1946 Buffalo Bulls football team

1946 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Jim Peele (8th season)
Captain	Serofino Grottanelli
Home stadium	Civic Stadium

1946 Eastern non-major college football independents records

v t e	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
Lehigh			–					2	–	6	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Moravian	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 40–7	7,000	[3]
October 5	at RPI	Troy, NY	W 28–13
October 12	at Hobart	Geneva, NY	W 20–7		[4]
October 19	Bucknell	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 0–20		[5]
October 25	Wayne	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 20–25	4,500	[6]
November 2	at Bethany (WV)	Bethany, WV	W 32–6		[7]
November 9	Alfred	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 20–12
November 16	at Carnegie Tech	Pittsburgh, PA	W 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.