1969 Buffalo Bulls football team

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.

1969 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRick Lantz (2nd season)
CaptainPaul Lang, Scott Clark
Home stadiumRotary Field, War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
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
VPI     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
Idaho     2 8 0
Navy     1 9 0
Xavier     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Ball StateL 7–1016,112
September 20XavierW 17–0[2]
September 27at UMassW 16–613,200[3]
October 4Kent State
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 8–17
October 11Dayton
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 27-0
October 18at Holy Cross Canceled
October 25Virginia TechL 7–218,354[4]
November 1Temple
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 33–07,351[5]
November 8at Boston CollegeW 35–2120,500
November 22at VillanovaW 24–14

Roster

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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

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  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1969 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buffalo win a bitter one for Murtha". Press and Sun-Bulletin. September 21, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Virginia Tech discovers how sweet it is (to win)". The Roanoke Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Newman, Chuck (November 2, 1969). "Buffalo Beef Grinds Temple Strategy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. 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.