1965 Buffalo Bulls football team

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1965 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe Holly
Home stadium Rotary Field
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State  – 8 –2 –0
Utah State  – 8 –2 –0
Xavier  – 8 –2 –0
Texas Western  – 8 –3 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame  – 7 –2 –1
Southern Miss  – 7 –2 –0
Syracuse  – 7 –3 –0
VPI  – 7 –3 –0
Georgia Tech  – 7 –3 –1
Boston College  – 6 –4 –0
West Texas State  – 6 –4 –0
Boston University  – 5 –3 –1
Buffalo  – 5 –3 –2
Miami (FL)  – 5 –4 –1
Penn State  – 5 –5 –0
Memphis State  – 5 –5 –0
San Jose State  – 5 –5 –0
Navy  – 4 –4 –2
Colgate  – 4 –5 –1
Florida State  – 4 –5 –1
Army  – 4 –5 –1
Houston  – 4 –5 –1
Colorado State  – 4 –6 –0
Air Force  – 3 –6 –1
Pittsburgh  – 3 –7 –0
Dayton  – 3 –7 –0
Holy Cross  – 2 –7 –1
Villanova  – 1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 145 points while the defense allowed 78 points. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Boston College
L 6–1821,700
September 25 Tampa
T 13–13
October 2at UMass
W 18–610,200 [2]
October 9 Boston University
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 7–14
October 16 Richmond
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 24–07,705 [3]
October 23 Dayton
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
T 0–0
October 30at Holy Cross
L 7–207,500 [4]
November 6at Delaware
W 22–010,401 [5]
November 13 Colgate
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 28–08,268 [6]
November 20at Villanova
W 20–7

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References

  1. ↑ Hollander, Scott. "1965 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Wells out for year after pacing Bulls". Star-Gazette. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Monahan, Bob (October 31, 1965). "Holy Cross Trips Buffalo, 20-7, to Give Massuco 1st Victory". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Bodley, Hal (November 8, 1965). "Buffalo Makes Defense Its Best Offense". Wilmington Morning News . Wilmington, Del. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Untitled". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 14, 1965. p. S5.


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