1947 Bucknell Bison football team

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1947 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
1947 record2–7
Head coach
  • (1st season)
Captains
  • Don Davidson
  • Edward J. Stec
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Eastern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 7 Penn   –   7 – 0 – 1
Muhlenberg   –   9 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Columbia   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Army   –   5 – 2 – 2
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 3 – 0
Princeton   –   5 – 3 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   5 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   4 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth   –   4 – 4 – 1
Holy Cross   –   4 – 4 – 2
Springfield   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 5 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Temple   –   2 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 7 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 8 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 6 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   0 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach , the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1] Edward J. Stec and Don Davidson were the team captains.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Alfred
W 25–0 5,000 [3]
October 4 at Penn State
L 0–54 14,000 [4]
October 11 Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 13–12 [1]
October 18 at Lafayette
L 7–27 9,000 [5]
October 25 Templedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–21 10,000 [6]
November 1 at Gettysburg
L 0–7 4,000 [7]
November 11 at NYU
L 6–19 5,000 [8]
November 15 Buffalo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–14 [1]
November 22 at Muhlenberg
L 0–39 [1]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Bucknell Trims Alfred, 25-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 1947. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn State Routs Bucknell, 54-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 5, 1947. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lafayette Strikes Its Stride to Score Surprising 27 to 7 Win over Bisons of Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 19, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 26, 1947). "Temple Beats Bucknell, 21-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fourth Period Tally Gives Bullets 7-0 Win over Bisons". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. November 3, 1947. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Turkin, Hy (November 12, 1947). "NYU Tops Bisons, 19-6; Millman Runs 100 Yards". Daily News. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.


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