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@UBAthletics • @UBFootball • @UBJonFuller • www.ubbulls.com BUFFALO QUICK FACTS Location __________________ Buffalo, NY BUFFALO CENTRAL MICHIGAN Enrollment ___________________ 30,658 (4-1, 1-0 MAC) (1-4, 0-1 MAC) Year Founded __________________ 1846 Nickname ______________________ Bulls Conference _______ Mid-American (East) Stadium/Capacity __ UB Stadium (30,270) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2018 • 12:00 PM • MOUNT PLEASANT, MI • KELLY/SHORTS STADIUM Year Opened ___________________ 1993 Playing Surface ____Artificial (A-Turf Titan) President ____________ Satish K. Tripathi STORYLINES Athletic Director ____________ Mark Alnutt Head Coach _____________Lance Leipold Alma Mater ___ Wisconsin-Whitewater, ’87 • The Bulls are 4-1 for the first time since the 1996 season. Record at UB __________ 17-24 (4th year) Overall Record _______ 127-30 (12th year) • This will be just the third trip to Mount Pleasant for Buffalo. The Bulls lost the previous Versus Opponent _________________ 0-1 two games at Kelly Shorts Stadium in 2008 and 2015. Record ___________ 4-1 overall, 1-0 MAC Offensive/Defensive Sets ____Multiple/4-3 • Central Michigan leads the all-time series, 7-1. The Bulls are in search of their first win Website _____________ www.ubbulls.com over the Chippewas since 2004. BULLS ON THE AIR • The Bulls are the only team in the nation not to have allowed a sack this season. RADIO __ Buffalo (1520)/Rochester (1280) • Buffalo looks to improve to 2-0 in Mid-American Conference play for the first time since Paul Peck _______________ play-by-play 2013. Scott Wilson _________________ analysis Brad Riter ________________ game host • Kevin Marks has scored a rushing touchdown in four straight games. He is the first Bob Gaughan __________ postgame host freshman in UB’s FBS era to do so. TELEVISION _____ CBS Sports Network • The Bulls are outscoring their opponents 61-10 in the first quarter of games this season. Ben Holden ______________ play-by-play Jay Feely ___________________ analysis • Tyree Jackson’s 16 touchdown passes on the year already rank seventh in school his- tory for a single season. He is two touchdown passes shy of moving into fourth in school history for a single season. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • Adam Mitcheson (230) is three points shy of passing Patrick Clarke (232) for second in FB Contact _________________ Jon Fuller school history in career scoring. Office Phone ____________716-645-6762 Cell Phone ______________716-359-2728 • The Bulls are looking to win three straight road games in the same season for the first Email _____________ [email protected] time since the 2008 season. Press box _______________716-645-6837 2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time Site TV Result 9.1 DELAWARE STATE 6:00 pm UB Stadium ESPN3 W, 48-10 9.8 at Temple 3:30 pm Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W, 36-29 9.15 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 6:00 pm UB Stadium ESPN+ W, 35-28 9.22 at Rutgers 12:00 pm New Brunswick, NJ Big Ten Network W, 42-13 9.29 ARMY WEST POINT 12:00 pm UB Stadium CBSSN L, 42-13 10.6 at Central Michigan* 12:00 pm Mount Pleasant, MI CBSSN 10.13 AKRON* 12:00 pm UB Stadium CBSSN 10.20 at Toledo* 12:00 pm Toledo, OH ESPN+/WGRZ 10.30 MIAMI (OH)* 8:00 pm UB Stadium ESPN2/ESPNU 11.6 KENT STATE* 7:30 pm UB Stadium ESPNU 11.14 at Ohio* TBA Athens, OH ESPN2/ESPNU 11.23 at Bowling Green* TBA Bowling Green, OH ESPNU/CBSSN/ESPN3 2018 BUFFALO BULLS FOOTBALL Bulls Travel to Central Michigan as Road Warriors MAC Play Ramps Up The Bulls have won both of their road The University at Buffalo football team games this season (Temple & Rutgers) and 41 will travel to Central Michigan on Saturday have won three straight road games dating University at Buffalo football head coach for their first road conference game of the back to last season. The Bulls have won Lance Leipold has announced the number season. The Bulls are 4-1 overall and 1-0 five of their last seven road games. A win 41 jersey will be worn by a different player in the MAC and are coming off a 42-13 over Central Michigan would be UB’s third each game to honor the legacy of former Bull loss to Army last Saturday. UB was led by straight road win of the season and would Solomon Jackson who passed away in 2016. senior linebacker Khalil Hodge who tied a mark the first time since the 2008 season career high with 20 tackles against the Black the Bulls have accomplished the