1950 Bucknell Bison football team

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1950 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Richard D. Johnson
  • Arnold V. Pechulis
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Franklin & Marshall   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
St. Lawrence   –   8 – 0 – 0
Thiel   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Army   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   3 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Duquesne   –   2 – 6 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 6 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 5 – 1
CCNY   –   1 – 7 – 0
Harvard   –   1 – 7 – 0
Brown   –   1 – 8 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Boston College   –   0 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1950 college football season.

In its fourth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 6–3 record.[1] Richard D. Johnson and Arnold V. Pechulis were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Gettysburg
W 20–15 9,000 [3]
September 30 at Muhlenberg
L 13–18 5,000 [4]
October 7Lehigh
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–27 5,500 [5]
October 14at Washington & Jefferson
W 34–0 2,000 [6]
October 21at Colgate
L 12–23 5,500 [7]
October 28Lafayettedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 32–0 6,500 [8]
November 4NYU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 41–7 3,000 [9]
November 11at Temple
W 35–0 7,500 [10]
November 18at Delaware
W 13–0 5,000 [11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Bison Score 3 TDs in First Period to Top Bullets 20-15". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. September 25, 1950. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mule Aerial Game Upsets Bucknell 18-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 1, 1950. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lehigh Ruins Mathewson Day for Bucknell". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucknell Wallops W&J Eleven, 34-0". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. October 15, 1950. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Colgate Clips Bucknell for 3rd Victory in Row". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 1950. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lafayette Jolted by Bucknell, 32-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 29, 1950. p. S6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucknell Overpowers Violets in Mud, 41-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1950. p. 101 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 12, 1950). "Bucknell Triumphs, Temple Yields 'Shoe'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bucknell Defeats Delaware, 13-0". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. November 19, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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