1952 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1952 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fritz Febel, the Bulls compiled a 1–7 record and were outscored by a total of 201 to 59.[1] The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.

1952 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainG. "Buzz" Buzzelli
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rochester     8 0 0
Hofstra     8 1 0
No. 19 Princeton     8 1 0
Franklin & Marshall     7 1 0
Villanova     7 1 1
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Yale     7 2 0
Penn State     7 2 1
No. 14 Syracuse     7 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Colgate     6 3 0
Pittsburgh     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 3 0
Harvard     5 4 0
Boston University     5 4 1
Penn     4 3 2
Army     4 4 1
Boston College     4 4 1
Tufts     3 4 1
Drexel     3 4 0
Fordham     2 5 1
NYU     2 5 1
Columbia     2 6 1
Brown     2 7 0
Cornell     2 7 0
Dartmouth     2 7 0
Temple     2 7 1
Buffalo     1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at CortlandCortland, NYL 13–332,000[2]
September 27at Connecticut
L 7–47
October 4ColgateL 0–1311,000[3]
October 11Lehigh
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 7–262,000[4]
October 18Bucknell
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–221,000[5]
October 25at Western Reserve
L 13–355,117[6]
November 1Alfred
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 7–19[7]
November 8St. Lawrence
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 12–6[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Cy Kritzer (September 20, 1952). "Razzle Dazzle Play Of Dragoons Tallies 3 Times in 1st Half". Buffalo Evening News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colgate Squeezes Past Buffalo Eleven, 13-0". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 5, 1952. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lehigh Puts On Show of Power Against the Bulls". Buffalo Evening News. October 11, 1952. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucknell Tops Fighting Buffalo Eleven, 22-0". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 1952. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U. B. Gridmen Rally For Game Against Undefeated Alfred". Buffalo Evening News. October 27, 1952. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Injury-Riddled Bulls Point For Last Game of Season With Larries". Buffalo Evening News. November 3, 1952. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grid Bulls Celebrate Their First Win With a Postseason Workout". Buffalo Evening News. November 10, 1952. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.