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1957 Buffalo Bulls football team

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1957 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
CaptainRemo Damiani
Home stadiumRotary Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     8 0 0
Juniata     7 0 0
Hobart     6 0 0
Hofstra     9 1 0
Louisville     9 1 0
Rose Poly     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
Montana State     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     8 3 0
Sewanee     5 2 1
Tampa     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     4 2 1
Washington University     5 3 0
Abilene Christian     5 3 1
Delaware     4 3 0
Carthage     4 3 1
Memphis State     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Hawaii     4 4 1
Chattanooga     4 5 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Howard (AL)     4 5 0
Trinity (TX)     3 5 0
Bucknell     3 6 0
Pepperdine     3 6 0
La Verne     3 7 1
UC Riverside     1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace     1 6 1
Washington & Jefferson     1 6 1
Drexel     1 7 0
Temple     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     0 8 0

The 1957 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In their third season under head coach Dick Offenhamer, the Bulls compiled a 5–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Carnegie TechPittsburgh, PAW 14–9
October 5Lafayette
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 6–13[2]
October 12Western Reserve
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 6–13
October 19at St. LawrenceCanton, New YorkW 14–6
October 26at AlfredAlfred, NYW 15–0
November 2Wayne State (MI)
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 33–7
November 9Cortland
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–20
November 16Lehigh
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 7–278,500[3]
November 23at TempleW 13–6[4]

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After the season

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NFL draft

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The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 44 Frank Woidzik Tackle Los Angeles Rams

References

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  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Cops 2nd; Leopards Win, 14-6, At Buffalo". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 6, 1957. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Engineers Win, 27-7, in Bruiser". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. November 18, 1957. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Joe McNulty (November 24, 1956). "Temple Leads, Bows To Buffalo Power, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "1958 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.