1946 Bucknell Bison football team

American college football season

1946 Bucknell Bison football

Conference| Independent
Record| 3–6
Head coach|

* Al Humphreys (7th season)

Captain| Gene Hubka
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1946 Eastern major college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 2
Merchant Marine |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Al Humphreys, the team compiled a 3–6 record.[1] Gene Hubka was the team captain.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium on the university campus in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28 | at Cornell |

* Schoellkopf Field
* Ithaca, NY

| L 0–21|  7,000 |  [3]
October 5 | at Penn State |

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| L 6–48|  14,000 |  [4]
October 12 |  Muhlenberg |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 0–6|  |  [1]
October 19 | at Buffalo |

* Civic Stadium
* Buffalo, NY

| W 21–0|  |  [1]
October 26 |  Lafayette |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 29–0|  12,000 |  [5]
November 2 |  Gettysburg |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| W 19–0|  2,000 |  [6]
November 9 |  Delaware |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 14–27|  4,000 |  [7]
November 16 | at Temple |

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 6–27|  10,000 |  [8]
November 23 | at Rutgers |

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 0–25|  15,000 |  [9]

* Homecoming

## After the season[edit]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bison was selected.[10]

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | NFL Club

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29 | 267 | Tom Rodgers | Tackle | Boston Yanks

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. ^ "Cornell Displays a Talented Backfield in Triumph over Bucknell". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1946. p. S5.
4. ^ "State Defeats Bucknell by Big 48-6 Score". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 6, 1946. p. 18 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 27, 1946). "Bucknell's Hubka Scores 2 in 29-0 Defeat of Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Gene Hubka Leads Bucknell Bisons to 19-0 Win over Bullets". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. November 3, 1946. p. 20 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Delaware Rally Beats Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 10, 1946. p. S1 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 17, 1946). "Temple's Air Attack Sinks Bucknell, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Burns, Joe (November 24, 1946). "Rutgers Trims Bucknell 25-0 Before 15,000". The Sunday Times. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.

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