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@UBAthletics • @UBFootball • @UBJonFuller • www.ubbulls.com BUFFALO QUICK FACTS Location __________________ Buffalo, NY BUFFALO NO. ILLINOIS Enrollment ___________________ 30,658 (10-2, 7-1 MAC) (7-5, 6-2 MAC) Year Founded __________________ 1846 Nickname ______________________ Bulls Conference _______ Mid-American (East) Stadium/Capacity __ UB Stadium (30,270) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 • 7:00 PM • DETROIT, MI • FORD FIELD Year Opened ___________________ 1993 Playing Surface ____Artificial (A-Turf Titan) President ____________ Satish K. Tripathi STORYLINES Athletic Director ____________ Mark Alnutt Head Coach _____________Lance Leipold • The Bulls are playing in the MAC Championship game for the second time in school Alma Mater ___ Wisconsin-Whitewater, ’87 history. The Bulls defeated Ball State, 42-24, to win the 2008 MAC title. Record at UB __________ 23-25 (4th year) Overall Record _______ 133-31 (12th year) • Buffalo’s 10 wins are the most in school history. Versus Opponent _________________ 0-3 Record __________ 10-2 overall, 7-1 MAC • The Bulls finished 7-1 in MAC play. It is their best record since joining the conference in Offensive/Defensive Sets ____Multiple/4-3 1999. UB’s previous best MAC record was 6-2 in 2013. Website _____________ www.ubbulls.com • Northern Illinois is the only Mid-American Conference opponent Buffalo has never BULLS ON THE AIR beaten since joining the league in 1999. The Bulls are 0-10 against the Huskies as MAC members. UB trails the overall series, 11-1, with its lone win coming in 1968. RADIO __ Buffalo (1520)/Rochester (1280) Paul Peck _______________ play-by-play • The Bulls are playing in a dome for the first time since the 2009 International Bowl in Scott Wilson _________________ analysis Toronto’s Roger’s Centre on Jan. 3, 2009. Brad Riter ________________ game host Bob Gaughan __________ postgame host • Tyree Jackson’s next touchdown pass will be his 26th of the season which would move him into solo second place in school history for touchdown passes in a season, breaking TELEVISION _________________ ESPN2 Clay Matvick _____________ play-by-play the tie with Drew Willy (2008). Joe Licata holds the school record with 29 in 2014. Dan Orlovsky ________________ analysis Paul Carcaterra ______________ sidelines • Jaret Patterson is 44 yards shy of UB’s freshman rushing record. Aaron Leeper set the record of 917 yards in 2002. ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • With 423 points on the season, Buffalo is one point shy of the school record for points scored in a season. The Bulls scored 424 points over 14 games in 2008. FB Contact _________________ Jon Fuller Office Phone ____________716-645-6762 • The Bulls are 58 yards shy of breaking the single-season rushing school record. UB has Cell Phone ______________716-359-2728 rushed for 2,406 yards on the year. The school record is 2,463 set back in 1998. Email _____________ [email protected] Press box _______________716-645-6837 • The Bulls have won 13 of their last 15 games dating back to last season. 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 W, 34-24 10.13 AKRON* 12:00 pm UB Stadium CBSSN W, 24-6 10.20 at Toledo* 12:00 pm Toledo, OH ESPN+/WGRZ W, 31-17 10.30 MIAMI (OH)* 8:00 pm UB Stadium ESPN2 W, 51-42 11.6 KENT STATE* 7:30 pm UB Stadium ESPNU W, 48-14 11.14 at Ohio* 7:00 pm Athens, OH ESPN2 L, 52-17 11.23 at Bowling Green* 12:00 pm Bowling Green, OH ESPNU W, 44-14 11.30 vs. Northern Illinois 7:00 pm Detroit, MI ESPN2 2018 BUFFALO BULLS FOOTBALL Bulls and Huskies Tangle for Setting the Tone Mid-American Conference Crown The Bulls have scored touchdowns on The University at Buffalo football team will their first or second possession in eight of 41 face off against Northern Illinois at Ford Field 12 games this season. In addition, Buffalo University at Buffalo football head coach in the Mid-American Conference Champion- has scored first-quarter points in all but one Lance Leipold has announced the number ship game on Friday. The Bulls finished the game this year (Toledo). The Bulls are aver- 41 jersey will be worn by a different player regular season 10-2 overall, 7-1 in the MAC aging 10.8 points in the opening quarter of each game to honor the legacy of former Bull and are coming off a 44-14 win at