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1889 Bucknell football team

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1889 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCharles Allen
Seasons
← 1888
1890 →
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     10 0 0
Massachusetts     2 0 0
Yale     15 1 0
Harvard     9 2 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 1 1
Dickinson     4 1 1
Navy     4 1 1
Tufts     3 1 0
Lehigh     8 3 2
Cornell     8 4 0
Penn     7 6 0
Brown     2 2 0
Penn State     2 2 0
Wesleyan     5 7 1
Bucknell     2 3 1
Lafayette     3 4 2
Columbia     2 7 2
Fordham     1 3 0
Rutgers     1 4 0
NYU     0 2 0

The 1889 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3–1 record and had no head coach. Charles Allen was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 8–0
October 5at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–66
October 12at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAT 12–12
October 19at Dickinson
W 20–4[2][3]
October 26Franklin & MarshallLewisburg, PAL 0–16
November 4vs. Penn StateL 0–53,000

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Bison. Bucknell. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dickinson's Opening: They Easily Defeat Bucknell's Leather Punters". The Philadelphia Times. October 12, 1889. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Game of Foot Ball Yesterday". The Sentinel. October 12, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.