Division I · Mid-American Conference
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Football
Buffalo, NY · the Bulls · University at Buffalo, the State University of New York overview
118
Roster
13 over the D-I cap of 105
$14M
Team budget
63rd percentile in Division I
$119,474
Per roster spot
median $79,762
15
Coaches
1 head · 14 assistant
959
APR
96% of players retained
69%
Admitted
upper half for selectivity
University at Buffalo, the State University of New York fields a football team in the Mid-American Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 118 players, about the median of 119, with 1 head coach and 14 assistants. Team expenses were $14,098,031, well above the median of $9.1M — $119,474 per roster spot, upper half of Division I football programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 105 in force from 2025-26, that is 13 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (230 of 261 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 959, about the median of 964, with 96% of players retained year to year. The school gave $6,415,306 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $22,911 per roster spot.
Among Division I football programs
Where this program sits against its 261 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#97Team budgetof 261 · Division I#96Spend per playerof 261 · Division I#138Roster sizeof 261 · Division I#152APRof 261 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
this programevery Division I football program
Roster sizes (cap 105)
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The program
- Roster118 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap105 13 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 14 assistant
- Team expenses$14,098,031 for the year
- Operating expenses$2,394,433 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$119,474 division median $79,762
- Academic Progress Rate959 multi-year; 950 latest
- Players retained96% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$6,415,306 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$22,911 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$503,371 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Lembo head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youSeptember 1 of junior year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school football players1,029,588 2024-25
- Division I roster spots31,184 261 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 33 3.0% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →20,463undergraduates · 31,889 students in all
Women 49% Men 51%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →69%admitted · of 38,210 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1380
ACT middle 50%27 – 32
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Football
Full picture →118on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 105118
13 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate959
96% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $14,098,031 $119,475 per roster spot · upper half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 14 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $6,415,306
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $503,371
Cost
Full picture →$20,511net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $10,782 in-state · $30,572 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 33 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 18 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →17%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University at Buffalo, the State University of New York
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Football program118 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions69% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,511 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 17%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusSuburb · 20,463Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Football programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · Liberty League | 7 | 120 | $705k | — | 76% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Liberty League | 17 | 53 | $418k | — | 98% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 45 | 107 | $803k | — | 71% | |
| University of Rochester Division III · Liberty League | 59 | 113 | $568k | — | 36% | |
| St. John Fisher University Division III · Empire 8 | 65 | 148 | $730k | — | 68% | |
| Alfred State College Division III · Empire 8 | 72 | 110 | $619k | — | 82% | |
| Alfred University Division III · Empire 8 | 72 | 115 | $603k | — | 48% | |
| Mercyhurst University Division I · Northeast Conference | 89 | 134 | $3M | — | 83% | |
| Gannon University Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference | 89 | 109 | $2.3M | — | 77% | |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges Division III · Liberty League | 92 | 106 | $762k | — | 57% | |
| Allegheny College Division III · Presidents' Athletic Conference | 116 | 108 | $788k | — | 59% | |
| Cornell University Division I · The Ivy League | 123 | 109 | $4.6M | 981 | 8% |
Other football programs in the Mid-American Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 13 over cap | 118 | $14M | $119,474 | 959 | vs | |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst 6 over cap | 111 | $13M | $120,892 | 938 | vs | |
| University of Toledo 17 over cap | 122 | $13M | $103,477 | 983 | vs | |
| Central Michigan University 17 over cap | 122 | $12M | $95,151 | 972 | vs | |
| Western Michigan University 8 over cap | 113 | $11M | $100,968 | 948 | vs | |
| Eastern Michigan University 14 over cap | 119 | $11M | $93,106 | 976 | vs | |
| Bowling Green State University 3 over cap | 108 | $11M | $101,710 | 947 | vs | |
| California State University, Sacramento 50 over cap | 155 | $10M | $65,329 | 959 | vs | |
| Ball State University 15 over cap | 120 | $8M | $66,583 | 969 | vs | |
| University of Akron 5 over cap | 110 | $7.6M | $69,371 | 945 | vs | |
| Kent State University | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Miami University (Ohio) | — | — | — | — | vs | |
| Ohio University | — | — | — | — | vs |
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