Bowling games and have outscored their opponents Solomon Jackson who passed away in 2016. Green last Friday. Running back Jaret Pat- 130-58 in the first quarter this season. terson rushed for 88 yards and two touch- Over the previous two seasons, players were downs to lead the Bulls. Scoring Pace chosen by the coaching staff to wear “41” for Northern Illinois finished the regular sea- The Bulls are on a pace for their highest- the entire year. Cornerback Boise Ross wore son 7-5 overall, 6-2 in the MAC and is coming scoring season in school history. Through it for the 2016 season, while linebacker Jar- off a 28-21 loss at Western Michigan last 12 games, Buffalo has scored 423 points, rett Franklin wore it last season. Tuesday. The Huskies are led by defensive one point shy of the school record of 424 end Sutton Smith who has 21 tackles for loss set in 2008 over 14 games. In addition, UB This is the first season the number will alter- and 13 sacks on the season. has scored a school-record 58 touchdowns nate for each game. Northern Illinois leads the all-time series, on the year breaking the previous record of 11-1. The Huskies won the last meeting, 14- 55 also set in 2008. Solomon Jackson passed away unexpectedly 13, at UB Stadium last season. following an offseason workout on February Big Play Bulls 29, 2016. Jackson, respected and beloved Returning to the MAC Championship The Bulls have made a habit of creating by his teammates, played both linebacker 10 Years Later big plays this season. In fact, UB has had and defensive end over his career. The slo- Buffalo will play in the MAC Champion- a play of at least 44 yards in 10 straight gan ALL41 is a prominent fixture throughout the Murchie Family Football Center to honor ship game for the second time in school games. They have had touchdown plays of his legacy. history when it faces off against Northern 70+ yards in four different games. Illinois on Friday. Players who wore #41 It has been 10 years since the Bulls won Serve and Protect 9/1 vs. Delaware State ____ Brandon Williams,S the 2008 MAC Championship - UB’s first The UB offensive line has done a tremen- 9/8 at Temple ____________ Cameron Lewis, CB and only football conference title. After a dous job this season. The Bulls have only 9/15 vs. Eastern Michigan _____ Chuck Harris, DE 7-5 regular season, the Bulls stunned 12th- allowed eight sacks on the year, easily a 9/22 at Rutgers ___________ Justin Brandon, DT ranked Ball State, 42-24, in the title game. low for a single season as a FBS program. 9/29 vs. Army West Point ______ Tyler Mabry, TE Buffalo went on to play Connecticut in the The previous low for a season was 16 in 10/6 at Central Michigan ______ K.J. Osborn, WR International Bowl - its first-ever bowl game. 2014 and 2015. Buffalo uncharacteristically 10/13 vs. Akron ____________Tyree Jackson, QB allowed five sacks against Toledo and two 10/20 at Toledo _____________Jordan Collier, LB Pure Michigan against Miami (OH). The Bulls have not al- 10/30 vs. Miami (OH) _______ Myles Nicholas, DE It will be a homecoming for a number of lowed a sack in nine games this season. 11/6 vs. Kent State ________ Adam Mitcheson, K key members of the Buffalo football team. 11/14 at Ohio ________________Jake Khoury, DT Eight members of the Bulls hail from Michi- Hodge Ball 11/23 at Bowling Green _____Matt Otwinowski, LB gan and most are from the Detroit area. Khalil Hodge has 130 tackles on the Detroit area natives include starting wide season, making him just the second player #ALL41 receiver K.J. Osborn, starting tight end in school history to have three seasons of Tyler Mabry, starting defensive end Chuck 100 tackles or more (Davonte Shannon, PRESEASON MAC POLL Harris, starting cornerback Cameron Lewis 2007-10, was the other). He is the first play- and starting punter Evan Finegan. er in school history to post three straight In addition, quarterback Tyree Jackson is seasons of 100+ tackles. East Division a native of western Michigan. As a senior in Currently ranked 16th in the nation in 1. Ohio (21), 140 high school, he led his Mona Shores team tackles, Hodge has been in the national 2. Buffalo (1), 112 to its first ever state championship game rankings since arriving on campus in 2016. 3. Miami (2), 95 appearance in Ford Field where they fell to He ranked eighth in the nation in tackles fol- 4.