1889 Bucknell football team

1889 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCharles Allen
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   15 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   9 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 1 – 1
Dickinson   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 6 – 0
Brown   –   2 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 7 – 1
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   2 – 7 – 2
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1889 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3–1 record and had no head coach. Charles Allen was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 8–0[1]
October 5at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–66
October 123:00 p.m.at Franklin & Marshall
T 12–12[2][3][4]
October 19at Dickinson
W 20–4[5][6]
October 263:20 p.m.Franklin & MarshallLewisburg, PAL 0–16[7]
November 28at Penn StateState College, PAL 0–12[8]

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References

  1. ^ "Short Items". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 2, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Tomorrow's Foot Ball Game". The Lancaster Intelligencer. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ ""Nevonia, Nevonia!"". The Daily New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Played To A Tie". The Lancaster Intelligencer. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Dickinson's Opening: They Easily Defeat Bucknell's Leather Punters". The Philadelphia Times. October 12, 1889. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Game of Foot Ball Yesterday". The Sentinel. October 12, 1889. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucknell Shut Out". The Daily New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "State College Defeats Bucknell". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "1889 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 9, 2025.