1930 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1930 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1]

1930 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colgate     9 1 0
Fordham     8 1 0
No. 9 Army     9 1 1
No. 8 Dartmouth     7 1 1
St. John's     7 1 0
NYU     7 3 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 2 1
Tufts     5 2 0
Temple     7 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     6 3 0
Duquesne     6 3 0
Syracuse     5 2 2
Yale     5 2 2
CCNY     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 1
Drexel     6 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     5 3 1
Manhattan     4 3 1
Columbia     5 4 0
Penn     5 4 0
Boston College     5 5 0
Villanova     5 5 0
Penn State     3 4 2
Harvard     3 4 1
Providence     3 4 1
Princeton     1 5 1
Boston University     1 7 1
Vermont     1 7 1
Massachusetts     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27GenevaW 46–6[2]
October 4Albright
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 27–0[3]
October 10at TempleL 6–735,000[4][5]
October 18St. Thomas (PA)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 14–0[6]
October 25at GettysburgGettysburg, PAW 26–6[7]
November 1Penn State 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 19–715,000[8]
November 8vs. Villanova
W 20–14[9]
November 15at Washington & JeffersonL 6–7[10]
November 22at FordhamL 0–1225,000[11]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ "Bisons wallop Geneva team". The Pittsburgh Press. September 28, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucknell beats Albright, 27–0". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. October 5, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Temple Meets Bucknell Tonight in First Important Fray Under Arclights". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1930. p. 21. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 11, 1930). "Whitlock's Extra Point Kick Gives Owls 7-6 Win Over Bucknell Before 35,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 16. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Bisons beat St. Thomas". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 19, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucknell crushes Gettysburg, 26 to 6". Allentown Morning Call. October 26, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell beats State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hinkle enters fray to swing tide and overtake Wildcats". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucknell loses by single point". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. November 16, 1930. Retrieved June 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rams' Greatest Outfit Says Good-by With Win". New York Daily News. November 23, 1930. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.