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1898 Bucknell football team

The 1898 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1898 college football season. Led by George Jennings in his second and final season as head coach, Bucknell compiled a record of 4–4–3. Emmanuel Cober was the team captain.

1898 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–3
Head coach
CaptainEmmanuel Cober
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard   –   11 – 0 – 0
Drexel   –   7 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   12 – 1 – 0
Buffalo   –   8 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   10 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   9 – 2 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 2 – 0
Dickinson   –   8 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   8 – 2 – 1
Wesleyan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Penn.   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   6 – 4 – 1
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 2 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 3
Fordham   –   1 – 1 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   4 – 4 – 2
New Hampshire   –   4 – 4 – 0
Amherst   –   4 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   2 – 4 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 1
Boston College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –   3 – 8 – 0
NYU   –   1 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Tufts   –   1 – 9 – 0
Geneva   –   0 – 6 – 1

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Wyoming Seminary
W 6–0[1][2][3]
October 13:30 p.m.at Company C, National Guard
T 0–01,000[4][5]
October 83:00 p.m.at Navy
L 0–11[6][7]
October 153:15 p.m.vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore
W 6–0[8][9]
October 222:30 p.m.Swarthmore
  • Bucknell campus
  • Lewisburg, PA
W 34–18[10][11][12]
October 292:30 p.m.at LehighBethlehem, PAT 0–0[13]
November 5vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–165,000[14][15]
November 8at Maryland Athletic Club
W 6–5[16]
November 123:00 p.m.vs. Franklin & MarshallReading, PAT 11–11[17][18]
November 192:00 p.m.at LafayetteEaston, PAL 0–6[19][20]
November 243:30 p.m.at Buffalo
L 5–36[21][22]

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References

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  1. ^ "Foot Ball Saturday". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. September 24, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Bucknell's First Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 25, 1898. p. 13. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "The First Game.—Bucknell Defeats Wyoming, 6-0". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Bradford Co. C. And Bucknell". The Buffalo Sunday News. Buffalo, New York. October 2, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "A Tie Game". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Cadets Defeat Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 9, 1898. p. 14. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "The Navies Win". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Bucknell Defeats Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1898. p. 13. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Bucknell Victorious". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Swarthmore Saturday". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Swarthmore Is Defeated: Puts Up a Magnificent Game, But Bucknell Is a Bit Too Good". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1898. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bucknell 34, Swarthmore 18". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Tie Game At Bethlehem". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 30, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Bucknell Was Defeated". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 6, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "State 16; Bucknell, 0". Lewisburg Chronicle. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "Won By A Point". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Baltimore. November 9, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ "Each Scored Eleven". The Lancaster Intelligencer. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ "Played A Draw Game". The Morning News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  19. ^ "Lafayette Won". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  20. ^ "Lafayette Wins". Lewisburg Journal. Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. November 25, 1898. p. 2. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  21. ^ "Football". Buffalo Evening News. Buffalo, New York. November 23, 1898. p. 8. Retrieved January 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com  .
  22. ^ "In a Walk; Buffalo 'Varsity Is Easily the Peer of the Second Division; Bucknell Wasn't in It". Buffalo Evening Times. November 25, 1898 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "1898 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  24. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
 

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