1945 Bucknell Bison football team

1945 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–5
Head coach	J. Ellwood Ludwig (2nd season)
Captains	Harold Stefl Robert Williams
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Army		–		9	–	0	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		4	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Columbia		–		8	–	1	–	0
Temple		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Holy Cross		–		8	–	2	–	0
Tufts		–		4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Penn		–		6	–	2	–	0
Yale		–		6	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts State		–		2	–	1	–	1
Harvard		–		5	–	3	–	0
Penn State		–		5	–	3	–	0
Cornell		–		5	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		3	–	4	–	0
Brown		–		3	–	4	–	1
Colgate		–		3	–	4	–	1
Princeton		–		2	–	3	–	2
NYU		–		3	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	7	–	0
Bucknell		–		2	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		2	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth		–		1	–	6	–	1
Syracuse		–		1	–	6	–	0
Boston University		–		0	–	5	–	0
CCNY		–		0	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach J. Ellwood Ludwig, the team compiled a 2–5 record.^[1] Harold Stefl and Robert Williams were the team captains.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	vs. Scranton	Mt. Carmel H.S. Mount Carmel, PA	W 20–6	10,000	^[3]
September 22	Villanova	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–19	5,000	^[4]
September 29	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 8–19	3,000	^[5]
October 6	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–38	10,000	^[6]
October 12	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–64	17,000	^[7]
October 20	Penn State	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 7–46	7,500	^[8]
October 27	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 26–2	3,000	^[9]
Homecoming

References

^ "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
^ Feldman, Chic (September 13, 1945). "Tommies Beaten by Bucknell, 20-6, at Mt. Carmel; Bisons Score 2 Touchdowns in 4th Period". The Tribune. Scranton, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Morrow, Art (September 23, 1945). "Villanova Jars Bucknell, 19-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Wilbur (September 30, 1945). "Cornell Repulses Bucknell, 19-8; Dekdebrun Heads Aerial Assault". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cornell Beats Bisons". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. September 30, 1945. p. 78.
^ Hughes, Carl (October 7, 1945). "Panthers Hand 38-0 Beating to Bucknell". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 13, 1945). "Temple Trounces Bucknell, 64-0: 3d in Row for Owls; Burns Runs 83 Yards". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penn State Routs Bucknell; Lang Tallies Pair, Passes for 2". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 21, 1945. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bucknell Upsets Lafayette with Big 26-2 Triumph". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 28, 1945. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

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