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1953 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1953 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their second season under head coach Fritz Febel, the Bulls compiled a 1–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 181 to 44.[1] The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.

1953 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5–1
Head coach
CaptainRay Chamberlain
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 3 – 2
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   3 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Bucknell
L 6–35[2]
October 3Cortland
T 12–124,000[3]
October 10at Lehigh
L 0–277,000[4]
October 17Western Reserve 
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 6–264,823[5][6]
October 24Findlay
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–34943[7][8]
October 31at AlfredAlfred, NYL 0–47[9]
November 14Ohio Northern
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 20–02,100[10]
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Romps Over Buffalo, 35-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1953. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "U. B. Gridmen Drill For Lehigh Game After Tie in Home Opener". Buffalo Evening News. October 5, 1953. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lehigh Dumps Buffalo for First Victory, 27-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 11, 1953. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U. B. Hopes to Win Through Air in Game At Stadium Tonight". Buffalo Evening News. October 17, 1953. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Findlay Game Ahead Keeps Spirits Aglow For Battered Bulls". Buffalo Evening News. October 19, 1953. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "U. B. Meets Findlay On Grid Tonight For the First Time". Buffalo Evening News. October 24, 1953. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "U.B. Eleven, After Findlay Loss, Looks Hopefully Toward Alfred". Buffalo Evening News. October 26, 1953. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "33-Point Winners Over Alfred Next For Battered Bulls". Buffalo Evening News. November 2, 1953. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Febel Feels Good About '54 After U. B. Takes Grid Finale". Buffalo Evening News. November 16, 1953. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
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