Homecoming: Games
Homecoming football games have been played regularly at UB since 1934 with the exception of 1943-1945 and 1971-1976. Whether playing for the Lambert Cup or the Mid-American Conference championship, UB has played a variety of opponents. This page includes a list of these opponents by decade and the results of each game. A selection of archival photographs can be found at the bottom of the page.
Film footage of Homecoming games from the 1950s and 1960s can be found on the Films page of this site.
UB Defense Scores a Safety Against Ball State, 2006
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Opponents and Results by Decade
1920
1921
1922
1923 UB 7, Hamilton 6
1924 UB 6, Hobart 13
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930 UB 2, Carnegie Tech 75
1931
1932
1933
1934 UB 8, Toledo 0
1935 UB 0, Wayne 14
1936 UB 2, Hobart 52
1937 UB 12, University of Rochester 7
1938 UB 0, Hobart 19
1939 UB 14, Alfred 14
1940 UB 7, Hobart 19
1941 UB 6, Washington and Jefferson 14
1942 UB 14, Carnegie Tech 27
1943 World War II, no varsity sports
1944 World War II, no varsity sports
1945 World War II, no varsity sports
1946 UB 0, Bucknell 20
1947 UB 54, Hobart 0
1948 UB 13, Niagara University 13
1949 UB 7, Bucknell 21
1950 UB 33, Rhode Island State University 12
1951 UB 13, Colgate 47
1952 UB 0, Colgate 13
1953 UB 6, Western Reserve 26
1954 UB 0, Lafayette 26
1955 UB 0, Hobart 0
1956 UB 13, Carnegie Tech 6
1957 UB 6, Western Reserve 13
1958 UB 0, Baldwin-Wallace 26
1959 UB 22, Western Reserve 2
1960 UB 20, Colgate 28
1961 UB 30, Temple 3
1962 UB 20, Delaware 19
1963 UB 22, Boston University 13
1964 UB 14, Virginia Military Institute 10
1965 UB 7, Boston University 14
1966 UB 35, Holy Cross 3
1967 UB 44, Temple 14
1968 UB 7, Villanova 28
1969 UB 33, Temple 0
1970 UB 16, University of Massachusetts 13
1971 No football team
1972 No football team
1973 No football team
1974 No football team
1975 No football team
1976 No football team
1977 UB 8, Canisius 22
1978 UB 15, Albany 8
1979 UB 18, Canisius 21
1980 UB 24, Albany 27
1981 UB 15, Canisius 8
1982 UB 52, Brockport 13
1983 UB 10, Canisius 6
1984 UB 44, Brockport 15
1985 UB 25, Canisius 34
1986 UB 21, Brockport 14
1987 UB 14, Canisius 21
1988 UB3, Ithaca 36
1989 UB 45, Mercyhurst 6
1990 UB 21, Ithaca 42
1991 UB 49, Canisius 7
1992 UB 25, Hofstra 16
1993 UB 6, Buffalo State College 13
1994 UB 23, Colgate 10
1995 UB 9, Massachusetts 33
1996 UB 41, Cornell 24
1997 UB 26, Hofstra 37
1998 UB 35, Morgan State 17
1999 UB 19, Central Michigan 38
2000 UB 35, Ball State 44
2001 UB 14, Marshall 34
2002 UB 0, Miami Ohio 49
2003 UB 16, Marshall, 26
2004 UB 7, Miami Ohio 25
2005 UB 7, Akron 13
2006 UB 25, Ball State 55
2007 UB 31, Ohio 10
2008 UB 27, Army 24
2009 UB 40, Gardner-Webb 3
2010 UB 0, Temple 42
2011 UB 3, Connecticut 17
2012 UB 6, Pittsburgh, 20
2013 UB 42, Eastern Michigan 14
2014 UB 35, Miami Ohio 27
2015 UB 22, Bowling Green 28
2016 UB 20, Kent State 44
2017 UB 68, Western Michigan 71
2018 UB 24, Akron 6
2019 UB 20, Ohio University 21
2020
2021 UB 17, Western Michigan 24
2022 UB 24, Miami (Ohio) 20
2023 UB 14, Bowling Green 24
2024 UB 41, Western Michigan 48
Game Photos
UB v. Hobart, 1955
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UB v. Hobart, 1955
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UB v. Colgate, 1960
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UB v. Virginia Military Institute, 1964
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UB v. Virginia Military Institute, 1964
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UB v. Villanova, 1968
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UB v. Canisius, 1979
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UB v. Brockport, 1982
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UB v. Ithaca, 1990
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Fans at the UB v. Ithaca Game, 1990
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UB v. Canisius, 1991
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Coaches Drawing Up a Play at the UB v. Canisius Game, 1991
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UB v. Buffalo State, 1993
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Fans in the Stands at the UB v. Buffalo State Game, 1993
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UB v. Morgan State, 1998
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UB v. Ball State, 2006
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