2011 Buffalo Bulls football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2011 Buffalo Bulls football Buffalo Bulls logo.svg 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 3–9 2–6 Jeff Quinn 2nd Alex Wood 1st Multiple William Inge 2nd 4–3 Chazz Anderson Fred Branch Richie Smith John Syty University at Buffalo Stadium The 2011 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Jeff Quinn, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing sixth in the MAC's East Division. The team played home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York. Schedule Eastern September 3 6:00 pm l y y Pittsburgh Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 16–35 48,359 September 10 6:00 pm w y Stony Brook University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY TWCS 35–7 21,933 September 17 7:00 pm l y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN 25–28 8,964 September 24 6:00 pm l y y Connecticut University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY Big East Network 3–17 18,215 October 1 12:30 pm l y y Tennessee Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN CSS 10–41 87,758 October 8 3:30 pm w Ohio University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY TWCS 38–37 15,051 October 15 1:00 pm l y Temple Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 0–34 25,820 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880218 Buffalo Bulls vs. Temple Owls Box Score ESPN.com October 15, 2011 October 22 12:00 pm l Northern Illinois University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY ESPN3 30–31 13,370 October 29 3:30 pm l y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH TWCS 13–41 16,131 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=313020193 Buffalo Bulls vs. Miami Redhawks Box Score ESPN.com October 29, 2011 November 12 1:00 pm l y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 17–30 3,830 November 19 12:00 pm w Akron University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY TWCS 51–10 14,509 November 25 12:00 pm l Bowling Green University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY TWCS 28–42 12,262 Buffalo Bulls Schedule 2011 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2084/season/2011 ESPN September 2, 2025 2011 Buffalo Bulls Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/buffalo/2011-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference September 2, 2025 2011 Football Schedule https://ubbulls.com/sports/football/schedule/2011 University at Buffalo Bulls Athletics September 2, 2025 Game summaries Pittsburgh Bulls Panthers 0 3 7 6 7 0 14 14 September 3, 2011 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA EST 6:00 p.m. 48,359 ESPN3 2011 Pittsburgh Panthers football team The Panthers took the lead in the first quarter with a rushing touchdown by Graham. Buffalo's offense struggled to gain any yardage on the ground or in the air. Early in the second quarter, Pittsburgh missed a 32-yard field goal. One Panther drive later, and Pittsburgh missed a 47-yard field goal. Once the Bulls got the ball back, Peter Farning kicked a 40-yard field goal, putting Buffalo on the scoreboard. Both defenses remained strong throughout the first half of play. The Bulls got the ball first in the third quarter. Chazz Anderson, Buffalo's starting QB, drove for 49 yards before being intercepted by Pittsburgh's defense. Ray Graham of the Panthers later rushed for touchdown to go ahead 14–3. The next drive, Anderson lead a Buffalo drive that took them to the end zone. The score was then 14–10. Pittsburgh soon answered back with a 5-yard rushing touchdown by Ray Graham. Going into the fourth quarter, Buffalo's running back, Branden Oliver, punched in a 1-yard touchdown. The Bulls tried a 2-point conversion, but failed to make the score 21–16. Pittsburgh answered back yet again however with a quick 6 play, 