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Canisius Golden Griffins Football Seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Canisius Golden Griffins football team formerly of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (NCAA), Division IFootball Championship Subdivision, -AA. Canisius' first football team was fielded in 1918. Canisius originally competed as a football NCAA Division I FBS independent schools, independent, before competing for years as a member of the Western New York Little Three Conference with local Catholic rivals Niagara Purple Eagles football, Niagara and St. Bonaventure Brown Indians football, St. Bonaventure. The team moved to Division III (NCAA), Division III in the 1970s, before joining the Football Championship Subdivision, I-AA's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 1993 Canisius Golden Griffins football team, 1993. At the conclusion of the 2002 Canisius Golden Griffins football team, 2002 season, the Canisius football program was discontinued, along with seven other school athletic programs, as part of an effort t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canisius Golden Griffins Football
The Canisius Golden Griffins football program were the intercollegiate American football team for Canisius College located in Buffalo, New York. The team competed in the NCAA Division I-AA and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1918. Canisius participated in football from 1918 to 1949, and again from 1975 to 2002, compiling an all-time record of 241–251–26. At the conclusion of the 2002 season, the Canisius football program was discontinued, along with seven other school athletic programs, as part of an effort to overhaul and streamline the school's athletic department. Notable former players Notable alumni include: *Tommy Colella: Defensive back, Detroit Lions 1942–43, Cleveland Rams 1944–45, Cleveland Browns 1946–48, Buffalo Bills 1949 * Ed Doyle: Offensive lineman, Buffalo Bisons 1927 * Dick Poillon: Halfback, Washington Redskins 1942, 1946–49 *Richard Nurse: Wide receiver Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1990-9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |