Bucknell at Penn State

Saturday, October 14, 1944

Penn State beat Bucknell 20–⁠6. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 18–⁠10.

AwayBucknell7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1944
6
HomePenn State6–⁠3 in 1944
20

FinalHigh 67°F, low 47°F, 0.11 in. of rainAttendance 4,753

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Penn State 20-6 Victor On Homecoming Day

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1944, page 19

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    Penn State 20–⁠6 Victor On Homecoming Day STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Oct. IA Bucknell fought a stubborn but los ing battle today, yielding to Penn State by 20–⁠6 score in the 34th renewal of their traditional gridiron series before 5000 Homecoming fans. The Lions, smarting under their 55–⁠14 loss to Navy last Saturday, put together three touchdown drives of 38, As and So yards. The Bisons, exhibiting their best form In the third period, drove rs yards for their only score. Gene Hubka was the handspring as the Bisons reeled off five first downs in a row.

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)

Penn State 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Penn State leads 22–⁠10 in 32 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
1948Penn State 35, Bucknell 0
1947Penn State 54, Bucknell 0
1946Penn State 48, Bucknell 6
1945Penn State 46, Bucknell 7
1944Penn State 20, Bucknell 6
1943Penn State 14, Bucknell 0

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