Matchup Overview

The Buffalo and Western Michigan have met 11 times in NCAAF since 2002. Western Michigan hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 9–2. Western Michigan have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 5 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 20–17 in favor of Western Michigan on October 3, 2026.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 11 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Oct 3, 26	2026 W5	Western Michigan	20–17	Buffalo
Oct 19, 24	2024 W8	Western Michigan	48–41	Buffalo
Oct 1, 21	2021	Western Michigan	24–17	Buffalo State
Oct 6, 17	2017	Western Michigan	71–68	Buffalo State
Nov 18, 16	2016	Buffalo State	0–38	Western Michigan
Oct 11, 13	2013	Buffalo State	33–0	Western Michigan
Nov 9, 12	2012	Western Michigan	24–29	Buffalo State
Oct 23, 09	2009	Buffalo State	31–34	Western Michigan
Oct 10, 08	2008	Western Michigan	34–28	Buffalo State
Sep 30, 05	2005	Buffalo State	21–31	Western Michigan
Oct 4, 02	2002	Western Michigan	31–17	Buffalo State

Games before the 2022 season: Data from SportsDataverse, used under CC BY 4.0.