Colonel William A. Phillips

The Buffalo State Bengals team represents Buffalo State College in college football. The Bengals competes in the NCAA Division III as a member of the Liberty League, which they joined in 2019 after playing in the Empire 8 from 2012 to 2018.

Buffalo State's first football team was fielded in 1980. The team plays its home games at the 3,000 seat Coyer Field, located on-campus in Buffalo, New York. The Bengals are currently coached by Lazarus Morgan.

History

Notable former players

Notable former players include:

T. J. Cottrell: Former National Football League tight end

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2017-18 college football season

NCAA Division III Playoff Berth	Conference Champions	Division Champions	Undefeated Season

Year	NCAA Division	Conference	Conference Division	Overall					Conference						Coach	Final Ranking
Year	NCAA Division	Conference	Conference Division	Games	Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.	Games	Win	Loss	Tie	Pct.	Standing	Coach	Final Ranking
1980	III	Division III Independent	N/A	6	3	3	0	.500	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Les Dugan	-
1981	III	Division III Independent	N/A	6	3	3	0	.500	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Les Dugan	-
1982	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	4	6	0	.400	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Les Dugan	-
1983	III	Division III Independent	N/A	9	5	4	0	.556	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Les Dugan	-
1984	III	Division III Independent	N/A	9	5	4	0	.556	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Les Dugan	-
1985	III	Division III Independent	N/A	9	2	7	0	.222	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Les Dugan	-
1986	III	Division III Independent	N/A	9	1	8	0	.111	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1987	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	1	9	0	.100	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1988	III	Division III Independent	N/A	8	1	7	0	.125	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1989	III	Division III Independent	N/A	9	1	8	0	.111	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1990	III	Division III Independent	N/A	9	7	2	0	.778	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1991	III	Division III Independent	N/A	11	9	2	0	.818	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1992	III	Division III Independent	N/A	11	8	3	0	.727	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1993	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	7	3	0	.700	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1994	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	6	4	0	.600	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1995	III	Division III Independent	N/A	11	9	2	0	.818	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1996	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	8	2	0	.800	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1997	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	8	2	0	.800	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1998	III	Division III Independent	N/A	12	9	3	0	.750	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
1999	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	7	3	0	.700	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
2000	III	Division III Independent	N/A	11	7	4	0	.636	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Jerry Boyes	-
2001	III	Division III Independent	N/A	9	1	8	0	.111	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Bob Swank	-
2002	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	1	9	0	.100	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Bob Swank	-
2003	III	Division III Independent	N/A	10	2	8	0	.200	0	0	0	0	.000	N/A	Bob Swank	-
2004	III	ACFC	N/A	10	4	6	0	.400	5	3	2	0	.600	T-3rd	Paul Shaffner	-
2005	III	ACFC	N/A	9	3	6	0	.333	5	1	4	0	.200	T-4th	Paul Shaffner	-
2006	III	NJAC	N/A	10	3	7	0	.300	9	3	6	0	.333	N/A	Paul Shaffner	-
2007	III	NJAC	N/A	10	2	8	0	.200	9	2	7	0	.222	N/A	Paul Shaffner	-
2008	III	NJAC	N/A	10	1	9	0	.100	9	1	8	0	.111	9th	Paul Shaffner	-
2009	III	NJAC	N/A	10	2	8	0	.200	9	2	7	0	.222	T-8th	Jerry Boyes	-
2010	III	NJAC	N/A	10	4	6	0	.400	9	4	5	0	.444	6th	Jerry Boyes	-
2011	III	NJAC	N/A	10	5	5	0	.500	9	5	4	0	.556	T-5th	Jerry Boyes	-
2012	III	Empire 8	N/A	10	6	4	0	.600	7	4	3	0	.571	T-4th	Jerry Boyes	-
2013	III	Empire 8	N/A	10	5	5	0	.500	7	3	4	0	.429	T-6th	Jerry Boyes	-
2014	III	Empire 8	N/A	11	8	3	0	.727	8	5	3	0	.625	T-3rd	Jerry Boyes	-
2015	III	Empire 8	N/A	11	7	4	0	.636	8	5	3	0	.625	T-3rd	Jerry Boyes	-
2016	III	Empire 8	N/A	10	5	5	0	.500	8	3	5	0	.375	T-6th	Jerry Boyes	-
2017	III	Empire 8	N/A	11	6	5	0	.545	7	3	4	0	.429	4th	Jerry Boyes	-
2018	III	Empire 8	N/A	10	1	9	0	.100	7	1	6	0	.143	7th	Jerry Boyes	-
2019	III	Liberty League	N/A	10	1	9	0	.100	6	1	5	0	.167	5th	Christian Ozolins	-
	Totals			383	177	206	0	.462	116	45	71	0	.387

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References

^ "Web Palette | College Relations | Buffalo State". Retrieved June 19, 2017.
^ "Buffalo State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

External links

Official website

[1] "Web Palette | College Relations | Buffalo State". Retrieved June 19, 2017.

[record-2] "Buffalo State Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

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Buffalo State Bengals football
Venues	Coyer Field (1980–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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)