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2001 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE Quick Facts• THISWEEKEEK'S GAME•BUFFALO (0-1) AT BOWLING GREEN (1-0)______________Affiliation _______SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 2001 • 6:00 PMPERRY STADIUM (30,599) • BOWLING GREEN, OHMID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE GAMEWGR RADIO (550-AM)Coach _________ Jim Hofher, 9th year (44-37)Captains _______ Joe Freedy, Duane WilliamsBob Dzvonick, Craig RohlfsDivision I-A/Mid-AmericanContact ____________________ Paul VecchioPhone ____________________ 716•645•6311Fax _____________________ 716•645•6840E-mail _____________ pvecchio@buffalo.eduWeb ______________ www.buffalobulls.comMAC PMAC PLAYBEGINSAT BOWLINGGREENREEN: TheUniversity at Buffalo football team kicks offits Mid-American Conference schedulethis Saturday when they travel to BowlingGreen to battle the Falcons in a MAC EastDivision clash.The Bulls will face a fired-up Falconsteam coming off a 20-13 upset victory atMissouri and playing their first nightgame since permanent lights wereinstalled at Doyt Perry Stadium. Inaddition, it will be new BG coach UrbanMeyer’s first home game and the Falconswill be looking to avenge a 20-17 loss toBuffalo at UB Stadium last season.Buffalo will look to rebound from a 31-15 loss to BIG EAST Rutgers last Thursdaynight in front of a record crowd at UBStadium. The Bulls are looking to snap a17-game road losing streak as new headcoach Jim Hofher participates in his firstMAC contest.The Bulls have not won on the roadsince a 16-14 win at Lafayette on Sept. 19,1998 and have not defeated a Division I-Aopponent on the road since a 35-21 winover Boston College in November of 1969.Buffalo dropped Division I football in 1970and did not return to the highest level ofcollegiate football until the 1999 season.Last season the Bulls average marginof defeat on the road was 44.7 points.BULLSDROPOPENERPENER: Dennis Thomasrushed for 177 yards on 30 carries andRutgers used a momentum-changingfirst-half turnover to score a 31-15 victoryover the University at Buffalo before a UBStadium record crowd of 22,658.The loss spoiled the debut of new headcoach Jim Hofher but didn't dampen thecoach’s spirits. The Bulls battled theScarlet Knights of the BIG EAST on eventerms throughout most of the game andthe game was a far cry from the Bulls’ 59-0 loss to Rutgers last year.“We’re very proud of their effort – theyplayed very hard. They will have a chanceto improve if they continue to do that.None of us like the result, we hate theresult,” said Hofher. “We’ve asked them tobe extremely hard on themselves. Usuallyteams that want to get good will improvesignificantly from their first game to theirsecond game.”The Bulls opened the game strongly,forcing Rutgers, who rolled up 453 yardsin last year’s meeting, to punt on their firsttwo possessions and caused turnoverson its next two. However, the difference inthe game came when the Bulls could nottake advantage of those opportunities.The first chance came when juniorMike Lambert intercepted a pass byRyan Cubit and returned it to the Rutgers41 with 7:52 left in the first quarter.2001 Mid-American Conference StandingsEast DivisionMAC Div. MAC Overall OverallTeam W L W L W L StrkAkron 1 0 1 0 1 0 W-3Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 1 0 W-1Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 1 L-3Kent State 0 0 0 0 0 1 L-6Marshall 0 0 0 0 0 1 L-1Miami 0 0 0 0 0 1 L-1Ohio 0 1 0 1 0 1 L-1West DivisionTeam W L W L W L StrkWestern Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 0 W-1Toledo 0 0 0 0 1 0 W-8Northern Illinois 0 0 0 0 1 0 W-2Eastern Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 0 W-1Central Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 0 W-1Ball State 0 0 0 0 0 1 L-1Thursday’s ResultsRutgers 31, Buffalo 15Central Michigan 42, E. Kentucky 28Toledo 38, Minnesota 7Northern Illinois 20, South Florida 17Western Michigan 48, Illinois State 7Akron 31, Ohio 29Saturday’s ResultsBowling Green 20, Missouri 13Florida 49, Marshall 14Michigan 31, Miami 13Auburn 30, Ball State 0Eastern Michigan 16, SE Missouri St. 12(MAC games in italics)Saturday’s GamesMiami @ Iowa, 11:10 a.m.Northern Illinois @ Illinois, 11:10 a.m.Akron @ Ohio State, noonWestern Michigan @ Virginia Tech, noonCentral Michigan @ Michigan State, 1:00Ohio @ West Virginia, 1:00Ball State @ Kentucky, 1:30Toledo @ Temple, 4:00Buffalo @ Bowling Green, 6:00Eastern Michigan @ Maryland, 6:00Bucknell @ Kent State, 6:00Massachusetts @ Marshall, 7:00

