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Buffalo Bulls

University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Founded: 1846
Stadium: UB Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Richard Doc Urich
Conference: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Richard Doc Urich enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Buffalo.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Iowa State	0	28	L
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Kent State	21	13	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Massachusetts	23	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Boston College	12	31	L
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Delaware	29	17	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Villanova	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Holy Cross	10	9	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Temple	50	40	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Northern Illinois	20	7	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Boston	13	10	W

1968 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	185
Scoring Average	18.5
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	18.3
Opponents Record	18-41
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-1

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Penn State	11-0	354	120	Won 15-14				Joe Paterno
San Diego State	9-0-1	377	155					Don Coryell
Boise State	8-2	324	124					Tony Knap
Eastern Michigan	8-2	248	91					Dan Boisture
Florida State	8-3	308	211	Lost 27-31				Bill Peterson
Nevada Las Vegas	8-1	266	103					Bill Ireland
Air Force	7-3	251	156					Ben Martin
Army	7-3	270	137					Tom Cahill
Buffalo	7-3	185	183					Richard Doc Urich
Notre Dame	7-2-1	376	170					Ara R. Parseghian
Utah State	7-3	247	142					Chuck Mills
Virginia Tech	7-4	240	165	Lost 17-34				Jerry Claiborne
West Virginia	7-3	207	141					Jim Carlen
Boston College	6-3	253	196					Joseph Joe Yukica
Syracuse	6-4	252	154					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Ball State	5-4	189	218					Wave Myers
Houston	5-3-2	325	154					Bill Yeoman
Miami	5-5	161	131					Charlie Tate
New Mexico State	5-5	228	244					Jim Wood
Georgia Tech	4-6	158	263					Bud Carson
Southern Mississippi	4-6	228	231					Thad Pie Vann
San Jose State	3-7	148	403					Harry Anderson
Navy	2-8	136	303					William T. Bill Elias
Northern Illinois	2-8	154	258					Howard Fletcher
Tulane	2-8	163	300					Jim Pittman
Pittsburgh	1-9	99	393					David R. Hart

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.