The Bulls were led by third-year head coach Lance Leipold and played their home games at University at Buffalo Stadium as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Despite being bowl-eligible, the Bulls did not receive an invitation to a bowl game.

Source:[1] On October 7, 2017, the Bulls and Western Michigan to score 139 points in a game that took a record-tying seven overtimes to settle.

[3] On November 24, 2017, Buffalo gained bowl eligibility for just the third time in school history.

[5] In out-of-conference play, the Bulls will meet former Western Michigan head coach P. J. Fleck's Minnesota team, as well as the Lane Kiffin-led FAU Owls.