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1946 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainSerofino Grottanelli
Home stadium Civic Stadium
Seasons
←  1942
1947 →
1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dickinson   –   6 – 1 – 0
Alfred   –   5 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   7 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 2 – 1
St. Lawrence   –   5 – 2 – 0
American International   –   4 – 2 – 1
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cortland State   –   4 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   4 – 3 – 0
Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0
New York A&T   –   3 – 3 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 3 – 0
Scranton   –   4 – 5 – 1
Gettysburg   –   4 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 0
Coast Guard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jim Peele, the team compiled a 7–2 record. [1] The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Moravian
W 40–77,000 [3]
October 5at RPI Troy, NYW 28–13
October 12at Hobart Geneva, NYW 20–7 [4]
October 19 Bucknell
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–20 [5]
October 25 Wayne
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 20–254,500 [6]
November 2at Bethany (WV) Bethany, WVW 32–6 [7]
November 9 Alfred
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 20–12
November 16at Carnegie Tech Pittsburgh, PAW 28–0 [8]
November 23 Johns Hopkins
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 36–0 [9]

References

  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1946 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Buffalo Defeats Moravian Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1946. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Buffalo Clips Hobart, 20 to 7". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 13, 1946. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucknell Whips Buffalo". The Daily Item. October 21, 1946. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wayne Gets Victory No. 2: Tartars Upset Buffalo, 25 to 20". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1946. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Buffalo Trims Bethany, 32 to 6". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 3, 1946. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Last Period Drive Routs Tech, 28-0: Buffalo Is Held For 3 Quarters". The Pittsburgh Press. November 17, 1946. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Buffalo Beats Hopkins, 36-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1946. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
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