99 for 99 Timeline

1st UB Football Era

Period: Jan 1, 1894 to Dec 31, 1903

The Birth of UB Football

Nov 9, 1894

#24

1897 Undefeated Team

Nov 20, 1897

#9

The 1899 Team Goes Undefeated

Nov 30, 1899

#8

The Penn State Series: Buffalo 10, Penn State 0 - Buffalo defeats Penn State in the only metting between the two squads in the 20th Century

Nov 29, 1900

#47

President McKinley is shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo

Sep 6, 1901

#50

Buffalo 5, Columbia 0 - Buffalo upsets the Mighty Lions.

Sep 28, 1901

#50

Buffalo 0, Michigan 128 - Yost's Scoring Machine Breaks Buffalo Football.

Oct 26, 1901

#50

1903 UB's 50th Game & the Last Game of the 1st Era

Nov 14, 1903

#85

The Second Era of UB Football

Period: Sep 1, 1915 to Nov 14, 1942

The Art Powell Era

Period: Sep 1, 1916 to Nov 26, 1921

#33

The Bison Stampede the Hobart Deacons

Nov 23, 1918

#96

Bond, James Bond Gets UB's 50th Victory

Nov 3, 1923

#69

The Russ Carrick Era

Period: Oct 4, 1924 to Nov 30, 1928

#45

Judd Rosengrant's return gives hope to a doomed season

Oct 1, 1926

#59

Malanowicz's Long Run

Nov 16, 1929

#81

The Bison Become the Bulls

Sep 26, 1931

#53

UB Outgunned in the 30's

Period: Sep 26, 1931 to Nov 16, 1935

#30

Jim Wilson, UB's Grover Cleveland

Period: Sep 23, 1932 to Nov 11, 1933

#25

UB's 200th Game

Oct 19, 1935

#20

First Game of Peele Era

Oct 3, 1936

#79

Lockport Lou's Sextet

Nov 7, 1942

#66

Last Game of the 2nd UB Era

Nov 14, 1942

#74

First Game of the Third Era of UB Football

Sep 28, 1946

#74

3rd UB Football Era

Period: Sep 28, 1946 to May 29, 1970

100th Win in UB History

Nov 9, 1946

#79

Jim Peele Becomes First UB Coach to Win 30 Games

Nov 23, 1946

#79

Jim Peele's Bulls finish 7-2 in 1946

Nov 23, 1946

#4

Jim Peele's 1947 Bulls finish 8-1

Nov 15, 1947

UB Defeats Louisville 48-19 En Route to a 6-1-1 1948 Campaign

Oct 30, 1948

#3

Jim Wilson, UB's Grover Cleveland

Period: Sep 23, 1950 to Nov 17, 1951

#25

Buffalo 13, Niagara 27 - Last Game Against Niagara

Oct 7, 1950

#7

Most Attended Home Game of the 1900’s

Sep 29, 1951

#78

UB's First Draft Pick

Jan 17, 1952

#93

Pete Rao Nabs 4 INTs

Oct 3, 1953

#60

Clifford Furnas Inaugurated as 9th Chancellor of UB

Jan 7, 1955

#66

Offenhamer's First Win

Oct 1, 1955

#94

Chuck Daniels 101-Yard Return Sparks an Opening Day Victory

Sep 22, 1956

#59

Frank Woidzik Goes Hollywood

Dec 2, 1957

#92

UB Beats Harvard

Sep 27, 1958

#55

UB Defeats Columbia

Oct 25, 1958

#55

UB Wins the Lambert Cup After an 8-1 Season

Dec 14, 1958

#2

Lou Reale to the Giants

Jan 21, 1959

#91

The Other Great Season

Nov 21, 1959

#44

The UB Victory March is selected as Official Fight Song of UB

Oct 15, 1960

#86

UB's 400th Game

Nov 4, 1961

#52

Dick Offenhamer Becomes Winningest Coach in UB History

Sep 22, 1962

#52

Jim Ryan's Kick Return

Oct 5, 1963

#76

Gerry Philbin Drafted 19th Overall by the New York Jets

Nov 30, 1963

#97

UB's First Nationally Televised Game

Sep 19, 1964

#37

Gerry LaFountain's Record Return

Nov 6, 1965

#49

The End of the Offenhamer Era

Nov 20, 1965

#31

Doc Urich, Lane Kiffin of the 60's

Sep 17, 1966

#61

Leeland Jones Sets Single-Season TD Record

Nov 19, 1966

#61

Gery Philbin Wins Super Bowl III

Jan 12, 1969

#97

Buffalo 16, Holy Cross 0 - Last home game, last win of UB's third era, ABC regionally televised game.

