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1897 Buffalo football
1897 Buffalo football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–1
Head coach	C. W. Dibble (1st season);
Captain	William J. Bott
Home stadium	Buffalo Athletic Field
	Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 2	3:30 p.m.	All-Buffalo	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 18–0	1,000	^[2]^[3]^[4]
October 9	3:25 p.m.	Hamilton	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 16–6		^[5]^[6]
October 16	3:45 p.m.	at Niagara	Niagara Falls, NY	W 32–0		^[7]
October 20		Union (NY)	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 26–0		^[8]
October 23	3:45 p.m.	Western Reserve	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 16–4		^[9]^[10]
November 2	3:30 p.m.	All-Buffalo	Olympic Park Buffalo, NY	L 0–6		^[11]^[12]
November 6	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 16–0	800	^[13]^[14]
November 13	3:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Varsity Oval Syracuse, NY	W 10–0	400	^[15]^[16]
November 20	3:30 p.m.	Oberlin	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	Cancelled		^[17]
November 23	3:00 p.m.	All-Buffalo	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 26–0	800	^[18]^[19]^[20]
November 25	3:00 p.m.	Hobart	Buffalo Athletic Field Buffalo, NY	W 28–0	700	^[21]^[22]

References

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