1959 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainSam Sanders, Stan Kowalski
Home stadiumRotary Field
1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra    9 0 0
Howard (AL)    9 1 0
Buffalo    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
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
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1959 NCAA College Division 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–20W 28–14
October 3CortlandNo. 8W 68–2
October 10at BucknellNo. 5L 21–265,000[2]
October 17at Baldwin–WallaceNo. 10Berea, OHW 27–18
October 24Western ReserveNo. 9
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 22–2
October 31at Youngstown StateNo. 8Youngstown, OHW 16–7
November 7Rhode IslandNo. 9
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 41–6
November 14GettysburgNo. 10
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 19–62,000
November 21MarshallNo. T–11
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 37–12

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.


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