Oct 31, 1970

#10

Buffalo 21, Northern Illinois 43 - Last game of UB's 3rd era a loss to Doc Urich's Huskies:

Nov 21, 1970

#10

Buffalo 7, RIT 7 - UB Football Returns, the 4th Era of UB football (1977-present)

Oct 8, 1977

#10

The Fourth UB Era

Period: Oct 8, 1977 to Jun 5, 2013

UB gets first win since Halloween 1970

Sep 23, 1978

#83

Buffalo 35, Brockport 31 - UB Football's first win in almost 8 years

Sep 23, 1978

#10

Quatrani Doesn't Cool Off

Nov 11, 1978

#83

Rodriguez and Quatrani Set Records

Nov 14, 1978

#83

Rodriguez and Quatrani hook up for 89-Yard TD Reception

Sep 15, 1979

#83

Joe D'Amico's Record Setting Opener

Sep 12, 1981

#42

Steven Sample and William Greiner Push UB to Division I

Period: Jan 1, 1982 to Dec 31, 2003

#28

Pat Whitehead Sets Single Season All Purpose Yards Record

Nov 13, 1982

#70

Marty Barrett Becomes Most Prolific Passer in UB History, Most of His Records Stand for a Quarter Century

Nov 12, 1983

#48

O.D. Underwood Sets Single Game Record With 232 Rushing Yards

Sep 27, 1986

#77

Buffalo 21, Rochester 19 - Last Game Against Rochester

Sep 27, 1986

#7

O.D. Underwood Sets Single Season Rushing Record With 1189 Yards

Nov 15, 1986

#77

Steve Nappo's 13 Interceptions

Nov 15, 1986

#22

O.D. Underwood Opens Season With 95 Yard Kick Return TD

Sep 5, 1987

#77

O.D. Underwood Runs for 201 Rushing Yards Against Albany

Nov 7, 1987

#77

Buffalo 7, Alfred 27 - Buffalo Plays 600th Game In School History

Oct 29, 1988

#17

Bill Dando's Final Win Makes Him Winningest Coach in UB History

Oct 28, 1989

#17

For Whom the Alan Bell Tolls; It Tolls for UB

Sep 22, 1990

#39

Chaz Ahmed's Big Day

Oct 27, 1990

#98

Buffalo 30, Brockport 28, Last Game Against SUNY Brockport

Oct 26, 1991

#7

Great Scott! and the Shootout at New Haven

Sep 12, 1992

#41

First Game at UB Stadium

Sep 4, 1993

#57

Buffalo 6, Buff State 13 - Last Game Against Buff State

Oct 16, 1993

#7

UB's Sackmaster: Vince Canosa

Nov 13, 1993

#12

Swan Takes Off

Sep 2, 1995

#36

Pete Conley Forces 4 Fumbles

Sep 16, 1995

#75

Craig Guest Makes 29 Tackles Against Maine, Records 161 on the Season

Oct 7, 1995

#64

A Little More Gasparre in the Tank

Nov 2, 1996

#11

Mark Taylor's Career High

Nov 9, 1996

#16

Running Downhill: The 1996 UB Bulls Finish 8-3

Nov 16, 1996

#73

Ed Ellis Breaks 34 Year Draft Drought

Apr 20, 1997

#90

Chad Salisbury Throws for 425 Yards and 3 TDs

Sep 6, 1997

#58

Salisbury Throws for 418 Yards

Sep 27, 1997

#58

Haddad Swan & Gasparre Set Records

Nov 15, 1997

#54

UB Wins 700th Game?

