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1897 Bucknell football team

1897 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–1
Head coach
CaptainEmmanuel Cober
Seasons
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1898 →
1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn   –   15 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   10 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 2
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 1
Army   –   6 – 1 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 0 – 2
Lafayette   –   9 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dickinson   –   7 – 3 – 2
Swarthmore   –   7 – 3 – 2
Fordham   –   2 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   7 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   3 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 3 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wesleyan   –   6 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 7 – 0
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   3 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Amherst   –   2 – 6 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 2
Lehigh   –   3 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   1 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach George Jennings, Bucknell compiled a 3–3–1 record. Emmanuel Cober was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Penn
L 0–17[1][2]
September 253:00 p.m.Williamsport High School
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 45–0[3][4][5]
October 23:15 p.m.at Penn
L 0–33[6][7]
October 92:10 p.m.Penn reservesLewisburg, PAT 6–6[8][9][10]
October 23vs. LehighWilliamsport, PAW 28–201,500[11][12]
October 302:30 p.m.Bloomsburg Normal
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 6–0[13][14][15]
November 132:40 p.m.vs. Penn State
  • Athletic Park
  • Williamsport, PA
L 4–271,800[16][17][18]

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References

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  1. ^ "Penn's Big Guards Are Sadly Missed". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 23, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "U. Of P. Football Game". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Will Play This Afternoon". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. September 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Runs A Big Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 26, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Williamsport Vs. Bucknell". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Laid Out To the Tune Of 33". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Red and Blue Won". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bucknell–U. P. Reserves". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Reserves And Bucknell Tie". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Neither Side Won". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Lehigh Given A Surprise". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Bucknell Defeats Lehigh". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Foot-Ball On Saturday". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Bucknell And Bloomsburg Normal". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Bucknell 5[sic]; Bloomsburg 0". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "State and Bucknell". Altoona Tribune. Altoona, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "State By A Healthy Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "Bucknell Defeated". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "1897 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  20. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 18, 2025.


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