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1956 Buffalo Bulls football team

1956 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainDick Doll, Chuck Krawczyk
Home stadiumRotary Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alfred     8 0 0
Northern Michigan     7 0 1
St. Norbert     8 1 0
Carthage     8 2 0
Tampa     7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     7 2 1
Wabash     6 2 1
Hawaii     7 3 0
Hofstra     7 3 0
Xavier     7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 2 1
Louisville     6 3 0
Pepperdine     6 3 0
Washington University     6 3 0
La Verne     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Drexel     5 3 0
Long Beach State     5 3 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Memphis State     5 4 1
Arkansas State     5 4 0
Chattanooga     5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson     3 4 1
Rose Poly     3 4 0
Bucknell     3 5 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Howard (AL)     2 5 2
Sewanee     1 6 1
UC Riverside     1 6 0

The 1956 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Offenhamer, the Bulls compiled a 5–3 record.[1] The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at CortlandCortland, NYW 26–12
September 26Carnegie TechW 13–6
October 13at Western ReserveCleveland, OHL 13–20
October 20St. Lawrence
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 41–12
October 27Alfred
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 19–269,000[2][3]
November 3at BucknellW 31–133,500[4]
November 10Ohio Northern
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 72–0
November 17at HobartGeneva, NYL 12–334,500[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Daniels Intercepts Saxon Pass, Runs 37 Yards to TD". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. October 27, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Alfred Trips Buffalo for 13th in Row". Elmira Sunday Telegram. October 28, 1956. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Loses; Buffalo Stampedes Bisons". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. November 5, 1956. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Charley Ross (November 18, 1956). "Lambert Leads Hobart Over Buffalo, 33 to 12". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.