2012 Buffalo State Bengals football team

The 2012 Buffalo State Bengals football team represented Buffalo State College as a member of the Empire 8 during the 2012 NCAA Division III football season. They were led by 19th-year head coach Jerry Boyes and played their home games at Coyer Field. On September 15, Buffalo State went on the road and defeated the three-time defending NCAA Division III champions and top-ranked Wisconsin–Whitewater, 7–6, winning the game on a touchdown pass in the game's final seconds.[1] The victory by the Bengals snapped Wisconsin–Whitewater's 46-game winning streak, preventing the Warhawks from extending the streak to 47 games, which would have been the third-longest winning streak in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) football history.[2][3][4]

2012 Buffalo State Bengals football
ConferenceEmpire 8
Record6–4 (4–3 E8)
Head coach
Home stadiumCoyer Field
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Salisbury $^   6 1     9 3  
Alfred   5 2     6 4  
St. John Fisher   4 3     8 3  
Buffalo State   4 3     6 4  
Ithaca   4 3     6 4  
Utica   4 3     6 4  
Frostburg State   1 6     3 7  
Hartwick   0 7     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.Cortland*
W 49–311,750
September 81:00 p.m.at Brockport*Brockport, NYL 24–381,000
September 152:00 p.m.at No. 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater*W 7–65,872
September 2212:30 p.m.AlfredNo. 19
L 17–401,355
September 2912:00 p.m.Salisbury
L 7–201,029
October 612:00 p.m.Utica
L 44–51855
October 131:00 p.m.at Ithaca
W 21–143,128
October 201:00 p.m.at Frostburg State
W 22–71,346
October 2712:00 p.m.Hartwick 
W 27–24655
November 312:00 p.m.at No. 25 St. John FisherW 17–92,145

References

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  1. ^ Lenzi, Rachel (September 14, 2022). "'We had nothing to lose': 10 years later, Buffalo State still basks in upset of No. 1 Wisconsin-Whitewater". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buff State football shocks the defending national champions". The Buffalo News. September 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Buffalo State tops UW-Whitewater 7-6, ends Warhawks' 46-game win streak". NCAA. September 15, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Buffalo State snaps UW-Whitewater's streak". Fox Sports Wisconsin. September 15, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2013.