UB WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE • PAGE IIHowever, the Bulls were hurt by a falsestart and eventually punted. On the nextdrive, senior Omari Jordan forced afumble by Thomas that was recovered byLamar Wilcher at the UB 47.After driving to the Rutgers’ 32-yardline, the turning point in the first halfoccurred. Senior quarterback Joe Freedyhad his pass glance off the hand of tightend Chad Bartoszek right to ShawnSeabrooks who returned it 73 yards forthe momentum-changing score.Rutgers increased the lead to 23-0 inthe third quarter on a 44-yard field goalby Ryan Sands, but the Bulls neverstopped playing. Senior free safety CraigRohlfs put the Bullsback in the gamewhen he picked off aCubit pass inside his20-yard line andweaved his waydown the field 82yards – the thirdlongestinterceptionCraig Rohlfsreturn in UB history.The Bulls narrowed the lead to 31-15with 5:15 remaining when Freedy hitjunior Dan Lindsayfrom 16 yards out.Freedy finished 21-of-40 for 180 yards.Bartoszek pacedthe UB offense withfive receptions for 66yards, while junior Dan LinsdayAndre Forde hadfour receptions for 41 yards and Lindsayhad three for 39. Senior Albert Grundyled the UB ground game with 13 carriesfor 51 yards.Defensively, UB got a big game fromredshirt freshman J.J. Gibson who led theway with 10 tackles. Seniors BobbyJohnson and Duane Williams addedseven and six tackles each.The Bulls were hurt by 11 penalties for 71yards in the game. Their longest offensiveplay was a 24-yard pass from Freedy toBartoszek.BULLSSTUNNEDFALCONSLASTYEAREAR: Buffaloscored its first-ever Mid-AmericanConference win last Sept. 23 when theydowned Bowling Green, 20-17, at UBStadium. The Bulls overcame threeturnovers and a second-half deficit whenMarquis Dwarte raced in from 27 yardsout with 1:27 remaining as UB claimed ahistoric win. The victory...√ Was the first-ever Mid-AmericanConference win for the Bulls in theirsecond season in the MAC.√ Snapped an 18-game losing streakdating back to 1998 when UB beatCanisius, 47-0.√ Was the first win over a Division I-Aopponent since the Bulls beat Holy Cross,13-0, on October 31, 1970.√ The final score was UB’s first rushingtouchdown in 19 quarters.To win, the Bulls relied on a defensethat allowed just 175 total yards, includingjust 75 after intermission. Then the UBoffense had to make a game-winning 80-yard drive with under four minutes to goin regulation. Joe Freedy who completed24-of-38 passes for 183 yards and wassacked three times, saved his best forlast.He connected on all four of his passeson that drive, none bigger than a thirdand-sevenhookup with senior tight endBrandon Shaughnessy from the UB 36-• MAC PEPSI PLAYERS OF THE WEEK •• EAST DIVISION AWARD WINNERS •Offensive Player of the Week: Charlie Frye, QB, Akron (Rs-Fr., Willard, OH) - Frye came off the bench to replace an injured Nick Sparks andcompleted 13-of-16 passes (81.3 %) and led Akron to a 31-29 win over Ohio. In his first collegiate action, Frye guided four scoring drives,including the game-winning 12-play, 55-yard march which led to the game-winning field goal.Defensive Player of the Week: Janssen Patton, CB, Bowling Green (So., Stone Mountain, GA) - Patton picked off two fourth-quarter passes tohelp the Falcons beat Missouri 20-13 and post its first season opening victory since 1992. The sophomore picked off MU quarterback DariusOutlaw with 5:20 left on the MU 35 as BGSU drove for the winning score. Patton also picked off an Outlaw throw with 1:37 remaining as MUwas driving in BG territory for a potential game tieing score. Patton had five tackles and two pass deflections in the game.Special Teams Player of the Week: Zac Derr, PK, Akron (Sr., Pittsburgh, PA) - Derr punched through a 38-yard field goal as time expired to liftthe Zips to a 31-29 win over Ohio. Derr scored seven points and now has 198 for his career, fourth highest in school history and 56 away fromsetting the school record.• WEST DIVISION AWARD WINNERS •Offensive Player of the Week: Chester Taylor, TB, Toledo (Sr., River Rouge, MI) - Taylor rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-7win over Minnesota. Taylor also added a touchdown on a pass reception. He boosted his career touchdown total to 41, a new school record.Taylor‚s TD runs included 64 and 41 yard gains.Defensive Player of the Week: Larry Williams, LB, Northern Illinois (Jr., Chicago, IL) - Collected a team-high 13 tackles (10 solo) - including threefor five yards in losses, plus two QB pressures and one pass deflection in a 20-17 win over South Florida. Williams helped limit USF to threepoints and 89 yards of total offense in the second half and forced the Bulls to four three downs and out (punts) series in the final quarter.Special Teams Player of the Week: Steve Azar, PK, Northern Illinois (So., Colorado Springs, CO) - Azar kicked two clutch field goals in thegames final 4:11 - including the game-winner from 42 yards out as time expired. Azar also booted a 37-yard field goal at the 4:11 mark to tiethe game at 17-17. Azar bounced back from missing two field goals from 52 yards out.

