Buffalo State Bengals

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Buffalo State Bengals" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for sports and athletics. Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted.
Find sources: "Buffalo State Bengals" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

(Learn how and when to remove this message)

Buffalo State Bengals

University	Buffalo State College
Conference	State University of New York Athletic Conference, Liberty League
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Renee Carlineo
Location	Buffalo, New York
Varsity teams	16
Football stadium	Coyer Field
Basketball arena	Buffalo State Sports Arena
Mascot	Benji the Bengal
Nickname	Bengals
Colors	Orange and black^[1]
Website	www.buffalostateathletics.com

The Buffalo State Bengals are composed of 18 teams representing Buffalo State University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, soccer, swimming & diving, and track and field. Men's sports include football. Women's sports include volleyball, lacrosse, and softball. The Bengals compete in the NCAA Division III and are members of the State University of New York Athletic Conference for most sports, except for the football team, which competes in the Liberty League.^[2]

Teams

[edit]

Men's	Women's
Basketball	Basketball
Cross Country	Cross Country
Football	Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey	Lacrosse
Rugby	Rugby
Soccer	Soccer
Swimming & Diving	Softball
Track and Field	Swimming & Diving
Volleyball	Track and Field
	Volleyball

Football

[edit]

Former teams

[edit]

Baseball

[edit]

Buffalo State has had 6 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[3]

Year	Player	Round	Team
1966	Carlson RichardRichard Carlson	61	Yankees
1966	Bettecher TomTom Bettecher	60	Yankees
1966	Jones BertBert Jones	7	Orioles
1967	Carlson RichardRichard Carlson	3	Mets
1969	Quinn DanielDaniel Quinn	22	Pirates
1974	Walton JonathonJonathon Walton	19	Pirates

References

[edit]

^ "Web Palette | College Relations | Buffalo State". Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Buffalo State College Athletics". buffalostateathletics.com. Retrieved 2012-07-17.
^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "Buffalo State College (Buffalo, NY)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

External links

[edit]

Official website

v t e State University of New York Athletic Conference
Current full members	Brockport Golden Eagles Buffalo State Bengals (non-baseball and men's lacrosse member) Cortland Red Dragons Fredonia Blue Devils (non-men's lacrosse member) Geneseo Knights (non-baseball member) New Paltz Hawks (non-men's ice hockey member) Oneonta Red Dragons (non-men's ice hockey member) Oswego Lakers Plattsburgh Cardinals Potsdam Bears (non-field hockey, women's tennis, and baseball member)
Current affiliate member	Morrisville Mustangs (men's ice hockey and field hockey)
Former full members	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Buffalo Bulls Morrisville Mustangs SUNY Poly Wildcats

v t e Liberty League
Current full members	Bard Raptors Clarkson Golden Knights Hobart Statesmen Ithaca Bombers RPI Engineers RIT Tigers Rochester Yellowjackets St. Lawrence Saints Skidmore Thoroughbreds Union Garnet Chargers Vassar Brewers William Smith Herons
Current associate members	Buffalo State Bengals (football) NYU Violets (men's and women's golf) St. John Fisher Cardinals (men's and women's rowing) Wellesley Blue (women's golf)
Former full member	Hamilton Continentals
Former associate members	Coast Guard Bears (football) Merchant Marine Mariners (football and men's golf) Mount Holyoke Lyons (women's golf) Springfield Pride (football) Susquehanna River Hawks (football) WPI Engineers (football)

v t e Sports in Buffalo
Professional	Buffalo Bandits Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bisons Buffalo eXtreme Buffalo Sabres FC Buffalo FC Buffalo Women
Collegiate	Buffalo Bulls Buffalo State Bengals Canisius Golden Griffins D'Youville Saints Erie Kats
Venues	All-High Stadium Alumni Arena Buffalo Niagara Convention Center Buffalo RiverWorks Buffalo State Sports Arena Burt Flickinger Center Demske Sports Complex Highmark Stadium KeyBank Center Koessler Athletic Center LECOM Harborcenter Sahlen Field Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel UB Stadium

