Reporter Volume 26, No.1 September 1,1994

Head Football Coach Jim Ward welcomes back 44 lettermen and 15
starters from last year's squad as the Bulls open the 1994 season this
Saturday at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. The game
marks the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
	James Madison, a member of the Yankee Conference, finished the
1993 season with a 6-5 record and returns 39 of its top 44 players
making the Dukes a solid test for the Bulls in the season-opener.
	Entering its second season at the Division I-AA level, UB will
rely on depth and experience to improve upon its 1-10 record from a
season ago.
	Senior quarterback Cliff Scott returns for his final season to
lead the Bulls' offense. Scott, considered one of the top I-AA players
in the nation at his position, completed 166 of 320 passes for a
career-best 2,263 yards and nine TDs last season.
	UB remains on the road next week at Towson State before
returning to UB Stadium for the home opener vs. Lehigh on Sept. 17.
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. The game will open with a special jump by
the Mighty Taco parachute team, and continue with a chance for fans to
meet Buffalo's newest celebrity, the UB mascot. The first 1,000 fans
will get special commemorative centennial posters, as well as UB
schedule magnets.
	Plenty of excitement and numerous promotions will highlight
all six UB home games in 1994. Events planned for each game include
the food tent, where you can listen to the toe-tapping sounds of
Dixieland jazz while enjoying Bully Burgers, hot dogs, or sausages
with peppers and onions. While the music plays (the Outer Circle
Orchestra kicks off the season on Sept. 17), jugglers and clowns will
also stroll through the area, entertaining the young and the old.
	Fans can be winners of some great prizes just sitting in the
stands watching the game. UB's world-famous six-foot slingshot returns
to hurl T-shirts, submarine sandwiches and other surprises into the
crowd. If you're not in a catching mood, answer trivia or Name That
Tune, and play Let's Make A Deal during in-game promotions. For season
ticket information, call the UB Athletic Ticket Office at 645-6666.
	Entering its first season in the 10-member Mid-Continent
Conference, UB's six other fall sports teams will kick off their
season this week as well.
Volleyball
	Bob Maxwell's Royals open the 1994 campaign with three matches
in three days at Alumni Arena. UB, 18-17 in 1993, starts the year
Friday, Sept. 2 against Cincinnati beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday at 7
p.m. the Royals host Duquesne and Sunday beginning at 1 p.m., UB
entertains St. Bonaventure.
Men's Soccer
	The Bulls kick off their 1994 season on Saturday Sept. 3 with
a 1 p.m. match against Mid-Continent rival Central Connecticut State
at the Recreation and Athletics Complex Field. Coach John Astudillo's
club was 8-8-3 last season and 1-1 in the East Coast Conference. 
Women's Soccer
	One of the biggest surprises of 1993, Ron Case's women's
soccer team begins their 1994 season on the road with a pair of
matches. The Royals, 10-7-1 a year ago, travel for a match Saturday
afternoon at St. Bonaventure and complete the road swing on Sunday at
Robert Morris.
Cross Country
	Both of UB's cross country squads get under way this Saturday
when they host Colgate in a dual meet at Akron Falls Park. The meet
begins at 11 a.m. with the women's 5,000-meter race followed by the
men's 8,000-meter race. Coach Dick Barry's teams brought home East
Coast Conference Championships last season. It was the Bulls' first
title and the second by the Royals in three years.
-Sports Information Office