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1895 Bucknell football team

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1895 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Bunnell
Seasons
← 1894
1896 →
1895 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn     14 0 0
Yale     13 0 2
Princeton     10 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 1 1
Harvard     8 2 1
Lafayette     6 2 0
Syracuse     6 2 2
Army     5 2 0
Bucknell     5 2 0
Colgate     4 2 0
Swarthmore     7 4 1
Tufts     8 5 0
Villanova     4 2 0
Wesleyan     6 3 0
Amherst     6 5 0
Brown     7 6 1
Carlisle     4 4 0
Drexel     3 3 1
Penn State     2 2 3
Cornell     3 4 1
Rutgers     3 4 0
New Hampshire     2 3 1
Frankin & Marshall     3 5 1
Boston College     2 4 2
Lehigh     3 6 0
CCNY     2 5 1
Buffalo     1 4 2
Temple     1 4 1
MIT     1 4 0
Trinity (CT)     1 4 0
Massachusetts     1 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.     1 6 0
Geneva     0 5 0
NYU     0 5 0

The 1895 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1895 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Will Young, Bucknell compiled a record of 5–2. William Bunnell was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 23:30 p.m.at PennL 0–40[1][2]
October 93:30 p.m.Franklin & Marshall
W 24–0[3][4]
October 122:30 p.m.Wyoming Seminary
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 24–0[5][6]
October 192:45 p.m.vs. Gettysburg
W 50–0900[7][8][9]
October 26vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–164,000–5,000[10][11][12]
November 162:30 p.m.Carlisle
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 18–4[13][14][15]
November 282:50 p.m.vs. DickinsonSunbury, PAW 28–0[16][17]

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References

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  1. ^ "Foot Ball". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1895. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Bucknell No Match For Pennsylvania". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1895. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucknell Puts Up A Strong Game". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. October 10, 1895. p. 7. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Foot Ball.—Bucknell, 24—Franklin and Marshall, 0". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Foot Ball To-day". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Bucknell 24 Wyoming 0". Sunday Morning Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Foot Ball.—Bucknell And Gettysburg Play". Harrisburg Independent. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Bucknell and Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1895. p. 10. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Gettysburg Never In It". The Patriot. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "State College Defeats Bucknell". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Victory For State College". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1895. p. 9. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Penn State Football 2024 Media Guide" (PDF). Penn State Nittany Lions. p. 301. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  13. ^ "The Indians Are Coming". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Bucknell Won". The Sunday News Dealer. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "And Lo! The Indian!". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 23, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Bucknell On Top". Public Press. Northumberland, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1895. p. 3. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ "Carlisle Defeated". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ "1895 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  19. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 13, 2025.