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The 1917 Buffalo All-Stars season was their third season in existence. The team played in the New York Pro Football League and would go on to post a 5-5-2 record. Three of the losses came at the hands of either Ohio League and/or future National Football League teams from outside the state of New York.


1917 Buffalo All-Stars season
Head Coach Barney Lepper
Home Field Buffalo Baseball Park
Results
Record 5-5-2
Place Unclear
Playoff Finish Disputed
Timeline
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1916 1918

The team would be discontinued after the 1917, replaced by the Buffalo Niagaras in 1918 and playing only city opponents due to the strains of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic.

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Result
1 September 29, 2010 Rochester Jeffersons W 21-6
2 October 7, 1917 All-Niagara W 30-0
3 October 14, 1917 at Massillon Tigers L 14-6
4 October 21, 1917 at Detroit Heralds L 67-0
5 October 28, 1917 All-Tonawanda All-Stars T 0-0
6 November 4, 1917 Akron Indians L 12-7
7 November 10, 1917 Fort Niagara L 20-0
8 November 11, 1917 Jamestown, New York W 34-12
9 November 25, 1917 at All-Tonawanda All-Stars [1] W 16-0
10 November 29, 1917[2]
Or December 1
Camp Dix 309th Infantry L 2-0
11 December 25, 1917 74th Infantry (Fort Porter) T 0-0
12 December 29, 1917 74th Infantry W 21-0

Game notes[]

  1. Regional semifinal.
  2. Thanksgiving Classic

References[]

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