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American college football season

1895 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Bunnell
Seasons← 18941896 →
1895 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn   –   14 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 0 – 2
Princeton   –   10 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   8 – 2 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 2 – 2
Army   –   5 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   7 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   8 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 2 – 0
Wesleyan   –   6 – 3 – 0
Amherst   –   6 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   7 – 6 – 1
Carlisle   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 3
Cornell   –   3 – 4 – 1
Rutgers   –   3 – 4 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 3 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Boston College   –   2 – 4 – 2
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   1 – 4 – 2
Temple   –   1 – 4 – 1
MIT   –   1 – 4 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   1 – 4 – 0
Massachusetts   –   1 – 5 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   1 – 6 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1895 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Will Young, Bucknell compiled a record of 5–2. William Bunnell was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23:30 p.m.at PennL 0–40
October 93:30 p.m.Franklin & MarshallW 24–0
October 122:30 p.m.Wyoming Seminary
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 24–0
October 192:45 p.m.vs. GettysburgW 50–0900
October 26vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–164,000–5,000
November 162:30 p.m.Carlisle
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 18–4
November 282:50 p.m.vs. DickinsonSunbury, PAW 28–0

References

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  2. "Bucknell No Match For Pennsylvania". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1895. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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  9. "Gettysburg Never In It". The Patriot. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
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  15. "And Lo! The Indian!". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 23, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  16. "Bucknell On Top". Public Press. Northumberland, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  17. "Carlisle Defeated". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  18. "1895 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  19. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
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