1931 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1931 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Carl Snavely, the team compiled a 6–0–3 record.^[1]

1931 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–0–3
Head coach	Carl Snavely (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					6	–	0	–	3
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Harvard			–					7	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					7	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Yale			–					5	–	1	–	2
Army			–					8	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Providence			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	2	–	2
Villanova			–					4	–	3	–	2
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	5	–	3
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The team played its home games at Christy Mathewson Memorial Stadium in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		St. Thomas (PA)	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 34–7	7,000	^[2]
October 3		at Geneva	Beaver Falls, PA	T 14–14		^[3]
October 10		Albright	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 23–7		^[4]
October 16		at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 0–0		^[5]
October 24		Gettysburg	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 46–0		^[6]
October 31	2:00 p.m.	vs. Villanova	Brooks Field Scranton, PA	T 0–0	10,000	^[7]^[8]
November 7		at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 7–0		^[9]
November 14		Washington & Jefferson	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 10–6		^[10]
November 21		at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	W 14–13	25,000	^[11]
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
2. Joe Folley (September 26, 1931). "Bucknell's Thundering Herd Triumphs Over Tommies, 34 to 7". The Scranton Tribune. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Geneva, Bucknell Tie: Covenanters Rally to Finish at 14-14". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 4, 1931. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bucknell Rallies To Down Albright". The Pittsburgh Press. October 11, 1931. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bison And Owl Fail To Score". The Wilkes-Barre Record. October 17, 1931. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bucknell Downs Gettysburg, 46-0". Allentown Morning Call. October 25, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Gridiron Classic Here Today". The Scranton Times. Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 31, 1931. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Stan Baumgartner (November 1, 1931). "Villanova Battles Bucknell to Scoreless Tie: Bisons Tangle With Wildcats in Fiery Duel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bucknell Gets Jump To Beat Georgetown, 7-0". Allentown Morning Call. November 8, 1931. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bucknell Tops W.&J., 10-6: Bisons Break Thirty Year Jinx as Mezza Boots 15-Yard Field Goal". Allentown Morning Call. November 15, 1931. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bisons Nip Fordham, 14-13". New York Daily News. November 22, 1931. p. 56C – via Newspapers.com.