1937 Buffalo Bulls football team

The 1937 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Peele, the Bulls compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored by a total of 94 to 89.^[1] The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

1937 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Jim Peele (2nd season)
Captain	Dan Dalfanso
Home stadium	Rotary Field
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross			–					8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
CCNY			–					5	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Manhattan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	4
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra			–					2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					2	–	5	–	1
Providence			–					2	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
La Salle			–					2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 2	at Allegheny	Meadville, PA	W 14–7
October 9	Rochester	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 12–7
October 16	Alfred	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 13–25
October 23	Kent State	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 13–0	^[2]
October 30	Defiance	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 12–7	^[3]
November 6	at Hobart	Boswell Field Geneva, NY	L 7–12	^[4]
November 13	Wayne	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 6–23	^[5]
November 20	at RPI	Troy, NY	L 12–13

References

1. "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
2. "Buffalo Wallops Kent State, 13-0". The Zanesville Times-Signal. October 24, 1937. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bulls Now Point To Hobart Game: U.B. Eleven Scores 12-7 Win Over Defiance; Jantzen Hurt". Buffalo Evening News. November 1, 1937. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Fumble Spoil Bulls' Chances at Geneva, 12-7". Buffalo Evening News. November 6, 1937. pp. 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wayne Turns Blocked Punts Into Scores to Beat Buffalo". Detroit Free Press. November 14, 1937. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.