The UB football team is headed to Alabama.
The Bulls will play Troy in the Dollar General Bowl in Mobile on December 22nd. It'll be the program's third bowl game appearance.
BOWL BOUND! The Bulls will face Troy University in the Dollar General Bowl on December 22! #UBhornsUP #BowlingBulls pic.twitter.com/gUbeX2cEvB
— UB Football (@UBFootball) December 2, 2018
UB is coming off a one point loss to Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship where they at one point led 29-10. The loss moved them to 10-3 on the season.
“Congratulations to Coach Lance Leipold and the UB football team on your Dollar General Bowl bid, said UB President Satish K. Tripathi in a statement. "Looking forward to more exciting UB football! Go Bulls!”
The Troy Trojans have a 9-3 record that included going 7-1 in the Sun Belt.
The Bulls are 0-2 all-time in bowl games.
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