1936 Buffalo Bulls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1936
| team = Buffalo Bulls
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 5–3
| head_coach = Jim Peele
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Ray Garlapow
| stadium = Rotary Field
}}
{{1936 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1936 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jim Peele, the Bulls compiled a 5–3 record and were outscored by a total of 127 to 121.{{cite web|title=Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide |publisher=University of Buffalo |year=2019 |accessdate=July 24, 2020 |page=87 |url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/ubbulls.com/documents/2019/6/17/2018_football_infoguide.pdf}} The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.
Schedule
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|October 3||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Defiance Yellow Jackets|title=Defiance}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|W 26-6||{{cite news|title=Bulldog Gridders Point for U.R. Game: Buffalo Shows Power in 26-2 [sic] Win Over Defiance|newspaper=Buffalo Evening News|date=October 5, 1936|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120099953/bulldog-gridders-point-for-ur-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10|at|{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Rochester Yellowjackets|title=Rochester}}||Rochester, NY|W 29-2||
|October 17|at|{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Alfred Saxons|title=Alfred}}||Alfred, NY|W 27-0||
|October 24||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Hiram Terriers|title=Hiram}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|W 19-12||{{cite news|title=Buffalo Proves Bulls Is Good Grid Game Name, Too: U. B. Points for Clarkson After 19-12 Win Over Hiram|newspaper=Buffalo Evening News|date=October 26, 1936|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120100502/buffalo-proves-bulls-is-good-grid-game/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Clarkson Golden Knights|title=Clarkson}}||Potsdam, NY|L 0-41||
|November 7||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Hobart Statesmen|title=Hobart}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|L 2-52||{{cite news|title=U. B. Loss Proves Worth of Dalfanso and Grieco: Hobart Runs Wild, 52-2, With Injured Aces on Bench|newspaper=Buffalo Evening News|date=November 9, 1936|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120004971/u-b-loss-proves-worth-of-dalfanso-and/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|at|Wayne||Detroit, MI|L 6-14|3,000|{{cite news|title=Wayne Downs Bigger Buffalo|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=John N. Sabo|date=November 15, 1936|page=Sports 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18952482/wayne_downs_bigger_buffalo/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 21||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=RPI Engineers|title=RPI}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|W 12-0||
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