Buffalo BullsHead coach Pete Lembo
71 Overall rating steady
Pete Lembo has led Buffalo since 2024, going 16-14 across 3 seasons with 1 bowl trip.
- Record since 2024
- 16-14
- Seasons
- 3
- Bowl trips
- 1
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme8
Defensive scheme9
Game planning10
Situational management12
Leadership & results
Comeback factor13
Underdog edge10
Recent form2
Win rate10
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Pete Lembo's most recent 26 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Buffalo record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 5-7 | No bowl |
| 2024 | 9-4 | Won Bahamas Bowl Presented by Atlantis Resorts |
Records with Buffalo since 2024, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Buffalo games under Pete Lembo
Result
Season
20 FINAL September 26, 2026
Robert Morris 
28 : 31 Buffalo
28 : 31 Buffalo FINAL September 19, 2026
Buffalo 13 : 55
Penn State
13 : 55 Penn State FINAL September 12, 2026
Buffalo 20 : 33
Florida International
20 : 33 Florida International FINAL September 3, 2026
UAlbany 
17 : 21 Buffalo
17 : 21 Buffalo FINAL November 28, 2025
Ohio 
31 : 26 Buffalo
31 : 26 Buffalo 
37 FINAL November 12, 2025
Buffalo 19 : 38
Central Michigan
19 : 38 Central Michigan FINAL November 1, 2025
Buffalo 28 : 3
Bowling Green
28 : 3 Bowling Green FINAL October 25, 2025
Akron 
24 : 16 Buffalo
24 : 16 Buffalo FINAL October 18, 2025
Buffalo 28 : 21
Massachusetts
28 : 21 Massachusetts 
30 FINAL September 27, 2025
UConn 
20 : 17 Buffalo
20 : 17 Buffalo 
21 FINAL September 13, 2025
Buffalo 31 : 28
Kent State
31 : 28 Kent State FINAL September 6, 2025
Saint Francis 
6 : 45 Buffalo
6 : 45 Buffalo FINAL August 28, 2025
Buffalo 10 : 23
Minnesota
10 : 23 Minnesota FINAL January 4, 2025
Buffalo 26 : 7
Liberty
26 : 7 Liberty FINAL November 26, 2024
Kent State 7 : 43 Buffalo
7 : 43 Buffalo FINAL November 12, 2024
Ball State 
48 : 51 Buffalo
48 : 51 Buffalo FINAL November 2, 2024
Buffalo 41 : 30 Akron
41 : 30 Akron FINAL October 26, 2024
Buffalo 16 : 47 Ohio
16 : 47 Ohio 
15 FINAL September 28, 2024
Buffalo 3 : 47 UConn
3 : 47 UConn 
FINAL September 14, 2024
Massachusetts 3 : 34 Buffalo
3 : 34 Buffalo FINAL September 7, 2024
Buffalo 0 : 38
Missouri
0 : 38 Missouri 
13 Robert Morris 28 Buffalo 31 Buffalo 13 Penn State 55 Buffalo 20 Florida International 33 UAlbany 17 Buffalo 21 Ohio 31 Buffalo 26 Buffalo 19 Central Michigan 38 Buffalo 28 Bowling Green 3 Akron 24 Buffalo 16 Buffalo 28 Massachusetts 21 UConn 20 Buffalo 17 Buffalo 31 Kent State 28 Saint Francis 6 Buffalo 45 Buffalo 10 Minnesota 23 Buffalo 26 Liberty 7 Kent State 7 Buffalo 43 Ball State 48 Buffalo 51 Buffalo 41 Akron 30 Buffalo 16 Ohio 47 Buffalo 3 UConn 47 Massachusetts 3 Buffalo 34 Buffalo 0 Missouri 38No games match these filters.
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