1896 Bucknell football team

1896 Bucknell football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Bill Young (2nd season)
Captain	Emmanuel Cober

1896 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fordham			–					1	–	0	–	0
Lafayette			–					11	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					10	–	0	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					14	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					13	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					11	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					10	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					7	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	0
Storrs			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	2
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
Army			–					3	–	2	–	1
Rutgers			–					6	–	6	–	0
Carlisle			–					5	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					2	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					4	–	5	–	1
Wesleyan			–					4	–	5	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	2
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Amherst			–					3	–	6	–	1
Western Univ. Penn.			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					2	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	1
Swarthmore			–					2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					1	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts			–					0	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1896 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Led by second-year head Bill Young, Bucknell compiled a 5–2–1 record. Emmanuel Cober was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Wyoming Seminary	Lewisburg, PA	W 10–0
October 3		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40	2,500
October 17		Penn reserves	Lewisburg, PA	W 10–0
October 31		vs. Penn State	Williamsport, PA	W 10–0
November 7		at Cornell	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–54
November 14		Bloomsburg	Lewisburg, PA	W 18–6
November 21		vs. Dickinson	Lewisburg, PA	W 6–0
November 26		at Franklin & Marshall	Lancaster, PA	T 0–0