1947 Buffalo Bulls football team

1947 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainLou Corriere
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State     9 0 1
Muhlenberg     9 1 0
Buffalo     8 1 0
No. 11 Army     5 2 2
Villanova     6 3 1
Boston University     5 3 0
Hofstra     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 3 1
Boston College     5 4 0
Holy Cross     4 4 2
Springfield     4 4 0
Syracuse     3 6 0
CCNY     2 5 1
NYU     2 5 1
Colgate     1 5 2
Temple     2 6 0
Bucknell     2 7 0
Duquesne     2 8 0
Fordham     1 6 1
Merchant Marine     2 9 0
Pittsburgh     1 8 0
Carnegie Tech     0 6 0
Drexel     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth and final season under head coach Jim Peele, the team compiled an 8–1 record.[1]

The team was led by Bill Rudick. Coach Peelle rated Rudick as his best all-around player. Rudick played on offense where he was known as an excellent blocking back and for his "hard-hitting style" of carrying the ball and on defense for his "jarring tackles".[2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Buffalo was ranked at No. 127 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1947 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Smaller Area Schools Dominate United Press All-Upstate Eleven". The Evening Observer. December 5, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.