Buffalo head football coach Lance Leipold has agreed to a one-year contract extension, according to Director of Athletics Allen Greene announced. The extension will keep the second-year head coach in Buffalo through the 2020 season.
"We are confident in Lance and his staff and are . . .
"We are confident in Lance and his staff and are . . .
. . . pleased with the progress that has been made," Greene said. "He is building a program the right way and the future is bright under his leadership."
Leipold led the Bulls to a 5-7 mark in 2015, becoming the first UB head coach to win five games in his debut season since Bob Deming went 6-3 in 1969. Included in the Bulls five wins was a victory at Florida Atlantic - Buffalo's first non-conference road win since the 2009 season. In addition, the Bulls won three road games in 2015 – tying the record for the most in UB's FBS era (since 1999).
Leipold was hired as the 25th head coach in UB football history on December 1, 2014. A six-time National Coach of the Year, Leipold brought with him to Buffalo a 109-6 career record from Wisconsin-Whitewater and is the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 100 wins.
Leipold led the Bulls to a 5-7 mark in 2015, becoming the first UB head coach to win five games in his debut season since Bob Deming went 6-3 in 1969. Included in the Bulls five wins was a victory at Florida Atlantic - Buffalo's first non-conference road win since the 2009 season. In addition, the Bulls won three road games in 2015 – tying the record for the most in UB's FBS era (since 1999).
Leipold was hired as the 25th head coach in UB football history on December 1, 2014. A six-time National Coach of the Year, Leipold brought with him to Buffalo a 109-6 career record from Wisconsin-Whitewater and is the fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 100 wins.
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