1943 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1943 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1943 college football season. In its first season under head coach John Sitarsky, the team compiled a 6–4 record.[1]

1943 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
1943 record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1943 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College    4 0 1
Franklin & Marshall    7 1 0
Dartmouth    6 1 0
No. 11 Army    7 2 1
Holy Cross    6 2 0
Tufts    6 2 0
No. 20 Penn    6 2 1
Brown    5 3 0
Villanova    5 3 0
Colgate    5 3 1
Penn State    5 3 1
Bucknell    6 4 0
Cornell    6 4 0
Harvard    2 2 1
Yale    4 5 0
Pittsburgh    3 5 0
Temple    2 6 0
CCNY    1 3 1
Princeton    1 6 0
Carnegie Tech    0 4 1
Columbia    0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at CornellL 6–7 5,000 [2]
September 25at Penn StateL 0–1410,000[3]
October 2MuhlenbergW 14–63,500[4]
October 9Franklin & Marshall
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–123,000[5]
October 16at VillanovaL 8–12[6]
October 22at TempleW 7–65,000[7]
October 30at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 19–0[8]
November 6Lakehurst Naval Air Station
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 13–0[9]
November 13Case
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 19–132,000[10]
November 25at Franklin & Marshall
W 21–1310,000[11]

References

  1. "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. "Cornell Is Victor over Bucknell, 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 19, 1943. p. S1.
  3. "Passes Pave Way For Lions' Win, 14-0". The Pittsburgh Press. September 26, 1943. p. III-11 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hoffman's Touchdowns Triumph for Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1943. p. 2S via Newspapers.com.
  5. George W. Kirchner (October 10, 1943). "F&M Beats Bucknell, 12 to 6". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Joe Tumelty (October 17, 1943). "Villanova Wins, 12-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bucknell Edges Out Temple in Last Period, 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1943. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Stan Baumgartner (October 31, 1943). "Bucknell, Led by Owl Ace, Trims Muhlenberg, 19-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S3 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Lakehurst Beaten by Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1943. p. S3 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bucknell Beats Case". The Morning Call. November 14, 1943. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bucknell Staged a Surprise To End Diplomats' Winning Streak". Standard-Sentinel. November 26, 1943. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
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