Swarthmore at Bucknell

Saturday, October 6, 1917

Bucknell beat Swarthmore 16–⁠7. It was their 10th meeting; Swarthmore leads the series 6–⁠4.

AwaySwarthmore1–⁠2 in 1917
7
HomeBucknell3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1917
16

FinalHigh 61°F, low 42°F

In the newspapers

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story: Results of Saturdays College Football Games

    Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., October 8, 1917, page 8 (results column)

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    Results of Saturdays College Football Games George Tech, Al; Penn, o. Army, 2s; Carnegie, o. Cornell, %; oberlin. o. Penn-State, so; Gettysburg, 0. Pittsburgh. 40; Bethany, o. w. and J., So; Westminster, 0. Bucknell, 16; swarthmore. 7. Carlisle. 6s; F. and NJ, o. Lafayette. 20; Ambulance, 0. Georgetown. go; Lebanon Valley, I. West Virginia. I: Navy, o. Brown, 20; Johns Hopkins. o. Dartmouth, Ia Springfield, 0. Indiana, 81; Wabash, 0. Michigan, Al; Case, 0. Wisconsin, “a; Beloit, 0. Rutgers, 80; Fort Wadsworth, o. Hayerford, z; Stevens, Z. Purdue, 54; Franklin, o. Illinois, %; Kansas, o. Villanova, o; Muhlenberg, o. Ursinus, z; Lehigh, 6. Maryland, 20; Delaware College, o.

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)

Bucknell 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Swarthmore leads 6–⁠4 in 10 meetings.

Recent meetings
1917Bucknell 16, Swarthmore 7
1915Swarthmore 3, Bucknell 0
1914Swarthmore 9, Bucknell 0
1912Swarthmore 14, Bucknell 13
1910Swarthmore 23, Bucknell 18
1909Swarthmore 29, Bucknell 0

Around this game

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