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1895 Bucknell football team

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1895 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
  • Bill Young (1st season)
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. The 1895 season marked the first time the Bucknell had a head coach, with Bill Young leading the team to record of 5–2 record. William Bunnell was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at PennL 0–40[1]
October 9Franklin & MarshallLewisburg, PAW 24–0
October 12Wyoming SeminaryLewisburg, PAW 24–0
October 19GettysburgLewisburg, PAW 50–0
October 26vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–164,000
November 16CarlisleLewisburg, PAW 18–4
November 28DickinsonLewisburg, PAW 28–0

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References

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  1. ^ "Bucknell No Match For Pennsylvania". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1895. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 9, 2025.