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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: Frank Clair
Conference: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024

1949 Season Highlights

Frank Clair enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Buffalo.

1949 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Colgate	0	32	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Niagara	26	7	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Rensselaer Tech (NY)	26	2	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Alfred (NY)	32	6	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Saint Lawrence (NY)	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Bucknell	7	21	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Washington & Jefferson	26	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Rhode Island	39	7	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Ohio	20	7	W

1949 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	183
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	95
Defense Average	10.6
Opponents Record	4-4
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-1

1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1949 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Notre Dame	10-0	360	86					Frank W. Leahy
Army	9-0	354	68					Earl H. Red Blaik
Memphis	9-1	385	73					Ralph Hatley
Ball State	8-0	276	61					John Magnabosco
Louisville	8-3	343	143					Frank Camp
Virginia	7-2	199	121					Arthur L Art Guepe
Buffalo	6-3	183	95					Frank Clair
Miami	6-3	165	96					Andy Gustafson
Michigan State	6-3	309	107					Clarence L. Biggie Munn
Pittsburgh	6-3	156	154					Walter S. Mike Milligan
Toledo	6-4	318	210					J. Neil Skip Stahley
Nevada	5-5	235	212					Joe Sheetketski
Penn State	5-4	162	175					F. Joseph Joe Bedenk
Temple	5-4	156	225					Albert P. Kawal
Boston College	4-4-1	209	187					Dennis E. Denny Myers
Bowling Green	4-5	206	161					Robert Whittaker
Syracuse	4-5	207	215					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
West Virginia	4-6-1	227	275					Dudley S. Dud DeGroot
Central Michigan	3-4	106	103					Lyle Bennett
Navy	3-5-1	151	238					George H. Sauer
Akron	2-6-1	114	257					William Houghton
Eastern Michigan	0-8	67	180					Harry Ockerman

1949 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1949 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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