1936 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1936 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Peele, the Bulls compiled a 5–3 record and were outscored by a total of 127 to 121.[1] The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

1936 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainRay Garlapow
Home stadiumRotary Field
Seasons
 1935
1937 
1936 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Middlebury  800
Saint Anselm  601
No. 3 Pittsburgh  811
No. 10 Penn  710
No. 12 Yale  710
No. 13 Dartmouth  711
Franklin & Marshall  711
No. 14 Duquesne  820
Boston College  612
Boston University  512
No. 15 Fordham  512
Holy Cross  721
Villanova  721
Army  630
Colgate  630
Drexel  630
Temple  632
La Salle  631
Buffalo  530
Columbia  530
Princeton  422
Saint Vincent  530
NYU  531
Manhattan  640
Northeastern  540
Bucknell  441
CCNY  440
Tufts  331
Harvard  341
Cornell  350
Penn State  350
Westminster (PA)  241
Brown  370
Carnegie Tech  260
Massachusetts State  260
Providence  170
Syracuse  170
Vermont  180
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3DefianceW 26–6[2]
October 10at RochesterRochester, NYW 29–2
October 17at AlfredAlfred, NYW 27–0
October 24Hiram
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 19–12[3]
October 31at ClarksonPotsdam, NYL 0–41
November 7Hobart
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 2–52[4]
November 14at WayneDetroit, MIL 6–143,000[5]
November 21RPI
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 12–0

References

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  1. "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. "Bulldog Gridders Point for U.R. Game: Buffalo Shows Power in 26-2 [sic] Win Over Defiance". Buffalo Evening News. October 5, 1936. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Buffalo Proves Bulls Is Good Grid Game Name, Too: U. B. Points for Clarkson After 19-12 Win Over Hiram". Buffalo Evening News. October 26, 1936. p. 29 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "U. B. Loss Proves Worth of Dalfanso and Grieco: Hobart Runs Wild, 52-2, With Injured Aces on Bench". Buffalo Evening News. November 9, 1936. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  5. John N. Sabo (November 15, 1936). "Wayne Downs Bigger Buffalo". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 2 via Newspapers.com.