Bucknell at Swarthmore
Saturday, November 20, 1909 Share
Swarthmore beat Bucknell 29–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Bucknell led the series 3–2.
Final
In the newspapers

The Washington herald, District of Columbia, November 21, 1909, page 1
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BUCKNELL GOES DOWN. SwarthmOre Wins Thrilling Game Score. % to q. SwarthmOre. Pa, Nov. 20-In a game Of thrills, forward passes that brought the spectators 20 their feet. and sensational runs. SwarthmOre def ,ated Buck nell here this Afternoon by the score OF % 20 0. In weight the elevens seemed evenly matched. II had been forecasted that the Lead burgers would trim the Garnet. but the little collegians rose 20 the occasion. opening up with a touchdown on Wick hams wonderfully accurate pass Of 81 yards 20 Perkins. who scored the first touchdown, and the stocky little end also booted the goal This feat was performed fin the first two minutes Of play. and the Quakers got the cue 10 the situation when they responded by scoring three more touch downs before the conclusion OF the first session The lue-up-
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Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Swarthmore 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bucknell–Swarthmore gameSwarthmore leads 6–4 in 10 meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 1917 | Bucknell 16, Swarthmore 7 | |
| 1915 | Swarthmore 3, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1914 | Swarthmore 9, Bucknell 0 | |
| 1912 | Swarthmore 14, Bucknell 13 | |
| 1910 | Swarthmore 23, Bucknell 18 | |
| 1909 | Swarthmore 29, Bucknell 0 |
Around this game
Bucknell
- Next gameat George WashingtonNov. 25, 1909
- SeasonBucknell in 1909
- ProgramBucknell history and records
Swarthmore
- Next gameat LafayetteOct. 8, 1910
- SeasonSwarthmore in 1909
- ProgramSwarthmore history and records
