Buffalo Bison football: Year by year

2025 conference: Class 3A East
Colors: Black and gold
Stadium: Mike Moon Field

Program highlights

Records and superlatives

All-time record (since 1916): 476-369-25 (.561) All-time playoff record (since 1916): 38-34 Best season(s): 1926 (2-0-4), 1970 (8-0), 2004 (11-0) and 2005 (11-0) Worst season(s): 1917 (0-2), 1933 (0-3-2), 1935 (0-7), 1942 (0-3), 1943 (0-3-2) and 1945 (0-6) Best-ever state finish: State champions, 1979, 1983, 1996, 2004, 2005 and 2018

Scoring records

Most points scored, game: 87, vs. Campbell County (0), O8/1921 Largest margin of victory: 87, vs. Campbell County (87-0), O8/1921 Most points allowed, game: 96, at Sheridan (Buffalo 0), S22/1917 Largest margin of defeat: 96, at Sheridan (96-0), S22/1917

Streaks

Longest winning/unbeaten streak: 27 games, 2004-06 Longest winless streak: 12 games (0-11-1), 1934-35; (0-12-0), 1947-48 Longest losing streak: 12 games, 1947-48

All records through the end of last season. Columns are sortable. Click on the top of each column to sort by that column.

Year	Class	Conference	Coach	W	L	T	Pct	PO W-L	State	TPS	TPA	APS	APA
1916	One	none	Lynn Myers	0	1	0	0.000		NA	0	18	0.00	18.00
1917	One	none	Jeffers	0	2	0	0.000		NA	0	173	0.00	86.50
1918	-	-	No team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1919	One	none	Bill Hosek	0	1	0	0.000		NA	0	92	0.00	92.00
1920	One	none	Graves	0	1	0	0.000		NA	7	32	7.00	32.00
1921	One	Northeast	W.E. Arnold	2	3	0	0.400		DNQ	145	110	29.00	22.00
1922	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	1	1	0	0.500		DNQ	28	13	14.00	6.50
1923	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	2	2	1	0.500		DNQ	72	55	14.40	11.00
1924	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	5	2	0	0.714		DNQ	144	44	20.57	6.29
1925	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	7	1	0	0.875		DNQ	176	19	22.00	2.38
1926	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	2	0	4	0.667		DNQ	12	6	2.00	1.00
1927	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	4	2	0	0.667		DNQ	109	45	18.17	7.50
1928	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	3	3	0	0.500		DNQ	95	70	15.83	11.67
1929	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	5	1	1	0.786		DNQ	156	13	22.29	1.86
1930	One	Northeast	J. Russell Strother	3	3	0	0.500		DNQ	54	64	9.00	10.67
1931	One	Northeast	W.E. Carmichael	3	1	1	0.700		DNQ4	152	38	30.40	7.60
1932	One	Northeast	W.E. Carmichael	4	3	0	0.571	0-1	SF	106	61	15.14	8.71
1933	One	Northeast	W.E. Carmichael	0	3	2	0.200		DNQ4	19	46	3.80	9.20
1934	11-man	Northeast	W.E. Carmichael	1	4	1	0.250		DNQ4	31	133	5.17	22.17
1935	11-man	Northeast	Roy Baker	0	7	0	0.000		DNQ4	0	192	0.00	27.43
1936	11-man	Northeast	Roy Baker	5	2	0	0.714		DNQ4	77	55	11.00	7.86
1937	11-man	Northeast	Roy Baker	4	3	0	0.571		DNQ4	84	87	12.00	12.43
1938	11-man	Northeast	Roy Baker	1	5	1	0.214		DNQ4	38	101	5.43	14.43
1939	11-man	Northeast	Roy Baker	5	4	0	0.556		DNP	115	86	12.78	9.56
