1999 Buffalo

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Craig Cirbus.

Schedule and results

Buffalo in 1999, game by game: lost vs. Akron 10–17; lost at UConn 0–23; lost at Ohio 6–45; lost vs. Northern Illinois 21–45; lost vs. Central Michigan 19–38; lost at Western Michigan 17–45; lost vs. No. 15 Marshall 3–59; lost at Kent State 20–41; lost vs. Hofstra 13–20; lost at Virginia 21–50; lost at Miami (OH) 0–43+7−56Lost 10–17 vs. Akron-7AkronLost 0–23 at UConn-23UConnLost 6–45 at Ohio-39OhioLost 21–45 vs. Northern Illinois-24Northern Illino…Lost 19–38 vs. Central Michigan-19Central MichiganLost 17–45 at Western Michigan-28Western MichiganLost 3–59 vs. No. 15 Marshall-56No. 15 MarshallLost 20–41 at Kent State-21Kent StateLost 13–20 vs. Hofstra-7HofstraLost 21–50 at Virginia-29VirginiaLost 0–43 at Miami (OH)-43Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 43–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 tied for 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠426
Coach
Craig Cirbus
Elo
1141 −188 this season
SP+ rating
-34.8 No. 113 of 114; offense No. 106, defense No. 113
SRS
−31.9 No. 114 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Joe Reich
Captains
Mike Garofalo, Drew Haddad, Tom Brown, Josh Stello and Carlos Spencer

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 7Drew Haddad WRBuffalo Bills

1999 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall8–⁠013–⁠010
Miami (OH)6–⁠27–⁠4
Western Michigan6–⁠27–⁠5
Akron5–⁠37–⁠4
Toledo5–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Illinois5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Eastern Michigan4–⁠44–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠55–⁠6
Central Michigan3–⁠54–⁠7
Kent State2–⁠62–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠80–⁠11
Ball State0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.