1918 Buffalo Bisons football team

American college football season

1918 Buffalo Bisons football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–1
Head coach|

* Art Powell (3rd season)

Captain| J. H. "Jake Wolf"
Home stadium| Buffalo Baseball Park, Lafayette Field

Seasons

<- 1917

1919 ->

1918 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Swarthmore |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

The 1918 Buffalo Bisons football team was an American football team that represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In its third season under head coach Art Powell, the team compiled a 6–1 record, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 234 to 40.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 12| Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company|

* Buffalo Baseball Park
* Buffalo, NY

| W 6–0| | [2]
October 19| Naval Artificers|

* Buffalo Baseball Park
* Buffalo, NY

| W 40–0| | [3]
November 2| Niagara|

* Buffalo Baseball Park
* Buffalo, NY

| W 41–0| | [4]
November 9| Rochester|

* Buffalo Baseball Park
* Buffalo, NY

| W 19–6| | [5]
November 16| Hobart|

* Lafayette Field
* Buffalo, NY

| W 81–0| 1,500| [6][7]
November 23| Naval Artificers|

* Buffalo Baseball Park
* Buffalo, NY

| W 47–6| | [8]
November 28| at Cornell SATC|

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| L 0–28| | [9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1918 Buffalo Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
2. ^ "U. of B. Won Its First-of-Season". Buffalo Express. October 13, 1918 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "U. of B. Too Strong: Collegians won from the United States Navy Artificers training camp eleven, by a 40-0 score". Buffalo Express. October 20, 1918 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "U. of B. Shuts Out Niagara, 41-0". Buffalo Express. November 3, 1918 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "U.B. Vanquishes Rochester in Gridiron Mud Bath, 19-6". Buffalo Courier. November 10, 1918 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "University of Buffalo's Strong Team Overwhelms Hobart, Ancient Gridiron Foe, By Score of 81 to 0: U. of B. on Long End". Buffalo Express. November 17, 1918 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "U. Of B. Overwhelmed Luckless Hobart Eleven". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. November 18, 1918. p. 16. Retrieved April 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "U. if B. In Victory". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. November 24, 1918. p. 55. Retrieved April 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "U. of B.'s Record Marred by Loss". Buffalo Express. November 29, 1918 - via Newspapers.com.

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