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The UB–UMass rivalry is an upcoming sports rivalry between the Buffalo Bulls of the University at Buffalo and the UMass Minutemen of the University of Massachusetts.
UB | UMass | |
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Founded | 1846 | 1863 |
Type | Public | Public |
Conference | MAC | Atlantic 10 Conference (MAC in 2025) |
Students | 32,347 | 32,045 |
School colors | ||
Nickname | Bulls | Minutemen |
Suggested names for the rivalry include, The Amherst Cup, Battle for the Powder Horn, and
Mascot
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Victor E. Bull
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Trolley Barn in 2018.
Football
[edit]The UB–UMass football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Buffalo Bulls football team of the University at Buffalo and the UMass Minutemen football team of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
History
[edit]The first ever meeting between the two teams came on Oct. 3, 1964 when the Minutemen posted a 24-22 road win as part of an 8-1 regular season record that propelled them to a Tangerine Bowl berth.[1]
On October 3, 1970 the University at Buffalo football team rallied to defeat Massachusetts, 16-13, in front of a homecoming crowd of 6,206 fans at Rotary field. Behind a 45-yard touchdown drive in the closing minutes, Joe Hudson took advantage of a short kick off and returned it to the UMass 45-yard line. Three straight passes from Kirk Barton to Joe Moresco set the Bulls up at the 19-yard line. After Mike Sharrow caught a pass at the eight and Joe Zelmanski barreled down to the three-yard line, John Faller rambled around the right end for the game-winning score.[2]
Division 1-AA
[edit]For the 1998 game, Craig Cirbus and the (2-1) Buffalo team would travel to play the (1-1) Minutemen, infront of 11,672 people. UMass won 51-27. Later in the season, UMass would become NCAA Division I-AA national champions, under coaches Mark Whipple and Don Brown. This was also Buffalo's last season in the Division I-AA, before joining the MAC. Thus, ending the series.
Mid American Conference
[edit]In April 2011, UMass announced plans to join the Mid-American Conference and move up to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football in the country. Prior to this decision, the last game played between the schools was on September 26, 1998.
The most recent series went dormant after the 2015 season, when UMass announced it's withdrawal from the MAC in order to keep all sports in the Atlantic 10.
On May 16th 2019, the schools had scheduled a six-game, home-and-home football series starting in 2022, until 2028.[3] Buffalo won the first game in 2022, 34-7 and then won the second game in 2024 34-3. The yearly series will continue after the 2028 season, when UMass announced it would be rejoining the conference for all sports in 2025.[4]
Results
[edit]Buffalo victories | Massachusetts victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
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1 | October 3, 1964 | Amherst, NY | Massachusetts | 24–22 | ||||
2 | October 2, 1965 | Amherst, MA | Buffalo | 18–6 | ||||
3 | September 28, 1968 | Amherst, NY | Buffalo | 23–0 | ||||
4 | September 27, 1969 | Amherst, MA | Buffalo | 16–6 | ||||
5 | October 3, 1970 | Amherst, NY | Buffalo | 16–13 | ||||
6 | October 14, 1995 | Amherst, NY | Massachusetts | 33–9 | ||||
7 | October 19, 1996 | Amherst, MA | Massachusetts | 41–20 | ||||
8 | October 18, 1997 | Amherst, NY | Massachusetts | 26–20 | ||||
9 | September 26, 1998 | Amherst, MA | Massachusetts | 51–27 | ||||
10 | November 17, 2012 | Foxboro, MA | Buffalo | 29–19 | ||||
11 | October 19, 2013 | Amherst, NY | Buffalo | 32–3 | ||||
12 | November 28, 2014 | Amherst, MA | Buffalo | 41–21 | ||||
13 | November 27, 2015 | Amherst, NY | Massachusetts | 31–26 | ||||
14 | October 15, 2022 | Amherst, MA | Buffalo | 34–7 | ||||
15 | September 14, 2024 | Amherst, NY | Buffalo | 34–3 | ||||
Series: Buffalo leads 9–6 |
Basketball
[edit]History
[edit]The first ever game played between the two schools took place on February 18, 1993, in New York. Tony Barbee led the Minutemen to a 96-67 victory with 18 points. The win was Massachusetts' 12th straight overall and improved the Minutemen to 18-4. Buffalo, 5-18, a Division I independent, was led by Modie Cox with 15 points.
Results
[edit]Buffalo victories | Massachusetts victories |
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Basketball
[edit]Results
[edit]Buffalo victories | Massachusetts victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
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1 | December 10, 2006 | Amherst, NY | Massachusetts | 72–67 | ||||
2 | December 22, 2007 | Amherst, MA | Massachusetts | 68–60 | ||||
3 | November 21, 2015 | Amherst, MA | Buffalo | 56–48 | ||||
4 | November 11, 2016 | Amherst, NY | Buffalo | 61–47 | ||||
Series: Tied 2–2 |
Softball
[edit]History
[edit]The first ever game played between the two schools took place on February 2, 2020, in Spartanburg, South Carolina as part as a opening day doubleheader at the Upstate Classic. Massachusetts won 6–2.
Results
[edit]Buffalo victories | Massachusetts victories |
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References
[edit]- ^ https://umassathletics.com/news/2022/10/11/massachusetts-football-welcomes-buffalo-to-mcguirk-on-saturday
- ^ https://ubbulls.com/news/2020/10/3/football-this-day-in-history-bulls-rally-for-1970-homecoming-win-over-umass.aspx
- ^ https://fbschedules.com/buffalo-umass-schedule-six-game-football-series/
- ^ https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/umass-returning-to-mac-as-full-member-for-all-sports-beginning-in-2025-after-10-year-absence-from-league/
- ^ https://umassathletics.com/news/2020/2/14/softball-sweeps-opening-day-doubleheader-at-upstate-classic