1939 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1939 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their third season under head coach Al Humphreys, the Bison compiled a 3–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 88 to 64.[1]

1939 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
 1938
1940 
1939 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Cornell  800
No. 10 Duquesne  801
Swarthmore  601
Scranton  702
Princeton  710
La Salle  611
Penn State  512
No. 11 Boston College  920
No. 17 Fordham  620
Villanova  620
Boston University  530
Brown  531
Dartmouth  531
Hofstra  430
NYU  540
Pittsburgh  540
Harvard  440
Manhattan  440
Penn  440
Syracuse  332
Vermont  332
Tufts  341
Yale  341
Army  342
Bucknell  350
Carnegie Tech  350
Providence  350
Columbia  242
Massachusetts State  252
Colgate  251
Temple  270
CCNY  170
Buffalo  070
Rankings from AP Poll

Bucknell was ranked at No. 94 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Gettysburg
L 0–6
October 7at Penn StateL 3–1312,000[3]
October 14AlbrightW 15–0
October 21Georgetowndagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–13[4]
October 27at TempleL 0–1610,000[5]
November 4Western Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 32–6
November 18Muhlenberg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 25–3
November 25at George WashingtonL 6–73,000[6]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lion Eleven Will Drill To Correct Faults". Centre Daily Times. October 9, 1939. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bucknell Loses To Georgetown". The Evening News. October 21, 1939. pp. 1, 15 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Stan Baumgartner (October 28, 1939). "Temple Beats Bucknell Eleven, 16 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 21 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "George Washington defeats Bucknell by score of 7 to 6". Sunday News. November 26, 1939. Retrieved March 7, 2022 via Newspapers.com.