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1902 Bucknell football team

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1902 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainWalter Wilcox
Seasons
← 1901
1903 →
1902 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ursinus     9 0 0
Yale     11 0 1
Geneva     7 0 0
Harvard     11 1 0
Princeton     8 1 0
Army     6 1 1
Frankin & Marshall     7 2 0
Dartmouth     6 2 1
Holy Cross     6 2 1
Syracuse     6 2 1
Carlisle     8 3 0
Cornell     8 3 0
Lafayette     8 3 0
Amherst     7 3 0
Penn State     7 3 0
Penn     9 4 0
Lehigh     7 3 1
Vermont     5 3 2
Colgate     5 3 1
NYU     5 3 0
Bucknell     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Columbia     6 4 1
Springfield Training School     3 2 1
Villanova     4 3 0
Brown     5 4 1
Swarthmore     6 6 0
Western U. of Penn.     5 6 1
New Hampshire     2 3 1
Buffalo     3 5 1
Tufts     4 6 1
Fordham     2 4 1
Wesleyan     3 6 1
Rutgers     3 7 0
Navy     2 7 1
Drexel     1 4 1
Temple     1 4 1
Pittsburgh College     1 6 0
Boston College     0 8 0

The 1902 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1902 college football season. Led by head coach George Hoskins in his fourth season, the team compiled a 6–4 record. Walter Wilcox was the team captain.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Steelton YMCALewisburg, PAW 6–0
October 4at BuffaloBuffalo Athletic Field - Buffalo, NYW 29–0
October 11vs. CarlisleIndian Field - Lewisburg, PAW 16–0
October 18at Pittsburgh*Pittsburgh, PAL 0–24*[2]
October 25at Pennsylvania
L 5–6
November 1VillanovaLewisburg, PAW 61–5
November 8at Yale
L 5–36
November 15at Navy
W 23–0
November 22Baltimore MedicalLewisburg, PAW 17–5
November 27at Watertown A.C.Watertown, NYL 0–6
  • The Pitt Football Record Book refers to a 24–0 victory over Bucknell. However, contemporary press coverage indicates that the game was played between Bucknell and the Pittsburgh Stars.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Bison. Bucknell. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bucknell Twice Fails to Kick a Goal From the Field -- Game Was Full of Spirited Punting". The Pittsburg Post. October 19, 1902. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.