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This is a list of seasons completed by the St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, also known at times at the Brown Indians and the Brown and White, formerly of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). St. Bonaventure's first football team was fielded in 1895.
St. Bonaventure originally competed as a football independent, before competing for years as a member of the Western New York Little Three Conference with local Catholic rivals Canisius and Niagara. Football participation in the Little Three declined in the years following World War II, and, by the early 1950s, all three schools had discontinued their football programs.
NCAA Division I champions | NCAA Division I FCS champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Bowl Eligible | Undefeated Season |
Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | |||||||||
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Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | ||||||
1895 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Unknown | - |
1896 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Unknown | - |
1897 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1898 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1899 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1900 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1901 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1902 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1903 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Delaney | - |
1904 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jerry Delaney | - |
1905 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | William H. Burke | - |
1906 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | William H. Burke | - |
1907 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | C. F. Collins | - |
1908 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. Paul Neary | - |
1909 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. Paul Neary | - |
1910 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. Paul Neary | - |
1911 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | D. Pickett | - |
1912 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | D. Pickett | - |
1913 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | D. Pickett | - |
1914 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | R. Eustace | - |
1915 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Shine McLaughlin | - |
1916 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Shine McLaughlin | - |
1917 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Shine McLaughlin | - |
1918 | No team Due To World War I | |||||||||||||||
1919 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Shine McLaughlin | - |
1920 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Shine McLaughlin | - |
1921 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Shine McLaughlin | - |
1922 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Alfred Carmont | - |
1923 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Alfred Carmont | - |
1924 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Glenn Carberry | - |
1925 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Glenn Carberry | - |
1926 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Frederick V. Ostergren | - |
1927 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Frederick V. Ostergren | - |
1928 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Frederick V. Ostergren | - |
1929 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Frederick V. Ostergren | - |
1930 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1931 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1932 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .643 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1933 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1934 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1935 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1936 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1937 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1938 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1939 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1940 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1941 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1942 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | N/A | Mike Reilly | - |
1943 | No team Due To World War II | |||||||||||||||
1944 | No team Due To World War II | |||||||||||||||
1945 | No team Due To World War II | |||||||||||||||
1946 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | N/A | Hugh Devore | - |
1947 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Hugh Devore | - |
1948 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | N/A | Hugh Devore | - |
1949 | N/A | Little Three | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | N/A | Hugh Devore | - |
1950 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Joe Bach | - |
1951 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Joe Bach | - |
1952 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1953 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1954 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1955 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1956 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1957 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1958 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1959 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1960 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1961 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1962 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1963 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1964 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1965 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1966 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1967 | No team | |||||||||||||||
1968 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Matt Conte | - |
1969 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Matt Conte | - |
1970 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Matt Conte | - |
Totals | 344 | 161 | 157 | 26 | .506 | 43 | 18 | 21 | 4 | .465 |
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