1929 Buffalo Bisons football team

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]

1929 Buffalo Bisons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainGene North
Home stadiumRotary Field
Seasons
 1928
1930 
1929 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Pittsburgh  910
Colgate  810
Fordham  702
Bucknell  820
No. 11 Penn  720
Boston College  721
Villanova  721
Cornell  620
Tufts  512
Harvard  521
Yale  521
NYU  730
Franklin & Marshall  630
Penn State  630
Syracuse  630
Washington & Jefferson  522
Drexel  631
Temple  631
Carnegie Tech  531
Army  641
Providence  332
Brown  550
Columbia  450
CCNY  242
Princeton  241
Boston University  360
Vermont  270
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at UpsalaEast Orange, NJL 7–13[3]
October 12AlfredW 20–12
October 19Clarkson Tech
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 12–9[4]
October 26Rochester
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–20[5]
November 2at Long Island
W 13–0[6]
November 9Hiram
  • Rotary Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 27–12[7]
November 16at HobartGeneva, NYW 13–7[8]

References

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  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.