Bucknell at Pittsburgh

Saturday, October 6, 1945

Pittsburgh beat Bucknell 38–⁠0. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Pittsburgh led the series 7–⁠2.

AwayBucknell2–⁠5 in 1945
0
HomePittsburgh3–⁠7 in 1945
38

FinalHigh 65°F, low 59°FAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: FOOTBALL SCORES

    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.

Pittsburgh leads 8–⁠2 in 10 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Pittsburgh 59, Bucknell 0
1945Pittsburgh 38, Bucknell 0
1923Pittsburgh 21, Bucknell 0
1922Pittsburgh 7, Bucknell 0
1913Bucknell 9, Pittsburgh 0
1912Bucknell 6, Pittsburgh 0

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