1950 Buffalo Bulls football team

1950 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainMatt Ferrentino, Ed Gicewicz
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Franklin & Marshall   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
St. Lawrence   –   8 – 0 – 0
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Army   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   3 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 6 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 5 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 7 – 0
Brown   –   1 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Boston College   –   0 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In their third season under head coach James B. Wilson, the Bulls compiled a 5–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 191 to 129.[1] The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at CortlandCortland, NYW 13–0
September 30at Louisville
L 19–48[3]
October 7Niagara
L 13–27
October 14Alfred
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 13–0
October 21Brooklyn
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 52–6
October 28Rhode Island State
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 33–12< 2,000[4]
November 11Ohio
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 14–221,500[5]
November 18at RPITroy, NYW 34–14

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References

  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1950 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Jimmy Brown (October 1, 1950). "Louisville Rocks Buffalo 48-19: Cards Get Revenge by Exact Score of First Meeting In '48". The Courier-Journal. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "U.B. Scores Once in 1st, Twice in the 2d Quarter". Buffalo Evening News. October 28, 1950. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ohio U 22, U. of B. 14". Buffalo Evening News. November 12, 1950. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.