The 2026 Buffalo football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 21.4 points per game, 324.3 total yards per game and 25.6 points allowed per game.

| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -13.9 | – |
| FPI | -12.876 | #114 |
| SRS | -14.6 | – |
| Elo | 1360 | – |
| Returning Production | -0.8% | – |
7 GAMES · 21.4 PPG · 25.6 ALLOWED · 324.3 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 21.4 | #111 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 25.6 | #85 |
| Total Yards / Game | 324.3 | #120 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 165.3 | #58 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 159 | #128 |
| Yards / Play | 4.3 | #136 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 36.8% | #93 |
| Turnover Margin | -4 | #111 |
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.02 | #117 |
| Defense PPA | 0.085 | #79 |
| Offense Success Rate | 35.1% | #131 |
| Defense Success Rate | 38.3% | #46 |
| Explosiveness | 1.162 | #105 |
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wright | 79/164 | 860 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 |
| Elijah Holmes | 35/61 | 253 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 114/225 | 1113 | 4.9 | 9 | 4 |
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messiah Burch | 118 | 661 | 5.6 | 2 |
| Nino Hill | 59 | 170 | 2.9 | 2 |
| Jason Wright | 54 | 123 | 2.3 | 2 |
| James McNeil Jr. | 27 | 120 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Terrance Shelton Jr. | 23 | 80 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Elijah Holmes | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Nino Francavilla | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 291 | 1164 | 4.0 | 7 |
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance Morrow | 37 | 444 | 12.0 | 6 |
| Dwayne Early Jr. | 13 | 168 | 12.9 | 0 |
| Clint Walker | 20 | 155 | 7.8 | 2 |
| Jaylen Andrews | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 0 |
| Patrick Clacks III | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 1 |
| Trevor Wilson | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 |
| Jasaiah Gathings | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Michael Gelatko | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 |
| Messiah Burch | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Terrance Shelton Jr. | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Phillip Folmar | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 1113 | 9.8 | 9 |
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saveon Brown | 59 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Miles Greer | 42 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| John Keough | 35 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnell Davis | 34 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Bergmann | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stevie Bracey | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mikey Crawford | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Owens | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Climes | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Logan Goodwin | 18 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kobi Blackwell | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Clark | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keontez Bradley | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedrick Vessah | 13 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Rex Stinchcomb | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Ilunga-Bisselele | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cornell Evans | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacari Bennett | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Leonard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Oliver | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Garbolino | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Stantavious Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Bridges | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Rodriguez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Stoever | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamiere Munson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Cheshire | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathew Hilty | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nino Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Morrow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Stumpf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Nickel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Whitmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royce Rogers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrell Simmons Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Messiah Burch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 453 | 32 | 10 | 2 |