1953 Buffalo Bulls football team

1953 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–5–1
Head coach	Fritz Febel (2nd season)
Captain	Ray Chamberlin
Home stadium	Civic Stadium

1953 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Westminster (PA)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	2
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Buffalo Bulls football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their second season under head coach Fritz Febel, the Bulls compiled a 1–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 181 to 44. The team played its home games at Civic Stadium in Buffalo, New York.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 6–35
October 3	Cortland	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	T 12–12	4,000
October 10	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 0–27	7,000
October 17	Western Reserve	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 6–26	4,823
October 24	Findlay	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	L 0–34	943
October 31	at Alfred	Alfred, NY	L 0–47
November 14	Ohio Northern	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 20–0	2,100
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