1962 Buffalo Bulls football team

1962 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Hort
  • Jim Wolfe
Home stadiumRotary Field
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State   –   8 – 1 – 0
Oregon State   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Penn State   –   9 – 2 – 0
West Texas State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   8 – 2 – 0
Utah State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Oregon   –   6 – 3 – 1
Houston   –   7 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 4 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 3 – 3
Air Force   –   5 – 5 – 0
Montana   –   5 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 5 – 0
Notre Dame   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Texas Western   –   4 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 5 – 1
Idaho   –   2 – 6 – 1
San Jose State   –   2 – 8 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Dayton   –   2 – 8 – 0
Detroit   –   1 – 8 – 0
Hardin–Simmons   –   1 – 9 – 0
Colorado State   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Dick Offenhamer, the Bulls compiled a record of 6–3. The team's offense scored 159 points while the defense allowed 148 points. Buffalo played home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Boston University
W 27–2310,000[1]
September 29at Holy Cross
L 6–1612,000[2]
October 6Villanova
L 6–369,685[3]
October 13No. 3 Delaware
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 20–198,500–8,586[4][5]
October 20at Temple
W 16–1310,500[6]
October 27Ohio
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 6–4110,915[7]
November 3at Bucknell
W 28–04,000[8]
November 10at Gettysburg
W 44–04,100[9]
November 17Colgate
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 6–09,280–9,289[10]

References

  1. ^ "Buffalo nips Boston U." St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 23, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Holy Cross Tops Buffalo by 16 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. September 30, 1962. p. S9.
  3. ^ "Villanova scores three quickies, wins 36–6". Sunday News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Bodley, Hal (October 15, 1962). "Scholato, Michaels May Miss Villanova Game". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1962 Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 21, 1962). "Temple Gives Its All, but Is Overpowered by Stubborn Buffalo". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ohio 'Cats rout Buffs by 41 to 6". Mansfield News Journal. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Quarterback Leads Buffalo to 28–0 Win over Bucknell". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 4, 1962. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffalo's Bulls baffle Bullets, 44–0". The Patriot-News. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Buffalo Sets Back Colgate in Snow, 6–0". The New York Times. Associated Press. November 18, 1962. p. S4.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1962 Buffalo)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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