1936 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1936 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Edward Mylin, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.^[1]

1936 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Edward Mylin (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Anselm			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	1
No. 10 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Dartmouth			–					7	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Duquesne			–					8	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
Boston University			–					5	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					5	–	1	–	2
Holy Cross			–					7	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					7	–	2	–	1
Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	3	–	2
La Salle			–					6	–	3	–	1
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	2	–	2
Saint Vincent			–					5	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	1
Manhattan			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	3	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Cornell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Westminster (PA)			–					2	–	4	–	1
Brown			–					3	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Providence			–					1	–	7	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Ursinus	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 6–0		[2]
October 2	Lebanon Valley	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 20–0		[3]
October 9	Miami (FL)	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–6		[4]
October 17	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–19	9,000	[5]
October 24	at Washington & Jefferson	Washington, PA	W 26–6	4,000	[6]
October 31	Villanova	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 6–0	12,000	[7]
November 7	at Detroit	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	L 7–33	12,000	[8]
November 21	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–14	12,000	[9]
November 26	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 0–0	12,000	[10]
Homecoming

References

1. "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
2. "Bucknell Wins First Grid Game". Harrisburg Telegraph. September 26, 1936. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bucknell Defeats Lebanon Valley, 20-0". Lancaster New Era. October 3, 1936. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bucknell Is Defeated by Miami". Harrisburg Telegraph. October 10, 1936. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hoyas Defeat Bucknell, 19-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1936. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bucknell Scores 26-to-6 Win Over Wash-Jeff". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 25, 1936. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Villanova Is Sent From Undefeated Row by Bucknell". The Morning Call. November 1, 1936. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Lewis H. Walter (November 8, 1936). "Titans Sweep Bucknell, 33-7: U.-D. Runs Up Lead Despite Palumbo Loss". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Penn State Eleven Slays Old Jinx and Defeats Bucknell Rival, 14 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 22, 1936. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "No Score in Bucknell-Temple Tilt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 27, 1936. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.