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The Bulls rallied behind the legs of running backs Derrick Gordon (New York City/August Martin) and Josh Roth (Conewango Valley, NY/Pine Valley) as well as a spectacular performance by junior flanker Drew Haddad (Westlake, OH/St. Ignatius).

Gordon rushed for a career-high 121 yards on 17 carries with a touchdown and Roth had a career-high 89 yards on 15 carries with a score. Haddad, meanwhile, had a career-high 12 catches for 137 yards and a touchdown. His school-record 94-yard punt return with 1:03 to play pulled UB to within, 34-31.

After a failed onside kick attempt, the Bulls held Cornell to -2 yards on three plays to get the ball back with :30 remaining. After a 21-yard pass to Haddad, the Bulls last-ditch effort ended at the gun as quarterback Chad Salisbury (Newell, PA/Frazier) was intercepted on a hail mary attempt. Salisbury finished the game 21-of-42 for 224 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions.

Cornell took advantage of both Salisbury's miscues to score a pair of touchdowns. Trailing 7-3 in the second quarter, Nate Fischer stepped in front of a Salisbury pass and returned it 61 yards to the UB 26.

Trailing, 17-3 the Bulls bounced back on a 13-yard TD strike from Salisbury to Haddad with 1:32 left. However, the Big Red came back to regain a two-touchdown advantage before halftime on a 65-yard drive in five plays.

The Bulls fell behind, 31-10 on an 8-yard pass from Mike Hood to Joe Splendorio with 3:57 left in the third quarter before mounting their comeback. Gordon cut the lead to 31-17 when he scored from four yards out with 12:56 left.

Roth, meanwhile, capped a 13-play, 87-yard drive with a four-yard burst for his eighth touchdown of the season to cut the Cornell lead to 31-24 with 3:36 left. Haddad, who had 259 yards of all-purpose yards, then electrified the crowd with his school-record return before the Bulls ran out of time.

The Bulls rolled up 444 yards of total offense on the day while the Big Red had 439. The UB defense was paced by freshman linebacker Brandon Jordan (Huntington Beach, CA/Edison) who had a career-high 13 stops. Senior Antonio Perry (Elmira, NY/Elmira Free Academy) added 11 tackles and a forced fumble.

The Bulls host Morgan State on Homecoming Weekend next Saturday at 1:30 pm.