1897 Bucknell football team

The 1897 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach George Jennings, Bucknell compiled a 3–3–1 record. Emmanuel Cober was the team captain.

1897 Bucknell football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–1
Head coach	George Jennings (1st season)
Captain	Emmanuel Cober

1897 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					15	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					10	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	2
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	0	–	2
Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dickinson			–					7	–	3	–	2
Swarthmore			–					7	–	3	–	2
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Wesleyan			–					8	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	3	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					6	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					3	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	6	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	2
Lehigh			–					3	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					1	–	3	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Penn	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	L 0–17
September 25	3:00 p.m.	Williamsport High School	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 45–0
October 2	3:15 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33
October 9	2:10 p.m.	Penn reserves	Lewisburg, PA	T 6–6
October 23		vs. Lehigh	Williamsport, PA	W 28–20	1,500
October 30	2:30 p.m.	Bloomsburg Normal	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 6–0
November 13	2:40 p.m.	vs. Penn State	Athletic Park Williamsport, PA	L 4–27	1,800