| Teamname: | Canisius Golden Griffins football |
| Stadium: | Demske Field |
| Stadcapacity: | 1,200 |
| Stadsurface: | AstroTurf |
| Ncaadivision: | Division I-AA |
| Conference: | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Lastyear: | 2002 |
| Atwins: | 241 |
| Atlosses: | 251 |
| Atties: | 26 |
| Bowlwins: | 0 |
| Bowllosses: | 1 |
| Natltitles: | 0 |
| Conftitles: | 7 |
| Rivalries: | Buffalo Bulls Duquesne Dukes Georgetown Hoyas Marist Red Foxes Niagara Purple Eagles St. Bonaventure Brown Indians |
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.[1] 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.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Notable alumni include:
Defensive back, Detroit Lions 1942–43, Cleveland Rams 1944–45, Cleveland Browns 1946–48, Buffalo Bills 1949
Offensive lineman, Buffalo Bisons 1927
Halfback, Washington Redskins 1942, 1946–49
Wide receiver Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1990-95
See main article: List of Canisius Golden Griffins football seasons.
Conference affiliations:
| 4–2–0 | 2–0–0 | |||
| 7–1–0 | 2–0–0 | |||
| 4–1–1 | 2–0–0 | |||
| Western New York Little Three Conference (Co-Championship) | 3–4–1 | 1–1–0 | ||
| 7–2–0 | 2–0–0 | |||
| 7–2–1 | 2–0–0 | |||
| Western New York Little Three Conference (Co-Championship) | 5–2–0 | 2–1–0 | ||
| Total conference championships | 7 | |||
| December 5, 1948 | L | 13 | 14 | ||||||
| Total | 1 bowl game | 0–1 | 13 | 14 |