1938 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1938 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Peele, the Bulls compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by a total of 156 to 81.[1] The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

1938 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
CaptainVito Grieco
Home stadiumRotary Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech     6 0 0
No. 18 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 9 Holy Cross     8 1 0
Boston College     6 1 2
No. 15 Fordham     6 1 2
No. 12 Cornell     5 1 1
Army     8 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh     8 2 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
No. 20 Dartmouth     7 2 0
Vermont     4 2 1
Brown     5 3 0
Bucknell     5 3 0
Syracuse     5 3 0
CCNY     4 3 0
Penn     3 2 3
Manhattan     5 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
La Salle     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 0
Boston University     3 4 1
Penn State     3 4 1
Princeton     3 4 1
Hofstra     2 3 1
Duquesne     4 6 0
Temple     3 6 1
Providence     3 5 0
Columbia     3 6 0
Massachusetts State     3 6 0
Colgate     2 5 0
Buffalo     2 6 0
Yale     2 6 0
Tufts     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at CCNYL 2–155,000[2]
October 8ManchesterL 6–21[3]
October 15at AlfredAlfred, NYL 0–7
October 22at Kent StateL 0–52[4]
October 29Allegheny
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 47–0
November 5Hobart 
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–193,500[5]
November 12at Wayne
L 0–356,500[6]
November 19RPI
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 26–7
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "C.C.N.Y. victor over Buffalo on grid, 15–2". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Extra Work For U. B.: Loss to Manchester Means Heavy Drills for Alfred Game Saturday". Buffalo Evening News. October 10, 1938. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kent Runs Up Big Score Against Invading Bisons". The Zanesville Times-Signal. October 23, 1938. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hobart Defeats U. B., 19-0: Hobart 19, U. of B. 0". Buffalo Evening News. November 5, 1938. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ John N. Sabo (November 13, 1938). "Wayne Routs Buffalo, 35-0: Cudillo Leads Finale Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.