1929 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football season

1929 Bucknell Bison football

Conference| Independent
Record| 8–2
Head coach|

* Carl Snavely (3rd season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1928

1930 ->

1929 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 2
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 11 Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 2
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 2
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its third season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| St. Thomas (PA)|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 31–0| |
October 5| at Albright| Reading, PA| W 33–0| |
October 12| Washington & Jefferson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 6–14| | [2]
October 19| at Lafayette|

* Fisher Field
* Easton, PA

| W 6–3| | [3]
October 26| Gettysburg|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 33–0| |
November 2| at Temple|

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 13–0| 15,000| [4]
November 9| vs. Villanova| Scranton, PA| W 9–0| | [5]
November 16| at Penn State|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| W 27–6| 12,000| [6]
November 23| at Fordham|

* Polo Grounds
* New York, NY

| L 0–14| 35,000| [7]
November 29| Dickinson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 78–0| |

* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
2. ^ "Bucknell Loses to W. and J. Team". Harrisburg Sunday Courier. October 13, 1929. p. 2 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Bucknell Defeats Lafayettee, 6 to 3". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1929. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Bucknell Hands Temple 13-0 Setback: Hero Thunders To Victory Over Owls in Fourth Period". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1929. pp. 1S, 3S - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Stan Baumgartner (November 10, 1929). "Bucknell Hands Villanova 9-0 Jolt: Wildcats Lose To Eleven that Last Beat Them". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Bisons Rout Lions, 27 To 6". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1929. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Fordham Turns Back Bucknell by 14 to 0 Score". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1929. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.

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Bucknell Bison football

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* Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1935 Orange Bowl

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* 2021 Patriot League Football Championship Game

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