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1915 Buffalo Bisons football team

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1915 Buffalo Bisons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumInternational Park, Buffalo Baseball Park
Seasons
← 1903
1916 →
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     9 0 0
Pittsburgh     8 0 0
Columbia     5 0 0
Harvard     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Rutgers     7 1 0
Villanova     6 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     8 1 1
Colgate     5 1 0
Syracuse     9 1 2
Dartmouth     7 1 1
Tufts     5 1 2
Penn State     7 2 0
Lafayette     8 3 0
Princeton     6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Temple     3 1 1
Geneva     6 3 0
Wesleyan     6 3 0
Allegheny     5 3 0
Swarthmore     5 3 0
Army     5 3 1
Lehigh     6 4 0
Holy Cross     3 2 2
Brown     5 4 1
Fordham     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 1
Middlebury     3 4 2
Muhlenberg     4 5 0
Yale     4 5 0
Boston College     3 4 0
Penn     3 5 2
WPI     3 5 1
Buffalo     3 5 0
Carlisle     3 6 2
Rhode Island State     3 5 0
New Hampshire     3 6 1
Gettysburg     3 6 0
Rochester     3 6 0
Bucknell     2 6 3
Vermont     1 4 2
Williams     1 7 0

The 1915 Buffalo Bisons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Buffalo—now known as the University at Buffalo—as an independent during the 1915 college football season. Led by Frank Mount Pleasant in his first and only year as head coach, the team compiled a record of 3–5.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 92:30 p.m.at Syracuse freshmenSyracuse, NYL 0–48[2][3]
October 163:00 p.m.St. BonaventureW 6–06,000[4][5]
October 27at Alfred
L 0–6600[6]
November 2ThielW 21–01,000[7]
November 62:15 p.m.Geneva
  • International Park
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–29[8][9]
November 132:30 p.m.Grove City
  • International Park
  • Buffalo, NY
L 7–10[10][11]
November 20at RochesterRochester, NYW 7–3[12]
November 25Hobart
  • International Park
  • Buffalo, NY
L 6–203,000[13]

References

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  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1915 Buffalo Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Local H. S. Teams Will Play Today". The Buffalo Sunday Times. Buffalo, New York. October 9, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "U. Of B. Team Is Beaten Out By Syracuse Eleven". The Buffalo Sunday Times. Buffalo, New York. October 10, 1915. p. 50. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "St. Bona. And U. B. Teams Are Booked". The Buffalo Evening Times. Buffalo, New York. October 17, 1915. p. 8. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "U. B. Team Wins From St. Bona's Eleven 6 To 0". The Buffalo Sunday Times. Buffalo, New York. October 17, 1915. p. 46. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "U. Of B. Made Fine Showing". The Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 28, 1915. p. 14. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "U. Of B. Eleven Wins Over Thiel Varsity, 21–0". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. November 3, 1915. p. 18. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "U. Of B. Tackle Big Game". The Buffalo Enquirer. Buffalo, New York. November 6, 1915. p. 6. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Geneva Scores Clever Victory Over Buffalo U." The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1915. p. 21. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Grove City Eleven And U. Of B." The Buffalo Enquirer. Buffalo, New York. November 13, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Error Of Judgement Robs U.B. Of Chance To Beat Grove City". Buffalo Courier. Buffalo, New York. November 14, 1915. p. 60. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Buffalo 'Varsity Beat Rochester By 7-3 Score". The Buffalo Sunday Times. Buffalo, New York. November 21, 1915. p. 45. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Hobart Trampled On U. Of B." The Buffalo Enquirer. Buffalo, New York. November 26, 1915. p. 10. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.