Buffalo vs. Massachusetts
Buffalo and Massachusetts have 13 meetings on file, the first in 1964; Buffalo leads the series 11–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Buffalo 9–1, and Buffalo has won the last 4. Share
- Buffalo wins
- 11
- Massachusetts wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1964
- Longest streak
- 7 Buffalo
- Current streak
- 4 Buffalo
- Last 10 meetings
- Buffalo 9–1
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 4–0 |
- Average margin
- 14.3 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Buffalo
- 5–2 Buffalo’s record at home
- At Massachusetts
- 0–6 Massachusetts’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Buffalo’s biggest win2024: Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 3by 31 points
- Massachusetts’s biggest win2015: Massachusetts 31, Buffalo 26by 5 points
- Upset1964: Massachusetts 24, Buffalo 22Massachusetts had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2015: Massachusetts 31, Buffalo 26Massachusetts had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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
| Marquis Young Massachusetts | 35 carries, 240 yards, 3 TD | 2015 Rushing | |
| Shaun Dolac Buffalo | 16 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss | 2024 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Oct 17, 2026 | Buffalo 25, Massachusetts 18 | at Buffalo | ||
| Oct 18, 2025 | Buffalo 28, Massachusetts 21 | at Massachusetts | ||
| Sep 14, 2024 | Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 3 | at Buffalo | ||
| Oct 15, 2022 | Buffalo 34, Massachusetts 7 | at Massachusetts | ||
| Nov 27, 2015 | Massachusetts 31, Buffalo 26 | at Buffalo | ||
| Nov 28, 2014 | Buffalo 41, Massachusetts 21 | at Massachusetts | ||
| Oct 19, 2013 | Buffalo 32, Massachusetts 3 | at Buffalo | ||
| Nov 17, 2012 | Buffalo 29, Massachusetts 19 | at Massachusetts | ||
| Oct 3, 1970 | Buffalo 16, Massachusetts 13 | at Buffalo | ||
| Sep 27, 1969 | Buffalo 16, Massachusetts 6 | at Massachusetts | ||
| Sep 28, 1968 | Buffalo 23, Massachusetts 0 | at Buffalo | ||
| Oct 2, 1965 | Buffalo 18, Massachusetts 6 | at Massachusetts | ||
| Oct 3, 1964 | Massachusetts 24, Buffalo 22 | at Buffalo |
Every game is listed as played on the field.