The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Buffalo-Akron
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →1 player crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Buffalo leads the all-time series 13–12. They've met 25 times since 1999. Akron once took 8 straight.
Stature & the series, 1999–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
13–12
Buffalo leads
streak
1
Akron in a row
longest run
8
Akron
biggest win
49
Buffalo, 2020
first met
1999
25 meetings
biggest crowd
19,506
2018
The coaching duels
Turner Gill vs J.D. Brookhart3–1
Lance Leipold vs Terry Bowden2–2
Jim Hofher vs Lee Owens0–3
Maurice Linguist vs Joe Moorhead3–0
Craig Cirbus vs Lee Owens0–2
Jim Hofher vs J.D. Brookhart0–2
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
12–10
Buffalo leads
1st-rounders
1–0
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1980s0–1
1990s1–1
2000s3–6
2010s6–2
2020s2–0
Best picks, either side
2014Khalil Mack Outside LinebackerRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
2005Charlie Frye QuarterbackRd 3, pick 3#67 overall
1997Jason Taylor Defensive EndRd 3, pick 13#73 overall
2001Dwight Smith Defensive BackRd 3, pick 22#84 overall
2007Andy Alleman Offensive GuardRd 3, pick 24#88 overall
2008Reggie Corner CornerbackRd 4, pick 15#114 overall
1997Ed Ellis Offensive TackleRd 4, pick 29#125 overall
Recent meetings
2025Akron24–16
2024Buffalo41–30
2023Buffalo13–10
2022Buffalo23–22
2021Buffalo45–10
2020Buffalo56–7
2019Buffalo21–0
2018Buffalo24–6
2017Akron21–20
2016Buffalo41–20
2015Akron42–21
2014Buffalo55–24
2011Buffalo51–10
2010Akron22–14