1915 Buffalo Bisons football team

American college football season

1915 Buffalo Bisons football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–5
Head coach|

* Frank Mount Pleasant (1st season)

Home stadium| International Park, Buffalo Baseball Park

Seasons

<- 1903

1916 ->

1915 Eastern college football independents records

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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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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 9| 2:30 p.m.| at Syracuse freshmen| Syracuse, NY| L 0–48| | [2][3]
October 16| 3:00 p.m.| St. Bonaventure|

* International Park
* Buffalo, NY

| W 6–0| 6,000| [4][5]
October 27| | at Alfred|

* Alfred Stadium
* Alfred, NY

| L 0–6| 600| [6]
November 2| | Thiel|

* Buffalo Baseball Park
* Buffalo, NY

| W 21–0| 1,000| [7]
November 6| 2:15 p.m.| Geneva|

* International Park
* Buffalo, NY

| L 0–29| | [8][9]
November 13| 2:30 p.m.| Grove City|

* International Park
* Buffalo, NY

| L 7–10| | [10][11]
November 20| | at Rochester| Rochester, NY| W 7–3| | [12]
November 25| | Hobart|

* International Park
* Buffalo, NY

| L 6–20| 3,000| [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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .
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 .

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* Olympic Park (1894–1919)
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