1896 Bucknell football team

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 Will Young in his fourth and final season as head coach, Bucknell compiled a record of 5–2–1. Emmanuel Cober was the team captain.

1896 Bucknell football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Will Young (4th 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
Dickinson			–					4	–	5	–	0
Franklin & 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	2:00 p.m.	Wyoming Seminary	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 10–0	600
October 3		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40	2,500
October 17	2:30 p.m.	Penn reserves	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 10–0
October 31		vs. Penn State	Athletic Park Williamsport, PA	W 10–0	5,000
November 7		at Cornell	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–54
November 14	2:30 p.m.	Bloomsburg Normal	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 18–6
November 21	2:55 p.m.	vs. Dickinson	Sunbury, PA	W 6–0	350–1,000
November 26	3:00 p.m.	at Franklin & Marshall	College grounds Lancaster, PA	T 0–0	5,000