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1899 Buffalo football team

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1899 Buffalo football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainSeth Thomas
Home stadiumBuffalo Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard     10 0 1
Lafayette     12 1 0
Princeton     12 1 0
Buffalo     7 1 0
Boston College     8 1 1
Carlisle     9 2 0
Swarthmore     8 1 2
Washington & Jefferson     9 2 1
Wesleyan     7 2 0
Pittsburgh College     2 0 2
Villanova     7 2 1
Yale     7 2 1
Western Univ. of Penn.     3 1 1
Columbia     9 3 0
Fordham     3 1 0
Cornell     7 3 0
Penn     8 3 2
Brown     7 3 1
New Hampshire     4 2 0
Vermont     5 3 0
Tufts     7 4 0
Bucknell     6 4 0
Holy Cross     5 5 0
Syracuse     4 4 0
Drexel     3 3 0
Army     4 5 0
Colgate     4 5 0
Penn State     4 6 1
Frankin & Marshall     3 5 1
NYU     2 6 0
Temple     1 4 1
Dartmouth     2 7 0
Lehigh     2 9 0
Rutgers     2 9 0
Geneva     0 3 0

The 1899 Buffalo football team represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1899 college football season. Under head coach Bemus Pierce, the team finished the season 7–1 overall. No collegiate team was able to score on them the entire year. The Buffalo offense scored 177 points while the defense allowed 52 points.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 143:50 p.m.Rochester
W 6–0[2][3]
October 21Case
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 18–0[4]
October 28at Duquesne Country and Athletic ClubL 5–52[5]
November 4at Syracuse
W 16–0[6]
November 73:15 p.m.Hobart
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 51–0[7]
November 113:00 p.m.Erie Athletic Association
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 46–0200[8][9]
November 18at Western ReserveCleveland, OHW 5–0[10]
November 302:30 p.m.Bucknell
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 30–0[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1899 Buffalo Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Rah! Rah! Rah!". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. October 14, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Rochester Left Field". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 15, 1899. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "U. Of B. Again In Old-Time Form". The Buffalo Sunday News. Buffalo, New York. October 22, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "D.C. & A.C. Overwhelms the Bisons". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 29, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved December 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Same Old Score". The Buffalo Times. Buffalo, New York. November 5, 1899. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Hobart Snowed Under". Emira Gazette. Elmira, New York. November 8, 1899. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Football Games Today". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. November 11, 1899. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Bisons Again". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 23, 1899. p. 26. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "U. Of B.'s Victory". The Buffalo Sunday News. Buffalo, New York. November 19, 1899. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Thankgiving". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. November 29, 1899. p. 5. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Latest Sporting News". The Buffalo Review. Buffalo, New York. December 1, 1899. p. 2. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.