1937 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1937 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Peele, the Bulls compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored by a total of 94 to 89.[1] The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

1937 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainDan Dalfanso
Home stadiumRotary Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     9 0 1
No. 6 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 3 Fordham     7 0 1
No. 7 Dartmouth     7 0 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross     8 0 2
St. Thomas (PA)     6 1 1
No. 12 Yale     6 1 1
Army     7 2 0
Boston University     6 2 0
Cornell     5 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Syracuse     5 2 1
CCNY     5 2 0
No. 12 Manhattan     6 3 1
Penn State     5 3 0
Duquesne     6 4 0
Brown     5 4 0
NYU     5 4 0
Temple     3 2 4
Boston College     4 4 1
Bucknell     3 3 2
Buffalo     4 4 0
Princeton     4 4 0
Tufts     3 4 1
Colgate     3 5 0
Columbia     2 5 2
Hofstra     2 4 0
Carnegie Tech     2 5 1
Penn     2 5 1
Providence     2 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
La Salle     2 7 0
Massachusetts State     1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at AlleghenyMeadville, PAW 14–7
October 9RochesterW 12–7
October 16Alfred
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 13–25
October 23Kent State
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 13–0[2]
October 30Defiance
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 12–7[3]
November 6at Hobart
L 7–12[4]
November 13Wayne
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 6–23[5]
November 20at RPITroy, NYL 12–13

References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Wallops Kent State, 13-0". The Zanesville Times-Signal. October 24, 1937. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulls Now Point To Hobart Game: U.B. Eleven Scores 12-7 Win Over Defiance; Jantzen Hurt". Buffalo Evening News. November 1, 1937. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fumble Spoil Bulls' Chances at Geneva, 12-7". Buffalo Evening News. November 6, 1937. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wayne Turns Blocked Punts Into Scores to Beat Buffalo". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1937. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.