1959 Buffalo Bulls football team

1959 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumRotary Field
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra   –   9 – 0 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   9 – 1 – 0
  –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
North Park   –   6 – 1 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Southern Connecticut State ^   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
UC Riverside   –   5 – 2 – 0
Montana State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carthage   –   5 – 3 – 1
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Arlington State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Baldwin–Wallace   –   4 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   3 – 4 – 1
Xavier   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly   –   2 – 4 – 1
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Hawaii   –   3 – 6 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   2 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tampa   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drake   –   2 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   1 – 6 – 1
Washington University   –   1 – 7 – 0
St. Norbert   –   0 – 6 – 1
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1959 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Dick Offenhamer, the Bulls compiled a record of 8–1 and outscored opponents 279 points to 93.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at TempleNo. T–20
W 28–144,000
October 3CortlandNo. 8
W 68–28,500
October 10at BucknellNo. 5
L 21–265,000[2]
October 17at Baldwin–WallaceNo. 10Berea, OHW 27–184,000
October 24Western ReserveNo. 9
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 22–26,000
October 31at YoungstownNo. 8Youngstown, OHW 16–74,500
November 7Rhode IslandNo. 9
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 41–68,500–9,000[3]
November 14GettysburgNo. 10
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 19–63,000
November 21MarshallNo. T–11
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 37–127,500
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[4]

References

  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1959 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Beats Buffalo in 26-to-21 Grid Upset". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 11, 1959. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Bucknell Tops Buffalo, 26-21". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 11, 1959. sect. 4, p. 5.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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