1951 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1951 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1951 college football season.

1951 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
1951 record9–0
Head coach
  • Harry Lawrence (5th season)
Captains
  • Robert R. Albert Jr.
  • George B. Young
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1951 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Bucknell      9 0 0
No. 6 Princeton      9 0 0
Northeastern      6 0 1
No. 19 Holy Cross      8 2 0
Carnegie Tech      6 2 0
Hofstra      6 2 1
Cornell      6 3 0
No. 16 Boston University      6 4 0
Temple      6 4 0
Columbia      5 3 0
Villanova      5 3 0
Fordham      5 4 0
Franklin & Marshall      5 4 0
Penn      5 4 0
Penn State      5 4 0
Syracuse      5 4 0
Buffalo      4 4 0
Colgate      4 5 0
Dartmouth      4 5 0
Drexel      3 4 0
Harvard      3 5 1
Boston College      3 6 0
Yale      2 5 2
Pittsburgh      3 7 0
Army      2 7 0
Brown      2 7 0
NYU      1 7 0
Tufts      0 7 2
Rankings from AP Poll

In its fifth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 9–0 record.[1] Robert R. Albert Jr. and George B. Young were the team captains.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22vs. GettysburgW 41–7 12,000 [3]
September 29 MuhlenbergW 54–19 6,500 [4]
October 6at LehighW 47–7 8,000 [5]
October 13at Kent StateW 13–7[1]
October 20 Buffalo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 62–32 6,500 [6]
October 27at LafayetteW 40–21 5,000 [7]
November 3 Temple
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 28–7 10,000 [8]
November 10at ColgateW 21–20[1]
November 17 Delaware
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 33–6 7,000 [9]
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  3. "Bucknell Overwhelms Gettysburg". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. September 23, 1951. p. 34 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Muhlenberg Bows, 54-19, to Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 30, 1951. p. S5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucknell Rips Lehigh, 47-7, with Parade of 7 Touchdowns". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 7, 1951. p. 36 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Unbeaten Bucknell Trims Buffalo in Air Duel, 62-32". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 21, 1951. p. S2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dell, John (October 28, 1951). "Bucknell Whips Lafayette, 40-21, Stays Unbeaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Baumgartner, Stan (November 4, 1951). "Bucknell Defeats Temple for 11th in Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bucknell Wins, Sets Record; 1st Unbeaten Year Since '18". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 18, 1951. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
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