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1898 Bucknell football team

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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

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Wyoming SeminaryLewisburg, PAW 6–0
October 1at Bradford National GuardBradford, PAT 0–0
October 8at NavyL 0–11
October 15University of Maryland, BaltimoreLewisburg, PAW 6–0
October 22SwarthmoreLewisburg, PAW 34–18[1]
October 29at LehighSouth Bethlehem, PAT 0–0
November 5vs. Penn StateWilliamsport, PAL 0–16
November 8at MarylandCollege Park, MDW 6–5
November 12at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAT 11–11
November 19at LafayetteEaston, PAL 0–6
November 24at BuffaloL 5–36[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 7, 2025.