1937 Bucknell Bison football team

The 1937 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Al Humphreys, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.^[1]

1937 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–2
Head coach	Al Humphreys (1st season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1936 1938 →

1937 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Pittsburgh			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 3 Fordham			–					7	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Dartmouth			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. T–14 Holy Cross			–					8	–	0	–	2
St. Thomas (PA)			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Yale			–					6	–	1	–	1
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
CCNY			–					5	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Manhattan			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Duquesne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	4
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	5	–	2
Hofstra			–					2	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					2	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					2	–	5	–	1
Providence			–					2	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
La Salle			–					2	–	7	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Ursinus	New Beaver Field State College, PA	W 21–0	7,500	[2]
October 1	Lebanon Valley	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 13–0
October 9	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 14–20	11,376	[3]
October 15	Miami (FL)	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	T 6–6	7,500	[4]
October 23	at Villanova	Shibe Park Philadelphia, PA	L 0–21	3,500	[5]
October 30	at Albright	Reading, PA	L 0–6	> 8,000	[6]
November 6	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 20–7	5,000	[7]
November 13	Temple	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	T 0–0	8,000	[8]
Homecoming

References

1. "2018 Bucknell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Bucknell University. p. 134.
2. "Bucknell Triumphs 21-0". The Daily Item. September 25, 1937. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "State Comes From Behind, Nips Bucknell". The Scranton Tribune. October 10, 1937. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Missed Extra Points Leave Bucknell And Miami Tied 6-6". The Daily Item. October 16, 1937. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Stan Baumgartner (October 24, 1937). "Wildcats Beat Bucknell, 21-0; Stoviak Shines". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Albright Trips Bucknell, 6-0". The Scranton Tribune. October 31, 1937. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Lou Tomasetti Sparks Bisons". The Scranton Tribune. November 7, 1937. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Stan Baumgartner (November 14, 1937). "Temple-Bucknell Scoreless in Mud as Fumbles Hurt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.