@UBAthletics • @UBFootball • @UBJonFuller • www.ubbulls.com BUFFALO QUICK FACTS Location __________________ Buffalo, NY Enrollment ___________________ 30,183 BUFFALO COLGATE Year Founded __________________ 1846 Nickname ______________________ Bulls (0-2, 0-0 MAC) (1-1, 0-0 Patriot) Conference _______ Mid-American (East) Stadium/Capacity __ UB Stadium (33,519) Year Opened ___________________ 1993 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2017 • 6:00 PM • BUFFALO, NY • UB STADIUM Playing Surface ____Artificial (A-Turf Titan) President ____________ Satish K. Tripathi STORYLINES Athletic Director __________ Allen Greene Head Coach _____________Lance Leipold Alma Mater ___ Wisconsin-Whitewater, ’87 • Colgate leads the all-time series vs. Buffalo, 8-7. Record at UB ___________________ 7-19 Overall Record _______ 116-25 (11th year) • This is the first meeting between the teams since 2003, a game the Raiders won, 38- Versus Opponent _________________ 0-0 15, at UB Stadium. Record ___________ 0-2 overall, 0-0 MAC Offensive/Defensive Sets ____Multiple/4-3 • Buffalo and Colgate first met in 1898. The Bulls won the game, 23-0. Website _____________ www.ubbulls.com • The Bulls have won six of their last seven home openers. BULLS ON THE AIR • Khalil Hodge leads the nations in tackles, averaging 15.5 per game. RADIO __ Buffalo (1520)/Rochester (1280) Paul Peck _______________ play-by-play • If Khalil Hodge can rack up double-digit tackles against Colgate, he would become the Scott Wilson _________________ analysis first UB player since J.J. Gibson in 2004 to amass double-digit tackles in each of the first Brad Riter ________________ game host three games of the season. Bob Gaughan __________ postgame host • Tyree Jackson’s 75-yard touchdown run at Army was the longest run by a UB quar- TELEVISION _________________ ESPN3 terback in the Bulls’ FBS era (since 1999). The previous long was 68 yards by Chazz Greg Mescall _____________ play-by-play Anderson at Tennessee in 2011. Marcus Ray _________________ analysis • Buffalo ranks first in the MAC and 15th in the nation in pass defense, allowing 128 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS yards per game. • The Bulls already have four plays of 48+ yards through two games this season. FB Contact _________________ Jon Fuller Office Phone ____________716-645-6762 Cell Phone ______________716-359-2728 • Buffalo is predicted to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference East Division. Email _____________ [email protected] Press box _______________716-645-6837 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time Site TV Result 8.31 at Minnesota 7:00 pm Minneapolis, MN BTN L, 17-7 9.9 at Army West Point 12:00 pm West Point, NY CBSSN L, 21-17 9.16 COLGATE 6:00 pm UB Stadium ESPN3 9.23 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7:00 pm UB Stadium ESPN3 9.30 at Kent State* TBA Kent, OH TBA 10.7 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 3:30 pm UB Stadium TBA 10.14 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* TBA UB Stadium TBA 10.21 at Miami (OH)* TBA Oxford, OH TBA 10.28 at Akron* 11:30 am Akron, OH CBSSN 11.7 BOWLING GREEN* 7:30 pm UB Stadium ESPN2/ESPNU 11.16 at Ball State* 7:00 pm Muncie, IN CBSSN 11.24 OHIO* TBA UB Stadium TBA 2017 BUFFALO BULLS FOOTBALL Bulls Host Colgate in the Home Opener most tackles in a game by a UB player since The University at Buffalo football team Davonte Shannon had 20 against Army in finally returns to UB Stadium to host Colgate 2008. 41 in the home opener on Saturday after two Hodge was named the MAC East Division University at Buffalo football head coach hard-fought road games. Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 4. Lance Leipold has announced senior line- The Bulls are coming off a 21-17 loss at He followed up that performance with an backer Jarrett Franklin will wear No. 41 this Army last Saturday. Sophomore quarterback 11-tackle game at Army. season to honor the legacy of former team- accounted for 236 total yards Last season, Hodge had 123 tackles – mate Solomon Jackson who passed away in Tyree Jackson 2016. as he rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown the eight-most in school history for a single and passed for 193 yards and another score. season. He ranked seventh in the nation, “It is a blessing and an honor to wear Solo’s Colgate, ranked 25th in the FCS, is coming averaging 10.25 tackles per game. Hodge number,” Franklin said. “I am going to do ev- erything I can to honor him. It means coming off a 20-17 loss to ninth-ranked Richmond. was an All-MAC Second Team selection in out every day with a