1938 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1938 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Al Humphreys, the team compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

1938 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech     6 0 0
No. 18 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 9 Holy Cross     8 1 0
Boston College     6 1 2
No. 15 Fordham     6 1 2
No. 12 Cornell     5 1 1
Army     8 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh     8 2 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech     7 2 0
No. 20 Dartmouth     7 2 0
Vermont     4 2 1
Brown     5 3 0
Bucknell     5 3 0
Syracuse     5 3 0
CCNY     4 3 0
Penn     3 2 3
Manhattan     5 4 0
Harvard     4 4 0
La Salle     4 4 0
NYU     4 4 0
Boston University     3 4 1
Penn State     3 4 1
Princeton     3 4 1
Hofstra     2 3 1
Duquesne     4 6 0
Temple     3 6 1
Providence     3 5 0
Columbia     3 6 0
Massachusetts State     3 6 0
Colgate     2 5 0
Buffalo     2 6 0
Yale     2 6 0
Tufts     1 6 1
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23FurmanW 28–67,000[2]
October 1Gettysburg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 27–14
October 8at Penn StateW 14–012,071
October 14at TempleL 0–26
October 29Albright
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 6–0
November 4at GeorgetownL 0–1315,000[3]
November 19George Washington 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 16–02,000[4]
November 24at Miami (FL)L 0–19
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ "Bucknell downs Furman 28–6". Sunbury Daily Item. September 24, 1938. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Francis E. Stan (November 5, 1938). "Mellendeck Acclaimed as Perfect Record Nears for Georgetown". The Evening Star. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colonials, beaten by Bucknell, 16–0, held without a first down". The Sunday Star. November 20, 1938. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.