1986 Buffalo Bulls football team

1986 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Bill Dando (10th season)
Home stadium	Rotary Field

1986 NCAA Division III independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Salisbury State ^			–					13	–	1	–	0
No. 1 Dayton ^			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Union (NY) ^			–					9	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Buffalo			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Hofstra ^			–					9	–	2	–	0
Wagner			–					9	–	2	–	0
Millsaps			–					7	–	2	–	0
MacMurray			–					6	–	3	–	0
Wabash			–					6	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					5	–	3	–	1
DePauw			–					6	–	4	–	0
Mercyhurst			–					6	–	4	–	0
Western Connecticut State			–					6	–	4	–	0
Canisius			–					5	–	4	–	0
Colorado College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Stony Brook			–					5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					4	–	4	–	0
Menlo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)			–					4	–	5	–	0
UC Santa Barbara			–					4	–	5	–	0
Albany			–					4	–	6	–	0
Brockport			–					4	–	6	–	0
Brooklyn			–					4	–	6	–	0
San Diego			–					4	–	6	–	0
Marist			–					3	–	5	–	0
Frostburg State			–					3	–	7	–	0
Ferrum			–					3	–	8	–	0
Catholic University			–					2	–	8	–	1
Aurora			–					1	–	4	–	0
Norwich			–					2	–	8	–	0
Rochester (NY)			–					1	–	7	–	1
Buffalo State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Cortland			–					1	–	8	–	0
Saint Peter's			–					0	–	8	–	0
Wesley			–					0	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division III poll

The 1986 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division III football season. Led by Bill Dando in his tenth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 9–2.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Towson State	Towson, MD	L 8–37	4,359
September 13	at Cortland	Cortland, NY	W 23–22	4,200
September 20	Buffalo State	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 37–7	4,387
September 27	Rochester	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 21–19	3,246
October 4	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 29–27	13,900
October 11	at Canisius	Buffalo, NY	W 38–7	2,087
October 18	Ithaca	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 21–22	4,180
October 25	Brockport	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 21–14	3,963
November 1	at Alfred	Alfred, NY	W 13–10	3,313
November 8	at Albany	University Field Albany, NY	W 11–10	895
November 15	Frostburg State	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 42–7	1,323