1956 Buffalo Bulls football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1956

| team = Buffalo Bulls

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 5–3

| head_coach = Dick Offenhamer

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Dick Doll

| captain2 = Chuck Krawczyk

| stadium = Rotary Field

}}

{{1956 NCAA College Division independents football records}}

The 1956 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1956 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Offenhamer, the Bulls compiled a 5–3 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==

{{CFB schedule

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|September 22|at|{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Cortland Red Dragons|title=Cortland}}||Cortland, NY|W 26-12||

|September 26||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Carnegie Tech Tartans|title=Carnegie Tech}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|W 13-6||

|October 13|at|{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Western Reserve Red Cats|title=Western Reserve}}||Cleveland, OH|L 13-20||

|October 20||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=St. Lawrence Saints|title=St. Lawrence}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|W 41-12||

|October 27||Alfred|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|L 19-26|9,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Daniels Intercepts Saxon Pass, Runs 37 Yards to TD |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news/124539147/ |newspaper=Buffalo Evening News |location=Buffalo, New York |date=October 27, 1956 |page=1 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Alfred Trips Buffalo for 13th in Row|newspaper=Elmira Sunday Telegram|date=October 28, 1956|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119873327/alfred-trips-buffalo-for-13th-in-row/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3|at|Bucknell|Memorial Stadium|Lewisburg, PA|W 31-13|3,500|{{cite news |title=Bucknell Loses; Buffalo Stampedes Bisons |date=November 5, 1956 |page=16 |newspaper=Sunbury Daily Item |location=Sunbury, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67989758/1956-bucknell-buffalo/ }}

|November 10||{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Ohio Northern Polar Bears|title=Ohio Northern}}|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|W 72-0||

|November 17|at|{{cfb link|year=1956|team=Hobart Statesmen|title=Hobart}}||Geneva, NY|L 12-33|4,500|{{cite news|title=Lambert Leads Hobart Over Buffalo, 33 to 12|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|author=Charley Ross|date=November 18, 1956|page=6D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119873230/lambert-leads-hobart-over-buffalo-33/|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/12710 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 18, 2024}}