1958 Buffalo Bulls football team
| 1958 Buffalo Bulls football | |
|---|---|
Lambert Cup winner | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1958 record | 8–1 |
| Head coach | Dick Offenhamer (4th season) |
The 1958 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. The Bulls offense scored 236 points while the defense allowed 101 points. The team won the Lambert Cup, emblematic of supremacy in Eastern U.S. small-college football. The Bulls were invited to play in the 1958 Tangerine Bowl against Florida State. The team voted to turn down the bowl invitation after learning that they would be allowed to participate only if the team's two black players, back-up defensive end Mike Wilson and starting halfback Willie Evans, did not play in the game. The 1958 Bulls team was profiled on ESPN's Outside the Lines in 2008.[1] Buffalo would not be invited to or be bowl-eligible for another 50 years.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | W 6–3 | ||||||
| October 4 | at Cortland | Cortland, NY | W 7–6 | ||||||
| October 11 | at Western Reserve | Cleveland, OH | W 19–6 | ||||||
| October 18 | Baldwin–Wallace |
Buffalo, NY | L 0–26 | ||||||
| October 25 | Columbia | Buffalo, NY | W 34–14 | ||||||
| November 1 | Temple | Buffalo, NY | W 54–6 | ||||||
| November 8 | at Wayne State (MI) | Detroit, MI | W 44–14 | ||||||
| November 15 | at Lehigh | Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, PA | W 34–26 | ||||||
| November 22 | Bucknell | Buffalo, NY | W 38–0 | ||||||
References
- ↑ Eric Neel, "All or Nothing", ESPN.com, retrieved November 20, 2008.