1948 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1948 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1948 college football season.

1948 Bucknell Bison football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
CaptainJohn G. Geosits
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1948 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Army   –  8 –0 –1
No. 19 Cornell   –  8 –1 –0
Penn State   –  7 –1 –1
Buffalo   –  6 –1 –1
Villanova   –  8 –2 –1
Brown   –  7 –2 –0
Boston University   –  6 –2 –0
Dartmouth   –  6 –2 –0
Boston College   –  5 –2 –2
Pittsburgh   –  6 –3 –0
Penn   –  5 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  5 –3 –1
Harvard   –  4 –4 –0
Princeton   –  4 –4 –0
Columbia   –  4 –5 –0
Yale   –  4 –5 –0
CCNY   –  3 –4 –1
Tufts   –  3 –4 –1
Colgate   –  3 –6 –0
Fordham   –  3 –6 –0
NYU   –  3 –6 –0
Temple   –  2 –6 –1
Duquesne   –  2 –7 –0
Carnegie Tech   –  1 –7 –0
Hofstra   –  0 –6 –2
Bucknell   –  1 –8 –0
Syracuse   –  1 –8 –0
Drexel   –  0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In its second season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 1–8 record.[1] John G. Geosits was the team captain.[2]

Bucknell was ranked at No. 249 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Alfred
W 29–6
October 2at Penn State
L 0–35 15,000 [4]
October 9Gettysburg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 0–13 6,000 [5]
October 15at Delaware
L 0–7 8,500 [6]
October 23Lafayettedagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 7–19 5,000 [7]
October 29 at Temple
L 0–20 3,000 [8]
November 6at Washington & Jefferson
L 13–18 4,500 [9]
November 13at Buffalo
L 13–47 3,000 [10]
November 20Muhlenberg
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 14–44
  • daggerHomecoming

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. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Penn State Wins, 35 to 0, over Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. October 3, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bucknell Bows to Gettysburg by 13-0 Count". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 10, 1948. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Hukill, Joe (October 16, 1948). "Delaware Records 7-0 Victory over Bucknell Eleven". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Leopards Get 19-7 Win in Muddy Battle with Bucknell". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 24, 1948. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Baumgartner, Stan (October 30, 1948). "Temple Wins First, Beats Bucknell, 20-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Towler Scores, W.&J. Wins". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 7, 1948. sect. 2, p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bucknell Bows to Buffalo by 47-13 Count". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 14, 1948. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.


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