Swarthmore at Bucknell
Saturday, October 6, 1917 Share
Bucknell beat Swarthmore 16–7. It was their 10th meeting; Swarthmore leads the series 6–4.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 42°F
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Swarthmore–Bucknell gameSwarthmore leads 6–4 in 10 meetings.
| 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
Swarthmore
- Next gameat PennsylvaniaOct. 13, 1917
- SeasonSwarthmore in 1917
- ProgramSwarthmore history and records
Bucknell
- Next gameat ColgateOct. 13, 1917
- SeasonBucknell in 1917
- ProgramBucknell history and records
