Athletics Department
Athletics play a vital role in the college experience, and at Buffalo State there are numerous opportunities for students to participate in sports. Buffalo State coaches, well-versed in training methods necessary for success in intercollegiate athletics, know that athletics is a coordinated effort that integrates self-discipline and teamwork with the pursuit of individual and team goals—skills useful in everyday life.
Although most student-athletes attending Buffalo State are New York residents, many students come to Buffalo State from the northeast and the mid-west as well as from over 60 countries represented within Buffalo State's diverse student population.
The men's intercollegiate athletics program consists of eight varsity sports teams, while the women's program provides competition for 11 varsity sports.
The college competes at the NCAA Division III level and is associated with the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) as well as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). Recent success by a number of Buffalo State's athletic squads and individuals has resulted in post-season play at both the conference and national levels.
MISSION STATEMENT
Buffalo State College’s intercollegiate athletics program endeavors to provide a quality and competitive intercollegiate athletics program consistent with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III philosophy and the overall educational mission of Buffalo State College.
Intercollegiate athletics is sponsored as an educationally purposeful activity that focuses on the individual development of the student-athlete. It emphasizes the positive value of physical activity, learned skills, competition, good sportsmanship, and teamwork with a diverse population of student-athletes.
The intercollegiate athletics program will strive to instill in all student-athletes the responsibility and ability to represent themselves, their team, the department and the college in a positive manner at all times. The intercollegiate athletics program is committed to the physical and emotional well being of student-athletes and strives for multicultural diversity in the student-athlete population. In concert with the mission of Buffalo State College, we are committed to the intellectual, personal and professional growth of our student-athletes, and we strive to foster citizenship, sportsmanship and conduct which brings credit to the image of Buffalo State College.
We are committed to the recruitment and the retention of a diverse population of highly motivated student-athletes. We are committed to the recruitment and retention of coaches and athletics staff personnel that represent multicultural diversity and can contribute to student-athlete success that promotes pride, spirit, and diversity throughout the college.
In a Nutshell:
Affiliations:
NCAA Division III
ECAC
SUNYAC
Location: Buffalo, NY
President: Dr. Muriel A. Howard
VP for Student Affairs: Hal D. Payne
Athletics Director: Jerry S. Boyes
Year Founded: 1871
Enrollment: 11,000
Nickname: Bengals
Colors: Black and Orange
