page_title: University at Buffalo
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: University at Buffalo / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: English: UB Buffalo Bulls Mascot Victor E. Bull, November 5, 2013
context_page_description: The State University of New York at Buffalo commonly referred to as University at Buffalo or SUNY Buffalo, is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York. The university was founded in 1846 as a private medical college and merged with the State University of New York system in 1962. As of Fall 2018, the university enrolls 31,503 students in 13 colleges, making it the largest public university in the state of New York.
  Since its founding by United States President Millard Fillmore, the university has evolved from a small medical school to a large research university. Today, in addition to the College of Arts and Sciences, the university houses the largest state-operated medical school, dental school, education school, business school, engineering school, and pharmacy school, and is also home to New York’s only state-operated law school. UB has the largest enrollment, largest endowment, and most research funding among the universities in the SUNY system. The university offers bachelor’s degrees in over 100 areas of study, as well as 205 master's degrees, 84 doctoral degrees, and 10 professional degrees.
context_section_description: The university’s sports teams are known as the Buffalo Bulls, or UB Bulls.  The Bulls compete in Division I (Division I FBS of the NCAA in football), and are a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) for all sports. The Bulls have been a member of the Mid-American Conference since 1998.
  Buffalo is the only SUNY school to field a Division I FBS football team, the highest level of college football. They are also the only SUNY school to have had their men’s basketball team nationally ranked and the only SUNY school to have had their women’s basketball team nationally ranked. As such, the University at Buffalo is consistency cited as the athletic flagship of the SUNY system along with academically.  
  Buffalo Bulls field athletic teams in many other sports as well.   Men's team sports at UB include those in football, basketball, baseball, track and field, wrestling, soccer, swimming and diving, cross country, and tennis.  The Bulls' women's teams feature basketball, track and field, cross country, volleyball, softball, soccer, rowing, tennis, and swimming and diving.  Cheerleading is co-ed.  The Bulls have had many athletes turn professional in football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball.
  Over 30 Buffalo Bulls baseball players have been selected in the MLB draft. Notable Buffalo baseball alumni include: Joe Hesketh, Tom Murphy, Bill Schuster, Eddie Basinski and Steve Geltz.
  The rowing program is an associate member of the Colonial Athletic Association. 
  The Women's Rowing team won the CAA championship in April 2010 for the first time. In May 2010, the team won the Jack & Nancy Seitz Women's Point Trophy at the Dad Vail Regatta for the third year in a row. In 2015 UB's men track and field star, Jonathan Jones, became the first national champion in UB's Division I history when he won the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
  The mascot of UB's athletic teams is Victor E. Bull, a blue bull with a gold nose ring. The university is home to the Thunder of the East marching band. The band performs at all home football games and travels to both local and national parades and competitions.  Buffalo has three fight songs: "Victory March", "Go for a Touchdown", and "Buffalo Fight Song".
caption: Victor E. Bull, November 5, 2013
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