Top 99 UBFB Moments
Cortney Lester: The Return of the Return
For the first time in over 5 years, a UB defensive back returned an interception for a touchdown in the Toledo game.
Instant Classic: Devin Campbell, The Fresh Prince
99 for 99 Instant Classic Week 7: Devin Campbell, The Fresh Prince. Devin Campbell became the first UB True Freshman with two 100-yard running games.
Two If By Land: Zordich and Campbell Run Over Ohio
99 for 99: Instant Classic - Week 5 - Two If By Land: The run game was powered by Youngstown, Ohio as Zordich and Campbell both gained 100 yards. Only the 3rd time that has happened since 1999.
UB Football 99 for 99 - #32 - Who is James Starks?
UB Football 99 for 99 - #32 - Who is James Starks? After a dominating performance in the NFL Wild Card Game, the nation scrambled to find out who James Starks was and what he was capable of. Buffalo fans already knew.
Art Powell, Father of UB Football and Basketball
The era of Art Powell, UB's first long term football coach and first Basketball coach.
Drew Haddad's 3rd Moment #34: The Punt Return
Drew Haddad Set Receivng Records (#54), Broke those records (#89) and he's still going with the #34 moment, Drew sets a single game record for all-purpose yards, helped by a UB record 94-yard punt return touchdown.
Instant Classic - Week 4 - The More the Murie-er
Buffalo Football 99 for 99: Instant Classic - Week 4 - The More the Murie-er. Brandon Murie steps in for Brandon Oliver and James Potts, and delivers a 50-50-50 performance with 2 touchdowns in the Bulls 17-24 loss to Connecticut.
99 for 99: Instant Classic - Week 3 - Hail Mary II
99 for 99: Instant Classic - Week 3 - Hail Mary II - Invoking memories of Willy to Roosevelt 2008, UB struck another hail mary, Zordich to Neutz. Unlike 2008, the amazing play did not propel the Bulls to victory.
ESPN Showcased UB's Past and Present on OTL
50 years after racial intolerance prevented the Bulls from attending their first Bowl Game, the 2008 Bulls became bowl eligible. ESPN's Outside The Lines reported on the story, giving the 1958 Bulls the national prominence that was stolen from them.
#38: A win over Lafayette or a Loss at Ohio?
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - #38 - 700th Game: A gripping win over Lafayette or a crushing defeat at Ohio? You decide.
99 for 99 - #36 - Swan Takes Off
Buffalo Football 99 for 99: #36 - Swan Takes Off. Before there was BO, there was Swan. Led UB in rushing 4 times but really took off his Sophomore Year, with a 74 yard run en route to a 204 yard 5 TD performance in the 1995 season opener.
99 for 99 - #37 - UB's First Nationally Televised Game
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - #37 - UB's First Nationally Televised Game. Tomorrow Buffalo faces Kent State on ESPNU, 48 years ago to the day, the Bulls played on national television for the first time demolishing Boston U.
99 for 99 - #39 - For Whom the Alan Bell Tolls; It Tolls for UB
Between O.D. Underwood and Anthony Swan, Alan Bell sets the record for yards rushing in a single game, has the third longest run in UB history and became UB's second thousand-yard rusher.
99 for 99 - #40 - Beginning of the Second UB Era
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - #40 - Beginning of the 2nd UB Era. UB kicked off their 2nd era 1915-1942 with a victory over Bona.
99 for 99 - #41 - Great Scott! and the Shootout at New Haven
99 for 99 - #41 - Cliff Scott Throws for a record 490 yards as UB and New Haven Combine for 17 Touchdowns
99 for 99 - #42 - Joe D'Amico's Record Setting Opener
99 for 99 - #42 - Joe D'Amico's Record Setting Opener. D'Amico sets a UB record for Receiving Yards in 1 game.
99 for 99 - #43 - Buffalo's Return to Division 1-A Football
Buffalo Football 99 for 99: #43. On this day 13 years ago, after a 29 year absence, the Bulls played their first game in College Football's highest level, and their first MAC game, coming into the game as 20 as point underdogs, UB fell to Akron 17-10
99 for 99: Instant Classic - Week 1
In front of the #6 team in the league and the 2nd largest crowd UB has ever faced, they just may have found their Quarterback, calm, collected dual-threat Alex Zordich.
99 for 99 - #44 - The Other Great Season
99 for 99 - #44 - The Other Great Season. The story of how Bowling Green, Delaware, Jim Tressel's Dad, Ernie Davis and Ralph Wilson made 1959 special, yet strangely unappreciated in Buffalo Bulls history.
99 for 99 - #45 - The Russ Carrick Era
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - #45 - The worst era of UB football ever concludes with Carrick's 5 wins in 5 years.
99 for 99 - #46 - Jamey's Touchdown
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - #46 - Jamey's Touchdown - Jamey Richard scores what might have been the first NFL TD by a Bull as a member of the Indianapolis Colts in 2008.
99 for 99 - #47 - The Penn State Series
99 for 99 - #47 - The Penn State Series: UB is 1-1 all time against PSU, with a victory over Penn State in 1900, the only meeting until the 2007 game, which stands as the largest crowd to ever watch the Buffalo Bulls play.
99 for 99 - #49 - Gerry LaFountain's Record Return
Buffalo Bulls 99 for 99: Gerry LaFountain's record return. DE Gerry LaFountain owns the record for longest interception return in school history with a 90 yard run back against Delaware in 1965.
99 for 99 - #50 - Exposition City and the Michigan Debacle
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - #50: The 1901 Buffalo squad used the Pan-American Exposition and a win over Columbia to gain popularity, but it all crumbled down with an epic defeat at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines, 128-0.
99 for 99 - #51 - Records Tumble but UB Fumbles Against Kent
James Starks and Naaman Roosevelt break single season records, but come up a few yards short of a historic win in the 2008 regular season finale against Kent State.
99 for 99 - #52 - Offenhamer Becomes Winningest Coach in UB History, UB's 400th game
Buffalo Football 99 for 99: #52: Buffalo plays their 400th game, and Offenhamer surpasses Peele as winningest coach in UB history.
99 for 99 - #53 - The Bison Become the Bulls
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 #53, The Bison become the Bulls.
99 for 99 - #54 - Haddad Sets Receiving Records
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - #54 - Haddad Sets Single Season Receiving Records while Swan and Gasparre set career records to put a happy spin on a disappointing season.
99 for 99 - #55 - UB Beats the Ivy League
Buffalo Football 99 for 99 - # 55 - UB Beats the Ivy League: Although Dartmouth won the league, 1958's Buffalo Bulls, went 2-0 against the league, taking down Harvard and Columbia.
99 for 99 - #56 - UB's 800th Game, Moving ForWarde with the Turneround*
When Warde Manuel took over, he hired Turner Gill. Gill turned the program around and won the 800th game in UB history, a thrilling overtime win at Kent State.
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