Bucknell at Penn State
Saturday, October 14, 1944 Share
Penn State beat Bucknell 20–6. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Penn State led the series 18–10.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 47°F, 0.11 in. of rainAttendance 4,753
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1944, page 19
Read the text
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.
The series
Every Bucknell–Penn State gamePenn State leads 22–10 in 32 meetings, counting the four since this game.
| 1948 | Penn State 35, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1947 | Penn State 54, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1946 | Penn State 48, Bucknell 6 | |
| 1945 | Penn State 46, Bucknell 7 | |
| 1944 | Penn State 20, Bucknell 6 | |
| 1943 | Penn State 14, Bucknell 0 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gameat TempleOct. 28, 1944
- SeasonBucknell in 1944
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Penn State
- Next gameat ColgateOct. 21, 1944
- SeasonPenn State in 1944
- ProgramPenn State history and records

