University at Buffalo Stadium

"UB Stadium" redirects here. For the stadium in Botswana, see University of Botswana Stadium.
UB Stadium
"The Bullpen"[citation needed]
Aerial view of the stadium in 2023
Map
AddressWebster Road
Amherst, NY
United States
Coordinates42°59′57″N 78°46′39″W / 42.99917°N 78.77750°W / 42.99917; -78.77750
OwnerUniversity at Buffalo
OperatorUniv. at Buffalo Athletics
TypeStadium
Capacity25,013 (2017–present)
29,013[2][failed verification] (1999–2017)
15,000 (1993–1999)
SurfaceA-Turf Titan (2014–present)
Momentum Turf (2005–2013)
Natural grass (1993–2004)
Current useFootball
Soccer
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 17, 1991
OpenedSeptember 4, 1993; 31 years ago (September 4, 1993)
Expanded1999
Construction cost$23 million
($48.5 million in 2023 dollars)[1]
ArchitectHOK Sport
Tenants
  • Buffalo Bulls (NCAA) teams:
  • football (1993–present)
  • men's soccer (1993–2017)
  • women's soccer (1993–present)
  • men's and women's track and field
    (1993–present)
Website
ubbulls.com/ub-stadium

UB Stadium is a stadium in Amherst, New York on the campus of the University at Buffalo. It is primarily used for football, soccer, and track and field events, and is the home field of the Buffalo Bulls.The Stadium hosted the athletics events and the closing ceremonies of the 1993 World University Games held on city. But the first football game was held between the Bulls and Maine Black Bears.[3]

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "UB Stadium - Amherst, NY Tickets". eventticketscenter.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. ^ Holland, Scott (September 4, 2013). "1993 Buffalo Football – A 'new' UB Stadium". University at Buffalo Digital Collections. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.