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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]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Headcoach
CaptainLou Corriere
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1947 Buffalo Bulls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainLou Corriere
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
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1947 Eastern non-major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Muhlenberg – 9–1–0
Buffalo – 8–1–0
Hofstra – 5–3–0
Tufts – 5–3–0
Franklin & Marshall – 4–3–1
Springfield – 4–4–0
CCNY – 2–5–1
Bucknell – 2–7–0
Northeastern – 1–5–0
Carnegie Tech – 0–6–0
Drexel – 0–8–0
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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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19NiagaraBuffalo, NYW 27–14[4]
September 26at MoravianBethlehem, PAW 7–05,000[5]
October 4RPITroy, NYW 14–7
October 11Hobart
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 54–05,238[6]
October 18at Alfred
W 40–76,000[7]
October 25at WayneDetroit, MIL 12–336,200[8]
November 1Bethany (WV)Buffalo, NYW 50–6[9]
November 8St. Lawrence
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 40–7[10]
November 15at BucknellW 14–0[11]
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