Buffalo's first unofficial mascot was a 175-pound bison head nicknamed "Boscoe," which was given to the students by two alumni in 1934 at the first Homecoming football game.
It is unknown where the location of the bison head is now.

In 1957, Buffalo acquired its first live mascot when Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor gave UB's cheerleaders a seven-month-old black Angus-Irish Dexter bull named "Buster."
Dexters originated in Ireland, and are miniature cattle.
 Buster was born on a farm in Western New York, and was presented to the school as part of Todd's and Taylor's visit with Buffalo Mayor Steven Pankow to celebrate Buffalo's 125th anniversary.

As Buster matured, he became increasingly bad-tempered, and was replaced by Buster II and a whole line of successive Busters, all raised by an Elma, New York farmer named Chester Malach.
The live mascot tradition at Buffalo continued until 1970, when the university discontinued NCAA Division I football.

At Division III, however, the UB football team maintained a bull mascot, "Buster," in the form of a person dressed in a bull costume.
 This mascot was incorporated into UB Bulls football and basketball until the arrival of Victor E. Bull.

In 1997, as part of Buffalo's preparation to return to the NCAA Division I, the Buffalo athletics department held a "name the mascot" contest with the help of the university newspaper.
The name "Victor E. Bull" was submitted by undergraduate student, Rustie Hill, and was selected as the winning entry.
Shortly thereafter, in 1997, the department adopted the anthropomorphic Victor E. Bull as the school's new mascot.
At the football home opener that year, Hill was invited out onto the field with Victor E. Bull as he was introduced to the fans.

Victoria S. Bull ("Vicki") was introduced as Victor's sister in 2001, but has not been seen for many years.
Buffalo's first unofficial mascot was a 175-pound bison head nicknamed "Boscoe," which was given to the students by two alumni in 1934 at the first Homecoming football game. It is unknown where the location of the bison head is now.
In 1957, Buffalo acquired its first live mascot when Mike Todd and Elizabeth Taylor gave UB's cheerleaders a seven-month-old black Angus-Irish Dexter bull named "Buster." Dexters originated in Ireland, and are miniature cattle.  Buster was born on a farm in Western New York, and was presented to the school as part of Todd's and Taylor's visit with Buffalo Mayor Steven Pankow to celebrate Buffalo's 125th anniversary.
As Buster matured, he became increasingly bad-tempered, and was replaced by Buster II and a whole line of successive Busters, all raised by an Elma, New York farmer named Chester Malach. The live mascot tradition at Buffalo continued until 1970, when the university discontinued NCAA Division I football.
At Division III, however, the UB football team maintained a bull mascot, "Buster," in the form of a person dressed in a bull costume.  This mascot was incorporated into UB Bulls football and basketball until the arrival of Victor E. Bull.
In 1997, as part of Buffalo's preparation to return to the NCAA Division I, the Buffalo athletics department held a "name the mascot" contest with the help of the university newspaper. The name "Victor E. Bull" was submitted by undergraduate student, Rustie Hill, and was selected as the winning entry. Shortly thereafter, in 1997, the department adopted the anthropomorphic Victor E. Bull as the school's new mascot. At the football home opener that year, Hill was invited out onto the field with Victor E. Bull as he was introduced to the fans.
Victoria S. Bull ("Vicki") was introduced as Victor's sister in 2001, but has not been seen for many years.
Victor E. Bull