2020 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 2020 Buffalo Bulls football team will represent the University at Buffalo in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls will be led by sixth-year head coach Lance Leipold and play their home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2020 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coachLance Leipold (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Zebrowski (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Borland (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Simpson (1st season as co-DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
(Capacity: 29,013)
Uniform
2020 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Akron   –      –  
Bowling Green   –      –  
Buffalo   –      –  
Kent State   –      –  
Miami   –      –  
Ohio   –      –  
West Division
Ball State   –      –  
Central Michigan   –      –  
Eastern Michigan   –      –  
Northern Illinois   –      –  
Toledo   –      –  
Western Michigan   –      –  
Championship: TBA
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The Bulls finished the 2019 season 8–5, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the East Division, losing the tiebreakers to Kent State and Ohio. The Bulls were invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where they defeated Charlotte.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1] Taylor Riggins DE SR
Doak Walker Award[2] Kevin Marks Jr. RB JR
Jaret Patterson RB JR
Jim Thorpe Award[3] Tyrone Hill S SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] Malcolm Koonce DE SR
Taylor Riggins DE SR
Outland Trophy[5] Kayode Awosika OL SR
Wuerffel Trophy[6] Max Michel DE SO
Maxwell Award[7] Jaret Patterson RB JR

MAC media poll


Roster
2020 Buffalo Bulls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Antonio Nunn Sr
WR 3 Daniel Lee Sr
QB 4 Trevor Bycznski  Fr
RB 5 Kevin Marks Jr
QB 6 Casey Case Fr
QB 7 Kyle Vantrease  Jr
RB 8 Dylan McDuffie  So
QB 9 Dominic Johnson Sr
QB 10 Matt Myers  So
QB 12 Aaron Chase  Fr
WR 14 Jelani Foster  Fr
WR 16 Lemaro Smith Jr. So
WR 17 Bernard Porter So
WR 18 Trevor Wilson  Fr
WR 19 Javien Cuff  Fr
RB 23 Ron Cook Jr. So
RB 25 Tajay Ahmed  Fr
RB 26 Jaret Patterson Jr
RB 28 Caron Robinson Fr
RB 30 Ryan Razzano  Fr
TE 34 Trevor Borland Fr
TE 36 Cole Burniston  So
WR 38 Jackson Westfall  Fr
TE 44 Jake Molinich Sr
TE 47 Wyatt Molinich  Fr
OL 58 Alain Schaerer  So
OL 59 Jake Fuzak Sr
OL 60 Trevor Cahill  So
OL 61 Dom Polizzi So
OL 62 Mike Novitsky  So
OL 63 Austin Kunick Sr
OL 66 Jacob Gall Jr
OL 69 Gabe Wallace So
OL 70 Nick Zikuski  Fr
OL 72 Deondre Doiron Fr
OL 73 Kayode Awosika Sr
OL 74 Bence Polgar So
OL 76 Anthony Laudicina  Fr
OL 77 Caelan Shepard  Fr
OL 78 Tyler Doty Fr
OL 79 Jack Klenk Sr
TE 80 Tyler Stephens  Fr
TE 81 Mike Dempsey  Fr
WR 82 Tyree O'Neill Jr
WR 83 Marlyn Johnson  Fr
TE 85 Julien Bourassa Jr
WR 86 Carlton Todd Sr
WR 87 Jovany Ruiz Sr
WR 88 Dajuan Hudson Sr
TE 89 Zac Lefebvre Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 3 Aapri Washington  Jr
CB 4 Isaiah King Jr
LB 5 Tim Terry Jr.  Jr
LB 6 Max Michel So
S 8 Marcus Fuqua  Fr
CB 10 Trey Franklin  Fr
CB 11 Wankeith Akin Jr. Jr
LB 13 Sean Colgan Sr
CB 15 Ali Abbas Sr
CB 17 Jahkeel Reef  Fr
LB 18 Roy Baker Sr
CB 19 Shemar Hayes Jr
LB 20 James Patterson Jr
LB 21 Justin Mulbah  Sr
CB 22 Mark Davis  Fr
S 24 Corey Gross Jr.  So
LB 25 Caleb Tate  Fr
S 27 E. J. Brown Sr
CB 29 Larry Robbins  Fr
LB 30 Rich Miller So
LB 31 Kadofi Wright Sr
S 32 Owen Chambers  So
S 33 Tyrone Hill Sr
LB 35 Logic Hudgens Fr
CB 39 Dylan Powell  Jr
LB 43 Jason McCarthy Fr
S 45 Evan Gantley  Jr
LB 48 Fabian Weitz  So
DE 49 Taylor Riggins Sr
DE 50 Malcolm Koonce Sr
DE 51 Zander Heim  Jr
LB 52 Mike McGoey Fr
DE 53 C. J. Bazile  Fr
DT 54 DeShondrick Foxworth Sr
DE 55 Kyler Laing  Fr
LB 56 Jake Zimmer  So
DT 91 Eddie Wilson Jr
DT 92 Ronald McGee Jr
DE 94 Eric Black  Jr
DT 95 Tyrece Woods Jr. So
DE 96 Jordan Avissey  Fr
DT 98 Georell Kidd  Fr
DE 99 Frendy Darelus  Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K,P 14 Jackson Baltar So
K 16 Alex McNulty So
LS 37 Evan Davis So
P 40 Evan Finegan  Jr
LS 57 Jeremiah Riordan Sr
K 95 Garrett Selover  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Rob Ianello (Associate head coach / Recruiting Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
  • Brian Borland (Defensive Coordinator / Cornerbacks)
  • Andy Kotelnicki (Offensive Coordinator / Running backs)
  • Scott Fuchs (Offensive Line)
  • Alan Hensell (Tight Ends)
  • Chris Simpson (Linebackers / Defensive Run Game Coordinator)
  • Brad McCaslin (Defensive Tackles)
  • Jim Zebrowski (Quarterbacks / Co-Offensive Coordinator / Passing game coordinator)
  • Taiwo Onatolu (Defensive Ends / Special Teams Coordinator)
  • Jeff Burrow (Safeties)
  • Matt Gildersleeve (Head Strength and Conditioning Coach)
  • Ryan Wilson (Graduate Assistant)
  • Daniel Allen (Graduate Assistant)
  • James Daniels (Graduate Assistant)
  • Isaac Reed (Graduate Assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 24, 2019


Schedule

Buffalo had a game scheduled against Ohio State, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 at Kansas State*
September 12 Saint Francis (PA)*
September 26 at Bowling Green
October 3 Akron
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
October 10 Ball State
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
October 17 Kent State
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
October 24 at Army*
October 31[lower-alpha 1] at Northern Illinois
November 10 Miami (OH)
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
November 18 at Ohio
November 27 at Western Michigan
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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  1. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 3.[9]
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References
  1. "2020 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List". July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. "2019 finalist Chuba Hubbard, 2018 finalist Travis Etienne two of the 76 Doak Walker Award watch listers". July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  3. "The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and Jim Thorpe Association are proud to reveal The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award 2020 Preseason Watch List". July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  4. "2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. "2020 Outland Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  6. "The Wuerffel Trophy 2020 Watch List (Non AP)". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  7. "2020 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  8. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  9. Wilmer, Brian (22 June 2020). "2020 Buffalo-NIU game moved to Saturday, Oct. 31". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  10. "2020 Buffalo Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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