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1954 Buffalo Bulls football team

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1954 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainErnie Keifer
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart     8 0 0
Juniata     8 0 0
Pennsylvania Military     7 0 0
Trinity (CT)     7 0 0
Worcester Tech     6 0 0
Carnegie Tech     7 0 1
Boston College     8 1 0
Boston University     7 2 0
Hofstra     7 2 0
No. 20 Penn State     7 2 0
Tufts     6 2 0
Brown     6 2 1
Drexel     5 2 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Colgate     5 2 2
Princeton     5 3 1
Yale     5 3 1
Cornell     5 4 0
Harvard     4 3 1
Syracuse     4 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 0
Temple     3 5 0
Dartmouth     3 6 0
Holy Cross     3 7 0
Buffalo     2 7 0
Fordham     1 7 1
Columbia     1 8 0
Villanova     1 9 0
Penn     0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Fritz Febel, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1] The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at CortlandCortland, NYL 6–20
October 2BrockportL 6–19
October 9at HobartGeneva, NYL 0–45[3]
October 16Lafayette
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–262,000[4]
October 23at Western Reserve
L 7–34
October 30Alfred
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–25
November 6St. Lawrence
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 13–6
November 13Brandeis
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 20–52
November 20at RPITroy, NYW 20–19

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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. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1954 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Hobart Smothers Buffalo by 45 to 0, As Morton Runs for 3 Touchdowns". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 10, 1954. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lafayette's Umbrella Defense Mires Helpless Buffalo, 26-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 17, 1954. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.