Bucknell at Colgate

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 16, 1951, page 64

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  LEWISBURG, Pa, Nov. 10 Bucknell University’s 40-point-agame football team winds up its season tomorrow, with its first bowl trip in II years riding on the outcome. Bucknell has swept through eight straight opponents this fall to run it’s winning streak to IL games. 1t must beat Delaware tomorrow to finish its first unbeaten season since 1881. This quiet college town Of 4.500 is mildly berserk about its foot ball team. Merchants are plan ming to close up shop to go to the 17,000-seat stadium to watch the Delaware game. Bowl Feelers Received. Talk is common about bowl bids and the university admits having received a number of feelers. Buck nell is not making any decisions. however, until after the Delaware game Bucknell’s last post-season appearance was in 1885. In that year Bucknell walloped Miami (FlaD. $50, in the Orange Bowl. Sixteen seniors will be playing their last regular season game against Delaware. Among those are Tommy Dean of Washington, D. c.. passing star who tossed Bucknell to a narrow 21–⁠20 win over Colgate last week; Fullback Bob Albert of Mount Lebanon, Pa , running and blocking specialist; Joe Gallagher of Newark, N. j., leading pass catcher. and George Young of Baltimore. 245-pound tackle who is being mentioned as a possible All-America candidate. even though Bucknell is listed officially as minor” team. Scoring stars Brad Myers and Burt Talmage. who rank one-two in rushing yardage in the East. are juniors. Bucknell Coach Confident. Harry Lawrence, 42-year-old coach who once piloted Baltimore City High through 81 games without a defeat, is confldent of victory over Delaware, but issued a warning to his team based on revenge” threat. In 1949. Delaware lost only one game-13-7 to Bucknell. This year, Delaware has won

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Colgate leads 42–⁠13 in 55 meetings, counting the 52 since this game.