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    The University at Buffalo has a long and colorful college sports history. In fact, 14 UB students formed the first football team in 1894. By 1896, they were a local force in Western New York football playing collegiate and club teams and finishing the season with an impressive 9-1-2 record. Today the team competes at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision and is a member of the Mid-American Conference.

    With that unique history in mind, the UB Libraries are pleased to introduce the “UB Sports History Collection,” which focuses on the early years of UB sports.

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    Black and white photo of UB football players Gerry Philbin and Kevin Brinkworth with line coach Buddy Ryan during the 1961-1962 season.
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    • Ridge Lea served as ‘interim’ campus while UB grew
      11/7/25

      Tucked away at North Bailey Avenue and Ridge Lea Road, the Ridge Lea Campus was comprised of more than a dozen nondescript, single-story buildings first leased by the university in the mid-1960s to serve as an “interim” campus.

    • A True Blue look at student life through the decades
      10/24/25

      To honor some of the conveniences we might take for granted, UBNow revisited the university experiences of decades past. 

    • Renovation crew discovers time capsule in Farber Hall datestone
      10/2/25

      An observant crew member at work repairing the exterior masonry at Farber Hall recently prevented a piece of the past from accidentally landing in the trash.