1959 Buffalo Bulls football team

1959 NCAA College Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Temple	No. T–20	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–14
October 3	Cortland	No. 8	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 68–2
October 10	at Bucknell	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 21–26	5,000	^[2]
October 17	at Baldwin–Wallace	No. 10	Berea, OH	W 27–18
October 24	Western Reserve	No. 9	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 22–2
October 31	at Youngstown	No. 8	Youngstown, OH	W 16–7
November 7	Rhode Island	No. 9	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 41–6
November 14	Gettysburg	No. 10	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 19–6	2,000
November 21	Marshall	No. T–11	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 37–12
Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

^ Hollander, Scott. "1959 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "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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