1897 Buffalo football team

1897 Buffalo Bulls football
Conference	Independent
1897 record	7-0
Head coach	C. W. Dibble

The 1897 Buffalo football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 1897 college football season. Under head coach C. W. Dibble, the team was a perfect 7-0 against collegiate foes and 9-1 overall for the year.^[1]

The team beat the Syracuse Orangemen twice during the season.

The Buffalo offense scored 144 points while the defense allowed 12 points.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 9	Hamilton	Buffalo, NY	W 16-6
October 16	at Niagara	Niagara Falls, NY	W 32-0
October 20	Union	Buffalo, NY	W 26-0
October 23	Western Reserve	Buffalo, NY	W 16-4
November 6	Syracuse	Buffalo, NY	W 16-0
November 13	at Syracuse	Syracuse, NY	W 10-0
November 25	Hobart	Buffalo, NY	W 28-0
Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "1897 Buffalo Football," University at Buffalo Sports History Collection - February 18, 2013.

Sources

University at Buffalo Libraries - Iris Yearbooks Collection

Buffalo Bulls football

Venues	Buffalo Baseball Park (?–1919) Rotary Field (1920–1992) University at Buffalo Stadium (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

Culture & lore	Victor E. Bull "Victory March" Thunder of the East Marching Band Records

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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