1896 Buffalo football team

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The 1896 Buffalo football team represented the University of Buffalo as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team compiled an 9–1–2 record. Buffalo's coach was Fred D. Townsend and played its home games at Buffalo Athletic Field and Olympic Park in Buffalo, New York.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1–2
Headcoach
  • Fred D. Townsend (1st season)
CaptainIrving Johnson
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1896 Buffalo football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1–2
Head coach
  • Fred D. Townsend (1st season)
CaptainIrving Johnson
Home stadiumBuffalo Athletic Field, Olympic Park
Seasons
← 1895
1897 â†’
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1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Fordham â€“ 1–0–0
Lafayette â€“ 11–0–1
Princeton â€“ 10–0–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 8–0–1
Penn â€“ 14–1–0
Yale â€“ 13–1–0
Pittsburgh College â€“ 11–2–0
Buffalo â€“ 9–1–2
Villanova â€“ 10–4–0
Bucknell â€“ 5–2–1
Harvard â€“ 7–4–0
Boston College â€“ 5–3–0
Storrs â€“ 5–3–0
Cornell â€“ 5–3–1
Syracuse â€“ 5–3–2
Temple â€“ 3–2–0
Army â€“ 3–2–1
Rutgers â€“ 6–6–0
Carlisle â€“ 5–5–0
Holy Cross â€“ 2–2–2
Brown â€“ 4–5–1
Wesleyan â€“ 4–5–1
Dickinson â€“ 4–5–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 3–4–2
Geneva â€“ 3–4–0
Penn State â€“ 3–4–0
Colgate â€“ 3–4–1
Amherst â€“ 3–6–1
Western Univ. Penn. â€“ 3–6–0
Lehigh â€“ 2–5–0
Tufts â€“ 2–6–1
Swarthmore â€“ 2–6–0
New Hampshire â€“ 1–4–0
Drexel â€“ 1–5–0
Massachusetts â€“ 0–4–0
Rhode Island â€“ 0–4–0
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 2625th Separate Company of Tonawanda
W 30–0[2][3]
October 7at Company C, National GuardBradford, PAW 18–0[4][5]
October 103:30 p.m.Rochester
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 62–6[6][7]
October 14Buffalo High School
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 30–0[8]
October 17Elmira Athletic Club
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 18–0[9]
October 24Lancaster Football Club
W 16–4[10]
October 31St. Bonaventure
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 6–4[11]
November 3St. John's Military Academy
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
W 22–5[12]
November 73:30 p.m.Syracuse
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
T 6–6[13][14]
November 113:30 p.m.at Rochester YMCARochester, NYW 16–0[15][16]
November 18Lancaster Football Club
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
L 6–10[17][18]
November 26Hobart
  • Buffalo Athletic Field
  • Buffalo, NY
T 6–6[19]
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