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1951 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
CaptainEd Gicewicz
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     9 0 0
No. 6 Princeton     9 0 0
Susquehanna     6 0 0
Trenton State     6 0 0
Northeastern     6 0 1
No. 19 Holy Cross     8 2 0
Carnegie Tech     6 2 0
Hofstra     6 2 1
Cornell     6 3 0
No. 16 Boston University     6 4 0
Temple     6 4 0
Columbia     5 3 0
Villanova     5 3 0
Fordham     5 4 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 4 0
Penn     5 4 0
Penn State     5 4 0
Syracuse     5 4 0
Buffalo     4 4 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Dartmouth     4 5 0
Drexel     3 4 0
Harvard     3 5 1
Boston College     3 6 0
Yale     2 5 2
Pittsburgh     3 7 0
Geneva     2 5 0
Army     2 7 0
Brown     2 7 0
NYU     1 7 0
Tufts     0 7 2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach James B. Wilson, the team compiled a 4–4 record.[1] The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21CortlandW 13–0
September 29Colgate
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 13–4726,126[2]
October 5Ohio Wesleyan
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–213,300[3]
October 13at AlfredAlfred, NYW 31–6
October 20at BucknellL 32–626,500[4]
October 27Connecticut
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 20–6
November 3at Miami (OH)L 7–27
November 17RPI
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 34–14

After the season[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

The following Bull was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[5]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
18 206 Les Molnar Tackle New York Yanks

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Colgate Routs Buffalo, 47-13; Raiders Spot Bulls 13 Points". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. September 30, 1951. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Ryan, Ray (October 6, 1951). "Otterbein Trimmed By Bishops, 20-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Buffalo, New York. p. 18. Retrieved February 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten Bucknell Trims Buffalo in Air Duel, 62-32". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 21, 1951. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1952 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.

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