1897 Bucknell football team

1897 Bucknell football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–1
Head coach	George Jennings (1st season)
Captain	Emmanuel Cober

1897 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn			–					15	–	0	–	0
Princeton			–					10	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	2
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	1
Army			–					6	–	1	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	0	–	2
Lafayette			–					9	–	2	–	1
Drexel			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					5	–	2	–	1
Dickinson			–					7	–	3	–	2
Swarthmore			–					7	–	3	–	2
Fordham			–					2	–	1	–	1
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	4	–	0
Carlisle			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					3	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	3	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					4	–	4	–	1
Wesleyan			–					6	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					6	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					3	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					2	–	6	–	2
Frankin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	2
Lehigh			–					3	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	5	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	5	–	0
Western Univ. Penn.			–					1	–	3	–	0

The 1897 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. Led by first-year head coach George Jennings, Bucknell compiled a 3–3–1 record. Emmanuel Cober was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22		Penn	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	L 0–17		[1][2]
September 25	3:00 p.m.	Williamsport High School	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 45–0		[3][4][5]
October 2	3:15 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–33		[6][7]
October 9	2:10 p.m.	Penn reserves	Lewisburg, PA	T 6–6		[8][9][10]
October 23		vs. Lehigh	Williamsport, PA	W 28–20	1,500	[11][12]
October 30	2:30 p.m.	Bloomsburg Normal	Bucknell campus Lewisburg, PA	W 6–0		[13][14][15]
November 13	2:40 p.m.	vs. Penn State	Athletic Park Williamsport, PA	L 4–27	1,800	[16][17][18]

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References

1. "Penn's Big Guards Are Sadly Missed". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 23, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "U. Of P. Football Game". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Will Play This Afternoon". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. September 25, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Bucknell Runs A Big Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 26, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Williamsport Vs. Bucknell". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 1, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Bucknell Laid Out To the Tune Of 33". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 3, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved March 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Red and Blue Won". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 8, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Bucknell–U. P. Reserves". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Reserves And Bucknell Tie". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1897. p. 10. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Neither Side Won". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Lehigh Given A Surprise". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Bucknell Defeats Lehigh". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "Foot-Ball On Saturday". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
14. "Bucknell And Bloomsburg Normal". The Wilkes-Barre Record. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
15. "Bucknell 5[sic]; Bloomsburg 0". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
16. "State and Bucknell". Altoona Tribune. Altoona, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
17. "State By A Healthy Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
18. "Bucknell Defeated". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
19. "1897 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
20. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 18, 2025.