1940	11-man	Northeast	Roy Baker	3	5	0	0.375		DNP	79	92	9.88	11.50
1941	11-man	Northeast	Roy Baker	2	5	1	0.313		DNP	89	106	11.13	13.25
1942	11-man	Northeast	Silas Lyman	0	3	0	0.000		DNP	0	53	0.00	26.50
1943	11-man	Northeast	Silas Lyman	0	3	2	0.200		DNP	6	78	1.20	15.60
1944	11-man	Northeast	Silas Lyman	1	4	0	0.200		DNP	40	97	8.00	19.40
1945	11-man	Northeast	Silas Lyman	0	6	0	0.000		DNP	7	153	1.17	25.50
1946	11-man	Northeast	Silas Lyman	4	4	0	0.500		DNP	110	101	13.75	12.63
1947	11-man	Northeast	Billy Watson	2	7	0	0.222		DNP	37	190	4.11	21.11
1948	A	Northeast	Harvey Crowe	1	6	0	0.143		DNQ4	19	105	3.17	17.50
1949	A	Northeast	Harvey Crowe	3	3	0	0.500		DNQ4	68	86	11.33	14.33
1950	A	Northeast	Harvey Crowe	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ4	167	99	20.88	12.38
1951	A	Northeast	Crowe and Grace	4	2	1	0.643	0-1	SF	109	53	15.57	7.57
1952	A	Northeast	Crowe and Grace	1	5	2	0.250		DNQ4	77	190	9.63	23.75
1953	A	Northeast	Crowe and Grace	5	6	0	0.455	0-1	SF	175	230	15.91	20.91
1954	A	Northeast	Crowe and Grace	6	2	1	0.722	0-1	SF	162	116	18.00	12.89
1955	A	Northeast	George Grace	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ4	89	166	11.13	20.75
1956	A	Absaraka/NE District	George Grace	1	8	0	0.111		DNQ4	32	164	3.56	18.22
1957	A	Absaraka/NE District	George Grace	2	7	0	0.222		DNQ4	62	145	6.89	16.11
1958	A	Northeast	George Grace	3	4	1	0.438		DNQ4	101	104	12.63	13.00
1959	A	Northeast	George Grace	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ4	95	86	11.88	10.75
1960	A	Northeast	George Grace	6	3	0	0.667	0-1	SF	149	75	16.56	8.33
1961	A	Big Horn Basin/NE District	George Grace	9	2	0	0.818	1-1	RU	261	96	23.73	8.73
1962	A	Big Horn Basin	George Grace	1	8	0	0.111		DNP	78	260	8.67	28.89
1963	A	Big Horn Basin	George Grace	1	7	1	0.167		DNP	46	148	5.11	16.44
1964	A	Big Horn Basin	George Grace	6	2	1	0.722		4th	219	78	24.33	8.67
1965	A	Absaraka	George Grace	5	3	1	0.611		DNP	177	53	19.67	5.89
1966	A	Absaraka	George Grace	5	4	0	0.556		DNP	159	119	17.67	13.22
1967	A	Absaraka	George Grace	3	5	0	0.375		DNP	111	168	13.88	21.00
1968	A	Absaraka	Jerry Campbell	3	6	0	0.333		DNP	95	156	10.56	17.33
1969	A	Absaraka	Jerry Campbell	6	3	0	0.667		DNP	130	67	14.44	7.44
1970	A	Absaraka	Jerry Campbell	8	0	0	1.000		4th	259	64	32.38	8.00
1971	A	Absaraka	Jerry Campbell	8	1	0	0.889		10th	289	127	32.11	14.11
1972	A	Absaraka	Jerry Campbell	5	2	2	0.667		4th	180	70	20.00	7.78
1973	A	Absaraka	Jerry Campbell	8	1	0	0.889		2nd	196	59	21.78	6.56
1974	A	Absaraka	Mike Moon	3	5	1	0.389		DNP	85	129	9.44	14.33
1975	A	Absaraka	Mike Moon	6	3	0	0.667		DNQ2	176	75	19.56	8.33
1976	A	Absaraka	Mike Moon	9	1	0	0.900	0-1	RU	286	47	28.60	4.70
1977	A	Absaraka	Mike Moon	4	5	0	0.444		DNQ2	135	164	15.00	18.22
1978	A	Absaraka	Mike Moon	4	4	0	0.500		DNQ2	155	136	19.38	17.00
1979	A	Absaraka	Mike Moon	8	1	0	0.889	1-0	CH	158	67	17.56	7.44
1980	A	East	Mike Moon	7	3	0	0.700	0-1	RU	221	98	22.10	9.80
1981	A	East	Mike Moon	2	5	0	0.286		DNQ2	67	106	9.57	15.14
