1952 Bucknell Bison football team

1952 Bucknell Bison football
Conference	Independent
1952 record	6–3
Head coach	Harry Lawrence (6th season)
Captains	Harry McSorley Abe Powelson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Bucknell Bison football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1952 college football season.

In its sixth season under head coach Harry Lawrence, the team compiled a 6–3 record. ^[1] Harry McSorley and Abe Powelson 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 27	Lafayette	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 45–13	9,000	[3]
October 4	at Muhlenberg	Allentown High School Stadium Allentown, PA	W 46–12	9,000	[4]
October 10	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 19–12	12,000	[5]
October 18	at Buffalo	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 22–0	1,000	[6]
October 25	Colgate	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	L 0–28	12,000	[7]
November 1	Lehigh	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 28–6	5,500	[8]
November 7	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 7–21	4,000	[9]
November 15	Gettysburg	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 26–21		[1]
November 22	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–13	2,500	[10]
Homecoming

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 137. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
2. "Captains". 2019 Bucknell Football Media Guide. Lewisburg, Pa.: Bucknell University. p. 121. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
3. "Bucknell Tramples Lafayette, 45 to 13". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. September 28, 1952. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bucknell Trounces Muhlenberg, 46-12, for 15th Straight Win". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. October 5, 1952. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Baumgartner, Stan (October 11, 1952). "Bucknell Tops Temple, 19-12; Myers Runs 84 Yards for TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bucknell Tops Fighting Buffalo Eleven, 22-0". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 1952. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
7. O'Gara, Frank (October 26, 1952). "Colgate Halts Bucknell, 28-0, After 17 in a Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bucknell Starts New Spree, 28-6". The Scrantonian . Scranton, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bucknell Is Upset by G. Washington". The York Dispatch . York, Pa. United Press. November 8, 1952. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Katzman, Izzy (November 24, 1952). "Rieth's First Pass of Season Pays Off for Delaware Eleven". Journal-Every Evening . Wilmington, Del. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.