60-yard drive that ended with a touchdown. On the next drive, the Bulls gained 42 yards, but failed to convert on fourth down, forcing them to turn over. On the next drive, Ray Graham broke loose for 75 yards, and later punched in a touchdown with a 1-yard gain. The end score was 35–16, Pittsburgh. Stony Brook Seawolves Bulls 0 7 0 0 7 14 14 0 September 10, 2011 UB Stadium Amherst, NY EST 6:00 p.m. 21,933 Time Warner Cable SportsNet, ESPN3 2011 Stony Brook Seawolves football team After a 53-yard kick return by Buffalo's Terrell Jackson, Chazz Anderson started the game by throwing a 57-yard touchdown to Alex Dennison. Within 19 seconds, the Bulls were up by 7–0. The rest of the first quarter was scoreless for both teams. Within 2 minutes of the second quarter, Stony Brook drove for 92 yards in 10 plays, ending in a touchdown by Jordan Gush. Buffalo took the ball back the next drive, and scored a touchdown by Branden Oliver. The next drive for Buffalo also ended in a touchdown, with a 49-yard rush by Branden Oliver. The Bulls went into halftime leading Stony Brook 21–7. Within 4 minutes of the 3rd quarter, Buffalo scored another touchdown. Chazz Anderson threw a pass to Devon Hughes, who made his way to the end zone with a 15-yard run. Buffalo ended the 3rd quarter with a 43-yard rushing touchdown by Branden Oliver, making it 35–7. In the fourth quarter, Stony Brook drove for 50 yards, until Khalil Mack sacked Stony Brook's quarterback, Kyle Essington, who fumbled. Fred Branch of Buffalo recovered the ball to put away the game. Ball State Bulls Cardinals 7 0 6 12 0 21 0 7 September 17, 2011 Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN EST 7:00 p.m. 8,964 2011 Ball State Cardinals football team The game started out well for the Bulls, who scored a touchdown in their first drive. However, that first touchdown was their last of the half. The Buffalo offense and defense were completely exposed as the Cardinals score 21 unanswered points in the first half. Within 7 minutes of the third drive, Buffalo scored their second touchdown with a run by Branden Oliver. The kick attempt was blocked by Ball State's defense. The score remained 21–13 going into the fourth quarter. Within 2 minutes of the fourth quarter, Buffalo scored their third touchdown, but failed on their 2-point conversion. One drive later, and the Bulls scored their fourth touchdown, giving them a lead of 25–21 with 6 minutes remaining. This is when Ball State quarterback Keith Wenning took over the game. Buffalo's defense could not stop the Ball State juggernaut, even when they had a 4th down and 7, and a 4th down and 17. The Cardinals eventually scored their last touchdown with only 29 seconds on the clock. In the last 29 seconds of the game, Buffalo gained two first downs, but it wasn't enough to get a field goal. Ball State won, 28–25. Connecticut Huskies Bulls 0 10 0 7 0 3 0 0 September 24, 2011 UB Stadium Amherst, NY EST 6:00 p.m. 18,215 Big East Network 2011 Connecticut Huskies football team As expected, both Buffalo's and Connecticut's offenses did not click early in the game. The Bulls made more first downs in the first quarter, but were not able to complete their drives. The Bulls took the lead in the second quarter with a field goal by Peter Fardon. Connecticut answered back quickly with a field goal of their own and a touchdown later in the quarter. The Bulls and Huskies went into halftime with a score of 3–10, Huskies leading. The third quarter was again hampered by strong defensive plays on both sides of the ball. Khalil Mack and Steven Means paired together to create impressive plays and sacks behind Connecticut's line of scrimmage. Buffalo's offense however, did not click to overcome Connecticut's strong defense, which was one of the best in the FBS. Connecticut scored another touchdown score in the fourth quarter to put away the game. The