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1920 Buffalo Bisons football team

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1920 Buffalo Bisons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
CaptainCarl Baisch, Frank McCollum
Home stadiumUniversity of Buffalo Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     8 0 0
Harvard     8 0 1
Princeton     6 0 1
Penn State     7 0 2
Pittsburgh     6 0 2
Army     7 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Syracuse     6 2 1
Geneva     5 2 1
New Hampshire     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Lafayette     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 0
Williams     5 3 0
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     4 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 2 2
Boston University     4 3 1
Columbia     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 3 1
Vermont     3 5 0
NYU     2 5 1
Rhode Island State     0 4 4
Tufts     2 6 0
Rutgers     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 4 0
Colgate     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Drexel     0 6 0

The 1920 Buffalo Bisons football team represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by Art Powell in his fifth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 1–4.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9ThielL 0–13[2]
October 16St. Lawrence
  • University of Buffalo Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 0–20[3]
October 22at Alfred
L 3–7[4]
October 30Hobart
  • University of Buffalo Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 2–20[5]
November 132:15 p.m.at Canisius
  • The Villa
  • Buffalo, NY
W 12–0[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Hollander, Scott. "1920 Buffalo Football". Buffalo, New York: University at Buffalo Libraries. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Thiel Victor In U. B. Opening". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 10, 1920. p. 48. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Saint Lawrence Downs The U. Of B." The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 17, 1920. p. 58. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Buffalo Dropped Close Argument". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 23, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "U. Of B. Suffered Another Defeat". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. October 31, 1920. p. 58. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Canisius And U-B Elevens Battle Today". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. November 13, 1920. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "U. B. Victorious At Cansius Villa". The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, New York. November 14, 1920. p. 42. Retrieved April 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.