1937 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1937 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Al Humphreys, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.[1]

1937 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Pittsburgh     9 0 1
No. 6 Villanova     8 0 1
No. 3 Fordham     7 0 1
No. 7 Dartmouth     7 0 2
No. T–14 Holy Cross     8 0 2
St. Thomas (PA)     6 1 1
No. 12 Yale     6 1 1
Army     7 2 0
Boston University     6 2 0
Cornell     5 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Syracuse     5 2 1
CCNY     5 2 0
No. 12 Manhattan     6 3 1
Penn State     5 3 0
Duquesne     6 4 0
Brown     5 4 0
NYU     5 4 0
Temple     3 2 4
Boston College     4 4 1
Bucknell     3 3 2
Buffalo     4 4 0
Princeton     4 4 0
Tufts     3 4 1
Colgate     3 5 0
Columbia     2 5 2
Hofstra     2 4 0
Carnegie Tech     2 5 1
Penn     2 5 1
Providence     2 6 0
Vermont     2 6 0
La Salle     2 7 0
Massachusetts State     1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24UrsinusW 21–07,500[2]
October 1Lebanon ValleyW 13–0
October 9at Penn StateL 14–2011,376[3]
October 15Miami (FL)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
T 6–67,500[4]
October 23at VillanovaL 0–213,500[5]
October 30at AlbrightReading, PAL 0–6> 8,000[6]
November 6at FurmanW 20–75,000[7]
November 13Temple 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
T 0–08,000[8]
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Triumphs 21-0". The Daily Item. September 25, 1937. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State Comes From Behind, Nips Bucknell". The Scranton Tribune. October 10, 1937. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Missed Extra Points Leave Bucknell And Miami Tied 6-6". The Daily Item. October 16, 1937. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Stan Baumgartner (October 24, 1937). "Wildcats Beat Bucknell, 21-0; Stoviak Shines". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Albright Trips Bucknell, 6-0". The Scranton Tribune. October 31, 1937. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lou Tomasetti Sparks Bisons". The Scranton Tribune. November 7, 1937. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Stan Baumgartner (November 14, 1937). "Temple-Bucknell Scoreless in Mud as Fumbles Hurt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.