1894 Bucknell football team

1894 Bucknell football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Will Young (2nd season)
Captain	William A. Kauffman

1894 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					16	–	0	–	0
Penn			–					12	–	0	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					11	–	2	–	0
Geneva			–					5	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	1	–	0
Holy Ghost College			–					7	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					10	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	1	–	1
Army			–					3	–	2	–	0
Frankin & Marshall			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	4	–	1
Amherst			–					7	–	5	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					4	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts			–					3	–	3	–	0
Swarthmore			–					5	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn			–					1	–	1	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	9	–	0
Williams			–					1	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	3	–	0
MIT			–					1	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carlisle			–					1	–	8	–	0
Buffalo			–					0	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					0	–	3	–	0
Wesleyan			–					0	–	5	–	0

The 1894 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1894 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Will Young, Bucknell compiled a record of 5–3. William A. Kauffman was elected team captain.[1] Young was graduate of Cornell University.[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Milton	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 54–0		[3][4]
October 6		Wyoming Seminary	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 34–0	500	[5][6]
October 13	3:30 p.m.	at Wilkes-Barre	Athletic Park Wilkes-Barre, PA	L 0–4		[7][8]
October 20		Franklin & Marshall	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 42–0	3,000	[9][10][11]
October 27	3:00 p.m.	vs. Colgate	Scranton baseball park Scranton, PA	W 12–8		[12][13]
November 10	2:30 p.m.	Carlisle	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 10–0	1,000	[14][15]
November 17		vs. Penn State	Athletic Park Williamsport, PA	L 6–12	2,000	[16][17][18]
November 29		at Lafayette	Easton, PA	L 0–44		[19]

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References

1. "Bucknell Opens". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. September 15, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Notes From Bucknell University At Lewisburg". The Miltonian. Milton, Pennsylvania. December 21, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "[untitled]". The Miltonian. Milton, Pennsylvania. September 28, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Locals and Personals". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "All Around The Town!". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 6, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "A Hard Fought Game.—Which Bucknell Wins From the Sturdy Sem". Wilkes-Barre Times. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Bucknell vs. Wilkes-Barre". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1894. p. 7. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Wilkes-Barre Has a Fine Team". Sunday Morning Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "All Around The Town!". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Bucknell and Franklin and Marshall". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Bucknell Victorious". The Daily New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Great Game Of Football.—To Be Played To-day Between Bucknell and Colgate Universities". The Scranton Republican. Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "Foot Ball.—Bucknell, 12—Colgate, 8". The Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "[untitled]". The Miltonian. Milton, Pennsylvania. November 9, 1894. p. 3. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Bucknell Downs The Red Men". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. November 11, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved November 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "Other Games.—How The Long Haired Players Fared On Different Fields". The Gazette. York, Pennsylvania . November 18, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
17. "Bucknell Vs State College". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 21, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
18. "Foot Ball Again!—This Time State and Bucknell Meet". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 24, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "Lafayette and Bucknell". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1894. p. 9. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
20. "L'Agenda 1896". L'Agenda. III (new series). Lewisburg, Pennsylvania: Junior Class, Bucknell University: 132. 1896. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
21. "1894 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
22. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 12, 2025.