UB WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE • PAGE IIIyard line.After an 11-yard pass to junior DahnelSingfield, it was left to Dwarte, who wassubbing for injured starter BamMcDonald to steal the show. Dwarte tooka pitch left, made one cut and then broketwo arm tackles to race 27 yards for thego-ahead score.Bowling Greenhad one last chance,but linebackerDuane Williamsclosed the door onthe Falcons with arecord-breakingperformance.Williams sacked BG Duane Williamsquarterback RickySchneider on second-and-10, forcing afumble that the Falcons fell on at theirown 11. Then on fourth-and-28, Williamssealed the game with his school-recordfourth sack of the game. Marcus Colefinished with nine tackles, a sack, a passbreakup and two tackles for loss whileanother senior – Chris Gray – led UB with11 tackles and a sack.The Bulls struck first in the game withFreedy leading a 12-play, 80-yard driveon UB’s second possession, capped by atwo-yard touchdown toss to ChadBartoszek.Bowling Green rebounded with twostraight scores in the second quarter afterUB turnovers, a two-yard plunge by JohnGibson and a one-yard sneak by Sahm totake a 14-7 lead.The Bulls put together another longscoring drive (10 plays, 70 yards) late inthe second quarter. Once again Freedyfound the end zone, this time connectingwith Andre Forde from three yards out.However, the PAT was missed and theFalcons held a 14-13 lead at intermission.BG would add to its lead in the secondhalf when Mike Knapp kicked a 32-yardfield goal with 13:22 remaining, andthings looked dismal for the Bulls as adriving rainstorm started late in the thirdquarter. However, the UB defensewouldn’t be denied on this night.The defense would stop the Falcons onfourth down once in the second half andin Bulls’ territory four times in the secondhalf while surrendering only a field goal.In the end they held on long enough togive the offense one more chance.HOFHERSOUNDBITESOUNDBITES: Head coach JimHofher participated in the weekly Mid-American Confererence teleconferencecall on Monday morning and had thefollowing comments:On the Rutgers game“I was pleased in many ways with theeffort and frankly it was a winnablefootball game. Defensively we got threetakeaways and one returned for atouchdown by Craig Rohlfs. I think overallour kids really competed very hard andshowed to be in pretty darn goodcondition, and we actually won thesecond half. The fact the kids competedhard, especially in the second, scoring ondefense and on offense is something wehave to take from the game.”On Bowling Green’s win over Missouri“It certainly gets the attention of everyonein our progam even greater. Having hada chance to study that game, the betterteam won the football game. BowlingGreen was the superior football eam,they played well in all phases of thegame, they really played aggressivley,outhit and outperformed them in everyway.”THECOACHINGMATCHUPATCHUP: The Bulls arecoached by Jim Hofher (Cornell, ‘79), whowas named the 22nd head coach in UBfootball history on November 30, 2000.Hofher is into his 23rd year of collegiatecoaching – all at the Division I level – thisyear and has a head coaching record of44-37 after spending eight seasons ashead coach at Cornell.Hofher has also been on staffs at WakeForest, Tennessee, Syracuse, NorthCarolina and Mid-American Conferencerival Miami, OH.As an assistant coach he was part oftwo staffs that saw their head coachesearn National Coach of the Year honors,with John Mackovic at Wake Forest and atSyracuse with Dick MacPherson.• Numbers of Note Since Return To Division I-A •1999-present _________2001Playing at home _____________________ 2-9 ______________ 0-1Playing on road _____________________ 0-12 ______________ 0-0Playing on grass ____________________ 2-16 ______________ 0-1Playing on turf ______________________ 0-5 ______________ 0-0Leading at halftime ___________________ 0-1 ______________ 0-0Trailing at halftime __________________ 2-21 ______________ 0-1Game tied at halftime _________________ 0-0 ______________ 0-0Winning turnover margin ______________ 0-6 ______________ 0-1Losing turnover margin ______________ 1-11 ______________ 0-0Even in turnover margin _______________ 1-4 ______________ 0-0Rushing for over 200 yards ____________ 0-4 ______________ 0-0Rushing for less than 200 yards ________ 2-19 ______________ 0-1Passing for more than 200 yards_________ 1-5 ______________ 0-0Passing for less than 200 yards _________ 1-16 ______________ 0-1

