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1889 Bucknell football team

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1889 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCharles Allen
Seasons
← 1888
1890 →
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

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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

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  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.