mid-American 8-4 (67%) #66 #37 37.9 0.477 -
2023 Mid-American 3-9 (25%) #115 #89 -55.0 0.471 -
2022 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #76 #38 14.1 0.448 -
2021 Mid-American 4-8 (33%) #108 #66 -46.8 0.428 -
2020 Mid-American 5-1 (83%) #40 #31 43.2 0.400 -
2019 Mid-American 7-5 (58%) #60 #59 33.7 0.487 -
2018 Mid-American 10-3 (77%) #38 #16 76.8 0.457 -
2017 Mid-American 6-6 (50%) #86 #67 1.1 0.460 -
2016 Mid-American 2-10 (17%) #125 #77 -78.9 0.428 -