1959 Buffalo Bulls Football
by Scott Hollander
University at Buffalo Libraries
Playing nine games and winning eight, the Bulls were ranked second only to Delaware, in the Lambert Cup race.
First Game – Indicating the successful season to come, Buffalo breezed by Temple at Philadelphia, 28 to 14, in the first game.
Second Game – Meeting a highly respected and big Cortland State team the Blue Brigadiers were up for a tough game. Buffalo fans were treated to a 68 to 2 victory as the team completely outclassed their rivals.
Third Game – On a terrifically hot day in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the team met its only conqueror of the season. Being decisively outplayed for three quarters the Bulls pulled out a memorable comeback in the last quarter. Trailing 26 to 0, the Bulls packed in 21 points and the Bucknell team heaved a sigh of relief when the game ended.
Fourth Game – Given a chance to beat Baldwin-Wallace for the first time and to avenge last year’s only defeat, the Bulls won a rough and tumble game 27 to 18.
Fifth Game – Homecoming Day in Buffalo- rain, cold, wind and muddy field. With all these discouragements meeting their wide-open game, the Bulls overpowered Western Reserve 22 to 2.
Sixth Game – Meeting a rough Youngstown team for the first time, the Bulls were faced with knee deep mud and very ungracious hospitality by the home club. However, a goal-line stand that ended with the half-time on the 1-foot line helped to ease out a 16 to 7 victory.
Seventh Game – As usual, the Bulls greeted the AFROTC annual “Operation Turnout” with a thorough 41 to 6 trouncing. Rhode Island, sporting one of the Yankee Conference’s top backfields, was awed by our “Grid Monsters.”
Eighth Game – Once again the rains came to Buffalo, but by now the Bulls had become “mudders.” A strong Gettysburg squad had to score in the last minute to avert a shutout as U.B. spanked them 19 to 6.
Ninth Game – Winding up the most successful two-year record in the school’s history, Coach Dick Offenhamer’s team was greeted with sun and a dry field for the first time in 5 games. With the thought of burying Marshall under a larger touchdown barrage than Delaware or Ohio University, the Bulls clobbered Marshall 37 to 12 on the home field.
—1960 Buffalonian Yearbook
1959 Buffalo Football Season
| Date | Home Team | Score | Visiting Team | W-L-T | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sat, 9/26/1959 | Temple | 14 – 28 | Buffalo | W | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2 Sat, 10/3/1959 | Buffalo | 68 – 2 | Cortland State | W | Buffalo, NY |
| 3 Sat, 10/10/1959 | Bucknell University | 26 – 21 | Buffalo | L | Lewisburg, PA |
| 4 Sat, 10/17/1959 | Baldwin-Wallace | 18 – 27 | Buffalo | W | Berea, OH |
| 5 Sat, 10/24/1959 | Buffalo | 22 – 2 | Western Reserve | W | Buffalo, NY |
| 6 Sat, 10/31/1959 | Youngstown State | 7 – 16 | Buffalo | W | Youngstown, OH |
| 7 Sat, 11/7/1959 | Buffalo | 41 – 6 | Rhode Island | W | Buffalo, NY |
| 8 Sat, 11/14/1959 | Buffalo | 19 – 6 | Gettysburg | W | Buffalo, NY |
| 9 Sat, 11/21/1959 | Buffalo | 37 – 12 | Marshall | W | Buffalo, NY |
FINAL RECORD: 8-1
Home: Rotary Field, Bailey and Winspear Avenues.
Coach: Dick Offenhamer
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- “UB Defeats Temple in Opener, 28-14” Buffalo Courier-Express Buffalo, NY, 27 September 1959.
- “Bulls Glitter, Bury Cortland, 68-2” Buffalo Courier-Express Buffalo, NY, 4 October 1959.
- “UB Bows, 26-21, After Trailing by 26-0” Buffalo Courier-Express Buffalo, NY, 11 October 1959.
- “Bulls Post 27-18 Victory Over B-W” Buffalo Courier-Express Buffalo, NY, 18 October 1959.
- “UB Turns Back Western Reserve, 22-2” Buffalo Courier-Express Buffalo, NY, 25 October 1959.
- “Youngstown ” Buffalo Courier-Express Buffalo, NY, 1 November 1959.
- “Buffalo Blasts Rhodies, 41-6” Syracuse Post Standard Syracuse, NY, 8 November 1959.
- “Buffalo Sinks Gettysburg, 19-6” Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, PA, 15 November 1959.
- “Buffalo Buries Marshall, 37-12” Syracuse Post Standard Syracuse, NY, 22 November 1959.