Huskies won, 17–3. The overall series record between the Bulls and Huskies is 4–15 with Connecticut leading. Tennessee Bulls Volunteers 7 0 0 3 17 14 7 3 October 1, 2011 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN EST 12:30 p.m. 87,758 Comcast Sports Southeast, ESPN3 2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team Going into the game as 30-point underdogs, Buffalo was weaker in every category than the Tennessee Volunteers. Tyler Bray threw for 342 yards against the Bulls, while Chazz Anderson of Buffalo threw for only 99 yards. Anderson though, broke for a 68-yard run to the end zone in the first quarter. However, the Volunteers never looked back, and scored 38 unanswered points. In the fourth quarter, Buffalo scored a field goal to make the score 38–10, but the Volunteers again answered with a field goal of their own. Ohio Bobcats Bulls 7 10 14 6 14 10 7 7 October 8, 2011 UB Stadium Amherst, NY EST 3:30 p.m. 15,051 Time Warner Cable SportsNet 2011 Ohio Bobcats football team Buffalo came into the game as eight-point underdogs. After losing three straight games, the team knew they had to come back to their home field with a bang. Early in the first quarter, Bo Oliver rushed into the end zone from 12 yards out to give the Bulls a 7–0 lead. On the next drive for Ohio, Harden rushed 13 yards into the end zone to tie the score at seven. Oliver answered back with another rushing touchdown from 1 yard out. Halfway through the second quarter, Chazz Anderson found Alex Neutz to complete a 36-yard touchdown pass to push the Bulls advantage to 21–7. However, Ohio scored another touchdown with 5 minutes remaining in the half. Buffalo answered quickly with a field goal to make the score 24–14. One drive later, Ohio scored a field goal to make the score 24–17 at halftime. Within 3 minutes of the 3rd quarter, Ohio's Tyler Tettleton threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 24. A few drives later, and Ohio's LaVon Brazill burst for a 67-yard run that put the Bobcats up 31–24. Buffalo answered as Anderson completed a 90-yard touchdown pass to Ed Young that tied the score at 31 with 7:17 remaining in the third quarter. The Bobcats took the lead again with a 46-yard field goal by Matt Weller. With 5:45 remaining in the contest, Oliver rushed for his third touchdown, this time from one yard out to give Buffalo a 38–34 lead. The next drive, Weller made another field goal to inch the Bobcats closer 38–37. However, the Bulls defense however sealed the victory when Richie Smith sacked Tettleton on fourth down with less than two minutes remaining. The Bulls won, 38–37. Temple Bulls Owls 0 0 0 0 10 14 7 3 October 15, 2011 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA EST 1:00 p.m. 25,820https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=312880218 Buffalo Bulls vs. Temple Owls Box Score ESPN.com October 15, 2011 2011 Temple Owls football team Buffalo came into the game as 21 point underdogs. The offense and defense had a tough time against a Temple team that was made up of mostly seniors. Buffalo fell behind 24–0 at the half. The second half was just as devastating as the first half for the Bulls. Temple ran the ball multiple times to earn scores, and won 34–0. Northern Illinois Huskies Bulls 3 14 14 0 3 7 0 20 October 22, 2011 UB Stadium Amherst, NY EST 12:00 p.m. 13,370 MAC TV, ESPN3 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team The Bulls started off well with good defense, holding the Huskies to only 3 points in the first quarter. However, the Huskies fought in the second quarter, scoring 14 points with rushing touchdowns. In the third quarter, the Huskies took a 31–10 lead over the Bulls. The Huskies defense shut down in the fourth quarter. The Bulls drove for over 300 yards to score 3 touchdowns. Within the last 15 seconds of the game, Buffalo score their third touchdown to