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Buffalo

University at Buffalo · 2022 · Mid-American

FanBoardHQ CFP
#87
Efficiency
-7.6
94th FBS
Record
7-6
Conf. record
5-3
Conf. finish
T-3rd
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Buffalo went 7-6 and was ranked 87th in the FanBoardHQ CFP Rankings (blended resume and efficiency). Their 87th-ranked offense was the engine, backed by a 95th-ranked defense. They ran the ball on 50% of offensive plays with a 128th-ranked rushing attack and passed the ball on the remaining 50% of plays with a 65th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-1
Q3
0-1
Q4
7-4

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 7.0 wins
Strength of Record
83rd
-4.2 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
128th
full season
128th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
117th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.1 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1@ MarylandBig Ten#32L 1031-17.30%-13.0Q2
2vs Holy CrossPatriotL 3137+2.60%-15.1Q4
3@ Coastal CarolinaSun Belt#66L 2638-1.80%-18.3Q4
4@ Eastern MichiganMid-American#75W 5031-0.4100%13.3Q4
5vs Miami-OHMid-American#101W 2420+8.5100%-9.6Q4
6@ Bowling GreenMid-American#104W 387+6.5100%19.9Q4
7@ MassachusettsFBS Independents#131W 347+16.3100%2.6Q4
8vs ToledoMid-American#69W 3427-1.0100%-0.4Q4
10@ OhioMid-American#62L 2445-6.30%-21.1Q3
11@ Central MichiganMid-American#115L 2731+5.10%-17.7Q4
13vs Kent StateMid-American#94L 2730+4.10%-14.8Q4
14vs AkronMid-American#127W 2322+13.7100%-19.5Q4
Postseason
vs Georgia SouthernSun Belt#92W 2321-0.2100%-5.9Q4

13 played · 7-6. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Buffalo, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-17.8-0.6+16.7-13-15-1813-10203-0-21-18-15-20Week 0Week 17
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 65th
SR 53rdYPP 96thEPA 63rd
RushingEff 128th
SR 98thYPP 136thEPA 129th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 83rd
SR 61stYPP 97thEPA 87th
Rush defenseEff 101st
SR 25thYPP 124thEPA 114th
Dropback rate 50%Tempo +5.5 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 89th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 40%1st · Defense allowed: 42%1st2nd · Offense: 43%2nd · Defense allowed: 37%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 45%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 40%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 64.0Q1 · Allowed: 69.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 148.0Q2 · Allowed: 91.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 63.0Q3 · Allowed: 86.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 77.0Q4 · Allowed: 80.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Buffalo Offense vs Defense, 2022
Offensive EffRanked 87th
-3.6
Field position: -0.1Finishing drives: -3.6
Field position -0.1Finishing drives -3.6= -3.6
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 62nd · Finishing 87th

Defensive EffRanked 95th
-3.8
Field position: -1.4Finishing drives: -2.4
Field position -1.4Finishing drives -2.4= -3.8
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 106th · Finishing 86th

1.97 points per drive on offense, 1.80 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 34.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(222)43% / 57%46%5.3
Q2(235)54% / 46%45%6.5
Q3(208)50% / 50%39%5.0
Q4(268)53% / 47%39%4.2
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(174)10.247%7.5
2nd(157)9.438%5.1
3rd(119)8.038%5.2
4th(17)5.653%4.4
All (467)42%6.0
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(219)9.635%3.8
2nd(158)6.247%5.2
3rd(74)4.449%5.4
4th(15)1.380%3.1
All (466)43%4.5

Buffalo, all games.