Sep 19, 1998

#38

Drew Haddad: Sets Single Game All-Purpose Yardage Record

Oct 3, 1998

#34

Buffalo 47, Canisius 0 - Last Game Against Canisius

Oct 17, 1998

#7

Buffalo's Return to Division 1-A Football

Sep 11, 1999

#43

UB Loses 700th Game?

Sep 25, 1999

#38

Drew Haddad breaks his own records, leaves as greatest WR in UB history

Nov 21, 1999

#89

Haddad Drafted by Bills

Apr 16, 2000

#89

1st MAC Win

Sep 23, 2000

#99

1st Overtime Win

Nov 4, 2000

#72

Last Game of Cirbus Era

Nov 11, 2000

#23

Jim Hofher's First Win

Sep 22, 2001

#82

Andre Forde's 200-Yard Day

Sep 28, 2002

#63

Buffalo Finally Wins

Oct 25, 2003

#15

Pelz Sets Kicker Record with 17 Point Game

Nov 1, 2003

#19

The Syracuse Game

Sep 11, 2004

#67

Warde Manuel Hired as UB's Athletic Director

Aug 29, 2005

#56

Final Game of Hofher Era

Nov 12, 2005

#23

Turner Gill Becomes the 23rd Coach of the Buffalo Bulls

Dec 16, 2005

#56

Bulls Redefined, The Temple Game

Aug 31, 2006

#29

Drew Willy Can't Miss

Sep 8, 2007

#95

The Penn State Series: Morelli Shines in Win Over Buffalo

Sep 15, 2007

#47

UB True Blue Created

Oct 3, 2007

#80

James Starks Runs for 231 Yards

Oct 13, 2007

#62

Starks Opens the Miami Game With the 2nd Longest Run in UB History

Nov 3, 2007

#62

UB Wins 800th Game, Earns Share of MAC East Division Title

Nov 24, 2007

#56

Gemara Williams breaks 40 year drought, becomes 2nd Bull to go to the Super Bowl

Feb 3, 2008

#13

Two Bulls Selected in the 2008 NFL Draft

Apr 27, 2008

#88

Willy Caves in the Miners with 4 TD Passes

Aug 28, 2008

#21

The Catch

Sep 13, 2008

#5

Ernest Jackson's Big (XII) Kick Return

Sep 20, 2008

#59

Trevor Scott Sacks The NFL

Oct 19, 2008

#18

The Election Game

Nov 4, 2008

#65

The Bulls Clinch The MAC East

Nov 21, 2008

#26

"All or Nothing"

Nov 23, 2008

#35

Starks and Roosevelt Cap Off Historic Seasons

Nov 28, 2008

#51

Speechless, The 2008 Mid-American Conference Championship

Dec 5, 2008

#1

Jamey's Touchdown

Dec 28, 2008

#46

The International Bowl

Jan 3, 2009

#6

Zach Maynard Shows Potential, Youth...

Sep 12, 2009

#84

Trevor Scott Sacks The NFL

Oct 18, 2009

#18

The End of the Gill Era, Quinn Hired

Dec 12, 2009

#14

Jamey Richards and Drew Willy become first Bulls teammates in the Super Bowl with the Colts.

Feb 7, 2010

#13

James Starks is drafted by the Green Bay Packers

Apr 24, 2010

#87

Jeff Quinn's First Win

Sep 2, 2010

#27

Who Is James Starks?

Jan 9, 2011

#32

James Starks starts at RB, becomes 2nd Bull to win the Super Bowl

Feb 6, 2011

#13

Josh Thomas Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys

Apr 30, 2011

#87

Anderson To Young For the 2nd Longest Pass in UB History

Oct 8, 2011

#71

Chazz Anderson Throws for 404 Yards

Oct 22, 2011

#71

Branden Oliver Runs for 235 Yards

Nov 19, 2011

#71

Oliver Breaks Single Season Rushing Record

Nov 25, 2011

#71

Instant Classic - The Joe Licata Era Begins

Nov 3, 2012

2012 Instant Classic of the Year