About Bison Stadium
Bison Stadium is a former name of Offermann Stadium, used 1924–1934. Offermann Stadium was an NFL stadium in Buffalo, New York. It opened in 1924, closed in 1960 and was demolished in 1961. Its last recorded capacity was 15,012. Its only tenant was Buffalo Bisons (NFL, 1924–1929). On our ranked lists it ranks 131st shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 131st shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 53rd shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 20th shortest-lived of 55 NFL stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 90th longest single tenancy (5 years) of the 101 longest on record in NFL stadiums
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
192 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Buffalo Bisons While based here: 5 seasons · 12-27-5 regular season
NFL · 1924–1929
|
NFL | 1924–1929 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Bison Stadium?
The capacity of Bison Stadium is 15,012.
When was Bison Stadium built?
Bison Stadium opened in 1924.
Where did the Buffalo Bisons play before Bison Stadium?
Before moving to Bison Stadium in 1924, the Buffalo Bisons played at Olympic Park II from 1922 to 1923.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point).
Historical Names
Offermann Stadium
1935 - 1960
Bison Stadium
1924 - 1934
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Park II | 1890– | Same site |
| Demske Sports Complex | 1989– | 0.5 mi |
| International Fair Association Grounds | 1914– | 0.7 mi |
| War Memorial Stadium | 1937–1989 | 0.7 mi |
| Olympic Park (I) | 1884–1889 | 1.2 mi |
| Canisius Field | 1.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.