UB falls short in MAC title game for the second time in three seasons
By ANTHONY DECICCO | Dec. 19, 2020In a season that’s been nothing short of magical, everything was going right for the Bulls.
In a season that’s been nothing short of magical, everything was going right for the Bulls.
Before the MAC East Champions could make the trip to Detroit, they had to face Akron in the last regular-season game of the season.
UB’s final regular-season matchup against Akron features two programs trending in completely opposite directions.
On Monday, UB running back Jaret Patterson was named a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, given annually to the nation’s top running back.
Despite not playing a game this week and for the first time in program history, the UB football team has made an appearance in the Associated Press’ Top 25 ranking No. 24.
As COVID spikes across the country and surges through college football, it was only a matter of time before UB saw cancellations of its own.
Friday afternoon, UB athletics announced Saturday’s football game against Ohio has been canceled due to positive COVID tests and subsequent contract tracing within the Bobcats program.
After a record-breaking 301-yard performance against Bowling Green, expectations for junior running back Jaret Patterson couldn’t have been higher heading into week four’s matchup against Kent State.
The Kent State Golden Flashes are a different beast, and bring new challenges to a Buffalo team that has made the first three weeks of the season look easy.
Following a dominant 42-17 victory over Bowling Green (0-3) last Tuesday, UB (3-0) returns to Amherst to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes (3-0) in the Bulls’ first day game after three weeks of midweek MACtion.
UB defeated Bowling Green 42-17 in Ohio on Tuesday evening. Junior running back Jaret Patterson set a school record with 301 rushing yards.
Coming off a dominant 42-10 victory over Miami (OH) (1-1), UB Football (2-0) heads to Bowling Green to take on the (0-2) Falcons Tuesday night.
Following a comfortable 49-30 victory over Northern Illinois (0-1), UB football (1-0) will return to Buffalo to face Miami (OH) (1-0) Tuesday night.
In the first UB game during the COVID pandemic, the Bulls (1-0) defeated the Northern Illinois Huskies (0-1) 49-30 at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois. This is the first time Buffalo has beaten NIU since they joined the MAC in 1999.
After months of speculation and anticipation, UB football finally returns to the field Wednesday night.
Despite the Mid-American Conference football season set to start in five days, UB has yet to announce who its starting quarterback will be.
The Mid-American Conference released its schedule last week, signifying the official return of MAC football.
Despite a turbulent offseason of postponements, conflict and uncertainty, UB football finally kicked off its season Monday with the team's first practice since March.
On Friday the Mid-American Conference unanimously approved the return of football with the season set to kick off on Nov. 4. UB will officially resume its football season upon approval from the New York State Department of Health.