1929 Buffalo Bisons football team

American college football season

1929 Buffalo Bisons football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–2
Head coach|

* Jay L. Lee (1st season)

Captain| Gene North
Home stadium| Rotary Field

Seasons

<- 1928

1930 ->

1929 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 11 Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Buffalo Bisons football team was an American football team that represented the University at Buffalo as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jay L. Lee, the team compiled a 5–2 record.[1] The team played its home games at Rotary Field in Buffalo, New York.[2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 5| at Upsala| East Orange, NJ| L 7–13| | [3]
October 12| Alfred|

* Rotary Field
* Buffalo, NY

| W 20–12| |
October 19| Clarkson Tech|

* Rotary Field
* Buffalo, NY

| W 12–9| | [4]
October 26| Rochester|

* Rotary Field
* Buffalo, NY

| L 0–20| | [5]
November 2| at Long Island|

* Hawthorne Field
* Brooklyn, NY

| W 13–0| | [6]
November 9| Hiram|

* Rotary Field
* Buffalo, NY

| W 27–12| | [7]
November 16| at Hobart| Geneva, NY| W 13–7| | [8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Buffalo Football 2018 Information Guide" (PDF). University of Buffalo. 2019. p. 87. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
2. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1929 Buffalo Bulls Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
3. ^ "Canisius; U. B., Meet Defeats on Foreign Fields". The Buffalo Times. October 6, 1929. p. 3D - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "U. B. Surprises Clarkson Tech By Victory of 12 to 9". The Buffalo Sunday Times. October 20, 1929. p. 4D - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "U. of B. Undaunted by 20 to 0 Setback". Buffalo Evening News. October 28, 1929. p. 23 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Long Island Loses To Buffalo, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 3, 1929. p. Sports 2 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Joy Reigns at U. B. As Bulls Add Another Win To String". Buffalo Evening News. November 11, 1929. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Charles Bailey (November 17, 1929). "U. B. Closes Brilliant Season Beating Hobart, 13 to 7". The Buffalo Sunday Times. p. 3C - via Newspapers.com.

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* Olympic Park (1894–1919)
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* War Memorial Stadium (1946–1954, 1958, 1960, 1968–1969)
* Kunz Stadium (1985–1992)
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