2007 Buffalo Bulls football team

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The 2007 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Turner Gill, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 5–7 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, sharing MAC's East Division title with the Bowling Green Falcons and the Miami RedHawks. Based on tiebreakers, Miami advanced to the MAC Championship Game. The team played home games at the University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.

DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (5–3 MAC)
Headcoach
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2007 Buffalo Bulls football
MAC East Division co-champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGerald Carr (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumUniversity at Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
 2006
2008 
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2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Miami (OH) xy 42  52  67 
Bowling Green x 42  62  85 
Buffalo x 42  53  57 
Ohio 33  44  66 
Temple 33  44  48 
Akron 24  35  48 
Kent State 15  17  39 
West Division
Central Michigan xy$ 41  61  86 
Ball State x 41  52  76 
Eastern Michigan 32  34  48 
Western Michigan 23  34  57 
Toledo 23  35  57 
Northern Illinois 05  16  210 
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.
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
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[1]
October 61:00 p.m.Ohiodagger
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 31–1010,755
October 131:00 p.m.Toledo
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 43–3312,529
October 204:00 p.m.at Syracuse*ESPNUL 12–2030,897
October 271:00 p.m.Akron
  • University at Buffalo 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
  • University at Buffalo Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 17–3111,740
November 241:00 p.m.at Kent StateW 30–23 OT2,687
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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After the season

NFL draft

For the first time in the history of the program, three players were signed by National Football League (NFL) teams. Trevor Scott and Jamey Richard were selected in the 2008 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders and Indianapolis Colts respectively, while punter Ben Woods signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns.[4]

The following Bulls were selected in the NFL draft following the season.[5]

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