1949 Buffalo Bulls football team

1949 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Frank Clair (2nd season)
Captain	Charlie Dingboom
Home stadium	Civic Stadium

1949 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Vincent			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova			–					8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	5	–	2
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					1	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	8	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Frank Clair, the team compiled a 6–3 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Colgate	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 0–32	15,000	[3]
October 1	Niagara	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 26–7
October 8	RPI	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 26–2
October 15	at Alfred	Alfred, NY	W 32–6
October 22	St. Lawrence	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 7–13
October 29	Bucknell	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 7–21	5,250	[4]
November 5	Washington & Jefferson	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 26–0
November 12	at Rhode Island State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 39–7
November 19	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 20–7

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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. "1949 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
3. "Colgate Rips Buffalo, 32-0, on Wet Field". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bucknell Tops Buffalo, 21-7; Stec Stars in 14-Point Rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 30, 1949. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.