1890 Bucknell football team

1890 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCharles Allen
1890 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   8 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 1 – 1
Penn   –   11 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 4 – 0
Lehigh   –   7 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 4 – 0
Springfield YMCA   –   5 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Western Univ. Penn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 1 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –   2 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   2 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   1 – 4 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 6 – 1
Army   –   0 – 1 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1890 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 1–4–1 record and had no head coach. Charles Allen was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Lafayette
T 0–0[2]
October 17at Dickinson
W 12–0[3]
October 183:00 p.m.at Franklin & Marshall
L 6–221,200[4][5][6]
November 8at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–26[7]
November 153:07 p.m.at Wyoming Seminary
L 0–12600–2,000[8][9][10]
November 272:45 p.m.at Franklin & Marshall
  • McGrann's Park
  • Lancaster, PA
L 10–122,000[11][12]

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References

  1. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Bison. Bucknell. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "College Football". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 5, 1890. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Bucknell Beats Dickinson". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Again In The Arena". The Lancaster Intelligencer. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "The Third Victory". The Daily New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Bucknell This Time: They Were No Match for the Wearers of the Blue and White". The Morning News (Lancaster, PA). October 20, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cornell Defeats Bucknell". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 9, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Great Foot Ball.—The Wyoming Seminary Team Defeats the Bucknell College Men 12 to 0—Details of the Struggle". Sunday Morning Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "'Rah For The Sem. Boys". Sunday News-Dealer. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Foot Ball.—Wyoming Seminary vs. Bucknell University—One of the Greatest Foot Ball Matches Ever Played in This Region—12-0 in Favor of Wyoming". The Scranton Republican. Scranton, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved January 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Now In Third Place". The Lancaster Intelligencer. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 28, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Well-Contested Game: Franklin and Marshall Wins From Bucknell After a Fierce Fight". The Morning News (Lancaster, PA). November 28, 1890. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1890 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  14. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 9, 2025.