1906 Bucknell football team

1906 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainGirton Lenhart
1906 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 1
Haverford   –   7 – 0 – 2
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   8 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   8 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   7 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 3
Carlisle   –   9 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 2 – 2
Dartmouth   –   6 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 2
Vermont   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western U. of Penn.   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 3 – 1
Lehigh   –   5 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 4 – 1
Dickinson   –   3 – 4 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 3 – 2
Army   –   3 – 5 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 1
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 7 – 0
Springfield Training School   –   1 – 5 – 3
NYU   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1906 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach George W. Hoskins, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. Girton Lenhart was the team captain. The loss on November 24 to Gettysburg marked an end to a 24-game home winning streak, the longest in school history as of 2024.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29MansfieldLewisburg, PAW 5–0
October 13at Cornell
L 6–24
October 20at Princeton
L 4–322,000[2]
October 27at NavyT 0–0
November 3vs. VirginiaW 12–5[3]
November 103:00 p.m.vs. VPI
W 10–0[4][5][6][7][8]
November 24GettysburgLewisburg, PAL 0–10
November 29at Steelton Athletic ClubSteelton, PAL 0–17

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References

  1. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Bison. Bucknell. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Tigers Eat Up Bucknell, 32 to 4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1906. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bucknell 12; Virginia 5". The Scranton Republican. Scranton, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Bucknell Game Ends In A Riot". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Bucknell Wins From V.P.I." The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bucknell-V.P.I. Ends In A Riot". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 18. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "V.P.I.=Bucknell Umpire Mobbed By Enthusiasts". Daily Press. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Bucknell Downs V.P.I." (PDF). The Orange and Blue. Bucknell University. November 12, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 7, 2025.