UB WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE • PAGE Veight new starters in the lineup versusRutgers, including four redshirt freshmen(offensive linemen Eric Weber and ErikZeppuhar, defensive tackle CraigJohnson and strong safety J.J. Gibson).Other first-time starters were tight endChad Bartoszek, offensive tackles AndyAvery and Jeff Mills and linebackerLamar Wilcher.STRUGGLESON OFFENSEFFENSE: The Buffalooffense struggled for several reasons inthe opener versus Rutgers.The Bulls committed 11 penalties, eightof them on offense, and were in first,second or third down and 12 or more on15 occasions in the game.UB’s longest offensive play was a 24-yard pass.MCMAHANBUSYIN DEBUTEBUT: Junior punterScott McMahan was extremely busy inhis first game with Buffalo. He punted 11times for a 39.0average and hadfour punts downedinside the 20-yardline.The 11 punts werethe most by a Buffalopunter since GeraldCarlson had aScott McMahanschool-record 12punts in a 14-10 win at Hofstra back onNov. 2, 1996.BIRTHDAYBULLULL: Junior strong safetyYoudlain Marcellus turned 23 years oldon Labor Day (Monday). He and his twinsister Youdline celebrated the day.’ CBULLSULLS’ ’ CAPTAINS CAPTAINS: University at Buffalohead football coach Jim Hofher announcedhis team's 2001 captainsfollowing a team vote prior to the annualBlue-White Spring Scrimmage back inApril.Named as captains by vote of theirteammates for the 2001 season areseniors Joe Freedy (Bethel Park, PA/Bethel Park) on offense and BobDzvonick (Pittsburgh, PA/Shaler), CraigRohlfs (Cincinnati, OH/Moeller) andDuane Williams (Detroit, MI/Denby) ondefense."The kids on the team felt very stronglywhen given a chance to select captainsfor the 2001 season, and have selectedthese seniors overwhelmingly," saidHofher. "We as a staff feel like the mostpowerful award for an athlete to receiveis to be selected by his peers as anacknowledged leader, and all four ofthese guys fit the bill."VER 4,000 YFREEDYGOESOVERVER4,000 YARDSARDS: Seniorquarterback Joe Freedy became the fifthpasser in UB history to go over 4,000yards with his 180 yards through the airversus Rutgers.Freedy now has 4,015 yards passingand stands 231 yards behind Frank Reilly(1988-90) for fourth place all-time. Freedyalso needs just 21 passing attempts tomove past Reilly into third place all-time inthat category.OFFENSIVELINETURNSTO YOUTHOUTH: The Bulls’biggest question mark coming into theseason might be their offensive line aftertwo key losses during camp.First, returning starter Matt Baniewiczwas not able to participate this seasonbecause of medical reasons. A week intocamp, fifth-year senior Josh Stello wasunable to overcome a complete reconstructionof his right knee and was forcedto end his career.That means that of the six UB startersupfront last season (including the tightend), the Bulls have lost four of them(Baniewicz and seniors Gabe Kogler,David Pruce and Brandon Shaughnessy)before the season opener in 2001. Thatunit last season averaged 196 yardsrushing per game in the final six weeks ofthe season.Instead, the Bulls will go with a youthfulgroup that hopes to show the same kindof improvement as last year’s unit. TheBuffalo two-deep for the opener showsfour players who have never started agame in their Buffalo careers, with seniorTim Hedges the only exception, havingstarted all 11 games last year.DEFENSIVELINEINE IMPRESSIVEIN CAMPAMP: Headcoach Jim Hofher was extremely pleasedwith the play of his defensive line, UB’smost experienced position, duringpreseason drills.Hofher lauded the play of seniors ChrisShelly, Bob Dzvonick and Omari Jordanas well as that of junior Jamie Guerraand true freshman Anthony Andriano.The Bulls were impressive enough onthe line that senior Duane Williamsmoved back to his outside linebackerposition after originally being slated toplay defensive end this fall.TIGHTENDMERRYGO ROUNDOUND: The injurybug hit the tight end spot more than anyother during preseason drills for the Bullsand it continued in the openerAt one point, Buffalo was down to justone healthy tight end – walk-on KyleScott – out of the six slated to play theposition in pre-season.In the opener against Rutgers, Buffalolost senior Marvin Brereton for theseason with a torn patella tendon in hisleft knee. The Bulls could apply to theNCAA for a hardship waiver for a sixthyearof eligibility for Brereton. Buffalo alsolost backup Jason Smalarz to a concussionduring the game. His status forBowling Green is uncertain.SCOUTINGTHEHE FALCONSALCONS: Bowling Green

