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2002 Buffalo

1–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jim Hofher.

Schedule and results

Buffalo in 2002, game by game: lost vs. Lehigh 26–37; won at Rutgers 34–11; lost vs. UConn 3–24; lost at Minnesota 17–41; lost at Ohio 32–34; lost vs. Western Michigan 17–31; lost at Marshall 21–66; lost vs. Miami (OH) 0–49; lost vs. Kent State 12–16; lost vs. UCF 21–45; lost at Akron 10–21; lost at Ball State 21–41+23−49Lost 26–37 vs. Lehigh-11LehighWon 34–11 at Rutgers+23RutgersLost 3–24 vs. UConn-21UConnLost 17–41 at Minnesota-24MinnesotaLost 32–34 at Ohio-2OhioLost 17–31 vs. Western Michigan-14Western MichiganLost 21–66 at Marshall-45MarshallLost 0–49 vs. Miami (OH)-49Miami (OH)Lost 12–16 vs. Kent State-4Kent StateLost 21–45 vs. UCF-24UCFLost 10–21 at Akron-11AkronLost 21–41 at Ball State-20Ball State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsLehighL 26–⁠3764%
Sep 7atRutgersW 34–⁠1145%
Sep 14vsUConnL 3–⁠2467%
Sep 21atMinnesotaL 17–⁠4115%
Sep 28atOhioL 32–⁠3444%
Oct 5vsWestern MichiganL 17–⁠3134%
Oct 12atMarshallL 21–⁠669%
Oct 19vsMiami (OH)L 0–⁠4924%
Oct 26vsKent StateL 12–⁠1645%
Nov 9vsUCFL 21–⁠4525%
Nov 16atAkronL 10–⁠2125%
Nov 23atBall StateL 21–⁠4116%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ball State 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 14th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 40th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 54 on file).

Record
1–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 14th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
214–⁠416
Coach
Jim Hofher
Elo
1200 −149 this season
SP+ rating
-26.0 No. 113 of 117; offense No. 113, defense No. 106
SRS
−22.0 No. 111 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 89
Captains
Chad Bartoszek, Marquis Dwarte and Lamar Wilcher

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Delando Bradford CB★★No. 898
Tim Schmidt OLB★★No. 898
Ryan Sherwood RB★★No. 898
Jared Patterson WR★★No. 898
Kevin Wiggins OLB★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers52.00.767
Offensive line22.00.767
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers52.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Whole class182.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2002 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠111–⁠224
Northern Illinois7–⁠18–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠29–⁠3
UCF6–⁠27–⁠5
Miami (OH)5–⁠37–⁠5
Ball State4–⁠46–⁠6
Ohio4–⁠44–⁠8
Akron3–⁠54–⁠8
Western Michigan3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠64–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠73–⁠9
Eastern Michigan1–⁠73–⁠9
Buffalo0–⁠81–⁠11

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