make the score 31–30. Peter Fardon, the Bulls kicker, missed the point after to lose the game. This comeback would have been one of the greatest ever played by the Bulls. Senior quarterback Chazz Anderson, had an all-time record-breaking afternoon. He completed a school-record 35 passes (on 53 attempts, the fourth highest-total in school history) for a Division I-A record 404 yards, the eighth best total in school history. Miami (OH) Bulls RedHawks 13 0 0 0 21 7 13 0 October 29, 2011 Yager Stadium Oxford, OH EST 3:30 p.m. SportsTime Ohio 2011 Miami RedHawks football team Eastern Michigan Bulls Eagles 0 3 14 0 3 6 14 7 November 12, 2011 Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI EST 1:00 p.m. 3,830 2011 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team Akron Zips Bulls 3 0 0 7 14 16 14 7 November 19, 2011 UB Stadium Amherst, NY EST 12:00 p.m. 14,509 Mostly Cloudy, Windy TWCS 2011 Akron Zips football team Brandon "Bo" Oliver rushed for 235 yards to not only lead the Bulls to their second conference win of the season, but also broke the single-game rushing yardage in UB history. Chazz Anderson threw for 19/25 with 155 yards on the day. Anderson threw 2 touchdowns, while Oliver ran for the other 2 touchdowns. Freshman, Patrick Clarke, nailed 3 field goals and 6 PAT's. At the beginning of the game, John Syty returned the first kickoff for 93 yards. Bowling Green Falcons Bulls 7 14 21 0 10 10 0 8 November 25, 2011 UB Stadium Amherst, NY EST 12:00 p.m. TWCS 2011 Bowling Green Falcons football team Roster 2011 Buffalo Bulls football y 1 FR y James Potts RB 2 FR y Marcus Rivers WR y Marcus Rivers (American football) 4 JR y Jerry Davis QB 5 SR y Terrell Jackson WR 6 JR y Saron Hood WR 8 FR y Rudy Johnson QB 10 SR y Ed Young WR 11 SR y Cory Jorgensen QB 11 FR y Aaron Walters WR 12 SO y Alex Dennison TE 13 SO y Brandon Murie RB 15 SO Alex Zordich QB 18 SO y Fred Lee WR 19 SO y Alex Neutz WR 21 JR Jeffvon Gill RB 25 FR y John Dunmore WR 26 FR y Aaron Huber WR 32 SO y Branden Oliver RB y 43 SO y Josh Fuller RB 50 FR y Andre Davis OL 55 JR y Graham Whinery OL 56 SO Jasen Carlson OL 65 FR Dillon Guy OL 66 FR y Jeff Veinotte OL 67 FR y Jake Silas OL 70 SO y Pat Wilson OL 71 SO y Trevor Sales OL 75 SR y Josh Violanti OL 76 FR y Anthony Bartholomew OL 77 FR Gabriel Barde OL 78 SR y Matt Ostrowski OL 79 JR y Gokhan Ozkan OL 80 SR y Aaron Connacher TE 81 SO y Jimmy Gordon TE y James Gordon (American football) 84 SO Derek Brim WR 85 FR y Cordero Dixon WR 87 FR y Devon Hughes WR 88 JR Jake Reeder TE 3 SR y Josh Copeland LB 4 FR y Cortney Lester DB 8 SR y Isaac Baugh DB 9 SR y Alan Hayes DB 17 SR Joe Petit DB 19 SO Daniel Gold DB 20 JR y Ray Anthony Long DB 23 SO Delano Fabor LB 24 JR y Dalonte Wallace LB 26 SR y John Syty LB 27 FR Kyle Sims DB 28 FR y Dwellie Striggles DB 29 SO Adam Redden DB 30 SO Okoye Houston DB 31 SO y Carlos Lammons DB 33 JR y Scott Pettigrew LB 35 JR y Mark Richardson LB 36 FR y Lee Skinner LB 38 FR y Witney Sherry LB 39 SO y Najja Johnson DB 40 JR Steven Means DL y 41 SO y Romel Dismuke DB 42 SR y Fred Branch LB 44 SR Jaleel Verser LB 45 JR y Terry Peden DL 46 SO y Khalil Mack LB y 47 JR y Imani Chatman LB 48 JR y Willie Moseley LB 49 FR y Keith Taken DB 52 FR y Jake Stockman LB 54 SR Richie Smith DL 59 SO y Shaquille Dudley LB 90 FR y Kristjan Sokoli DL y 91 FR y Dalton Barksdale DL 92 FR y Kendal Robinson LB 95 FR y Desmond Howard DL 96 SO Colby Way DL 97 JR Wyatt Cahill DL 98 JR Rashad Jean DL 99 SR y Gordon DuBois DL 13 JR Peter Fardon P K 16 JR Jake Schum P y 58 SO y Tim Krantz LS 63 SO Ryan O'Sullivan LS DE http://ubbulls.com/sports/fball/2010-11/roster June 10, 2017 Jeff Quinn William Inge – Defensive Coordinator Alex Wood – Offensive Coordinator Ernest Jones – Associate Head Coach Adam Shorter – Defensive Line References Buffalo Category:Buffalo Bulls football seasons Buffalo Bulls football