feat. Over the previous two seasons, players were Knights. chosen by the coaching staff to wear “41” for Central Michigan is 1-4 overall, 0-1 in the T3 the entire year. Cornerback Boise Ross wore MAC and is coming off a 31-20 loss at #24 Quarterback Tyree Jackson is off to a it for the 2016 season, while linebacker Jar- Michigan State last Saturday. The Chip- blistering start to the season, having al- rett Franklin wore it last season. pewas are led by linebacker Malik Fountain ready thrown 16 touchdowns, four more who has a team-best 62 tackles on the than he did all of last season. He already This is the first season the number will alter- season. ranks seventh in school history for single- nate for each game. Central Michigan leads the all-time series, season passing touchdowns. 7-1. The Chippewas won the last meeting, Jackson has really found his groove Solomon Jackson passed away unexpectedly 51-14, at Kelly Shorts Stadium in 2015. since the end of last season. Over the last following an offseason workout on February nine games, he has thrown for 2,567 yards, 29, 2016. Jackson, respected and beloved Hodge Ball (60 comp.%), 25 touchdowns to only five in- by his teammates, played both linebacker Khalil Hodge tied a career-high with 20 terceptions. and defensive end over his career. The slo- tackles against Army last Saturday. It was Jackson’s 16 touchdown passes on the gan ALL41 is a prominent fixture throughout the Murchie Family Football Center to honor the second time in his career he racked up season is tied for third in the nation. his legacy. 20 tackles in a game. He now has 67 tack- He was named the Mid-American Confer- les on the season which is tied for third in ence East Division Offensive Player of the Players who wore #41 the nation. Week in each of the first two weeks of the 9/1 vs. Delaware State ____ Brandon Williams,S Hodge has been in the national rank- season. Former UB running back James 9/8 at Temple ____________ Cameron Lewis, CB ings since arriving on campus in 2016. He Starks is the only other UB player to earn 9/15 vs Eastern Michigan _____ Chuck Harris, DE ranked eighth in the nation in tackles follow- player of the week honors in consecutive 9/22 at Rutgers ___________ Justin Brandon, DT ing the 2016 season and second in the na- weeks back in 2007. 9/29 vs Army West Point _______ Tyler Mabry, TE tion in tackles after last season. Jackson is on the preseason watch lists He recorded his 300th career tackle for the Davey O’Brien Award and Johnny against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 15 to Unitas Golden Arm Award. become the fastest player in school history to reach 300 tackles. He did it in 27 games. Long Way Home Davonte Shannon, the Bulls all-time leader The Bulls have been using big plays to in career tackles with 461, didn’t reach 300 find the endzone this season. 11 of the tackles until his 34th career came. He cur- Bulls’ 24 touchdowns on the year have #ALL41 rently ranks sixth in school history with 344 been at least 22 yards. The Bulls have career tackles in only 29 games. scored touchdowns of 27, 32, 33, 22, 29, Hodge was named the MAC East Defen- 70, 75, 42, 42, 53 and 53 yards over the first PRESEASON MAC POLL sive Player of the Week each of the last two five games. weeks, following his 15-tackle performance in UB’s win over Rutgers and his 20-tackle Bulls Make History in Piscataway East Division game against Army. Buffalo defeated Rutgers, 42-13, on 1. Ohio (21), 140 Sept. 22 at HighPoint.com Stadium for its 2. Buffalo (1), 112 Os-born to Run first-ever win over a team from the Big Ten 3. Miami (2), 95 K.J. Osborn is enjoying the best start to Conference. The Bulls were 0-7 against Big 4. Akron, 74 a season in his career. He leads the Bulls Ten opponents prior to Saturday’s win. It 5. Bowling Green, 58 with 23 catches for 410 yards and six touch- was also UB’s first win over an opponent 6. Kent State, 25 downs. He’s tied for fifth in the nation in from a Power 5 conference. Buffalo’s win touchdown catches. over Rutgers was one of the largest by a Osborn had one of the best games of his MAC school over a Big Ten opponent in West Division career against Eastern Michigan. The junior conference history. 1. Northern Illinois (15), 133 receiver had seven receptions for 188 yards 2. Toledo (7), 125 and three touchdowns in the Bulls’ 35-28 Largest point differential in MAC win over Big 10 Opponent: 3. Western Michigan (1), 87 win. Two of Osborn’s three touchdowns 31 points - Toledo 38-7 win over Minnesota (8/30/01) 4.