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1888 Bucknell football team

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1888 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainCharles Allen
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     13 0 0
Harvard     12 1 0
Princeton     11 1 0
Lehigh     10 2 0
Trinity (CT)     5 1 1
Lafayette     6 3 0
Cornell     4 2 0
Penn     9 7 0
Bucknell     2 3 0
Fordham     1 2 0
Massachusetts     2 4 0
Wesleyan     2 7 0
Worcester Tech     1 4 0
Rutgers     1 6 1
Penn State     0 2 1
Swarthmore     0 5 0

The 1888 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1888 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3 record and had no head coach. Charles Allen was the team captain.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10at Lafayette
L 0–54[1]
October 11at LehighBethlehem, PAL 0–74[2]
October 2010:30 a.m.at Wyoming Seminary
W 10–4[3]
November 2DickinsonLewisburg, PAW 18–8[4]
November 17at CornellIthaca, NYL 0–20[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Lafayette Defeats Bucknell". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 11, 1888. p. 3. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Founder's Day At Lehigh University". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 12, 1888. p. 7. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Bucknell Downs Wyoming Seminary". The Scranton Republican. Scranton, Pennsylvania. October 21, 1888. p. 8. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Dickinson Defeated". Carlisle Herald. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1888. p. 1. Retrieved January 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Cornell vs. Bucknell University". The Sun. November 18, 1888. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1888 Football Schedule". Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. p. 59. Retrieved January 9, 2025.