1902 Bucknell football team

The 1902 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1902 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach George W. Hoskins, Bucknell compiled a 6–4 record. Walter Wilcox was the team captain.

1902 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainWalter Wilcox
Seasons
 1901
1903 
1902 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ursinus  900
Yale  1101
Geneva  700
Harvard  1110
Princeton  810
Army  611
Franklin & Marshall  720
Dartmouth  621
Holy Cross  621
Syracuse  621
Carlisle  830
Cornell  830
Lafayette  830
Amherst  730
Penn State  730
Penn  940
Lehigh  731
Vermont  532
Colgate  531
NYU  530
Bucknell  640
Washington & Jefferson  640
Columbia  641
Springfield Training School  321
Villanova  430
Brown  541
Swarthmore  660
Western U. of Penn.  561
New Hampshire  231
Buffalo  351
Tufts  461
Dickinson  460
Fordham  241
Wesleyan  361
Rutgers  370
Navy  271
Drexel  141
Temple  141
Pittsburgh College  160
Boston College  080

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Steelton YMCALewisburg, PAW 6–0
October 4at Buffalo
W 29–0
October 11vs. CarlisleWilliamsport, PAW 16–03,000[1]
October 18at Pittsburgh StarsPittsburgh, PAL 0–24[2]
October 25at PennL 5–6
November 1VillanovaLewisburg, PAW 61–5
November 8at YaleL 5–366,000[3]
November 15at NavyW 23–0
November 22Baltimore MedicalLewisburg, PAW 17–5
November 27at Watertown Athletic ClubWatertown, NYL 0–6

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References

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  1. "Indians Trounced". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1902. p. 18. Retrieved October 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Bucknell Twice Fails to Kick a Goal From the Field -- Game Was Full of Spirited Punting". The Pittsburg Post. October 19, 1902. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rough Work at Yale Field: Bucknell Men Scored By Referee -- The Blue Eleven Won by 34 to 5". New York Tribune. November 9, 1902. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 9, 2025.