First-year Head Coach Paul Shaffner will welcome approximately 100 prospective football players to Buffalo State's 2004 preseason camp beginning on Friday, August 13.

The Bengals will begin preparation for their first-ever season of conference play as members of the Atlantic Central Football Conference with Apprentice (VA), Brockport, Frostburg (MD), Salisbury (MD), and Wesley (DE). Buffalo State will open the 2004 campaign with a pair of non-conference road games, opening with Division I-AA Robert Morris on September 4, before traveling to Ithaca on September 11. The Bengals will open their home slate on September 18 with a conference tilt against Wesley. Other highlights on the docket include a “homecoming” meeting with Frostburg on October 2, and the regular season finale at Brockport on November 13 in the inaugural “I-90 Bowl”.

The tentative practice schedule for training camp is as follows:

Friday, August 13 – Check-in and Meetings

Saturday, August 14 – 2:00 p.m. – Helmets Only

Sunday, August 15 – 2:30 p.m. – Helmets Only

Monday, August 16 – 2:30 p.m. – Helmets and Shoulder Pads Only

Tuesday, August 17 – 2:30 p.m. – Helmets and Shoulder Pads Only

Wednesday, August 18 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment

Thursday, August 19 – 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – Full Equipment

Friday, August 20 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment

Saturday, August 21 – 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – Full Equipment

Sunday, August 22 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment

Monday, August 23 – 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – Full Equipment

Tuesday, August 24 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment

Wednesday, August 25 – 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – Full Equipment

Thursday, August 26 – 2:30 p.m. – Full Equipment

Friday, August 27 – 7:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. – Full Equipment

(All practices will run approximately two hours. Media members can set up interviews with players or coaches by calling the Buffalo State Office of Sports Information at (716) 878-6030.)