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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.
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