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2007 Buffalo Bulls football team

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2007 Buffalo Bulls football
MAC East Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record5–7 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTurner Gill
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
(Capacity: 29,013)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) xy   4 2     5 2     6 7  
Bowling Green x   4 2     6 2     8 5  
Buffalo x   4 2     5 3     5 7  
Ohio   3 3     4 4     6 6  
Temple   3 3     4 4     4 8  
Akron   2 4     3 5     4 8  
Kent State   1 5     1 7     3 9  
West Division
Central Michigan xy$   4 1     6 1     8 6  
Ball State x   4 1     5 2     7 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 2     3 4     4 8  
Western Michigan   2 3     3 4     5 7  
Toledo   2 3     3 5     5 7  
Northern Illinois   0 5     1 6     2 10  
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.

The 2007 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at No. 16 Rutgers*MSGL 3–3843,091
September 81:00 p.m.at TempleW 42–715,629
September 1512:00 p.m.at No. 12 Penn State*BTNL 24–45107,506
September 226:00 p.m.Baylor*L 21–3422,676
September 291:00 p.m.at Ball StateL 14–4914,333
October 61:00 p.m.Ohiodagger
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 31–1010,755
October 131:00 p.m.Toledo
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 43–3312,529
October 204:00 p.m.at Syracuse*ESPNUL 12–2030,897
October 271:00 p.m.Akron
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 26–1010,142
November 33:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)L 28–3112,288
November 171:00 p.m.Bowling Green
  • UB Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 17–3111,740
November 241:00 p.m.at Kent StateW 30–23 OT2,687

After the season

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NFL draft

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For the first time in the history of the UB Football team, 3 players from the 2007 football team signed for NFL teams. Trevor Scott and Jamey Richard were drafted by the Oakland Raiders and Indianapolis Colts respectively, while punter Ben Woods signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns.[1]

The following Bulls were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[2]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
6 169 Trevor Scott Defensive end Oakland Raiders
7 236 Jamey Richard Center Indianapolis Colts

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Woods Signs with Cleveland Browns". Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2008.
  2. ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.