1909 Bucknell football team

The 1909 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1909 college football season. Led by head coach George W. Hoskins in his ninth and final season as head coach, the team compiled a 3–4–2

1909 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–2
Head coach
CaptainHarry Coulson
Seasons
 1908
1910 
1909 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale  1000
Lafayette  701
Franklin & Marshall  910
Harvard  910
Penn State  502
Washington & Jefferson  811
Springfield Training School  510
NYU  611
Ursinus  611
Penn  712
Trinity (CT)  612
Dartmouth  512
Fordham  512
Princeton  621
Pittsburgh  621
Carlisle  831
Colgate  521
Brown  731
Geneva  420
Carnegie Tech  531
Vermont  422
Lehigh  432
Army  320
Villanova  320
Dickinson  441
Syracuse  451
Bucknell  342
Boston College  341
Cornell  341
New Hampshire  340
Rhode Island State  340
Rutgers  351
Wesleyan  351
Holy Cross  242
Swarthmore  250
Drexel  153
Tufts  260
Amherst  161
Temple  041

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25SusquehannaLewisburg, PAW 14–5
October 2at Carlisle
L 6–48
October 9at GettysburgGettysburg, PAW 9–3
October 16at PittsburghL 6–18[1]
October 23at West VirginiaMorgantown, WVT 6–6
November 6Penn StateLewisburg, PAL 0–337,000[2]
November 13DickinsonLewisburg, PAT 6–6
November 20at SwartmoreL 0–29
November 25at George WashingtonW 12–6[3][4]

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References

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  1. "Pitt Defeats Bucknell, 18-6". The Gazette Times. October 17, 1909. pp. 3–4 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Bucknell No Match For State Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 7, 1909. p. 21. Retrieved September 14, 2025 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Bucknell victorious wins game by 6 points". The University Hatchet. December 2, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2021 via Internet Archive.
  4. "Bucknell scores decisive victory over George Washington eleven". The Washington Post. November 26, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 7, 2025.