Bucknell at Pittsburgh
Saturday, October 6, 1945 Share
Pittsburgh beat Bucknell 38–0. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 7–2.
FinalHigh 65°F, low 59°FAttendance 10,000
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 8, 1945, page 3 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES Following are final scores oi football games played last SatuT- day and Sunday Army 54: Wake Forest, o. Swarthmore, 13, Rutgers, 6. Pittsburgh, 38; Bucknell, 0. Tufts, 2; Harvard, 6. Columbia, 32; Syracuse, 0. Holy Cross, 2l; Yale, 0. Penn State, 27; Colgate, T. Pennsylvania, 12; Dartmouth, 0. Brown, 51; Boston College, 6. Lafayette, ‘; Princeton, ‘, (Tie). Franklin and Marhsall, 30; Muhl- enberg, 0. Notre Dame, 40; Georgia Tech, 2. Navy, 2l; Duke, o. Ohio State, 42 Iowa, 0. Michigan, 20; Northwestern, ‘. Purdue, 13; Wisconsin, ‘. Michigan State, 2; eHntucky, C. Fort BenNing, 2l; Great Lakes, l2. Indiana, 6; Illinois, 0. Michigan State, T; Kentucky, C. Tennessee, 48; William and Mary 13. Missouri, 10; Southern Methodist T. Texas A SS M, 19; Oklahoma, H. Arkansas, 27; Texas Christian, 14 Texas, S3; Texas Tech, O. Minnesota, 61; Nebraska, ‘. Iowa State, 13; Kansas 13. (Tiel California, 27; Washington, IA. Washington State, B; oregon State, 0. Oregon, B; Idaho, ‘. Southern Cal, 26; St, Mary’s Pre- Flight, 14
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)
Pittsburgh 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bucknell–Pittsburgh gamePittsburgh leads 8–2 in 10 meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 2026 | Pittsburgh 59, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1945 | Pittsburgh 38, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1923 | Pittsburgh 21, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1922 | Pittsburgh 7, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1913 | Bucknell 9, Pittsburgh 0 | |
| 1912 | Bucknell 6, Pittsburgh 0 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gameat TempleOct. 13, 1945
- SeasonBucknell in 1945
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Pittsburgh
- Next gamevs. Michigan StateOct. 13, 1945
- SeasonPittsburgh in 1945
- ProgramPittsburgh history and records

