1903 Bucknell football team

The 1903 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1903 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach George W. Hoskins the team compiled a 4–5 record. George Cockill was the team captain.

1903 Bucknell football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	George W. Hoskins (5th season)
Captain	George Cockill
Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

1903 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					11	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					11	–	1	–	0
Columbia			–					9	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					9	–	1	–	0
Geneva			–					9	–	1	–	0
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	1	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					9	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					9	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					9	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carlisle			–					6	–	2	–	1
Amherst			–					7	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Swarthmore			–					6	–	4	–	0
Dickinson			–					7	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	1	–	0
Frankin & Marshall			–					5	–	5	–	1
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	4	–	1
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					2	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	8	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	6	–	1
Springfield Training School			–					1	–	3	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire			–					2	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh College			–					1	–	5	–	1
Western U. Penn.			–					1	–	8	–	1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Wyoming Seminary	Lewisburg, PA	W 27–0
October 3		vs. Carlisle	Williamsport, PA	L 0–12
October 10		at Watertown	Watertown, NY	W 12–6
October 17		at Cornell	Percy Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–6
October 21		at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 0–17		[1]
October 31		at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–47
November 7		Lebanon Valley	Lewisburg, PA	W 47–6
November 14		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	W 23–5
November 26		at Watertown	Watertown, NY	L 6–22

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References

1. "Princeton, 17; Bucknell, 0". The New York Times. October 22, 1903. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 7, 2025.