UB WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE • PAGE VIopened the Urban Meyer coaching era instyle by upsetting Big XII Missouri onSaturday night by a 20-13 score.The Falcons did it with a dominatingdefensive effort as they allowed Mizzoujust 234 yards of total offense and just 76yards rushing.Offensively, tailback Joe Alls led theway for BG with 17 carries for 107 yardsand the game-winning touchdown. BothAndy Sahm and Josh Harris playedquarterback for the Falcons and were acombined 15-of-24 for 148 yards and ascore.Defensively, sophomore cornerbackJanssen Patton was named MAC EastDefensive Player of the Week afterintercepting two second-half passes andregistering seven tackles and three passbreakups.Coach Meyer had this to say onMonday’s MAC teleconference:On the Missouri victory“Our Friday walk through and substitutionreview, in the 14-15 years of doingthis, was the best I've ever seen. We didn’tthink about beating Missouri untilWednesday of game week because wehave had so many other issues to dealwith. My biggest concern is ourdepth...we have none. Our guys areplaying far too many plays and this is amarathon. It was a great win, a greatvictory but after that it's time to prepare forour goal to win the MAC East Division.Our goal is to beat Buffalo now.”FORDEMOTORINGTO ENDZONEONE: Junior splitend Andre Forde (Penfield, NY/Penfield)has become familiar with the end zoneduring his UB career.Forde got to the end zone in fivestraight games in 2000, a figure unmatchedby any UB player since the Bulls’return to Division I competition in 1993.Although he didn’t score againstRutgers, he did catch a two-point conversion.Forde has now caught 52 passes inhis career of which eight of them havegone for touchdowns (or one in every 6.5receptions).100 Y3:100 YARDERSX 3: The Bulls have a trioof players on their roster who haverushed for over 100 yards in a game intheir careers as seniors Albert Grundyand Derrick Gordon and sophomoreMarquis Dwarte have all turned the trick.All three of them have been over thecentury mark on two occasions each.LAZORAMONGYOUNGESTIN COUNTRYOUNTRY: UBassistant coach Bill Lazor is currently theyoungest offensive coordinator in DivisionI-A, and the second youngest coordinatoroverall, according toinformation compiledby Navy SportsInformation DirectorScott Strasemeier.Lazor, who starredat Cornell from 1991-93 under UB headcoach Jim Hofher,saw his carerBill Lazorrecords for attempts (873), completions(470), yards (5,697) and touchdowns (34)broken by his quarterback Ricky Rahne atCornell last season.Lazor directed Cornell’s passing gamelast season and helped the Big Redaverage 294.4 passing yards per gameand 26.4 points per game.The list of youngest coordinators:Coordinator/School Position AgeTyrone Nix/So. Miss. Defensive 28Bill Lazor/Buffalo Offensive 29Rob Boras/UNLV Offensive 30Matt Eberflus/Missouri Defensive 31Jon Wauford/Miami, OH Defensive 31Bill O’Brien/Georgia Tech Offensive 31Mark Hudspeth/Navy Offensive 32Al Golden/Virginia Defensive 32STILLLOOKINGFORPAYDIRTON KICKOFFRETURNETURN: The Bulls have gone 122 straightgames without returning a kickoff for ascore.You have to go back to Oct. 14, 1989when UB Hall of Famer Alan Bell returneda kickoff 89 yards against Ithaca for thelast time a Buffalo player took a kickoffback for six.15?SOMETHINGIN THE NUMBER15? Seniorquarterback Joe Freedy is beginning toetch his name into the UB record bookand further into the lore of quarterbackswho have worn the number 15 at UB.Freedy follows a long line of UBquarterbacks who have worn the #15,many with great results. The first wasGordon Bukaty (1958-60) who set the alltimeoffensive record with 2,493 net yardsand helped UB to the Lambert Cup in1958. His records were later rewritten byfuture NFL quarterback “Long” John Stofa(1961-63), who went on to play with theMiami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals.Back in 1996, when the Bulls went 8-3and gained their first national ranking asa Division I team (then as a I-AA entry),Mark Taylor led the Bulls at quarterbackin the number 15.Last season, Freedy became just thefourth UB quarterback to throw for over2,000 yards in a season.Here’s a look at where Freedy’s careernumbers stand in the UB history book.Pass CategoryCareerAttempts4th/677Completions4th/356Yards5th/4,015Comp. Pct.6th/52.3Touchdowns6th/23200+ passing games T-6th/5Total Offense5th/3,658

