Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh

Buffalo and Pittsburgh have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2008; Pittsburgh leads the series 4–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Pittsburgh 4–⁠0, and Pittsburgh has won the last 4.

Buffalo wins
0
Pittsburgh wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2008
Longest streak
4 Pittsburgh
Current streak
4 Pittsburgh
Last 10 meetings
Pittsburgh 4–⁠0
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠2
2010s0–⁠2
Average margin
17.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Buffalo
0–⁠2 Buffalo’s record at home
At Pittsburgh
2–⁠0 Pittsburgh’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Buffalo and Pittsburgh, 2008 on1300150017002010201520202025

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

Zach Maynard Buffalo24 of 35, 400 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT2009 Passing
Ray Graham Pittsburgh29 carries, 201 yards, 3 TD2011 Rushing
Dion Lewis Pittsburgh24 carries, 190 yards, 2 TD2009 Rushing
Naaman Roosevelt Buffalo6 catches, 157 yards, 2 TD2009 Receiving

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

Every game

Oct 20, 2012Pittsburgh 20, Buffalo 6at Buffalo
Sep 3, 2011Pittsburgh 35, Buffalo 16at Pittsburgh
Sep 12, 2009Pittsburgh 54, Buffalo 27at Buffalo
Sep 6, 2008Pittsburgh 27, Buffalo 16at Pittsburgh

Every game is listed as played on the field.