Remembering the Pioneers of Buffalo State Football
Before Buffalo State officially adopted football as a varsity sport in 1981, a team of pioneers took the field as a club in 1980 and layed the groundwork for Bengals' Football.
Led by head coach Les Dugan, the 1980 Bengals posted a 3-3 record:
| Sept. 20 |
at Mansfield |
L 6-7 |
| Oct. 3 |
at Niagara |
W 15-8 |
| Oct. 12 |
at Marist |
W 26-18 |
| Oct. 27 |
at Hobart |
W 29-28 |
| Nov. 2 |
at MIT |
L 8-21 |
| Nov. 8 |
vs. Canisius |
L 6-24 |
Buffalo State is forever grateful to of the young men of the 1980 football club. It was their passion, dedication and commitment that enabled the college to officially establish football as an NCAA varsity sport in 1981.
The 1980 Buffalo State Bengals: John Augustine, Michael Babin, Bruce Burton, John Bycina, Tony Calato, Ken Canzoneri, Greg Capell, Carmen Cibella, Mike Clark, Dominic Colangelo, Darryl Davis, Scott Depofi, Mike Dolphin, Paul Downey, Jeffrey Gilbert, Sam Gulino, John Gonzouls, Ben Hart, Tim Higgins, Greg Holt, Don Hommel, Glenn Isch, Bryon Jamison, Albert Liberatore, David Licht, Bill Manikas, Ivan Marable, Mike Micoli, Don Munro, Tom Orzel, John Ostrowski, Earl Outerbridge, James Parker, John Pope, Al Potter, Robert Quinn, John Rehbaum, Charles Rizzo, Al Roehm, Joel Rutkowski, Dan Ryan, Dan Sansanese, Donald Schieve, Scott Smith, David State, John Verillo, David Voit, David Williamson, Tony Woods, Randy Zakrezski