smile on my face, ready The Raiders are led by running back James 2016. to practice, ready to play and bringing team- Holland who has rushed for 137 yards and mates along with me.” two touchdowns on the season. What a Debut! After consulting with the Jackson family, one Colgate leads the all-time series, 8-7. The It was quite a debut for Anthony Johnson Buffalo player is bestowed the honor of wear- Raiders won the last meeting, 38-15, at UB as the junior wide receiver, playing in his first ing No. 41 for the entire season. Stadium in 2003. game for the Bulls, had 11 receptions for 140 Franklin, who previously wore No. 36, is en- yards and a touchdown against Minnesota tering his final season with the Bulls. He is Big Play Offense in the season opener. Johnson’s 11 catches coming off the best season of his career, fin- ishing third on the team in tackles with 75 in Over the first two games of the season, the were two shy of the single-game school 2016. The St. Charles, MO native is pursuing Bulls have been able to strike on several big record. He had eight catches for 115 yards a degree in electrical engineering. plays. in the first half alone. In the second quarter, Solomon Jackson passed away unexpectedly Against Minnesota, Tyree Jackson con- Johnson had a 50-yard reception and fol- following an offseason workout on February nected with Anthony Johnson on a 50-yard lowed with 16-yard touchdown reception on 29, 2016. Jackson, respected and beloved pass play. Jackson and Johnson hooked up the very next play. Four of his 11 catches in by his teammates, played both linebacker and defensive end over his career. The slo- on a 16-yard touchdown the very next play. the game went for more than 10 yards. gan ALL41 is a prominent fixture throughout At Army, on just the fourth play of the Johnson, who redshirted last season after the Murchie Family Football Center to honor game, Jackson completed a 52-yard pass transferring from Iowa Western Community his legacy. to Johnson that set up a field goal. Jackson College, and UB quarterback Tyree Jackson Boise Ross wore the number last year to later ripped off a 75-yard touchdown run as made an instant connection against the Go- honor Jackson. well as completed a 48-yard touchdown pass phers as 11 of Jackson’s 22 completions in to Antonio Nunn. the game went to Johnson. 2016 Boise Ross 2017 Jarrett Franklin In total, the Bulls have produced 10 plays At Army, Johnson had three grabs for 82 of 15 yards or more over the first two games yards, including a 52-yard reception on the #ALL41 of the season. fourth play of the game. He Can Run Too New Receivers Stepping Up PRESEASON MAC POLL Against Army, Tyree Jackson ripped Buffalo graduated its top two wide receiv- of a 75-yard touchdown run in the second ers from a season ago and top three pass East Division quarter. It was not only the longest run of catchers overall - so a big question heading 1. Ohio (11), 131 his career, it was the longest run by a UB into 2017 was who was going to step up. 2. Miami (12), 129 quarterback in the Bulls’ FBS era (since That question was quickly answered with 3. Bowling Green (1), 88 1999). The previous long run by a Buffalo the play of Anthony Johnson who had 11 4. Akron, 79 quarterback was a 68-yard touchdown dash catches for 140 yards at Minnesota. Johnson 5. Buffalo, 41 by Chazz Anderson at Tennessee in 2011. is the Bulls’ top receiver with 14 receptions 6. Kent State, 36 Prior to that, Cliff Scott had a 70-yard touch- for 222 yards. down run against Duquesne in 1991. Antonio Nunn, like Johnson, is in his first West Division season with the Bulls after redshirting as a 1. Toledo (22), 142 Hodge Ball freshman last year. Nunn has three catches 2. Western Michigan (1), 107 Khalil Hodge leads the nation in tackles, for 71 yards, including a 48-yard touchdown 3. Northern Illinois (1), 89 averaging 15.5 tackles per game. on the season. 4. Eastern Michigan, 74 He picked up where he left off last year in Senior Jacob Martinez, who missed most 5. Central Michigan, 62 the season opener against Minnesota. The of last season with an injury, had four catches 6. Ball State, 30 junior linebacker recorded a career-high in the opener. 20 tackles against the Gophers. It was the 2017 BUFFALO BULLS FOOTBALL A History Running Backs two touchdowns and rushed for 92 yards 2017 QUICKIE STATS With the graduation of All-MAC running throw two games this season. Buffalo’s record was: back Jordan Johnson, the Bulls have a When leading at the half ____________________0-1 new starter in the backfield this season in O’Hagan Named to Rimington When trailing at the half _____________________0-1 .