UB WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE • PAGE VIISTREAKINGBULLSULLS: The following UBplayers put streaks on the line on Saturday.√ Senior quarterback Joe Freedy hasstarted 23 consecutive games.√ Junior cornerback Mike Lambert hasinterceptions in back-to-back gamesdating back to the 2000 finale versusMiami (OH).EXCELLINGIN THEHE CLASSROOMLASSROOM: The UBfootball program continues to excel in theclassroom as six current Bulls earneddistinction on the Mid-American Conferencehonor roll last fall.They are:Player .......................................... MajorAndy Avery .............. Psychology/Pre-MedMarquis Dwarte ...................... PsychologyAndre Forde ........ Business ManagementAlex Lazo ....................... Financial AnalysisJeff Mills ......................... Math/EconomicsJason Smalarz ............................... FinanceON THEAIRWAVESIRWAVES: All UB football gamescan be heard on WGR Sports Radio 55this season with Rick Maloney (play-byplay)and Chris Brown (color analysis) onthe call.The games can also be heard over theinternet by going to WGR’s website(www.wgr55.com). In addition, this yearBulls’ football games are expected tohave instant stats on the UB website(www.buffalobulls.com).ON THETUBEUBE: The Bulls will get plenty ofexposure on television this season withtwo home games and one road gameaired live in Buffalo and all five homegames rebroadcast in the Buffalo market.In addition, head coach Jim Hofher willjoin Assistant Athletic Director PaulVecchio for Bulls Football Focus on theEmpire Sports Network. The show will airthis year on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm on the Empire Sports Network.UB’s home games will air on tape delayon Adelphia 13. Those games will featureBrian Blessing and Mark Collins on thecall with Gary Pufpaff handling sidelineduties.The Adelphia 13 schedule:GameReplay Date/TimeRutgers Sat., 9/1 – 12:30, 7:30 pmC. Michigan Sun., 9/30 – 12:30, 7:30 pmMarshall Sun., 10/14 – 12:30, 7:30 pmOhio Sun., 11/4 – 12:30, 7:30 pmAkron Sun., 11/11 – 12:30, 7:30 pmHE MAC:BULLSAGAINSTTHEHEMAC: The Bullscurrently have an all-time record of 12-29against MAC members. The breakdown:Akron (0-2), Ball State (0-3), BowlingGreen (1-0), Central Michigan (0-1),Eastern Michigan (0-0), Kent State (5-4),Marshall (1-4), Miami, OH (0-3), NorthernIllinois (1-3), Ohio University (2-5), Toledo(2-3) and Western Michigan (0-1).The Bulls do not play Toledo, Ball State,Northern Illinois or Western Michigan thisseason.RA/N/NNEWERARA/NEWLOOKOOK: The Bulls not onlyhave a new head coach (23-year collegeveteran Jim Hofher) but will be sporting anew look in 2001.The Bulls will be wearing new homeand away jerseys as well as a newhelmet design featuring a Bulls’ horn on ablue helmet.’ DBULLSULLS’ ’ DID DID YOUKNOWNOW?√ Sophomore Demetrius Austrum’scousin is former Florida State standoutCorey Simon, drafted by the PhiladelphiaEagles in the first round of the 2000 draft.√ Andy Avery, Jason Smalarz and JeffMills were all admitted into UB’s prestigiousHonors Program upon enrolling.√ The Bulls have two players who hailfrom Canada (Marvin Brereton andYoudlain Marcellus).√ Junior college transfer MauriceBradford has modeled for Abercrombieand Fitch, Polo and Target Stores and hiswork was featured in ESPN’s CollegeGameday Preview in August.√ Bob Dzvonick’s father is a well-knownjudge in the Pittsburgh area.√ Redshirt freshman offensive linemanWIlliam Paris is the son of long-time NFLstandout Bubba Paris, who was part ofseveral San Francisco 49er Super Bowlchampion teams.√ Derrick Gordon comes from Jamaicandescent and, as a superstition, eatsraw onions before games.√ Junior Jason Montanez is related tomusician Wyclef Jean, formerly of TheFugees.√ Aaron McMickle traveled with a USAwrestling team to Russia and Turkey andhis father ran for Senate in Ohio.√ Freshman Tim Dance worked at acemetary in his native Erie, PA.√ Freshman Rob Schroeder was namedDefensive MVP of the New York vs. NewJersey Governor’s Bowl this summer asthe Empire State won for the first time infour meetings.√ Freshman Kevin Concepcion wasnamed Offensive MVP of the RochesterareaEddie Meath All-Star Game.√ Defensive tackle Bill Meholif wasnamed MVP of the prestigious NortheastOhio All-Star classic this summer. Meholifattended St. Ignatius High School inCleveland, the alma mater of former UBgreat Drew Haddad, currently with theIndianapolis Colts.

