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1966 Buffalo

5–⁠5, coached by Doc Urich.

Schedule and results

Buffalo in 1966, game by game: won at Kent State 27–23; lost vs. Cornell 21–28; won vs. Villanova 28–8; lost at Boston University 16–26; lost at Dayton 3–13; lost at Boston College 21–22; won vs. Holy Cross 35–3; won vs. Delaware 36–6; lost at Tampa 8–27; won vs. Youngstown State 25–16+32−19Won 27–23 at Kent State+4Kent StateLost 21–28 vs. Cornell-7CornellWon 28–8 vs. Villanova+20VillanovaLost 16–26 at Boston University-10Boston Universi…Lost 3–13 at Dayton-10DaytonLost 21–22 at Boston College-1Boston CollegeWon 35–3 vs. Holy Cross+32Holy CrossWon 36–6 vs. Delaware+30DelawareLost 8–27 at Tampa-19TampaWon 25–16 vs. Youngstown State+9Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atKent StateW 27–⁠2344%
Sep 24vsCornellL 21–⁠2859%
Oct 1vsVillanovaW 28–⁠868%
Oct 8atBoston UniversityL 16–⁠2669%
Oct 15atDaytonL 3–⁠1351%
Oct 22atBoston CollegeL 21–⁠2244%
Oct 29vsHoly CrossW 35–⁠363%
Nov 5vsDelawareW 36–⁠691%
Nov 12atTampaL 8–⁠2775%
Nov 19vsYoungstown StateW 25–⁠1691%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Youngstown State 25–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Led the nationLee Jones: rushing touchdowns (16 TD)

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠172
Coach
Doc Urich
Elo
1425 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.0 No. 82 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Taylor