1982	A	East	Mike Moon	2	6	0	0.250		DNQ2	53	144	6.63	18.00
1983	3A	East	Mike Moon	8	2	0	0.800	1-0	CH	193	79	19.30	7.90
1984	3A	East	Mike Moon	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ2	124	128	15.50	16.00
1985	3A	East	Mike Moon	3	6	0	0.333		DNQ2	86	121	9.56	13.44
1986	3A	East	Mike Moon	4	5	0	0.444		DNQ2	98	143	10.89	15.89
1987	3A	East	Mike Moon	4	5	0	0.444	0-1	SF	128	190	14.22	21.11
1988	3A	East	Mike Moon	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ4	176	91	22.00	11.38
1989	3A	East	Mike Moon	6	2	0	0.750		DNQ4	163	57	20.38	7.13
1990	2A	East	Mike Moon	8	2	0	0.800	1-1	SF	250	69	25.00	6.90
1991	2A	East	Mike Moon	7	2	0	0.778	1-1	SF	198	115	22.00	12.78
1992	2A	East	Mike Moon	6	4	0	0.600	2-1	RU	220	137	22.00	13.70
1993	2A	North	Mike Moon	9	1	0	0.900	2-1	RU	264	111	26.40	11.10
1994	2A	North	Mike Moon	3	5	0	0.375	0-1	QF	134	145	16.75	18.13
1995	2A	North	Mike Moon	9	1	0	0.900	2-1	RU	215	81	21.50	8.10
1996	2A	North	Mike Moon	9	1	0	0.900	3-0	CH	307	70	30.70	7.00
1997	2A	North	Mike Moon	5	4	0	0.556	0-1	SF	117	85	13.00	9.44
1998	2A	North	Pat Lynch	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ4	148	121	18.50	15.13
1999	2A	North	Pat Lynch	3	5	0	0.375	0-1	QF	115	221	14.38	27.63
2000	2A	North	Pat Lynch	2	6	0	0.250	0-1	QF	97	145	12.13	18.13
2001	4A	none	Pat Lynch	4	5	0	0.444	0-1	QF	87	155	9.67	17.22
2002	4A	none	Pat Lynch	6	3	0	0.667	0-1	QF	197	138	21.89	15.33
2003	4A	none	Pat Lynch	8	3	0	0.727	2-1	RU	323	80	29.36	7.27
2004	4A	none	Pat Lynch	11	0	0	1.000	3-0	CH	471	83	42.82	7.55
2005	4A	East	Pat Lynch	11	0	0	1.000	3-0	CH	498	113	45.27	10.27
2006	4A	East	Pat Lynch	7	3	0	0.700	1-1	SF	247	130	24.70	13.00
2007	4A	East	Pat Lynch	10	1	0	0.909	2-1	RU	280	62	25.45	5.64
2008	4A	East	Pat Lynch	8	3	0	0.727	2-1	RU	338	98	30.73	8.91
2009	3A	East	Pat Lynch	7	3	0	0.700	1-1	SF	226	127	22.60	12.70
2010	3A	East	Pat Lynch	9	2	0	0.818	2-1	RU	454	121	41.27	11.00
2011	3A	East	Pat Lynch	6	4	0	0.600	1-1	SF	232	127	23.20	12.70
2012	3A	East	Rob Hammond	4	5	0	0.444	0-1	QF	208	202	23.11	22.44
2013	3A	East	Rob Hammond	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ8	108	238	13.50	29.75
2014	3A	East	Rob Hammond	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ8	111	260	13.88	32.50
2015	3A	East	Rob Hammond	4	5	0	0.444	0-1	QF	192	173	21.33	19.22
2016	3A	East	Rob Hammond	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ8	141	202	17.63	25.25
2017	3A	East	Rob Hammond	6	3	0	0.667	0-1	QF	180	122	20.00	13.56
2018	2A	East	Rob Hammond	10	1	0	0.909	3-0	CH	417	126	37.91	11.45
2019	2A	East	Rob Hammond	10	1	0	0.909	2-1	RU	467	140	42.45	12.73
2020	3A	East	Rob Hammond	1	6	0	0.143		DNQ8	86	128	12.29	18.29
2021	3A	East	Rob Hammond	5	4	0	0.556	0-1	QF	248	242	27.56	26.89
2022	3A	East	Rob Hammond	6	4	0	0.600	1-1	SF	277	202	27.70	20.20
2023	3A	East	Rob Hammond	7	3	0	0.700	1-1	SF	287	135	28.70	13.50
2024	3A	East	Ross Walker	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ8	193	198	24.13	24.75