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Mid-American

Buffalo

2026 Season Performance

#83
Rank
3-3
Record
1.3
Points
0.451
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W @ #53 Toledo 23-8
Worst L @ #101 Florida International 20-33

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#105.0
avg opponent rank
#78
toughest left
18.24
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#78 Massachusetts
4-2
+2.86
8
10-24
vs
#108 Bowling Green
2-4
+2.42
10
11-04
@
#88 Miami (OH)
3-3
+4.07
11
11-11
@
#131 Ball State
1-5
+3.14
12
11-18
vs
#91 Central Michigan
3-3
+2.67
13
11-27
@
#134 Akron
1-5
+3.08

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#69
#85
#101
#117
#132
Pre
#96
W3
#111
W6
#83
W9
#83
W12
#84
W15
#85

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/03
W
NR vs FCS UAlbany
21-17
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#74 @ #101 Florida International
20-33
-8.8
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -6.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.3
Against the Spread (+8.75, -4.25)
-1.1 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
+0.4
3
09/19
L
#120 @ #10 Penn State
13-55
-7.3
-8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -4.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -4.0
Margin Scaling
-3.1 -7.1
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.4
Against the Spread (+39.75, -2.25)
-0.6 -8.9
Total -8.9 pts
-1.6
4
09/26
W
#111 vs FCS Robert Morris
31-28
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
5
10/03
L
#109 vs #86 Western Michigan
17-20
-8.4
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -10.1
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -10.5
Against the Spread (+13.25, +10.25)
+2.6 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
+0.5
6
10/10
W
#122 @ #53 Toledo
23-8
+22.9
+20.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+0.5 14.0
Margin Scaling
+3.0 17.0
Against the Spread (+18.75, +33.75)
+3.0 20.0
Total 20.0 pts
-2.9
Total
3-3 Record
-1.7
-5.3
-3.5

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 -