1947 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1947 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1] Edward J. Stec and Don Davidson were the team captains.[2]

1947 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
1947 record	2–7
Head coach	Harry Lawrence (1st season)
Captains	Don Davidson Edward J. Stec
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1947 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Penn			–					7	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Columbia			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					5	–	2	–	2
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Alfred	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 25–0	5,000	[3]
October 4	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–54	14,000	[4]
October 11	Delaware	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 13–12		[1]
October 18	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–27	9,000	[5]
October 25	Temple	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–21	10,000	[6]
November 1	at Gettysburg	Musselman Stadium Gettysburg, PA	L 0–7	4,000	[7]
November 11	at NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–19	5,000	[8]
November 15	Buffalo	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 6–14		[1]
November 22	at Muhlenberg	Scotty Wood Stadium Allentown, PA	L 0–39		[1]
Homecoming

References

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. "Bucknell Trims Alfred, 25-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 28, 1947. p. 3D – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Penn State Routs Bucknell, 54-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 5, 1947. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lafayette Strikes Its Stride to Score Surprising 27 to 7 Win over Bisons of Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 19, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Baumgartner, Stan (October 26, 1947). "Temple Beats Bucknell, 21-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fourth Period Tally Gives Bullets 7-0 Win over Bisons". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. November 3, 1947. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Turkin, Hy (November 12, 1947). "NYU Tops Bisons, 19-6; Millman Runs 100 Yards". Daily News. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.