Buffalo Bulls football
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| First season | 1894 | ||
| Athletic director | Allen Greene | ||
| Head coach |
Lance Leipold 2nd year, 7–17 (.292) |
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| Other staff | Rob Ianello | ||
| Stadium | UB Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 31,000+ | ||
| Field surface | Momentum Turf | ||
| Location | Amherst, New York | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Mid-American Conference | ||
| Division | East | ||
| All-time record | 370–492–28 (.431) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–2 (.000) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 (2008) | ||
| Division titles | 2 (2007, 2008) | ||
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| Colors | Royal Blue and White |
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| Fight song | Victory March | ||
| Mascot | Victor E. Bull | ||
| Marching band | Thunder of the East | ||
| Website | UBBulls.com | ||
| Buffalo Bulls in the NFL | |
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| NFL Draft selections | |
| Total selected: | 13 |
| First picks in draft: | 0 |
| 1st Round: | 1 |
| NFL achievements | |
| Hall of Famers: | 0 |
| Pro Bowlers | 2 |
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.
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.
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.
In 1915, UB re-established the football program and officially instituted men's basketball. Both teams were named the 'Bisons' and used as their logo a caricature of a male American bison, often outfitted in a UB jersey. Frank Mount Pleasant was called on to coach the football team but was replaced the following season after a 3–4 record. Art Powell would take over in 1916 and coach the team for six seasons (13–22–5). In 1920, UB would start playing on what would eventually be called Rotary Field. UB would go through two coaches in a span of two years – 'Dim' Batterson in 1922 and James Bond in 1923 – before Russ Carrick would take over, serving five seasons despite winning only five games (while losing 30 and garnering two ties). The team would last be known as the Bisons under the command of Jay "Biffy" Lee, who coached for two seasons (until 1930), leading UB to an 8–7 record.
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