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 History of Pro Football in Western New York

  1924

 

Regular Season Attendance

September 27, 1924
October 5, 1924

October 12, 1924

October 19, 1924
October 26, 1924

November 2, 1924
November 9, 1924
November 16, 1924

November 22, 1924
November 23, 1924

November 27, 1924
November 29, 1924
November 30, 1924
December 1, 1924

Rochester 0 @ Frankford 21
Columbus 0 @ Buffalo 13
Akron 3 @ Rochester 0
Dayton 7 @ Buffalo 0
Columbus 15 @ Rochester 7
Rochester 0 @ Buffalo 26
Akron 13 @ Buffalo 17
Rochester 0 @ Cleveland 59
Frankford 24 @ Buffalo 0
Kenosha 0 @ Buffalo 27
Dayton 6 @ Buffalo 14
Rochester 0 @ Columbus 16
Buffalo 16 @ Rochester 0
Milwaukee 23 @ Buffalo 0
Rochester 3 @ Atlantic City 0*
Buffalo 0 @ Akron 22
Buffalo 7 @ Frankford 45
Buffalo @ Cleveland**
Rochester 10 @ Pottsville 7

7,000
5,000
1,200
6,000
2,000
3,500
8,000
n/a
5,000
n/a
2,700
2,500
“small”
n/a
n/a
n/a
3,500
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* Non-NFL Games
** Cancelled due to heavy snowfall

 

1924 Buffalo Bisons
 Coach: Ernest “Tommy” Hughitt
Owners: Warren D. Patterson and Ernest “Tommy” Hughitt
Record: 6-5-0
Name GP/GS Pos. Ht. Wt.

Jim Ailinger

Benny Boynton

“Peanuts” Burt

Pete Calac

Glen Carberry

Harry Collins

Frank Culver

Lou Feist

Jack Flavin

Gil Gregory

“Chick” Guarnieri

Iolas Huffman

“Tommy” Hughitt

Ken Jones

Eddie Kaw

Glenn Knack

“Babe” Kraus

”Moose” McCormick

Al Mitchell

Frank Morrissey

Mike Traynor

Len Watters

“Swede” Youngstrom

8/0

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11/10

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1924 Rochester Jeffersons
 Coach: 
Owners: 
Record: 0-7-0
Name GP/GS Pos. Ht. Wt.

"Doc" Alexander

Will Anderson

Bob Argus

Joe Bachmaier

Reaves Baysinger

Benny Boynton

Hal Clark

Johnny Coaker

Frank Culver

John Dooley

Fred Foster

Tex Grigg

Darby Lowery

Roy Martineau

Frank Matteo

Bob Nash

Neilson

Jerry Noonan

Clam Nugent

Red Pearlman

Leo Payton

Billy Rafter

"Spin" Roy

Bill Ryan

Shag Sheard

Hank Smith

Lou Smyth

Elmer Volgenau

Gordon Wallace

Jimmy Woods

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All text taken from the Development of Pro Football in Western New York by Ken Crippen

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