Dick Offenhamer
Dick Offenhamer went 45–32–5 as a head coach, 1955–1965, at Buffalo. Wikipedia’s season articles record three seasons differently (1958, 8–1, 1960, 4–6 and 1961, 4–5); by them his record is 58–37–5. Share
Four seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1955–57, 1959 at Buffalo (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 45–32–5 career
- Seasons
- 11
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1958 2–0
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Buffalo * | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1956 | Buffalo * | 5–3 | ||||
| 1957 | Buffalo * | 5–4 | ||||
| 1958 | Buffalo | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 8–1) | ||||
| 1959 | Buffalo * | 8–1 | ||||
| 1960 | Buffalo | 0–4 (Wikipedia: 4–6) | ||||
| 1961 | Buffalo | 1–3 (Wikipedia: 4–5) | ||||
| 1962 | Buffalo | 6–3 | ||||
| 1963 | Buffalo | 5–3–1 | ||||
| 1964 | Buffalo | 4–4–1 | ||||
| 1965 | Buffalo | 5–3–2 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 3 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 19 | 8–7–4 | 53% |
| At home | 25 | 11–12–2 | 48% |
| On the road | 22 | 12–8–2 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 26 | 16–8–2 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 21 | 7–12–2 | 38% |
His own 47 games on file, 1958–1965, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Lahar 1962–1965 | 3–1 | Colgate | 4 | |
| Alexander F. Bell 1961–1965 | 2–2 | Villanova | 4 | |
| Edward Anderson 1961–1964 | 0–3–1 | Holy Cross | 4 | |
| John McKenna 1960–1964 | 1–2 | VMI | 3 |
Dick Offenhamer’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Universityseries | 6 | 4–2 |
| Colgateseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Holy Crossseries | 5 | 0–4–1 |
| Delawareseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Villanovaseries | 4 | 2–2 |
| VMIseries | 3 | 1–2 |
| Richmondseries | 2 | 2–0 |
| Gettysburgseries | 2 | 2–0 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–45 | Kenmore HS (NY) high school | Head coach | |
| 1946–54 | Colgate | Freshman coach | |
| 1955–65 | Buffalo | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Andrew KerrColgate
- Paul BixlerColgate
- Hal LaharColgate
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bob DemingBuffalo
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Kerr | Colgate | 1946 | Freshman coach | |
| Paul Bixler | Colgate | 1947–51 | Freshman coach | |
| Hal Lahar | Colgate | 1952–54 | Freshman coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (1)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Deming | Buffalo, 1959–65: defensive backs coach | Buffalo |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.