1997 Buffalo Bulls football team

1997 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Craig Cirbus (3rd season)
Home stadium	University at Buffalo Stadium (Capacity: 16,500)

1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 18 Cal Poly			–						10	–	1
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^			–						10	–	2
No. 17 Hofstra ^			–						9	–	2
No. 25 Liberty			–						9	–	2
Samford			–						7	–	4
Morehead State			–						5	–	4
South Florida			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						5	–	6
Saint Mary's			–						4	–	6
Davidson			–						3	–	8
Buffalo			–						2	–	9
La Salle			–						1	–	8
Charleston Southern			–						1	–	9
Austin Peay			–						0	–	10
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulls offense scored 229 points while the defense allowed 421 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	Lock Haven	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	W 30–7	12,050
September 6	7:30 PM	at Illinois State	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	L 28–40	8,262
September 13	4:00 PM	Delaware State	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	W 40–30	7,020
September 20	7:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–50	23,336
September 27	1:30 PM	West Chester	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	L 27–30	6,508
October 4	1:30 PM	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–55	13,725
October 11	1:00 PM	at No. 1 Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 17–52	20,519
October 18	1:30 PM	UMass	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	L 20–26	6,052
October 25	1:30 PM	Hofstra	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	L 26–37	6,353
November 8	1:30 PM	Maine	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	L 13–52
November 15	1:00 PM	at No. 1 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 28–42	6,831
Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time