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1941 Bucknell Bison football team

1941 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duquesne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Saint Francis (PA)   –   6 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
Rochester   –   6 – 1 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   6 – 1 – 0
Wagner   –   5 – 1 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 2 – 0
Coast Guard   –   6 – 2 – 0
Norwich   –   6 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 1
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
La Salle   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   5 – 3 – 1
CCNY   –   4 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Manhattan   –   4 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   4 – 4 – 2
Colgate   –   3 – 3 – 2
Providence   –   3 – 3 – 2
Buffalo   –   3 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 7 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Al Humphreys, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

Bucknell was ranked at No. 124 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Lebanon Valley
W 12–7[3]
October 4at Muhlenberg
W 12–04,000[4]
October 11at Penn State
L 13–2716,000[5]
October 18Boston Universitydagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 6–05,000[6]
October 24at No. 17 Temple
L 14–4120,000[7]
November 1Western Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 26–7[8]
November 8Gettysburg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–12[9]
November 14at George Washington
W 6–06,000[10]
November 22at AlbrightReading, PAW 42–05,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Fahringer Stars In Bucknell Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1941. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Tops Muhlenberg 12-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 5, 1941. pp. 15–16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penn State Downs Bucknell: Lions Spurt To Overcome Bisons, 27-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1941. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Drives to Win Over Boston U. by 6 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1941. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Stan Baumgartner (October 25, 1941). "Temple Crushes Bucknell by 41-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell Bisons Trample Western Maryland, 26 to 7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1941. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gettysburg Nips Bucknell Rivals By 12 To 0 Score". The Sunday News. November 9, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucknell Scores 6-0 Win Over Geo. Wash". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1941. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Albright Team Proves Easy For Bucknell Before 5000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1941. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.


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