1949 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football Western New York Little Three Conference Little Three 6–3 2–1 Hugh Devore 4th Forness Stadium The 1949 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, sometimes also referred to as the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, was an American football team that represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1949 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 110.1949 - Saint Bonaventure (NY) College Football Data Warehouse June 11, 2020 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1949 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910115222/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1949 2015-09-10 The team played its home games at Forness Stadium in Olean, New York. Schedule y y September 18 1949 Scranton Royals Scranton<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 26-0 Bonnies Blank Scranton, 26-0, In Opening Tilt Rochester Democrat and Chronicle September 19, 1949 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53293953/bonnies-blank-scranton-26-0-in/ Newspapers.com September 25 at San Francisco<ncg> Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA L 21-34 Matson's Splurge Crushes Bonnies: Ollie Roars 92, 39 as Big Rally Wins, 34-21 San Francisco Examiner Harry Borba September 26, 1949 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35186658/the-san-francisco-examiner/ Newspapers.com October 2 at Dayton<ncg> Dayton, OH L 13-28 12,000 Dayton Rallies To Defeat Bonas In 28-13 Contest Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 3, 1949 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53292357/dayton-rallies-to-defeat-bonas-in-28-13/ Newspapers.com October 8 Wayne<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 25-7 Wayne Bows, 25-7: Salley Runs 67 Yards For TD as Bona Wins The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY) October 9, 1949 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53293511/wayne-bows-25-7-salley-runs-67-yards/ Newspapers.com October 16 1949 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 46-13 12,000 St. Bonaventure Engulfs Canisius By Record-Shattering 46-13 Score Olean Times Herald October 17, 1949 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53293781/st-bonaventure-engulfs-canisius-by/ Newspapers.comSt. Bonaventure Engulfs Canisius By Record-Shattering 46-13 Score Olean Times Herald October 17, 1949 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53330537/bonnies/ Newspapers.com October 23 at 1949 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Varsity Stadium Niagara Falls, NY W 41-0 6,500 St. Bona Sets Scoring Mark in Ripping Niagara 41-0 Olean Times Herald October 24, 1949 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53294282/st-bona-sets-scoring-mark-in-ripping/ Newspapers.com October 30 at Canisius Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY L 0-14 12,000 Underdog Canisius Upsets Bonnies, 14-0 The Post-Star (Glens Falls, NY) October 31, 1949 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53294470/underdog-canisius-upsets-bonnies-14-0/ Newspapers.com November 5 Houston<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 20-14 5,000 St. Bonaventure Edges Texans, 20-14 The Sunday Press (Binghamton, NY) November 6, 1949 4D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53292189/st-bonaventure-edges-texans-20-14/ Newspapers.com November 19 at Boston University<ncg> Fenway Park Boston, MA W 19-0 16,657 B. U. Bowl Dreams Wrecked by St. Bonaventure, 19-0 The Boston Globe November 20, 1949 44 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53291928/b-u-bowl-dreams-wrecked-by-st/ Newspapers.com References St. Bonaventure Category:St. Bonaventure Brown Indians football seasons St. Bonaventure Bonnies football