I was in the stands on October 5, 1974, the last time the Buffaloes visited Falcon Stadium. The Falcon football team was at the beginning of a poor stretch of seasons that led to the departure of long time coach Ben Martin, who had led the team since the Falcons’ second season in 1958.
Animosity still lingered between the two schools from the divisiveness brought about by the Vietnam War. Because of that animosity, it was to be the last game between the teams until three years ago, after enough time had passed to heal some of the wounds.