Buffalo Football Team History
Buffalo Bulls
University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
Founded: 1846 Stadium: UB Stadium Capacity: 30,000 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Dick Offenhammer Conference: Independent-
1956 Season Highlights
Dick Offenhammer enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Buffalo.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 @ SUNY-Cortland (NY)
26
12
W
Sat., Sep. 29 vs. Carnegie Mellon (PA)
13
6
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Western Reserve (OH)
13
20
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Saint Lawrence (NY)
41
12
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Alfred (NY)
19
26
L
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Bucknell
31
13
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Ohio Northern
72
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @ Hobart (NY)
12
33
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 5-3
Points Scored 227
Scoring Average 28.4
Points Allowed 122
Defense Average 15.3
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.