1931 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1931 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 6–0–3 record.[1]

1931 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25St. Thomas (PA)W 34–77,000[2]
October 3at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAT 14–14[3]
October 10Albright
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 23–7[4]
October 16at TempleT 0–0[5]
October 24Gettysburg 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 46–0[6]
October 312:00 p.m.vs. Villanova
T 0–010,000[7][8]
November 7at GeorgetownW 7–0[9]
November 14Washington & Jefferson
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 10–6[10]
November 21at FordhamW 14–1325,000[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ Joe Folley (September 26, 1931). "Bucknell's Thundering Herd Triumphs Over Tommies, 34 to 7". The Scranton Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Geneva, Bucknell Tie: Covenanters Rally to Finish at 14-14". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 4, 1931. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Rallies To Down Albright". The Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1931. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bison And Owl Fail To Score". The Wilkes-Barre Record. October 17, 1931. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Downs Gettysburg, 46-0". Allentown Morning Call. October 25, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gridiron Classic Here Today". The Scranton Times. Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Stan Baumgartner (November 1, 1931). "Villanova Battles Bucknell to Scoreless Tie: Bisons Tangle With Wildcats in Fiery Duel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucknell Gets Jump To Beat Georgetown, 7-0". Allentown Morning Call. November 8, 1931. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucknell Tops W.&J., 10-6: Bisons Break Thirty Year Jinx as Mezza Boots 15-Yard Field Goal". Allentown Morning Call. November 15, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bisons Nip Fordham, 14-13". New York Daily News. November 22, 1931. p. 56C – via Newspapers.com.