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Buffalo football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 6 at home and 6 away, from Sep 3 to Nov 27. 8 in the MAC. Next up: at home against UAlbany on Sep 3.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs UAlbany | |
| Sep 12 | at Florida International | |
| Sep 19 | at Penn State | |
| Sep 26 | vs Robert Morris |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Western Michigan | TBC |
| Oct 10 | at Toledo | TBC |
| Oct 17 | vs Massachusetts | TBC |
| Oct 24 | vs Bowling Green | TBC |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | at Miami (OH) | |
| Nov 11 | at Ball State | TBC |
| Nov 18 | vs Central Michigan | TBC |
| Nov 27 | at Akron |
Buffalo's 2026 season
Buffalo plays 12 regular-season games in 2026, 6 at home at UB Stadium and 6 away, opening on Sep 3 and finishing on Nov 27. 8 of them are MAC games and 4 are not — which is the shape of a college season: a short non-conference run, most of it early, and then two months inside the conference. The longest run at home is 2 games, from Sep 26 to Oct 3; the longest run on the road is 2, from Sep 12 to Sep 19.
The non-conference games are against UAlbany on Sep 3, Florida International on Sep 12, Penn State on Sep 19, Robert Morris on Sep 26. Those opponents are not in the MAC, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 6 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Buffalo's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full MAC grid puts all 13 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does Buffalo play next?
Buffalo's next game is at home against UAlbany on Sep 3. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Buffalo play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 6 at home at UB Stadium and 6 away, from Sep 3 to Nov 27. 8 are against MAC opponents and 4 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Buffalo play outside the MAC in 2026?
4 games: UAlbany on Sep 3, Florida International on Sep 12, Penn State on Sep 19, Robert Morris on Sep 26. Those opponents are not in the MAC, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
Why do some of Buffalo's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 6 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.
What time do Buffalo's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
Other MAC teams
Akron Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Massachusetts Miami (OH) Ohio Sacramento State Toledo Western Michigan