1969 Buffalo Bulls football team

1969 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (2nd season)
Captains
  • Paul Lang
  • Scott Clark
Home stadiumRotary Field, War Memorial Stadium
1969 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 17 West Virginia   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Houston   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Notre Dame   –   8 – 2 – 1
Buffalo   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 1
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
West Texas State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Southern Miss   –   5 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Army   –   4 – 5 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   4 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   4 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Dayton   –   3 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   3 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   3 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   3 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 9 – 0
Xavier   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Deming, the Bulls compiled a record of 6–3. The team's offense scored 174 points while the defense allowed 89 points.[1] Buffalo played four home games at Rotary Field and one at War Memorial Stadium, both located in Buffalo, New York.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Ball State
L 7–1016,112[2]
September 20Xavier
W 17–08,468[3]
September 27at UMass
W 16–613,200[4]
October 4Kent State
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 8–178,368[5]
October 11Dayton
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 27–04,599[6]
October 18at Holy Cross
Canceled [7]
October 25Virginia Tech
L 7–218,354[8]
November 11:30 p.m.Temple
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 33–07,351[9]
November 81:30 p.m.at Boston College
W 35–2120,500[10]
November 221:31 p.m.at Villanova
W 24–147,825[11]

[12]

Roster

1969 Buffalo Bulls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 14 Mick Murtha Sr
OT 77 Chris Wolf Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1969 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ball State scores late, beats Buffalo". Chicago Tribune. September 14, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Buffalo win a bitter one for Murtha". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 21, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buffalo's ball control shackles UMass, 16–6". Springfield Republican. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Flashes' Bowersox is super". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Bulls roar past Dayton, 27–0". The Plain Dealer. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UB continues its search for a foe". The Buffalo News. October 8, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Tech discovers how sweet it is (to win)". The Roanoke Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Newman, Chuck (November 2, 1969). "Buffalo Beef Grinds Temple Strategy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Buffalo Blanks Temple, 33-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. November 2, 1969. p. 3D.
  10. ^ "Buffalo, 35–21". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Villanova ends campaign on sour note, 24–14". The Star-Ledger. November 23, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Buffalo)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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