1920 Buffalo Bisons football team

The 1920 Buffalo Bisons football team represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by Art Powell in his fifth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 1–4.[1]

1920 Buffalo Bisons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
CaptainCarl Baisch, Frank McCollum
Home stadiumUniversity of Buffalo Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     8 0 0
Harvard     8 0 1
Princeton     6 0 1
Penn State     7 0 2
Pittsburgh     6 0 2
Army     7 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Syracuse     6 2 1
Geneva     5 2 1
New Hampshire     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Lafayette     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 0
Williams     5 3 0
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     4 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 2 2
Boston University     4 3 1
Columbia     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 3 1
Vermont     3 5 0
NYU     2 5 1
Rhode Island State     0 4 4
Tufts     2 6 0
Rutgers     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 4 0
Colgate     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Drexel     0 6 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9ThielL 0–13[2]
October 16St. Lawrence
  • University of Buffalo Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–20[3]
October 22at Alfred
L 3–7[4]
October 30Hobart
  • University of Buffalo Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 2–20[5]
November 132:15 p.m.at Canisius
  • The Villa
  • Buffalo, NY
W 12–0[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1920 Buffalo Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Thiel Victor In U. B. Opening". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 10, 1920. p. 48. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Saint Lawrence Downs The U. Of B." The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 17, 1920. p. 58. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Buffalo Dropped Close Argument". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 23, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "U. Of B. Suffered Another Defeat". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 31, 1920. p. 58. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Canisius And U-B Elevens Battle Today". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. November 13, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "U. B. Victorious At Cansius Villa". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. November 14, 1920. p. 42. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .