1959 Buffalo Bulls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Buffalo Bulls
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 8–1
| head_coach = Dick Offenhamer
| hc_year = 5th
| captain = Sam Sanders
| captain2 = Stan Kowalski
| stadium = Rotary Field
}}
{{1959 NCAA College Division independents football records}}
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.{{cite web |last=Hollander |first=Scott |title=1959 Buffalo Bulls Football |location=Buffalo, New York |publisher=University at Buffalo Libraries |url=https://library.buffalo.edu/ub-sports/mens-sports/football/1959-buffalo-bulls-football/ |accessdate=April 3, 2022 }}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1958
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = T–20
| opponent = Temple
| site_stadium = Temple Stadium
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| score = 28–14
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Cortland Red Dragons|title=Cortland}}
| site_stadium = Rotary Field
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| score = 68–2
| attend = 8,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Bucknell
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lewisburg, PA
| score = 21–26
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news |title=Bucknell Beats Buffalo in 26-to-21 Grid Upset |agency=Associated Press |date=October 11, 1959 |page=8C |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68269429/1959-bucknell-buffalo/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Bucknell Tops Buffalo, 26-21 |date=October 11, 1959 |at=sect. 4, p. 5 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pa. }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Berea, OH
| score = 27–18
| attend = 4,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Western Reserve Red Cats|title=Western Reserve}}
| site_stadium = Rotary Field
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| score = 22–2
| attend = 6,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Youngstown Penguins|title=Youngstown}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| score = 16–7
| attend = 4,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 9
| opponent = Rhode Island
| site_stadium = Rotary Field
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| score = 41–6
| attend = 8,500–9,000
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Rhode Island) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 28, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = 10
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Gettysburg Bullets|title=Gettysburg}}
| site_stadium = Rotary Field
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| score = 19–6
| attend = 3,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| time =
| w/l = w
| rank = T–11
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Rotary Field
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| score = 37–12
| attend = 7,500
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/86/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 18, 2024}}
References
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