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1906 Bucknell football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainGirton Lenhart
Seasons← 19051907 →
1906 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 1
Haverford   –   7 – 0 – 2
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   8 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   8 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   7 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 3
Carlisle   –   9 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 2 – 2
Dartmouth   –   6 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 2
Vermont   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western U. of Penn.   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 3 – 1
Lehigh   –   5 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 4 – 1
Dickinson   –   3 – 4 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 3 – 2
Army   –   3 – 5 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 1
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 7 – 0
Springfield Training School   –   1 – 5 – 3
NYU   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1906 Bucknell football team was an American football team that represented Bucknell University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach George W. Hoskins, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. Girton Lenhart was the team captain. The November 24 loss to Gettysburg marked an end to a 24 home game victory streak, the longest in school history as of 2024.


Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29MansfieldLewisburg, PAW 5–0
October 13at CornellL 6–24
October 20at PrincetonL 4–322,000
October 27at NavyT 0–0
November 3vs. VirginiaW 12–5
November 103:00 p.m.vs. VPIW 10–0
November 24GettysburgLewisburg, PAL 0–10
November 29at Steelton Athletic ClubSteelton, PAL 0–17

References

  1. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Bison. Bucknell. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
  2. "Tigers Eat Up Bucknell, 32 to 4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1906. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bucknell 12; Virginia 5". The Scranton Republican. Scranton, Pennsylvania. November 4, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved September 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Bucknell Game Ends In A Riot". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 13. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  5. "Bucknell Wins From V.P.I." The Washington Herald. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 7. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. "Bucknell-V.P.I. Ends In A Riot". The Washington Times. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 18. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  7. "V.P.I.=Bucknell Umpire Mobbed By Enthusiasts". Daily Press. Library of Congress. November 11, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  8. "Bucknell Downs V.P.I." (PDF). The Orange and Blue. Bucknell University. November 12, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  9. "2024 Bucknell Football Record Book" (PDF). Bucknell Athletics & Recreation. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
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