Bowling Green vs. Buffalo

Bowling Green and Buffalo have 22 meetings on file, the first in 2000; Bowling Green leads the series 13–⁠9 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Buffalo 6–⁠4.

Bowling Green wins
13
Buffalo wins
9
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2000
Longest streak
6 Bowling Green
Current streak
1 Buffalo
Last 10 meetings
Buffalo 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s5–⁠2
2010s6–⁠4
2020s2–⁠3
Average margin
15.2 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bowling Green
4–⁠6 Bowling Green’s record at home
At Buffalo
3–⁠8 Buffalo’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Bowling Green first
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Bowling Green’s biggest win2001: Bowling Green 35, Buffalo 0by 35 points
  2. Buffalo’s biggest win2019: Buffalo 49, Bowling Green 7by 42 points
  3. Upset2021: Bowling Green 56, Buffalo 44Bowling Green had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2010: Buffalo 28, Bowling Green 26Buffalo had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2000: Buffalo 20, Bowling Green 17Buffalo had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsBowling GreenSeriesBuffalo
2006–⁠2008Gregg Brandon2–⁠1Turner Gill
2010–⁠2013Dave Clawson3–⁠1Jeff Quinn
2021–⁠2023Scot Loeffler2–⁠1Maurice Linguist

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Bowling Green’s side (Brandon 2–⁠1 against Gill). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bowling Green and Buffalo, 2000 on130015001700200020052010201520202025

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Tyree Jackson Buffalo23 of 37, 406 yards, 3 TD2017 Passing
Jaret Patterson Buffalo26 carries, 298 yards, 6 TD2019 Rushing
Jaret Patterson Buffalo31 carries, 301 yards, 4 TD2020 Rushing
Anthone Taylor Buffalo36 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD2014 Rushing
Roger Lewis Bowling Green10 catches, 201 yards, 1 TD2015 Receiving

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

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Bowling Green at Buffalo upcomingat Buffalo
Nov 1, 2025Buffalo 28, Bowling Green 3at Bowling Green
Oct 14, 2023Bowling Green 24, Buffalo 14at Buffalo
Oct 8, 2022Buffalo 38, Bowling Green 7at Bowling Green
Oct 30, 2021Bowling Green 56, Buffalo 44at Buffalo
Nov 17, 2020Buffalo 42, Bowling Green 17at Bowling Green
Nov 29, 2019Buffalo 49, Bowling Green 7at Buffalo
Nov 23, 2018Buffalo 44, Bowling Green 14at Bowling Green
Nov 7, 2017Buffalo 38, Bowling Green 28at Buffalo
Nov 25, 2016Bowling Green 27, Buffalo 19at Bowling Green
Oct 3, 2015Bowling Green 28, Buffalo 22at Buffalo
Oct 4, 2014Bowling Green 36, Buffalo 35at Bowling Green
Nov 29, 2013Bowling Green 24, Buffalo 7at Buffalo
Nov 23, 2012Bowling Green 21, Buffalo 7Neutral site
Nov 25, 2011Bowling Green 42, Buffalo 28at Buffalo
Oct 2, 2010Buffalo 28, Bowling Green 26at Bowling Green
Nov 3, 2009Bowling Green 30, Buffalo 29at Buffalo
Nov 21, 2008Buffalo 40, Bowling Green 34at Bowling Green
Nov 17, 2007Bowling Green 31, Buffalo 17at Buffalo
Sep 9, 2006Bowling Green 48, Buffalo 40at Bowling Green
Oct 15, 2005Bowling Green 27, Buffalo 7at Buffalo
Sep 8, 2001Bowling Green 35, Buffalo 0at Bowling Green
Sep 23, 2000Buffalo 20, Bowling Green 17at Buffalo

Every game is listed as played on the field.