1942 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1942 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1942 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim Peele, the Bulls compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 52.[1]

1942 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainSid Snyder
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Williams     7 1 0
No. 19 Penn State     6 1 1
No. 8 Boston College     8 2 0
Buffalo     6 2 0
Bucknell     6 2 1
Colgate     6 2 1
Army     6 3 0
Syracuse     6 3 0
Duquesne     6 3 1
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     5 3 1
Penn     5 3 1
No. T–19 Holy Cross     5 4 1
Dartmouth     5 4 0
Brown     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Vermont     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     3 3 0
Boston University     4 5 0
Cornell     3 5 1
Princeton     3 5 1
Temple     2 5 3
Columbia     3 6 0
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Tufts     2 5 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 4 2
Massachusetts State     2 5 0
Harvard     2 6 1
Drexel     2 6 0
Manhattan     2 6 0
CCNY     1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Buffalo's triple-threat back Lou Corrierre led the team and finished second among eastern college players with 90 points scored.[2]

Buffalo was ranked at No. 254 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at SusquehannaSelinsgrove, PAW 19–0[5]
October 2St. LawrenceW 20–0
October 9at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 7–13
October 16Hartwick
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 50–6[6]
October 23Carnegie Tech 
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 14–274,672[7]
October 31at Johns HopkinsW 26–6[8]
November 7Hobart
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 66–0[9]
November 14at RPITroy, NYW 13–0[2]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "13-To-O Victory Over R.P.I. Ends U.B. Grid Season". Buffalo Evening News. November 16, 1942. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1942 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "U.B. Defeats Susquehanna 19 to 0 in Opener". Buffalo Evening News. September 26, 1942. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Corriere Gets Away for Long Touchdown Run as U.B. Overwhelms Hartwick". Buffalo Evening News. October 17, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cy Kritzer (October 24, 1942). "Carnegie Tech Tramples U. B. By 27-14 Score". Buffalo Evening News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Craig E. Taylor (November 1, 1942). "Buffalo U. Eleven Overpowers Johns Hopkins By 26-6 Score". The Baltimore Sun. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.como.
  9. ^ "Buffalo Eleven Defeats Old Rival By Score of 66-0". Buffalo Evening News. November 7, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.