1924 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1924 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1924 college football season. In its first season under head coach Charley Moran, the team compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

1924 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumBucknell Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Dartmouth     7 0 1
No. 3 Yale     6 0 2
No. 8 Penn     9 1 1
Rutgers     7 1 1
Bucknell     8 2 0
Lafayette     7 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     7 2 0
Holy Cross     7 1 1
Army     5 1 2
Syracuse     8 2 1
Fordham     6 2 0
Lehigh     4 1 3
Boston College     6 3 0
Penn State     6 3 1
Princeton     4 2 1
Springfield     4 2 1
Columbia     5 3 1
Pittsburgh     5 3 1
NYU     4 3 1
CCNY     4 3 0
Brown     5 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 4 0
Colgate     5 4 0
Cornell     4 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
Tufts     3 4 2
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 1
Villanova     2 5 1
Drexel     2 7 0
Vermont     2 7 0
Temple     1 4 0
Boston University     1 5 0
Buffalo     1 7 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The team played its home games at the newly-constructed Bucknell Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Western Maryland
W 6–0
October 4Gallaudet
  • Bucknell Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 39–6
October 11Muhlenberg
  • Bucknell Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 33–0
October 18Lafayette 
  • Bucknell Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 3–21[2]
October 25at GeorgetownW 14–6
November 1Third Army Corps
  • Bucknell Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 26–7[3]
November 8vs. GettysburgAltoona, PAW 22–610,000[4]
November 15at NavyW 6–0[5]
November 22vs. RutgersW 12–7[6]
November 27Dickinson
  • Bucknell Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–11
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Dedicates Stadium in Defeat, Bowing to Maroon". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Goodwin Stars as Bucknell Triumphs: Third Army Corps Falls Before Prowess of Charlie Moran's Lads". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1924. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Beats Gettysburg, 22 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1924. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucknell's Lone Touchdown Beats Navy". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1924. p. II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Gordon Mackay (November 23, 1924). "Bucknell Checks Rutgers' Great Machine and Creates One of Year's Upsets". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.