v t e Sports teams based in New York State
Baseball	MLB New York Mets New York Yankees IL Buffalo Bisons Rochester Red Wings Syracuse Mets EL Binghamton Rumble Ponies SAL Brooklyn Cyclones Hudson Valley Renegades ALPB Long Island Ducks Staten Island FerryHawks EPBL Plattsburgh Redbirds FL New York Boulders Tri-City ValleyCats ACBL Hampton Whalers NYCBL Cortland Crush Genesee Rapids Hornell Dodgers Olean Oilers Rochester Ridgemen Rome Generals Sherrill Silversmiths Syracuse Salt Cats Syracuse Spartans Wellsville Nitros PGCBL Elmira Pioneers Jamestown Jammers Newark Pilots Watertown Rapids
Basketball	NBA Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks WNBA New York Liberty G League Long Island Nets Westchester Knicks TBL Albany Patroons Jamestown Jackals ABA Buffalo eXtreme Entertainment Teams Harlem Wizards
Esports	CDL New York Subliners OWL New York Excelsior
Football	NFL Buffalo Bills AFL Albany Firebirds WFA New York Sharks EFL Watertown Red & Black GDFL Albany Metro Mallers
Hockey	NHL Buffalo Sabres New York Islanders New York Rangers AHL Rochester Americans Syracuse Crunch Utica Comets ECHL Adirondack Thunder PWHL New York Sirens FPHL Binghamton Black Bears Elmira River Sharks Watertown Wolves NAHL Jamestown Rebels OJHL Buffalo Jr. Sabres EHL New York Apple Core EHLP Adirondack Junior Thunder Entertainment Teams Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team
Soccer	MLS New York City FC USLSL Brooklyn FC USLC Brooklyn FC (2025) MLSNP New York City FC II USL1 Westchester SC (2025) NISA New York Cosmos (hiatus) USL2 Blackwatch Rush F.A. Euro Hudson Valley Hammers Long Island Rough Riders Manhattan SC Pathfinder FC Westchester Flames NPSL FC Buffalo Cedar Stars FC Flower City Union Kingston Stockade FC New York Shockers WPSL Brooklyn City FC Clarkstown SC Downtown United SC Fox Soccer Academy New York Athletic Club New York Dutch Lions FC New York Shockers SUSA FC United Women's Soccer Albany Rush FC Berlin FC Buffalo Rochester Lady Lancers Syracuse Pulse USL W League Long Island Rough Riders MASL Utica City FC
Lacrosse	NLL Albany FireWolves Buffalo Bandits Rochester Knighthawks PLL New York Atlas UWLX Long Island Sound WPLL New York Fight Upstate Pride
Roller derby	WFTDA Assault City Roller Derby Central New York Roller Derby Gotham Roller Derby Hellions of Troy Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby Ithaca League of Women Rollers Long Island Roller Rebels Queen City Roller Derby Roc City Roller Derby Suburbia Roller Derby MRDA New York Shock Exchange
Rugby league	USARL White Plains Wombats NARL New York R.L.F.C.
Rugby union	USAR New York Athletic Club RFC Old Blue
Team tennis	WTT New York Empire
College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Adelphi Panthers (women's bowling) Albany Great Danes Army Black Knights Binghamton Bearcats Buffalo Bulls Brockport Golden Eagles (women's gymnastics) Clarkson Golden Knights (men's and women's ice hockey) Canisius Golden Griffins CCNY Beavers (women's fencing) Colgate Raiders Columbia Lions Cortland Red Dragons (women's gymnastics) Cornell Big Red Daemen Wildcats (women's bowling and men's volleyball) Dominican Chargers (men's volleyball) D'Youville Saints (men's volleyball) Fordham Rams Hilbert Hawks (women's bowling) Hobart Statesmen (men's lacrosse) Hofstra Pride Hunter Hawks (men's and women's fencing) Ithaca Bombers (women's gymnastics) Iona Gaels Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Molloy Lions (women's bowling) NYU Violets (men's and women's fencing) Niagara Purple Eagles Queens Knights (women's fencing) RPI Engineers (men's and women's ice hockey) Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks (women's bowling and men's volleyball) Rochester Yellowjackets (men's squash) RIT Tigers (men's and women's ice hockey) St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. John's Red Storm St. Lawrence Saints (men's and women's ice hockey) St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans (men's volleyball) Siena Saints Stony Brook Seawolves Syracuse Orange Union Garnet Chargers (men's and women's ice hockey) Vassar Brewers (men's and women's fencing) Wagner Seahawks Yeshiva Maccabees (men's and women's fencing)
