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American college football season

1893 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
CaptainHarvey Smith
Seasons← 18921894 →
1893 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   12 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   10 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 0 – 2
Penn   –   12 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   4 – 1 – 0
Holy Ghost   –   6 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   6 – 2 – 1
Lehigh   –   7 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carlisle   –   2 – 1 – 0
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 3 – 0
Amherst   –   7 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   3 – 3 – 0
Geneva   –   2 – 2 – 1
Army   –   4 – 5 – 0
Williams   –   2 – 3 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 7 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 6 – 1
Worcester Tech   –   2 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   1 – 2 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 9 – 1
Western Penn   –   1 – 4 – 0
MIT   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   1 – 9 – 0
New Hampshire   –   0 – 1 – 0
Rutgers   –   0 – 4 – 0
Maine   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1893 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1893 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Will Young, Bucknell compiled a record of 4–3. Harvey Smith was the team captain. Anative of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Young graduated from Cornell University in 1893.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at ShamokinShamokin, PAW 10–6
October 73:30 p.m.at Franklin & MarshallL 6–101,500
October 2110:30 a.m.GettysburgW 23–0
November 1at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAL 0–36
November 3at HaverfordHaverford, PAW 26–0
November 112:30 p.m.Penn State
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 18–362,000
November 302:30 p.m.vs. DickinsonW 20–123,000–3,500

References

  1. ^ "The Orange And Blue!—Dickinson's Colors Go Down Before Bucknell". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. December 2, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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  3. "Bucknell Is Defeated". The Morning News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  4. "Foot-ball News.—Bucknell Versus Gettysburg College At Lewisburg To-morrow". Public Press. Northumberland, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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  9. "Bucknell Vs. State College". Public Press. Northumberland, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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  11. "Foot-ball Galore!—State College Scores 36 Points to Bucknell's 18". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  12. "Penn State Football 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Nittany Lions. p. 301. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  13. "To-day's Football Struggle". The Patriot-News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  14. "Orange and Blue Triumps". The Patriot-News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  15. "Thanksgiving Day In Harrisburg". The Patriot-News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  16. Allen, Ezra, ed. (1895). "L'Agenda 1895". L'Agenda. II (new series). Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Class Of Ninety-Five, Bucknell University: 67. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  17. "1893 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  18. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 12, 2025.


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