1893 Bucknell football team

The 1893 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1893 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Will Young, Bucknell compiled a record of 4–3. Harvey Smith was the team captain. A native of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Young graduated from Cornell University in 1893.

1893 Bucknell football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3
Head coach	Will Young (1st season)
Captain	Harvey Smith

1893 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					11	–	0	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					12	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					10	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	0	–	2
Penn			–					12	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					4	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					4	–	1	–	0
Holy Ghost			–					6	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lehigh			–					7	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carlisle			–					2	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					5	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	3	–	0
Amherst			–					7	–	6	–	1
Boston College			–					3	–	3	–	0
Geneva			–					2	–	2	–	1
Army			–					4	–	5	–	0
Williams			–					2	–	3	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	6	–	1
Worcester Tech			–					2	–	4	–	1
Boston University			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					3	–	6	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	9	–	1
Western Penn			–					1	–	4	–	0
MIT			–					1	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts			–					1	–	9	–	0
New Hampshire			–					0	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					0	–	4	–	0
Maine			–					0	–	5	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30		at Shamokin	Shamokin, PA	W 10–6
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at Franklin & Marshall	McGrann's Park Lancaster, PA	L 6–10	1,500
October 21	10:30 a.m.	Gettysburg	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 23–0
November 1		at Swarthmore	Swarthmore, PA	L 0–36
November 3		at Haverford	Haverford, PA	W 26–0
November 11	2:30 p.m.	Penn State	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	L 18–36	2,000
November 30	2:30 p.m.	vs. Dickinson	Island Park Harrisburg, PA	W 20–12	3,000–3,500