1917 Buffalo Bisons football team

1917 Buffalo Bisons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Art Powell (2nd season)
Captain	William Hayes
Home stadium	International Park

1917 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pittsburgh			–					10	–	0	–	0
Williams			–					7	–	0	–	1
Yale			–					3	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					2	–	0	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Penn			–					9	–	2	–	0
Brown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					6	–	2	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	1	–	3
New Hampshire			–					3	–	2	–	2
Dartmouth			–					5	–	3	–	0
Geneva			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	2	–	3
Tufts			–					3	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	1
Lafayette			–					3	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					3	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State			–					2	–	4	–	2
Carlisle			–					3	–	6	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					0	–	3	–	2
Temple			–					0	–	6	–	1

The 1917 Buffalo Bisons football team represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1917 college football season. Led by Art Powell in his second season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 444.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 13	3:00 p.m.	Mansfield	International Park Buffalo, NY	W 12–6	[2][3][4][5]
October 20		at Rochester	Rochester, NY	W 28–0
October 27		St. Bonaventure	International Park Buffalo, NY	L 6–13
November 6		Westminster (PA)	International Park Buffalo, NY	L 0–7
November 10		Hamilton	International Park Buffalo, NY	L 0–7
November 17		Thiel	International Park Buffalo, NY	W 27–7
November 24		at Detroit	Navin Field Detroit, MI	L 7–20	[6]
November 29		Hobart	International Park Buffalo, NY	W 45–0

References

1. Hollander, Scott. "1917 Buffalo Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
2. "U. Of B. Plays Penn State". The Buffalo Times. Buffalo, New York. October 13, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Penn State Normal Loses To U. B., But After Game Fight". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. October 14, 1917. p. 75. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "U. B. Team Wins A Hot Argument From Penn State". The Buffalo Times. Buffalo, New York. October 14, 1917. p. 70. Retrieved April 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "1917".
6. K. W. Hall (November 25, 1917). "U. of D. Adds Another To Its Victories". Detroit Free Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.