1955 Buffalo Bulls football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1955

| team = Buffalo Bulls

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 4–4–1

| head_coach = Dick Offenhamer

| hc_year = 1st

| captain = Pete Rao

| stadium = Rotary Field

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{{1955 Eastern college football independents records}}

The 1955 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its first season under head coach Dick Offenhamer, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.{{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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|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Cortland Red Dragons|title=Cortland}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|L 7-28||{{cite news|title=Cortland Whips Buffalo|newspaper=Elmira Sunday Telegram|date=September 25, 1955|page=2D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97851019/cortland-whips-buffalo/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1|at|{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Brockport Golden Eagles|title=Brockport}}|Memorial Field|Brockport, NY|W 26-0||{{cite news|title=Brockport Outclassed By Buffalo Bulls, 26-0|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 2, 1955|page=6D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97850631/brockport-outclassed-by-buffalo-bulls/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Hobart Statesmen|title=Hobart}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|T 0-0||{{cite news|title=Hobart, Buffalo In 0-0 Stalemate|newspaper=The Sunday Press|location=Binghamton, N.Y.|date=October 9, 1955|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97850772/hobart-buffalo-in-0-0-stalemate/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14|at|{{cfb link|year=1955|team=McMaster Marauders|title=McMaster}}||Hamilton, ON|W 29-0||

|October 22||Western Reserve|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|L 13-22||

|October 29|at|Alfred|Merrill Field|Alfred, NY|L 14-26||{{cite news|title=Alfred Gains Sixth Win in Game With U of B|newspaper=Wellsville Daily Reporter|date=October 31, 1955|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wellsville-daily-reporter-alfred-gains-s/124532698/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 5|at|{{cfb link|year=1955|team=St. Lawrence Saints|title=St. Lawrence}}||Canton, NY|W 39-12||

|November 12||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=Brandeis Judges|title=Brandeis}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|L 13-20||{{cite news|title=Stehlin Sparks Brandeis Over Buffalo, 20 to 13|newspaper=The Boston Globe|date=November 13, 1955|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97850301/stehlin-sparks-brandeis-over-buffalo/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 19||{{cfb link|year=1955|team=RPI Engineers|title=RPI}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|W 45-0||{{cite news|title=Buffalo Buries RPI in Snow, 45-0|newspaper=The Sunday Press|location=Binghamton, N.Y.|date=November 20, 1955|page=5D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97850465/buffalo-buries-rpi-in-snow-45-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/86/stats/13492 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 18, 2024}}