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Buffalo

MAC · 2002 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–11
0.083 Win %
Conference
14th
0–8 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
37
1962–2026
All-Time Record
164–243–4
0.404 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#13
2020
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 1
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 9 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Buffalo head-to-head · History & Eras

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3FCSUnranked—L 26–37
3Week 3 · Sep 10Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND BE1–11W 34–11
4Week 4 · Sep 17UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI6–6L 3–24
5Week 5 · Sep 24Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB108–5L 17–41
6Week 6 · Oct 1Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–8L 32–34
7Week 7 · Oct 8Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC4–8L 17–31
8Week 8 · Oct 15Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HMAC11–2L 21–66
9Week 9 · Oct 22Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC7–5L 0–49
10Week 10 · Oct 29Kent State (KENT STATE)H2HMAC3–9L 12–16
12Week 12 · Nov 12UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)H2HMAC7–5L 21–45
13Week 13 · Nov 19Akron (AKRON)H2HMAC4–8L 10–21
14Week 14 · Nov 26Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC6–6L 21–41

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
8.887
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-61
-62+1
  • Rutgers +1
  • Marshall -2
  • Minnesota -5
  • Miami (OH) -5
  • UCF -5
  • UConn -6
  • Ball State -6
  • Ohio -8
  • Western Michigan -8
  • Akron -8
  • Kent State -9

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #116Better than 16%
Win % Place 114thBetter than 18%

0.083 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#117W15#116Regular Season Final#116Post-Season W2#116Post-Season W3#116Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-11
+23
-21
-24
-2
-14
-45
-49
-4
-24
-11
-20

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#471969#1151970#1141999#1112000#1022001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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