1944 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Ralph Grant
  • Gene Hubka
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army   –   9 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   7 – 0 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 1 – 0
Bucknell   –   7 – 2 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Syracuse   –   2 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   1 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 4 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 8 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1944 college football season.

In its first season under head coach J. Ellwood Ludwig, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.[1] Gene Hubka and Ralph Grant were the team captains.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Muhlenberg
W 24–7 3,000 [3]
September 23 Muhlenberg
W 14–10 [1]
September 30 at Cornell
L 0–26 7,000 [4]
October 7 Franklin & Marshall
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 16–13 [1]
October 14 at Penn State
L 6–20 8,000 [5]
October 27 at Temple
T 7–7 8,000 [6]
November 4 NYU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 26–0 [7]
November 11 CCNY
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 78–0 [8]
November 17 at Villanova
W 27–6 5,000 [9]
November 23 at Franklin & Marshall
W 6–0 5,000 [10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Bucknell Tops Muhlenberg; Bucknell Defeats Mules in Opener, 24-7, Fumbles Bringing Bison Scores". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 17, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornell Defeats Bucknell, 26 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. S3.
  5. ^ "Penn State Beats Bucknell, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 15, 1944. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 28, 1944). "Temple Ties Bucknell, 7-7, on Final-Period Touchdown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bucknell Beats N.Y.U., 26-0, Despite Losing 16 Players". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell routs C.C.N.Y., 78–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1944. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McNulty, Joe (November 18, 1944). "Bucknell Overpowers Villanova, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bucknell Defeats F. & M., 6 to 0". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 24, 1944. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.


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