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1946 Buffalo Bisons season

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1946 Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) season
Head coachRed Dawson
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record3–10–1
Division placeT-2nd AAFC East
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1946 Buffalo Bisons season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 3-10-1,[1] failing to qualify for the playoffs.

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback George Terlep with 574 passing yards, fullback Vic Kulbitski with 605 rushing yards, and end Fay King with 466 receiving yards. Right halfback Steve Juzwik and fullback Lou Zontini tied for the team scoring lead with 42 points each.[2]

Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 8 Brooklyn Dodgers L 14–27 0–1 Civic Stadium Recap
2 September 14 at New York Yankees L 10–21 0–2 Yankee Stadium Recap
3 September 22 Cleveland Browns L 0–28 0–3 Civic Stadium Recap
September 25 at Chicago Rockets L 28–35 0–4 Soldier Field Recap
4 September 29 Los Angeles Dons T 21–21 0–4–1 Civic Stadium Recap
5 October 4 New York Yankees L 13–21 0–5–1 Civic Stadium Recap
6 October 11 Miami Seahawks L 14–17 0–6–1 Civic Stadium Recap
7 October 19 San Francisco 49ers W 17–14 1–6–1 Civic Stadium Recap
8 October 27 Chicago Rockets W 49–17 2–6–1 Civic Stadium Recap
9 November 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–27 2–7–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
10 November 10 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 17–14 3–7–1 Ebbets Field Recap
11 November 18 at Miami Seahawks L 14–21 3–8–1 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
12 November 24 at Cleveland Browns L 17–42 3–9–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
13 December 1 at Los Angeles Dons L 14–62 3–10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
14 Bye
15 Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

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AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Yankees 10 3 1 .769 6–0 270 192 W2
Buffalo Bisons 3 10 1 .231 1–5 249 370 L3
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 10 1 .231 2–4 226 339 L6
Miami Seahawks 3 11 0 .214 3–3 167 378 W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

Roster

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Players shown in bold started at least one game at the position listed as confirmed by contemporary game coverage.

Buffalo Bisons 1946 roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Halfbacks

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

References

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  1. ^ 1946 Buffalo Bisons Archived October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "1946 Buffalo Bisons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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