UB WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE • PAGE VIIRUTGERS 31, BUFFALO 15AUGUST 30, 2001 • UB STADIUMAMHERST, NY•Scoring Summary•1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalRutgers 7 13 3 8 31Buffalo 0 0 0 15 15Team Per. TimeScoring PlayRU 1 4:36 Seabrooks 73 interception return (Sands kick), 7-0RU 2 14:41 Smith 1 pass from Cubit (pass failed), 13-0RU 2 4:57 Thomas 1 run (Sands kick), 20-0RU 3 5:57 Sands 44 FG, 23-0UB 4 11:32 Rohlfs 82 interception return (Pelz kick), 23-7RU 4 9:25 Martin 24 pass from Cubit (Carty pass), 31-7UB 4 5:15 Lindsay 16 pass from Freedy (Forde pass), 31-15• BULLS-FALCONS STATISTICAL COMPARISON •Buffalo Bowling GreenPoints Per Game 16.0 20.0Rushing Offense 55.0 194.0Passing Offense 180.0 148.0Total Offense 235.0 342.0Rushing Defense 196.0 76.0Passing Defense 157.0 158.0Total Defense 353.0 234.0Kickoff Return Average 19.3 25.0Punt Return Average 6.3 8.8Net Punting 38.0 38.1Quarterback sacks 3-14 2-9Third Down Conversions 21.4% 46.7%Fourth Down Conversions 0% 0%Turnover Margin +1.0 +2.0Penalties 11-71 9-86•Team Statistics•Scarlet Knights BullsFirst downs 15 16Rushing Attempts-Yards 45-196 25-55Passing yards 157 180Passing (C-A-I) 11-23-2 21-40-2Offensive plays 68 65Total net yards 353 235Average gain per play 5.2 3.6Fumbles (number-lost) 1-1 2-0Penalties (number-yards) 10-59 11-71Interceptions by (number-yards) 2-73 2-81Number of Punts-Avg. 6-47.3 11-39.0Punt returns-yards 3-11 4-25Kickoff returns-yards 0-0 6-116Possession time 31:02 28:58Third down conversions 8-of-16 3-of-14Fourth down conversions 0-of-0 0-of-0Sacks by (number-yards) 2-16 3-20•Individual Statistics•Rushing: UB: Grundy 13-51, Dwarte 7-32, Freedy 5-(-28). RU: Thomas 30-177, Ohene 9-31, Jones 1-0, Cubit 5-(-12).Passing: UB: Freedy 21-40-2 180. RU: Cubit 11-23-2 157.Receiving: UB: Bartoszek 5-66, Forde 4-41, Dwarte 4-10, Lindsay 3-39,Grundy 2-7, Knueven 1-11, Vargas 1-6, Brereton 1-0. RU: A. Martin 5-131,Smith 4-17, Stringer 1-11, Thomas 1-(-2).Time of game: 3:35. Attendance – 22,658

Bulls Two-Deep•OFFENSE•FL 86 – Zeke McKine or 82 – Dan Lindsay(So., 5-8, 156) (Jr., 5-11, 183)TE 88 – Chad Bartoszek 47 – Mark Campanella(Jr., 6-6, 250) (So., 6-3, 244)LT 78 – Andy Avery 60 – John Nolan(So., 6-6, 262) (Sr., 6-3, 266)LG 66 – Tim Hedges 68 – Aaron McMickle(Sr., 6-6, 288) (Jr., 6-0, 272)C 65 – Eric Weber 64 – Kevin Dunn(R-Fr., 6-6, 291) (So., 6-2, 264)RG 79 – Erik Zeppuhar 72 – Dan Minocchi(R-Fr., 6-4, 264) (R-Fr., 6-2, 270)RT 63 – Jeff Mills 75 – Alex Alvarez(So., 6-6, 285) (Jr., 6-5, 290)TB 32 – Albert Grundy 28 – Marquis Dwarte(Sr., 6-2, 231) (So., 5-6, 170)FB 31 – Derrick Gordon 40 – Tom Shaughnessy(Sr., 5-9, 202) (So., 6-1, 231)QB 15 –Joe Freedy 7 – Randall Secky or 13 – P.J. Piskorik(Sr., 6-3, 190) (R-Fr., 6-4, 215) (Fr., 6-1, 205)SE 81 –Andre Forde 6 – Ruben Vargas(Jr., 6-0, 208) (Sr., 5-9, 190)•DEFENSE•DE 38 – Chris Shelly 56 – Anthony Andriano(Sr., 6-1, 227) (Fr., 6-2, 225)DT 91 – Omari Jordan 48 – Terrance Dawson(Sr., 6-6, 299) (So., 6-3, 265)DT 96 –Bob Dzvonick 94 – Craig Johnson(Sr., 6-1, 284) (R-Fr., 6-2, 296)DE 37 – Jamie Guerra 98 – Philip Jacques(Jr., 6-3, 246) (Fr., 6-3, 