Bucknell at Yale
Saturday, October 20, 1923 Share
Yale beat Bucknell 29–14. It was their second meeting; after it, Yale led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 70°F, low 47°F, 0.43 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 21, 1923, page 13
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BUCKNELL HOLDS YALE, SCORE 29-l4 Bulldog Surprised By Attack Late In The Game NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. 2O.-By scoring two touchdowns in the last two periods, Bucknell surprised Yale today. holding the Bulldog in a rag ged game, 29 to IA. Late in the third period Bucknell opened up a brilliant forward passing attack which swept Yale off it’s feet. Foster of Bucknell threw long forward pass to Diehl for 40 yards and the first score. In the last minutes of play Foster threw two passes. putting the ball on the 2-yard line. Diehl took the ball over on the last down. Yale scored two touchdowns in the first period as a result of 36-yard pass, Stevens to Hulman. Neale scored later, after Luman recovered the ball on a tumble. Tn the third quarter the Ellis taI- lied on safety and on a touchdown after Landis intercepted a Bucknell forward pass. The lineup and summary: Yale (29)-Hulman, left ends Mill stead, left tackle; Diller, left guard Lovejoy, center; Eckart. right guard; Miller, right tackle; Luman, right left halfback; Neale, right halfback Mallory, fullback. BuckneH (1D-Butler, left end; Shorts, left tackle; Wilsbach, left guard; Bihl, center; Reed, right guard; Denton, right tackle; Magee, right end; Foster, quarterback; Hall, left halfback; Diehl, right halfback Jenkins. fullback Score by periods: Yale ............... 14 0 15 0–29 Bucknell ........... ‘ 7–14 Yale scoring: Touchdowns, Hull man, Neale, Cottle (sub for Stevens) 2. Points from try after touchdown, Neale 2, Haas (sub for Mallory safe ty. Deaver (sub for Luman). Bucknell scoring: Touchdowns, Diehl 2. Points from try after touch down, Diehl 3. Officials: Referee, Gillender (Penn- sylvania)s umpire. Hennessv (Brown); field judge, Kirberger Washington and Jefferson); head linesman, Miller (Penn State). Time of periods, 15 minutes.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Yale 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bucknell–Yale gameYale leads 3–0 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 2022 | Yale 29, Bucknell 9 | |
| 1923 | Yale 29, Bucknell 14 | |
| 1902 | Yale 36, Bucknell 5 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gamevs. LehighNov. 3, 1923
- SeasonBucknell in 1923
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. BrownOct. 27, 1923
- SeasonYale in 1923
- ProgramYale history and records

