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1970 Buffalo

2–⁠9, coached by Bob Deming.

Schedule and results

Buffalo in 1970, game by game: lost vs. Ball State 7–14; lost vs. Toledo 6–27; lost at Kent State 21–27; won vs. Massachusetts 16–13; lost vs. Villanova 7–17; lost at Dayton 0–41; lost at Virginia Tech 14–31; won vs. Holy Cross 16–0; lost at Boston College 12–65; lost at Temple 8–21; lost at Northern Illinois 26–43+16−53Lost 7–14 vs. Ball State-7Ball StateLost 6–27 vs. Toledo-21ToledoLost 21–27 at Kent State-6Kent StateWon 16–13 vs. Massachusetts+3MassachusettsLost 7–17 vs. Villanova-10VillanovaLost 0–41 at Dayton-41DaytonLost 14–31 at Virginia Tech-17Virginia TechWon 16–0 vs. Holy Cross+16Holy CrossLost 12–65 at Boston College-53Boston CollegeLost 8–21 at Temple-13TempleLost 26–43 at Northern Illinois-17Northern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsBall StateL 7–⁠1494%
Sep 19vsToledoL 6–⁠2734%
Sep 26atKent StateL 21–⁠2744%
Oct 3vsMassachusettsW 16–⁠1377%
Oct 10vsVillanovaL 7–⁠1746%
Oct 17atDaytonL 0–⁠4135%
Oct 24atVirginia TechL 14–⁠3134%
Oct 31vsHoly CrossW 16–⁠068%
Nov 7atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠6524%
Nov 14atTempleL 8–⁠2162%
Nov 21atNorthern IllinoisL 26–⁠4356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Northern Illinois 43–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
133–⁠299
Coach
Bob Deming
Elo
1294 −214 this season
SP+ rating
-22.0 No. 112 of 117; offense No. 109, defense No. 109
SRS
−27.1 No. 117 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Rick Lantz
Captains
Charlie Donnor and Prentis Henley