Akron vs. Buffalo

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Akron’s biggest win2000: Akron 49, Buffalo 14by 35 points
2. Buffalo’s biggest win2020: Buffalo 56, Akron 7by 49 points
3. Upset2025: Akron 24, Buffalo 16Akron had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset2016: Buffalo 41, Akron 20Buffalo had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Akron’s side (Owens 3–⁠0 against Hofher). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Akron vs. Kent State46 meetings, Akron 26–⁠19–⁠1
• Akron vs. Eastern Michigan33 meetings, Akron 18–⁠15
• Akron vs. Ohio33 meetings, Akron 10–⁠23
• Akron vs. Bowling Green31 meetings, Akron 10–⁠21
• Buffalo vs. Kent State29 meetings, Buffalo 16–⁠13
• Buffalo vs. Ohio29 meetings, Buffalo 10–⁠19
• Buffalo vs. Miami (OH)26 meetings, Buffalo 9–⁠17
• Buffalo vs. Bowling Green22 meetings, Buffalo 9–⁠13