227)OLB 99 –Duane Williams 33 – Ryan Buttles(Sr., 6-3, 250) (Jr., 6-1, 218)ILB 4 – Lamar Wilcher 44 – Rodney Morris(So, 6-1, 230) (R-Fr., 5-11, 226)OLB 10 – Bobby Johnson 1 –Jason Coley(Sr., 6-1, 200) (Jr., 6-1, 200)CB 2 –Mark Graham 8 – Terek Henderson(So., 6-1, 190) (R-Fr., 5-7, 168)SS 29 – J.J. Gibson 22 – Youdlain Marcellus(R-Fr., 5-9, 178) (Jr., 5-10, 201)FS 24 –Craig Rohlfs 19 – Deonne McClelland(Sr., 5-11, 192) (Jr., 6-1, 195)CB 35 – Mike Lambert 12 – Darren Hicks(Jr., 5-10, 196) (R-Fr., 5-8, 161)•SPECIAL TEAMS•P 11 – Scott McMahan 5 –Dallas Pelz(Jr., 5-11, 170) (So., 6-0, 185)PK 5 – Dallas Pelz 18 – Michael Baker(So., 6-0, 185) (Fr, 5-11, 185)KO 5 – Dallas Pelz 18 – Michael Baker(So., 6-0, 185) (Fr., 5-11, 185)PR 86 – Zeke McKine 81 – Andre Forde(So., 5-8, 156) (Jr., 6-0, 208)KOR 81 – Andre Forde 24 –Craig Rohlfs(Jr., 6-0, 208) (Sr., 5-11, 192)HLD 15 – Joe Freedy 7 – Randall Secky(Sr., 6-3, 190) (R-Fr., 6-4. 215)SNP 51 –Kevin McCarthy 24 – Craig Rohlfs(Sr., 5-11, 209) (Sr., 5-11, 192)Falcons Two-Deep•OFFENSE•SE 18 – David Bautista 8 – Cornelius McGrady 20 – Steve Sanders(Sr., 6-0, 195) (R-Fr., 6-3, 194) (Fr., 6-3, 180)TE 80 – Jason Van Dam 87 – D’Monn Baker 47 – Craig Jarrett(So., 6-6, 260) (So., 6-4, 260) (So., 6-2, 230)LT 78 – Dennis Wendel 70 – Beau Carmon(Jr., 6-7, 303) (So., 6-7, 285)LG 79 – Scott Mruczkowski 68 – Mike Bodnar(R-Fr., 6-4, 295) (Sr., 6-3, 290)C 72 – Jon Mazur 54 – James Williams(Jr., 6-2, 280) (So., 6-5, 275)RG 66 – Greg Kupke 61 – Ryan Yeager(Jr., 6-3, 285) (Jr., 6-4, 275)RT 76 – Malcolm Robinson 60 – Ross Durham(Sr., 6-4, 290) (Jr., 6-6, 260)FL 4 – Kurt Gerling 13 – Cole Magner 35 – Charles Sharon(Sr., 6-2, 195) (Fr., 6-2, 180) (Fr., 6-1, 165)QB 15 – Andy Sahm 5 – Josh Harris(Jr., 6-6, 220) (So., 6-3, 205)TB 22 – Joe Alls 42 – Todd DiBacco 27 –John Gibson(Jr., 5-10, 190) (R-Fr., 6-1, 225) (Sr., 5-10, 220)H 1 – Robert Redd 82 – James Hawkins(Jr., 5-10, 195) (Fr., 6-1, 215)•DEFENSE•E 91 – Chris Glantzis 97 – Will Teague(Sr., 6-4, 260) (Jr., 6-5, 240)T 93 – Alex Glantsiz 88 – D.J. Owchar(Jr., 6-4, 280) (Jr., 6-3, 275)NG 92 – Bandon Hicks 67 – Andy Grubb(Sr., 6-2, 260) (R-Fr., 6-4, 270)E 90 – Ryan Wingrove 59 – Rick Mauer(Sr., 6-3, 250) (So., 6-3, 240)WILL 2 – Khary Campbell 28 – Marcus Allen(Sr., 6-2, 223) (Jr., 6-1, 212)MLB 44 – Chris Haneline 34 – Jovon Burkes(Jr., 6-1, 225) (R-Fr., 6-1, 220)SAM 10 – Garry Fisher or 11 – Mitch Hewitt(Sr., 5-10, 224) (So., 6-1, 210)CB 21 – Janssen Patton 17 – Keon Newson(So., 6-0, 180) (Fr., 6-0, 170)FS 9 – Sergio Lund 7 – Andre Davis(Sr., 6-0, 190) (So., 6-3, 195)SS 26 – Chad Long 3 – Karl Rose(Sr., 6-0, 200) (Sr., 6-0, 195)CB 30 – Michael Malone 19 – Jason Morton(So., 5-10, 185) (So., 6-0, 180)•SPECIAL TEAMS•P 48 – Pat Fleming(Jr., 6-2, 190)PK 38 – Sean Suisham 46 – Nate Fry(R-Fr., 6-0, 180) (Fr., 5-10, 200)KO 38 – Sean Suisham 46 – Nate Fry(R-Fr., 6-0, 180) (Fr., 5-10, 200)PR 1 – Robert Redd 26 – Chad Long(Jr., 5-10, 195) (Sr., 6-0, 200)KOR 22 – Joe Alls21 – Janssen Patton(Jr., 5-10, 190) (So., 6-0, 180)HLD 48 – Pat Fleming 15 – Andy Sahm(Jr., 6-2, 190) (Jr., 6-6, 220)SNP 51 – Joe Gutierrez 54 – James Williams(Jr., 6-3, 235) (So., 6-5, 260)