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1928 Bucknell Bison football team

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1928 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–3
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     9 0 0
West Chester     8 0 0
Villanova     7 0 1
Brown     8 1 0
No. 11 Penn     8 1 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
No. 9 Army     8 2 0
Drexel     8 2 0
No. 10 NYU     8 2 0
Temple     7 1 2
Lafayette     6 1 2
Princeton     5 1 2
CCNY     4 1 2
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Tufts     5 2 1
Colgate     6 3 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Bucknell     5 2 3
Columbia     5 3 1
Boston University     3 3 2
Cornell     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 1
Yale     4 4 0
Fordham     4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
Penn State     3 5 1
Lehigh     3 6 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 5 2
Providence     1 5 3
Vermont     1 7 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its second season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 5–2–3 record.[1]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29SchuylkillW 7–0
October 6at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 13–7[2]
October 13at Penn StateW 6–0> 10,000[3]
October 20LafayettedaggerLewisburg, PAT 0–016,000[4]
November 3vs. Villanova
L 6–2010,000[5]
November 10LehighLewisburg, PAW 40–0
November 17at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAT 0–0
November 24at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 33–0
November 29at Temple
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
T 7–78,000[6]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Barely Defeats Geneva". The Morning Call. October 7, 1928. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucknell Gridders Nip Penn State, 6-0". New York Daily News. October 14, 1928. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bison's Defense, Firm Under Fire, Holds Lafayette". October 22, 1938. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats One of Five Undefeated Elevens in East". The Scranton Republican. November 5, 1928. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bisons Rally on Brink of Defeat to Snatch Victory From Owls for Stalemate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 30, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.