The 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-year head coach Lance Leipold, the Bulls compiled an overall record of 6âÂÂ6 with a mark of 4âÂÂ4 in conference play, tying for third place in the MAC's East Division. Despite being bowl-eligible, Buffalo did not receive an invitation to a bowl game. The team played home games at University at Buffalo Stadium in Amherst, New York.
On October 7, Buffalo and Western Michigan scored 139 points in a game that took a record-tying seven overtimes to settle. Buffalo lost, 71âÂÂ68. The game marked the highest-scoring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) game, breaking the previous record set in 2016.
Buffalo announced its 2017 football schedule on January 23, 2017.