College athletics (NCAA Division II)	Adelphi Panthers Daemen Wildcats Dominican Chargers Dowling Golden Lions D'Youville Saints Mercy Mavericks Molloy Lions NYIT Bears (Suspended) Pace Setters Queens Knights Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks Saint Rose Golden Knights St. Thomas Aquinas Spartans Staten Island Dolphins
College athletics (NCAA Division III)	Alfred Saxons Alfred State Pioneers Bard Raptors Baruch Bearcats Brockport Golden Eagles Brooklyn Bulldogs Buffalo State Bengals Canton Roos Cazenovia Wildcats CCNY Beavers Clarkson Golden Knights Cobleskill Fighting Tigers Cortland Red Dragons Delhi Broncos Elmira Soaring Eagles Farmingdale Rams Fredonia Blue Devils Geneseo Knights Hamilton Continentals Hartwick Hawks Hilbert Hawks Hobart Statesmen Houghton Highlanders Hunter Hawks Ithaca Bombers John Jay Bloodhounds Keuka Wolves Lehman Lightning Bugs Manhattanville Valiants Medgar Evers Cougars Merchant Marine Mariners Maritime Privateers Mount Saint Mary Blue Knights Mount Saint Vincent Dolphins Morrisville Mustangs Nazareth Golden Flyers New Paltz Hawks City Tech Yellow Jackets NYU Violets Old Westbury Panthers Oneonta Red Dragons Oswego Lakers Plattsburgh Cardinals Potsdam Bears Pratt Cannoners Purchase Panthers RPI Engineers Rochester Yellowjackets RIT Tigers Russell Sage Gators Skidmore Thoroughbreds St. John Fisher Cardinals St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Bears St. Joseph's (Long Island) Golden Eagles St. Lawrence Saints Sarah Lawrence Gryphons SUNY Poly Wildcats Union Garnet Chargers Utica Pioneers Vassar Brewers Wells Express William Smith Herons Yeshiva Maccabees York Cardinals
College athletics (USCAA)	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Panthers Berkeley Knights Bryant & Stratton College, Albany Bobcats Bryant & Stratton College, Buffalo Bobcats Bryant & Stratton College, Greece Bobcats Bryant & Stratton College, Syracuse Bobcats Culinary Institute of America Steels Five Towns Sounds The King's Lions Paul Smith's Bobcats SUNY ESF Mighty Oaks Vaughn Warriors Villa Maria Knights Word of Life Bible Institute Huskies
College athletics (NJCAA Division I)	Globe Institute of Technology Knights Monroe Mustangs ASA Avengers
College athletics (NJCAA Division II)	SUNY Erie Kats Genesee Cougars Jamestown (Jamestown) Jayhawks Jamestown (Olean) Cattaraugus Jaguars Monroe Tribunes Niagara County Thunderwolves SUNY Orange Colts SUNY Sullivan Generals Hudson Valley Vikings
College athletics (NJCAA Division III)	SUNY Adirondack Wolves Borough of Manhattan Panthers Bronx Broncos SUNY Broome Hornets Cayuga Spartans Clinton Cougars Columbia-Greene Twins Corning Red Barons Dutchess Falcons Finger Lakes Lakers FIT Tigers Fulton–Montgomery Raiders Genesee Cougars Herkimer County Generals Hostos Caimans Jefferson Cannoners Mohawk Valley Hawks Nassau Lions North Country Saints Onondaga Lazers Queensborough Tigers Rockland Fighting Hawks Schenectady County Royals Suffolk County Sharks SUNY Sullivan Generals Tompkins Cortland Panthers SUNY Ulster Senators
See also: Sports in New York City, Sports in Buffalo, Sports in Rochester, Sports in Syracuse, and Sports in New York's Capital District