Bucknell vs. Buffalo

Bucknell and Buffalo have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1898; Buffalo leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Buffalo 3–⁠2.

Bucknell wins
2
Buffalo wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1898
Longest streak
2 Buffalo
Current streak
1 Buffalo
Last 10 meetings
Buffalo 3–⁠2
Most recent
1962

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠2
1900s1–⁠0
1940s1–⁠0
1960s0–⁠1
Average margin
27.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bucknell
0–⁠1 Bucknell’s record at home
At Buffalo
2–⁠2 Buffalo’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Bucknell’s biggest win1902: Bucknell 29, Buffalo 0by 29 points
  2. Buffalo’s biggest win1898: Buffalo 36, Bucknell 5by 31 points
  3. Upset1898: Buffalo 36, Bucknell 5Buffalo had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1899: Buffalo 30, Bucknell 0Buffalo had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bucknell and Buffalo, 1898 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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.

Every game

Nov 3, 1962Buffalo 28, Bucknell 0at Bucknell
Oct 19, 1946Bucknell 21, Buffalo 0at Buffalo
Oct 4, 1902Bucknell 29, Buffalo 0at Buffalo
Nov 30, 1899Buffalo 30, Bucknell 0at Buffalo
Nov 24, 1898Buffalo 36, Bucknell 5at Buffalo

Every game is listed as played on the field.