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1897 Buffalo football team

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1897 Buffalo football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
CaptainWilliam J. Bott
Home stadiumBuffalo Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn     15 0 0
Princeton     10 1 0
Washington & Jefferson     10 1 0
Yale     9 0 2
Buffalo     9 1 0
Harvard     10 1 1
Army     6 1 1
Vermont     3 0 2
Lafayette     9 2 1
Drexel     6 2 1
Colgate     5 2 1
Dickinson     7 3 2
Swarthmore     7 3 2
Fordham     2 1 1
Cornell     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Brown     7 4 0
Carlisle     6 4 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Holy Cross     4 3 1
Bucknell     3 3 1
NYU     3 3 0
Temple     3 3 0
Trinity (CT)     4 4 1
Wesleyan     6 6 0
Tufts     6 7 0
Geneva     3 4 1
Pittsburgh College     3 5 2
Villanova     3 5 1
Penn State     3 6 0
Amherst     2 6 2
Frankin & Marshall     2 6 2
Lehigh     3 7 0
New Hampshire     2 5 0
Rutgers     2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.     1 3 0

The 1897 Buffalo football team represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by C. W. Dibble in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 9–1. Buffalo beat the Syracuse Orangemen twice during the season.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23:30 p.m.All-Buffalo
W 18–01,000[2][3][4]
October 93:25 p.m.Hamilton
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 16–6[5][6]
October 163:45 p.m.at NiagaraNiagara Falls, NYW 32–0[7]
October 20Union (NY)
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 26–0[8]
October 233:45 p.m.Western Reserve
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 16–4[9][10]
November 23:30 p.m.All-Buffalo
L 0–6[11][12]
November 63:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 16–0800[13][14]
November 133:00 p.m.at Syracuse
W 10–0400[15][16]
November 203:30 p.m.Oberlin
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
Cancelled [17]
November 233:00 p.m.All-Buffalo
W 26–0800[18][19][20]
November 253:00 p.m.Hobart
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 28–0700[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1897 Buffalo Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Buffalo Vs. U. Of. B". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. October 2, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "'Varsity Won The Game". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. October 3, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "University of Buffalo Won". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. October 3, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Today's Doing On The Gridiron". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. October 9, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Discreditable Gridiron Doings". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. October 10, 1897. p. 13. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Buffalo Men Down Niagara". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. October 17, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Our Boys Won". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. October 21, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "At Athletic Park". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. October 23, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Costly U. Of B. Victory". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 24, 1897. p. 18. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Football Today". The Buffalo Enquirer. Buffalo, New York. November 2, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "All-Buffalo". The Buffalo Enquirer. Buffalo, New York. November 3, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "U> Of B.-Syracuse". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. November 6, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Honors Well Won On The Gridiron". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. November 7, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Buffalo Won". The Buffalo Sunday Times. Buffalo, New York. November 14, 1897. p. 22. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Buffalo Invincible". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. November 14, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Much Talk". Buffalo Daily Times. Buffalo, New York. November 17, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Battle Today". Buffalo Daily Times. Buffalo, New York. November 23, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Samford Could Not Save 'Em!". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. November 24, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "U. B. Champions". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. November 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "Football Today". Buffalo Courier-Record. Buffalo, New York. November 25, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  22. ^ "U. Of B. Were Easy Winners". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. November 26, 1897. p. 14. Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.