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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-

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1894 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Dick Offenhammer enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Buffalo.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. SUNY-Cortland (NY)	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ SUNY-Brockport (NY)	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Hobart (NY)	0	0	T
Fri., Oct. 14	@ McMaster (Canada)	29	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Western Reserve (OH)	13	32	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Alfred (NY)	14	26	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Saint Lawrence (NY)	39	12	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Brandeis (MA)	13	20	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Rensselaer Tech (NY)	45	0	W

1955 Season Totals
Record	4-4 -1
Points Scored	186
Scoring Average	20.7
Points Allowed	118
Defense Average	13.1
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-3 -1
Away Record	3-1

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1955 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Jacksonville State	10-1	246	67	Won 12-10	2-1	32	21	Don Salls
Southern Mississippi	9-1	277	49					Thad Pie Vann
Notre Dame	8-2	210	112					Terence P. Terry Brennan
Louisville	7-2	289	134					Frank Camp
Pittsburgh	7-4	181	122	Lost 0-7				John P. Michelosen
Akron	6-2	245	73					Joe McMullen
Arkansas State	6-3	203	127					Gene Harlow
Army	6-3	256	72					Earl H. Red Blaik
Miami	6-3	181	81					Andy Gustafson
Navy	6-2-1	188	56					Edward J. Eddie Erdelatz
Boston College	5-2-1	176	79					Michael J. Mike Holovak
Florida State	5-5	147	186					Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Penn State	5-4	163	150					Charles A. Rip Engle
San Jose State	5-3-1	159	114					Robert T. Bob Bronzan
Syracuse	5-3	180	130					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Buffalo	4-4-1	186	118					Dick Offenhammer
Memphis	2-7	94	218					Ralph Hatley
Cincinnati	1-6-2	97	199					George Blackie Blackburn
Temple	0-8	49	223					Josh C. Cody

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.