Buffalo Bulls

The Buffalo Bulls, also known as the UB Bulls, are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo (UB) in the State University of New York system, in intercollegiate athletics. The Bulls currently play in Division I (Division I FBS of the NCAA in football), and are a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for all sports except women's rowing, which is in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). The Bulls have been a member of the Mid-American Conference since 1998. The Buffalo Bulls field 11 men's and women's athletic teams in sports, although only nine team sports for both men and women are identified on the official website. The Bulls have had dozens of athletes turn professional in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball. The mascot of UB's athletic teams is Victor E. Bull. In 2001, Victoria S. Bull was introduced as Victor's sister, but has not been observed for many years.

The current Director of Athletics is Allen Greene.

Teams

Buffalo sponsors teams in ten men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports. All of them except the women's rowing team compete in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East division while rowing is part of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

Buffalo Bulls football

The Buffalo Bulls football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the State University of New York at Buffalo located in the U.S. state of New York. The team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference. Buffalo's first football team was fielded in 1894. The team plays its home games at the 31,000+ seat UB Stadium on University at Buffalo's north campus in Amherst, New York. The Bulls are coached by Lance Leipold.

History

UB's first run with football started in 1894 and lasted until 1970, when the football program was suspended due to the student body's vote to stop funding the program. The football program was reintroduced in 1977. When reintroduced, the team played in Division III level football until 1992. In 1993, the school made the jump to Division I-AA. In 1999, the Bulls moved up again to Division I-A Bowl Subdivision level football.

The early years: 1894–1903

In 1894, UB established an athletics association and fourteen UB Medical students formed the first UB football team. By 1896, they were a local force in Western New York football playing collegiate and club teams and finishing the season with an impressive 9–1–2 record. In 1897, C. W. Dibble coached UB to a perfect 7–0–0 record beating Syracuse twice. In 1899, Bemus Pierce coached UB to a 6–0 record. In 1900, Buffalo beat Penn State 10–0. In 1901, former player James B. “Turk” Gordon coached the UB team to a 4–2 record. In 1903, Ray Turnbull led the UB team to a 3–3 record. After the 1903 season, UB would not again put a team on the field until 1915.