1925 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1925 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Charley Moran, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record and shut out seven of its eleven opponents.[1]

1925 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBucknell University Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Dartmouth     8 0 0
Fordham     9 1 0
No. 4 Colgate     7 0 2
No. 10 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Syracuse     8 1 1
No. 11 Lafayette     7 1 1
Springfield     6 1 1
Princeton     5 1 1
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Penn     7 2 0
Army     7 2 0
Boston College     6 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
NYU     6 2 1
Villanova     6 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 2 1
Carnegie Tech     5 2 1
Yale     5 2 1
Bucknell     7 3 1
Columbia     6 3 1
Muhlenberg     6 3 1
Temple     5 2 2
Harvard     4 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     5 4 0
Brown     5 4 1
Penn State     4 4 1
Buffalo     3 4 1
St. John's     3 4 0
Lehigh     3 5 1
Vermont     3 6 0
CCNY     2 5 0
Providence     2 7 0
Rutgers     2 7 0
Boston University     1 5 0
Manhattan     1 6 1
Tufts     1 6 0
Drexel     1 7 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The team played its home games at Bucknell University Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. The stadium opened for the 1924 football season, having been built at a cost of $500,000 with seating for 18,000 spectators.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Western MarylandW 17–0[3]
October 3St. Bonaventure
  • Bucknell University Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 13–0[4]
October 10George Washington
  • Bucknell University Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 21–0[5]
October 17Haskell 
  • Bucknell University Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
T 0–08,000[6]
October 24at GeorgetownW 3–2[7]
October 31at Holy CrossL 7–23[8]
November 7Gallaudet
  • Bucknell University Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 56–0[9]
November 14at Navy
L 7–13[10]
November 21Dickinson
  • Bucknell University Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 7–010,000[11]
November 26at DetroitW 7–012,000[12]
November 28at DaytonL 0–19[13]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Bucknell (PA) Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bucknell University Memorial Stadium". The Scranton Times. October 17, 1924. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucknell Downs Maryland Team". The Lewisburg Journal. October 2, 1925. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Defeats St. Bonaventure". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1925. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bucknell Outplays George Washington". Allentown Morning Call. October 11, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell and Indians Battle To Scoreless Tie". The Lewisburg Journal. October 23, 1925. pp. 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucknell Wins Over Georgetown, 3-2". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Holy Cross Keeps Grid Slate Clean". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1925. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucknell Finds Easy Foe in Gallaudet". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1925. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Middies Nose Out Bucknell". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1925. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dickinson Puts Up Battle Before Losing". Allentown Morning Call. November 22, 1925. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Stanley L. Brink (November 27, 1925). "Bucknell Scores On Pass in Second Quarter To Win Over U. of D., 7-0: Easterners Hold Whip Hand All Way". Detroit Free Press. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1925 Team Is Best In History Of U.D." Dayton Daily News. November 29, 1925. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.